Glenard "Orval" Leverington

GLENARD "ORVAL" LEVERINGTON was born Oct. 14, 1937, Burlington, Colorado; to Glenard W. & M. Irene (Pinnell) Leverington. He passed away Nov. 19, 2020 at Kearney Regional Center Kearney, NE at the age of 83. A private service will be held on Wednesday November 25, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Oconto Cemetery at Oconto, NE with Pastor Arun Peters officiating. Govier Brothers Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.govierbrothers.com for words of encouragement and remembrance. His family moved to Custer County, NE. in July 1939 and to Broken Bow in 1943. He graduated from Broken Bow High School in 1956 and enlisted in the Army. He worked for the Broken Bow Public Schools from Jan 1982 to Oct. 1999 (with several students calling him Uncle Orval and some still called him that to present day. He enjoyed volunteering at the Community Connection on Tuesdays from June 2006 to present day. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant twin brothers, Brother: William Leverington & infant sister Rosa Marie, Sisters: Lillian Harmon & Marjorie New Rider. He is survived by Sisters: Myrtle (Bill Jr.) Shirkey of Broken Bow, NE. Mary Veverka of Grand Island, NE. and Jannie (Steve) Parker pf Lincoln, NE. Brothers: Kenneth (Pearl) Leverington of Grand Island, NE. Robert (Evia) of Kennett, MO. Larry Leverington of Broken Bow, NE. & Glenard James of Broken Bow, NE. Brother in Law: John Harmon of Broken Bow, NE and many nieces, nephews & cousins.