A Funeral Mass for Maurice Parks, age 85, of O'Neill will be at 10:30 am Monday, January 15, 2018 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in O'Neill.  Burial will be in the O'Neill Cemetery with Military Rites by the O'Neill American Legion Simonson Post 93.

Visitation will be from 3-5 pm Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with a 4:30 pm wake service.

Maurice passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Faith Regional Hospital in Norfolk.

Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation.  Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill is in charge of arrangements.

Maurice Parks was born in Page, NE on April 28, 1932 to Harold and Minnie (Park) Parks. After Minnie's passing, his father married Bertha Schneider. Maurice attended school in Page and O'Neill. Maurice served in the US Army during the Korean War from January of 1951 to December of 1953.

He married Marleen McDermott on November 27, 1954 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in O'Neill. To this union four children were born, Mary, Ed, John and Mike. The couple lived their entire married life in O'Neill where Maurice owned and operated Parks Floor Covering.

Maurice was a "big kid" at heart and loved babysitting his grandchildren. He was a very hardworking, independent man who also loved the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing golf and bowling. He was a longtime parishioner at St. Patrick's Catholic Church where he ushered for many years.

Maurice is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marleen Parks of O'Neill; four children, Mary Litz and husband, Dave, of Grand Island, Ed Parks, and wife, Sheila, of Spencer, John Parks of O'Neill, Mike Parks and wife, Deb, of O'Neill; 13 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; step sister, Phyllis Anderegg and husband, Bob, of California; numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Parks, mother, Minnie Parks, step mother, Bertha Parks and five brothers.