E. Dean Eberspacher

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Salem Country Church, Rural Seward, with Pastor Clint Eberspacher officiating. Interment will be in church cemetery prior to the services. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00-9:00 p.m. at Lauber-Moore, Milford, with family receiving relatives and friends from 5-7:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed in care of the family for future designation. Pallbearers will be Dana LeBlanc, Evan Eberspacher, Tell, Josiah, Hunter and Hallie Jensen, and Honorary Pallbearers are Cali Brom, Ren and Lane Jensen. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford, is entrusted with the care and arrangements.

Dean Eberspacher, was born December 12, 1929 in Seward, Nebraska to Elmer Edwin and Esther Caroline (Vogt) Eberspacher, the middle child of three children. He passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Sunrise Country Manor near Milford, Nebraska at the age of 86. As a young boy, he attended Glendale Country School and later graduated from Milford High School with the Class of 1947. He furthered his education at the University of Nebraska and graduated with a degree in agriculture in 1951. He was a member of the Farm House Fraternity. While at the University, he met the love of his life and was united in marriage to Marilyn Heusel on June 10, 1952 in Grand Island and to this union, six children were born, Alan, Barry, Craig, Dawn, Ellene, and Fawn.
Together they made their home in Seward County near Salem United Methodist Church on several different farms. Dean farmed all his life- raising crops, cattle and sheep. He enjoyed singing bass in the Relative Harmony Group and in earlier years sang with the Salem Quartet. Dean and Marilyn enjoyed eating breakfast and sharing their daily devotions each morning to start their day.

He was a life-long member of the Salem United Methodist Church until it closed in 2010. He taught Sunday School, served as Sunday School Superintendent and served the church in other capacities. In his spare time, Dean enjoyed watching sports, game shows and helping his son, Craig with farming activities for as long as he was able.

Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Eberspacher, Milford, sons and daughters-in-law, Alan and Valerie Eberspacher, Seward, Barry Eberspacher, Lincoln, Craig and Cindy Eberspacher, Milford, daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn Dorsey, Lincoln, Ellene and David Jensen, Seward, Fawn and David Drohman, Lincoln, ten grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren (two on the way), brother and sister-in-law, Darrel and Carol Eberspacher, Seward, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, William Heusel, Hooper, NE, Magaline Heusel, Greenfield, IN, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents, beloved granddaughter, Courtney Jo Poehlman, brother, Donald, and sisters-in-law, Lois and Lee Eberspacher, brothers-in-law, Logan, Gary, Lorton Heusel, and sisters-in-law, Miriam, Mildred, Mona, and Joyce Heusel. with family receiving relatives and friends from 5-7 pm Burial will be held prior to the services at Salem Cemetery. SERVICES Visitation Tuesday, April 19, 2016
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM Lauber Moore Funeral Home - Milford
101 C Street
Milford, Nebraska 68405 with family receiving relatives and friends from 5-7 pm Funeral Service Wednesday, April 20, 2016
10:30 AM Salem Country Church
3219 A Street Road
Seward, Nebraska 68405 Burial will be held prior to the services at Salem Cemetery.