1949
Dale
2013
Dale E. Steinke
January 5, 1949 — May 15, 2013
Dale E. Steinke, 64, of Central City died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Litzenberg Memorial Hospital in Central City.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul. Chaplain Mark Hartley will officiate. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach. Military honors at graveside will be presented by Ray Mapes American Legion Post #236 of Wolbach.
Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Mr. Steinke was born January 5, 1949 in Wolbach to Walter and Bernice (Peterson) Steinke.
Dale attended Summit country school in Greeley County before attending Wolbach High School where he graduated in 1967.
He entered the United States Navy on November 7, 1967. He received training at the Great Lakes Naval Base near Chicago.
While still in the Navy, Dale was united in marriage to Sandra Steele on June 1, 1968 in Wolbach. The couple lived in Millington, TN and Jacksonville, FL. When Dale was deployed to Vietnam, Sandra returned to Wolbach where she lived with her parents until Dales return. He received his discharge on March 14, 1972.
The couple first lived in Wolbach, moved to Kansas for a short time before returning to Nebraska where they made their family home in the Central City area.
Dale managed Cargill elevators, worked for Darling Well Service and Engine Repair and then Carlson Systems, retiring in 1997.
Dale loved to spend time with his family. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing with his brother, and he especially enjoyed a fishing trip off of the coast of Florida, hunting, horses, coyote hunting and gardening.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Michelle & Greg Kramer of Crete, Brenda and John Barker of Ames, IA and Hiliary & Jeramie Wegner of Wolbach; eight grandchildren, Brittny Beyard, Morgan & Josh Korbel, Laken & Gabe Beyard, Abbigail, Natalie and Alden Wegner and Alessandra Hall; two great grandchildren, Elijah McIntyre and Jeremiah Avelar; one brother, Rod and Deb Steinke of Central City and a sister, Joyce and Dick Peetz of Wolbach.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Sandra on February 13, 2005.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul. Chaplain Mark Hartley will officiate. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery in Wolbach. Military honors at graveside will be presented by Ray Mapes American Legion Post #236 of Wolbach.
Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the family's choice.
Mr. Steinke was born January 5, 1949 in Wolbach to Walter and Bernice (Peterson) Steinke.
Dale attended Summit country school in Greeley County before attending Wolbach High School where he graduated in 1967.
He entered the United States Navy on November 7, 1967. He received training at the Great Lakes Naval Base near Chicago.
While still in the Navy, Dale was united in marriage to Sandra Steele on June 1, 1968 in Wolbach. The couple lived in Millington, TN and Jacksonville, FL. When Dale was deployed to Vietnam, Sandra returned to Wolbach where she lived with her parents until Dales return. He received his discharge on March 14, 1972.
The couple first lived in Wolbach, moved to Kansas for a short time before returning to Nebraska where they made their family home in the Central City area.
Dale managed Cargill elevators, worked for Darling Well Service and Engine Repair and then Carlson Systems, retiring in 1997.
Dale loved to spend time with his family. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing with his brother, and he especially enjoyed a fishing trip off of the coast of Florida, hunting, horses, coyote hunting and gardening.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Michelle & Greg Kramer of Crete, Brenda and John Barker of Ames, IA and Hiliary & Jeramie Wegner of Wolbach; eight grandchildren, Brittny Beyard, Morgan & Josh Korbel, Laken & Gabe Beyard, Abbigail, Natalie and Alden Wegner and Alessandra Hall; two great grandchildren, Elijah McIntyre and Jeremiah Avelar; one brother, Rod and Deb Steinke of Central City and a sister, Joyce and Dick Peetz of Wolbach.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Sandra on February 13, 2005.
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