Eugene “Whitey” Taylor, age 91 of Auburn, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, at Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn.

Survivors include his wife June; son and daughter-in-law Gene and Kathy of Auburn; daughters and son-in-law Penny and Mike Petrone of Cooper City, FL, Dee Taylor of Auburn; grandchildren Kelly (Darren) Gunter, Justin Cash, Heather (Bernard) Taylor, Ashlee (Mike) Mulroney, Kala (Jake) Stevens, Alex (Amber) Cooney, Hope (Deontae) Joseph, Tristan (Marissa) Petrone, Riley Petrone; great-grandchildren Caitlyn, Jacob, Krissy, Nicole, Logan, Jasmine, Jada, Miya, Livia, Halle, Kyson, Baylor, Asiah, Amari, Chloe, Caden, Maleah; great-great-grandchildren Theodore, Amilya; sister JoAnn Rohrs of Auburn; sister-in-law Lorraine Taylor of Julesburg, CO; brother-in-law Gerald (Beverly) Bippes of Norfolk; sisters-in-law Huldah Lunzmann of Auburn, Dorothy Jane Coatney of Las Vegas, NV; other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be Saturday, February 12, 10:00 a.m. at Hemmingsen Funeral Home in Auburn. Burial will follow in Sheridan Cemetery at Auburn. Graveside Military Honors will be provided by American Legion Post #23 of Auburn and Nebraska National Guard Honor Guard. Visitation will be at the funeral home Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with family greeting friends 5:00 to 7:00.