Dr. Vernon Leo Hollister

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Dr. Vernon L. Hollister

Also Known As: "Leo"
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Birthplace: Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Death: July 12, 1962 (79)
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Place of Burial: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
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Husband of Lela Gretchen Hollister

Managed by: Warren William Pilcher
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About Dr. Vernon Leo Hollister

Lincoln Journal Star (NE) - Fri, 13 July 1962

Prof. Vernon Leo Hollister, 79, of 1734 Pepper, died Thursday. Born Cadillac, Mich. Received B.S. degree in electrical engineering, University of Illinois, 1906. Instructor in electrical engineering, University of Nebraska, 1907-16; NU professor of electrical engineering, 1917-52. Owner of the Hollister Engineering Co. since 1917. Owner of the Lincoln Blue Print and Map Co., 1932-48. Chief engineer of the Nebraska State Railway Commission, 1935-36.

Member: Masonic Liberty Lodge 300 AF&AM, OES, Electa Chapter, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society of Electrical Engineers.

Survivors: wife, Hazel; son, William G. of Bethesda, Md.; daughters, Mrs. Robert J. R. (Virginia) Rohrbaugh of Lincoln, Mrs. John J. (Evelyn) Lawler of Omaha; 7 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Westminster Presbyterian Church. Dr. Fred Roblee and Rev. William Puls. Burial: Lincoln Memorial. Umberger's, 48th & Vine.

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Dr. Vernon Leo Hollister's Timeline

1883
March 14, 1883
Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, United States
1962
July 12, 1962
Age 79
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
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Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States