Carl L. Shaw

September 27, 1931 - January 8, 2013

Sutton resident Carl L. Shaw, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Henderson Community Hospital in Henderson, Nebraska. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton, NE with Rev. Eric Biehl officiating. No visitation. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Carl was born on September 27, 1931, on a farm east of Deweese, Nebraska in Nuckolls County to Roy and Alvina (Wallenberg) Shaw. As a young boy, Carl attended rural school then graduated from Edgar High School in 1949. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged. He attended Nebraska Trade School in Milford, Nebraska and was trained as an automotive mechanic. Carl was united in marriage to Linda M. Green on August 19, 1967. They were blessed with two daughters and two granddaughters. Carl is survived by his wife of 45 years, Linda of Sutton, NE; daughter, Carla Bruha and husband Dave of Gretna, NE; daughter, Clara Shaw of Gretna, NE; granddaughter, Madison "Tweety" Bruha; granddaughter, Sophia "Skeeter" Shaw; sister, Eileen Mikkelsen and husband Robert of Edgar, NE; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Clyde and Ward, and mother-in-law, Sophia Trautman.