Leroy C Sternberg

In Loving Memory Of
Leroy C. Sternberg

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Cordova with Rev. Brian Tuma officiating. Interment will be in Zastrow Cemetery. Visitation will be at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend, from 1-9 pm on Thursday, 9am-noon on Friday and one hour prior to service at the church. The family will greet relatives and friends from 6-8 pm on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials have been established to St. John's Lutheran Church or Zastrow Cemetery. Pallbearers are Brian Zastrow, Blake Ellis, Darrell Eastin, Vernon Wiemer, Jim Nordmeyer, Gary Lee Vogt.

Leroy C. Sternberg, 78, was born December 5, 1937 at on a farm north of Cordova to Hugo and Emma (Fischer) Sternberg the youngest of five children and passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at his home in Cordova, surrounded by his family. As a young boy he attended Seward County School District 62 and later attended Beaver Crossing Public School. On July 29, 1962, Leroy was united in marriage to Carol Finke at St. John's Lutheran Church in Cordova and to this union two children, Russell and Sheila were born.

Together they made their home in the Cordova area where Leroy farmed with his family and also drove for Noler Trucking.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, serving faithfully in many ways. He also was a member of the Zastrow Cemetery Board, Cordova, SYA Tractor Club, Utica.

Leroy enjoyed working with antique tractors. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife, Carol, Cordova, daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Sheila and Robert Ellis, Omaha, daughter-in-law, Sheila K. Sternberg, Osceola, four grandchildren, Aleishia and Racheal Sternberg, Osceola, Kendall and Blake Ellis, Omaha, sisters and brother-in-law, Mildred Wiemer, Seward, Lorraine and Willard Zastrow, Cordova, sisters-in-law, Mary Scheer, Seward, Ann Vogt, Council Bluffs, IA, Jeanne Finke, Omaha, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, son, Russell in 2009, brothers, Elmer and Lloyd, brothers-in-law, Raymond Wiemer, Gary Vogt. Family will greet relatives and friends 6-8 pm and one hour prior to service at church SERVICES Visitation Thursday, April 14, 2016
1:00 PM - 9:00 PM Lauber Moore Funeral Home - Friend
814 Maple Street
Friend, Nebraska 68359 Family will greet relatives and friends 6-8 pm Visitation Friday, April 15, 2016
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Lauber Moore Funeral Home - Friend
814 Maple Street
Friend, Nebraska 68359 and one hour prior to service at church Funeral Service Friday, April 15, 2016
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM St. John's Lutheran Church
200 Paris Street
Cordova, NE 68330 Graveside Service Friday, April 15, 2016
3:00 PM Zastrow Cemetery

Cordova, NE 68330