Shirley Lindekugel

S hirley L indekugel, of North Platte, peacefully passed away at her home in Linden Estates Cottage on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2020, with her friends, Cathy and Jim Smith, at her bedside.

Shirley was born May 22, 1921, to Robert and Myrl Frank at Marksville, Louisiana. She grew up in New Orleans and graduated from Joseph Kohn High School. Shirley went to work as a clerk-typist for a wholesale beauty and barber supply company. When World War II broke out, she went to work for the U.S. Army Port of Embarkation as a clerk-typist. During this time, many of the young girls were invited to attend dances being held to entertain soldiers preparing to be shipped overseas to join the fighting.

At a dance Shirley met a young Officer and Gentleman, Captain Howard Lindekugel, from Hershey, Nebraska. They fell in love and were married on January 23, 1943, in New Orleans. They rode a troop train to North Platte where she met Howard’s family and then went on to New York City where they stayed a few weeks before Howard shipped out to Europe.

Shirley continued working until Howard returned from the war. The couple then moved to Nebraska where they settled on a farm near Hershey and raised cattle. Following Howard’s death, Shirley moved into town then to North Platte.

She was a member of the Catholic faith and most recently a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Shirley was also a member of the Hershey American Legion Auxiliary and the Hershey Garden Belles.

Along with her husband, Howard, Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Myrl Frank; brother, Robert; and sister, Roberta.

Shirley is survived by her nieces Darlene (Walter) Pearson, of Denver and Barbara (Tommy) Woods, of Metairie, LA; special friends, Cathy and Jim Smith, of Wallace; and many other family and friends.

Services will be held Saturday, October 31, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in North Platte; face coverings are required in the church. Rosary service will begin at 10 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Goodfellows Shoe Fund or St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Building Fund.