Steve A. Frear

Steve Allan Frear, 67, of Dannebrog, died unexpectedly on September 18, 2023, at his home in Dannebrog, Nebraska.

A Celebration of Steve’s life will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Livingston Sondermann Funeral Home in Grand Island.   Pastor Mark Oberbeck will be officiating.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the NRA, Pheasants Forever, or Ducks Unlimited. Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family.

Steve was born on November 14, 1955, to James and Shirley (Strickland) Frear in Oxford, Nebraska. He graduated from Aurora High School in 1974.  He was employed by Case New Holland for several years.  He was a member of the National Rifle Association.  Steve enjoyed hunting pheasants on the farm in Oxford, shooting clay pigeons, and fishing for catfish on the Republican River.  Steve also liked classic cars (especially mustangs) and watching horse racing at Fonner Park.

Those left to cherish his memory include his brothers and sisters-in-law, Roger and Jackie Frear of St. Joseph, MO, Ken and Nancy Frear of Sioux Falls, SD, Rod Frear of Lincoln, NE; sister and brother-in-law, Pamela Frear-Otalora and Edgar Otalora of Moody, Alabama; uncle, Jack Frear of Oxford; nephews and nieces, Eric and Tara Frear, Kaitlin, Kassidy, and Trenton Simmons, Ashley Gerhardt, Peyton Frear, Madison and Cooper Otalora; and several cousins.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Janet Frear.