George Oldaker

George William Oldaker, one of five children of Francis Lorene (Doty) and Loren Wesley Oldaker, was born in Thornburg, Iowa on February 22, 1929. George grew up in Sigourney and graduated from Sigourney High School in 1947. Following school, George enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. George returned to Ottumwa, Iowa where he worked in the Younkers Department Store for the Wohl Shoe Company.
On June 4, 1955 George and Charlotte Marie Greenup were married at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ottumwa, Iowa. They were blessed with two sons, Mark and Doug. In addition to working for Younkers in Ottumwa, he managed stores in numerous states including Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. George served on numerous civic boards while in Omaha, including the Joslyn Art Museum Foundation and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. George and Charlotte had been married 42 years when Charlotte died on September 17, 1997.
George continued to live at his home in Omaha, and later met Pamela Dee (Fritz) Hostetter of Glenwood, Iowa. George moved to Glenwood and he and Pamela were married on September 24, 1999 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Glenwood. George enjoyed the outdoors, yard work and golf. He and Pamela had been married nearly five years when George died at the NHS University Hospital in Omaha on August 6, 2004. He had attained the age of 75 years, 5 months, and 14 days. George was preceded in death by his parents, wife Charlotte, and brothers Marion Glen and Warren Eugene.
George is survived by his wife Pamela Hostetter-Oldaker of Glenwood; sons Mark Oldaker, his daughter, Stephanie and wife, Marylin of Omaha; Doug Oldaker, his wife Rose and their children Joseph, Kevin, and Emily of Omaha; sister Norma Thoren and her husband Gilbert of Hiawatha, IA; brother Keith Oldaker and his wife Glenda of Davenport, IA; step-children Scott Hostetter of Plantation, FL and his son Jordan of Omaha: Kelly Hostetter of Omaha; Sean Hostetter, his wife Sarah, and their daughter Sophia of Des Moines, IA; and Niki Hostetter of Glenwood, IA; father-in-law Homer Fritz of Glenwood; sister-in-law Judy Smith-Cowan and her husband Jerry of Cape Coral, FL; daughter-in-law Ronda MacLeod of Omaha, NE; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.