Albert Lind

Albert Clayton Lind, 93, of Gothenburg passed away on February 15, 2010 at Hilltop Estates, Gothenburg.

He was born on December 3, 1916 to Adolph and Fannie (Evarts) Lind at the families sod house in Snell Canyon, Government Pocket, Lincoln County, NE.
Albert and his brothers and sisters walked over the hills to the rural school and after completing 8th grade he went to work for his uncle and many other ranchers for many years. During the depression he was on the crew when the Tri-County ditch was dug. Thru the years he fenced many a pasture, digging post holes and stretching barbed wire. Until combines replaced men, he husked corn every fall, competing with his fellow pickers in the amount brought in every night.

Albert was working with Julius Wurl on Jackamar Flats during WWII and at Wurl’s insistence was given a farm deferment. In 1941, Mr. Lind was baptized at the Seventh-day Adventist church in North Platte. He was a member of the Gothenburg SDA Church where he served as deacon, elder and teacher. As a Bible student he quoted from the Scriptures he had memorized.

Albert told many humorous stories, shared many statistics about geographic locations, city populations and similar trivia. Boxing matches intrigued him.
On October 14, 1971 he married Margaret Peckham at Stoneham, MA and they have lived at rural Gothenburg since then.

Albert is survived by his loving spouse of 38 years, Margaret, a sister - Ruth Callahan of Gothenburg; sister-in-law - Mary Lou Peckham of Fort Collins, CO; brother-in-laws - John Peckham of Gothenburg, NE, Dan (Billie) Peckham of Fort Worth, TX; 37 nieces and nephews along with many extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and their wives - Carl (Florence), John, Edwin (Amy), Leslie (Irene) Lind; and a sister, Mary (Howard) Doudna and several nieces and nephews.