John-Skold-Obituary

John Skold

Lincoln, Nebraska

Jan 24, 1939 – Aug 19, 2025 (Age 86)

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BORN
January 24, 1939
DIED
August 19, 2025
AGE
86
LOCATION
Lincoln, Nebraska

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John SkoldJanuary 24, 1939 - August 19, 2025John Otto Skold, 86, passed surrounded by family on August 19, 2025. John was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 24, 1939, to Otto Ernest Skold and Lillian Carolina Aspegren.Growing up in Lincoln, John enjoyed Boy Scouts, worked for the family lumber...

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John was a young man who had goals to reach during his career in all facets of the State Fair Grounds and will be remembered by his great leadership! his most successful career

Thoughts and prayers sent for his family . I met John working with him at the State Fair. He was a nice guy and fun to work with. I knew Helen Wadhams family for many years. My grandmother was good friends with her and worked with her.

All the comments about John being a great guy are true. I knew him somewhat in high school but really got to know him thru horse racing at the fairgrounds where I did some radio work before moving to Las Vegas in 1989. He and I shared the love and appreciation for great music. This I know: The musical singing group, Manhattan Transfer, lost its #1 fan when John died. RIP friend John!

During college I was on the summer grounds crew at the fairgrounds. All the people in the front office were wonderful and I am especially grateful to John and Helen Wadhams for being more like friends than managers.

Our Mothers were good friends and I was a class mate of his wife . I would see John at the Fair and. horse races and he always said hello. My condolences to his family

My sincerest condolences to Virginia, and your lovely family. I had the pleasure of meeting John and Virginia when I was 18 & rented an apartment from Virginia´s father. It was on the 3rd floor from John & Virginia´s. They were both so warm & welcoming to me, and both offered lovely advice. They had an adorable schnauzer dog, Ginger & I eventually bought one of her pups. They did build an amazing modern home, which reflected their lovely, open, welcoming personalities. May all of the ...