Aaron Alkire - October 05, 2014

Aaron H. Alkire, 65 years of age, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at his home in Minden.
Aaron was born April 1, 1949, in Nebraska City to Ivan and Neva (Buskirk) Alkire. Ivan passed away when Aaron was only three. He was raised by his mother and step-father, Eldon Pingree.
He graduated from Louisville High School in 1967 and later attended the Omaha Barber College.
Aaron joined the U.S. Navy in 1969. He was a Vietnam War veteran, serving his country for 20 years as a ship serviceman.
On July 18, 1970, he married Cheryl (Kotrous) Alkire. To this union three children were born: Traci, Tonya and Trevor. Aaron and Cheryl divorced after 21 years. He later married his second wife, Sue Thompson, on Sept. 25, 1995. Aaron moved to Minden in 2005 after Sue passed away from cancer.
See the October 29th Courier for full obituary.