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Christian Biography of Paul E. Buresh

Paul E. Buresh, son of James J. and Mildred I. (Holmquist) Buresh was born on November 29, 1942 at rural Oak, Nebraska.  He passed away on January 9, 2023 at Brodstone Healthcare in Superior, Nebraska at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 11 days.

Paul attended school in Oak through the 8th grade and graduated from Nelson High School in 1961.  After high school he worked for the railroad until enlisting in the US Army.  After serving from 1964-66, stationed in Germany, Paul returned to Nebraska to begin work for Urbauer Furniture in Davenport.

Paul was united in marriage to Marcia Wheeland on April 29, 1967 in Nelson, Nebraska.  This union was blessed with two sons, Scott and Shawn.  Paul and Marcia lived in Davenport until 1970 when Paul took his love for electronics and opened Nelson TV Center.  While selling and servicing TV's, stereos and appliances, Paul wanted to bring cable television to Nelson and enlisted the help of Steve Clabaugh and Wayne Garrison to build the system.  Later he became the sole owner of the business, eventually selling it to Cable USA of Kearney.  Paul operated Nelson TV Center for 24 years until 1994. At that time, he began working at the University of Nebraska at Kearney as the electronics engineer in the Mass Communications Department. While there he designed and built the radio station, modernized the communications department and very much enjoyed working with the students and faculty at UNK.  He was recognized as UNK Employee of the Month in 1997 and also received the KUDO Award for outstanding service to the University.  He worked at UNK until his retirement in 2004.

Paul served as Mayor of Nelson and on the City Council, was a member of the Nelson Community United Church of Christ, the American Legion, Nelson Fire Dept., and Nuckolls County Democratic Chairman. He was an avid "Ham" radio operator and a member of the Amateur Radio Association of Nebraska.

Paul enjoyed traveling, especially to the Hawaiian Islands and cruises to the Caribbean.  Another favorite pastime was spending hours walking the Little Blue River in search of artifacts and arrowheads with his sons and grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Joyce Joann Buresh, brother Tom Buresh, brothers-in-law Jack Wheeland, Barry Williams and Lonnie Wheeland.

He is survived by his wife Marcia of Nelson, sons Scott (Kim) Buresh of Sturgeon, MO and Shawn Buresh of Nelson; grandchildren Carter Buresh of Waukesha, WI and Graham Buresh of Sturgeon, MO; brother Mike (Ellen) Buresh of Davenport, NE; sister RoxAnn (Roger) Casebolt of Franklin, NC; sisters-in-law Mary Wheeland of Nelson and Linda Williams of Ely, MN; nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

Memorial Services at: Nelson Community United Church of Christ, Nelson, Nebraska

Time of Service: Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 10:30 am

Clergy: Pastor Ivan and Joyce Dean

Inurnment with Military Honors: Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nebraska

Memorials to: Nelson Fire Department/Rescue Squad

Book signing/Visitation: From 5:00 pm-7:00 pm on Friday with the family present at the Klawitter-Price Funeral Home

Funeral Home: Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, 446 South Main St., Nelson, Nebraska 68961 Phone 402-225-3301