Pearle F. Finigan, 89, Lincoln, died Tuesday (10-6-09) in rural Lincoln, Nebraska to Francis E. and Pearl M. (Allely) Finigan. Ret. farmer/developer. Farmed with horses and tractors.
Member: Country Club of Lincoln; Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Acheivement; served as Nebraska Director of Agriculture under Governor Ralph Brooks, Dwight Burney, and Frank Morrison; very early supporter of John F. Kennedy; owned and operated Finigan Drug in Estes Park, Colo; developed land for commercial use and acreages in north Lincoln; delegate to several National Democratic Conventions; member of the University of Nebraska Marching Band.
Family members include friend and companion of 26 years, Liana K. Sandin, Lincoln; brother, William Finigan, rural Lincoln; cousins, Mildred McGill, Davey; Thelma Anderson, Lincoln; Bill Ely, Stella; Jim Rowson, Fremont, Calif; Vicki Dean, Littleton, Colo; Jim Yates, California. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Edwin J. Finigan.
Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Sunday (10-11-09) Roper and Sons Chapel, 4300 ‘O’ Street.
Funeral Mass: 1:00 p.m. Monday (10-12-09) Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. Msgr. Robert Tucker officiating. Burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Memorials to The Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation, 6321 ‘A’ Street, Lincoln, NE 68510.
Visitation: 2:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, at Roper and Sons ‘O’ Street Chapel.