Kenneth Strecker

.Funeral services for KENNETH G. STRECKER 67, will be held at 10am on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at the Berean Bible Church with Pastor John Wilhelm officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Kenneth died suddenly at his home near Henry, Nebraska on March 24, 2011. Memorials to the family for a memorial to be determined later would by appreciated. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3pm to 7pm at the funeral home and the casket will be open at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Kenneth was born September 29, 1943 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska the son of George and Marie (Maul) Strecker. He grew up on the family farm near Henry, Nebraska and received his elementary education in Henry. He later graduated from Torrington High School and then attended the University of Wyoming where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He managed the Woolworth’s store in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a while and then in Longmont, Colorado before returning to the family farm in 1968. He married Marlyce Schank in Gering, Nebraska in 1961 and they had two sons Kent and Kevin. They later divorced. He married Debra Dunbar in 1977 and they had a daughter Danae and later divorced. He farmed and ranched until his semi-retirement in 2009. Kenneth enjoyed basketball especially Duke and Colorado Rockies baseball. He was one of the best and well respected farmers in the valley and was factory high sugar beet grower. He loved the being outdoors with animals and loved spending time with his grandkids. He never missed any of their sporting events or school programs. Kenneth is survived by a son Kevin Strecker and his wife Lynette of Morrill, Nebraska; a daughter Danae Harris and her husband Jeff of Morrill; a step-son Mark Strecker and his wife Nicole of McCook, Nebraska; a step-daughter Mendy Kirchhefer of Phoenix, Arizona; two brothers Robert Strecker and his wife Ruth of Minatare, Nebraska, and Roger Strecker of Torrington; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Georgia Ann; and a son Kent.

Kenneth Strecker

September 29, 1943 - March 24, 2011