Christian Biography of Roy C. Blauvelt

Roy C. (Bussie) Blauvelt, the son of William and Ida (Hearne) Blauvelt, was born in a farm home southwest of Nelson on February 18, 1918 in Nelson, Nebraska. He passed away in the pre-dawn hours on July 28, 2012 at Brodstone Memorial Hospital at the age of 94 years, 5 months, 10 days.


He attended Pleasant Valley Rural School and the Superior Schools, graduating from Superior High School with the Class of 1938. He was proud to have played football for Coach Lee Penney and to have been one of the few players to earn three football letters from Coach Penney.

In the fall of 1934, his father decided his youngest son needed a job and built a stateline filling station. The Blauvelt Filling Station was a major part of Bussie's life until he retired and sold the business in late 1971. In the Superior Methodist parsonage on March 21, 1941, he was united in marriage to Doris Ruth Wrench. Though it had been a multi-year courtship, on the actual day of the wedding their fathers were not able to attend. With Bussie off getting married, his father felt the need to keep the gasoline station open and Doris's father had to be at the depot to process a train coming through that afternoon. Their wedding day was typical of the many days to come and their devotion to serving the needs of their customers.

As youngsters, Roy and Doris both attended the Superior Methodist Church. After WWII, they began attending the Olive Hill Church. Roy and Doris served as youth group sponsors. He also served as Sunday school superintendent, moderator, deacon, trustee, high school Sunday school teacher, camp counselor and Great Plains Fellowship delegate.

With the arrival of WWII, Roy was called to serve his country as a gunnery instructor with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Doris followed him to assignments in Florida, California and Arizona.

After the war, he returned to Superior and operated the Blauvelt Filling Station, a forerunner of today's farm and convenience stores. The products offered changed with the years and included in addition to the normal products offered by a gasoline station, feed, seed, well supplies, sporting goods, grain storage and handling equipment, fencing, boats and motors, small campers, wagons, cement blocks, milk, eggs, gloves, fireworks, ice cream, candy and watermelons. He was a township officer and rural school board member, He served on the board responsible for building the Jewell County Hospital. After selling the station, he traveled throughout the United States and maintain a winter home in Texas for 30 years. In his last years, he was an active participant in the Vestey Center activities and was frequently seen riding about Superior on an assortment of electric conveyances.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Glen and Leslie; and his wife of 68 years, Doris.
He was thankful to have lived independently until two weeks before his death. He professed a strong faith in the Lord Jesus. As he approached his final hours on this earth, he told his only son, "Don't feel sorry for me. I've lived a good life. I want to go be with Doris. She was a wonderful wife and mother. She worked so hard."

Survivors include his son, William, and his wife, Rita.

Services at: Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior, Nebraska

Time of Service: Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Clergy: David Watters

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nebraska

Memorials to: Olive Hill Church

Visitation: From 9:00 am-8:00 pm on Friday at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home

Funeral Home: Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N Commercial, Superior, Nebraska 68978 Phone 402-879-3900