Aletha Henrietta "Toots" "Allie" Drullinger

1917 - 2005  (88 years)

• Name	Aletha Henrietta "Toots" "Allie" Drullinger
  Birth	6 May 1917	Norton, Norton, KS
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Aug 2005	Gordon, Sheridan, NE
  	Aletha 'Toots' Secora May 6, 1917 - Aug 16, 2005 Funeral services for Aletha H. Secora of Gordon were held at the Cicmanec-Camberlain-Pier Chapel in Gordon August 22 with Reverend Jack Abbott officiating. Burial was at the Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron. Mrs. Secora, 88, died August 16, 2005 at Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home. Aletha Secora was born May 6, 1917, in Norton, Kan., to Claude and Mattie (Durham) Drullinger. She was the youngest of eight children and her family nicknamed her Toots. Aletha moved with her family to Nebraska when she was a young child. On April 29, 1936 she was united in marriage with John Case. They had a daughter, Sharon and son Delbert. Aletha married Frank Secora on May 26, 1957 and they had one son, Charles. She had cooked for many years in restaurants in Chadron and she also managed the Chadron High School cafeteria. After moving to South Dakota, she cooked at Central School until she retired and moved to Gordon. Among her many interests, Aletha loved gardening and being outside tending flowers and bird watching. She was an Elf for several years for Santa Delbert's Needy Tree. She was a member of the Gordon American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by: her daughter Sharon and son-in-law Darius Maltbie of Gordon; son Dr. Charles Secora of Carlsbad, N.M.; grandchildren: Patty Fiebelkorn of Truman, Minn., Terry Weymouth of Lusk, Wyo., Janet (Charles) Stoops of Waverly, Ga., Dennis (Tami) Maltbie; Kristina Crespin and Shelly May, all of Pueblo, Colo., Petty Officer 3rd Class Allen Maltbie stationed in San Diego, Calif., and Danny Case of Chadron; and twelve great-grandchildren. There are many others, of all ages who affectionately called her Mom or Grandma. Cicmanec-Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
  Burial	Chadron, Dawes, NE
  	Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska, USA
  Person ID	I15067	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Claude Clarence "Jack" Drullinger,   b. 21 Jul 1881, Stanton, Champaign, IL d. 12 Oct 1972, Chadron, Dawes, NE (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Martha Mary "Mattie" Durham,   b. 11 Sep 1883, Cherokee, Cherokee, IA d. 12 May 1956, Chadron, Dawes, NE (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F3935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Louis Case,   b. 7 Apr 1914, Tekamah, Burt, NE d. 21 Jan 1981, Chadron, Dawes, NE (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1936	Hot Springs, Fall River, SD
  	South Dakota Marriages Name: John Case Age: 22 Gender: Male Spouse: Elatha Drollinger Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1936 Marriage County: Fall River County of Residence: Dawes Post Office: Chadron, Nebraska Marriage performed by county judge, G. C. Caylor
  Children	+ 1. Sharon Joyce Case,   b. 13 Jul 1943, Chadron, Dawes, NE d. 20 Mar 2021, Rushville, Sheridan, NE (Age 77 years)   2. Delbert Ray Case,   b. 13 Jul 1949, Chadron, Dawes, NE d. 21 Nov 1998, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, NE (Age 49 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record
  Family ID	F5008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Frank Secora
  Children	1. Dr. Charles Leslie Secora
  Family ID	F5007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2021

  
  

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  Birth - 6 May 1917 - Norton, Norton, KS Marriage - 29 Apr 1936 - Hot Springs, Fall River, SD Death - 16 Aug 2005 - Gordon, Sheridan, NE Burial - - Chadron, Dawes, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Greenwood Cemetery Chadron, Dawes, NE