Preceded in death by first wife Jackie, parents Wilford, and Billy, step-father Fred Burka, and two daughters Pearl and Patty. Survived by wife Grace; sons, Ron (Kathy), Junior (Karen), Larry (Tracy), Bill (Tammy), Patrick (Marti); daughters Sheryl (Blake) Haseltine and Barb (Bill) Harms; step-daughters Becky (Gene) Torrens, Cathy Eilers, Judy (Dan) O’Neill, Jane (Jeff) Couture; 40 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Celebration of a life well lived, Saturday, 1:30 P.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 13271 Millard Ave., Omaha, NE. Iinurnment; Voss Mohr Cemetery with military honors. Celebration of a life well lived, Saturday, 1:30 P.M. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 13271 Millard Ave., Omaha, NE. Iinurnment; Voss Mohr Cemetery with military honors.