Dean E. Ekberg

Bennington, NE. Dean Earl Ekberg died on January 23, 2015 after a long illness with Alzheimer Disease. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He displayed a keen sense of humor, and most people remembered him because of his humor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Viola H. Nagel Ekberg and Martin J. Ekberg. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Ekberg; his daughter, Karen Thurber and their children, Michael and Nicholas, all of Omaha; his son, Mark Ekberg of Fremont, NE; his daughter, Chloe Ekberg of Seattle, WA; his sister-in-law, Jeanene and brother-in-law Rodney Smith, of El Paso, TX; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Janice Krause of Bethesda, MD, and David and Pam Krause of Glenview, IL; and 4 first cousins, Alberta Panning of Kearney, NE, Marilyn Dutton of Estes Park, CO, Beverly Kai of Pender, NE, and Roy Ekberg of Olathe, KS.

VISITATION is Thursday 5-7pm at the Mortuary. FUNERAL SERVICE at 11am on Friday at St. Paul Methodist Church, 5410 Corby St. Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Memorials to: St. Paul United Methodist Church; Alzheimer's Foundation; and VNA Hospice.