Joseph B Shandrew

In Loving Memory Of
Joseph B. Shandrew

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Mt Pleasant Cemetery, near Ruby, Nebraska with Rev. Roger Wolfe officiating. Military services will also be conducted. Memorials may be directed in care of the family.

Joseph Burton Shandrew was born August 15, 1935, in Logan, Utah to Edwin and Lavon (Blumel) Shandrew, the oldest of 14 children, and passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Sunrise Country Manor, Milford, Nebraska, at the age of 80.

As a young boy, Joe attended Box Elder Public School in Brigham City, Utah, graduating with the class of 1953. He enlisted in the US Armed Services and served in Korea, Germany and Japan during the Korean Conflict. After completing his service, Joe furthered his education by earning a certification to practice nursing in Salt Lake City where he worked at the Salt Lake County Veteran's Hospital for 4 years. He then exited the health care workplace and became a switchman and brakeman for the Union Pacific Railroad, working the Salt Lake City and Los Angeles line. Joe met Ruby Jones, who he had taught to walk as a child, and they were united in marriage on July 10, 1967, in Las Vegas. To this union two sons, Joseph and Daniel, were born.

Joe moved his family to Florida where went to school to learn to be a heavy equipment operator on the G I Bill, and worked for Klove Construction as a crane operator, building our country's highway interstate system and interchanges.

Joe later drove a truck as an independent driver, eventually locating in Nebraska where he worked for a time for Seward Motor Freight and Schultz Transfer. Joe then worked as a security guard for several companies, including Farmland Industries, Crete, Tenneco in Seward, Bryan Hospitals in Lincoln, Metro Mail in Lincoln and Seward, and the Grand Lodge at the Preserve Assisted Living Center in Lincoln, from which he retired in 2010. Joe moved to Milford where he enjoyed his retirement.

Joe enjoyed his status and job as an official weather observer for the Channel 8 ABC Television Station in Lincoln for many years. He loved to cook and raise flowers and recently donated several trees to the Sunrise Country Manor. Joe was a member of the Milford United Methodist Church, American Legion, Dorchester Post #264, where he served as sergeant of arms and assistant chaplain.

He is survived by sons and daughter-in-law, J.B. Joe and Britt-Marie Shandrew, of Molkom, Sweden, 4 grandchildren, Hurricane "Hants", Emelie, twins, Mia and Hanna, brothers, Vaughn and Carol Goldsberry, Salt Lake City, UT, Burton Goldsberry, Edwin Shandrew, Stockton, CA sisters, Carol Ann Partridge, Modesto, CA, Irene, Donna, Marilyn and Lola, all of West Jordon UT, sisters-in-law, Barbara Newton, Wichita, KS, Irene , of Oregon, Helen Murphy, Portland OR, Janet and Judy, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ruby in 2013, his son, Daniel in 2015, brothers, Vernon Goldsberry, Delwin Shandrew, sister, Laray, 4 infant brothers and sisters, and a sister-in-law, Estella.