Roger D Beranek

In Memory Of
Roger D. Beranek

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Dorchester United Methodist Church with Aseracare hospice chaplain, Shari Lagemann officiating. Burial of ashes will be in the Dorchester Cemetery. Visitation, Friday 9am-8pm with family greeting relatives and friends from 6-8 pm at Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend. Memorials are directed in care of the family for later designation.

Roger Dean Beranek of Dorchester was born February 20, 1941 in Friend, Nebraska to Libby Sally (Bruha) and Benjamin F. Beranek, the 5th of 8 children and passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the Friend Manor in Friend at the age of 74 years 1 month and 26 days. He attended school in Dorchester and graduated with the Class of 1959. On March 30, 1974 in Crete at the Grace United Methodist Church, Roger married the great love of his life, Janie Annetta DeWitt and to this union seven children were united: Debbie, Diane, Brenda, Kevin, Donna, Dan and Kenny.

Together they made their home in Dorchester. Roger was employed at Crete Mills as a corn miller for 42 years, retiring in 2006. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and Arbor Foundation. Roger served his community for several years as Volunteer Fireman. In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and trapping and sharing the outdoors and his garden produce with family and friends. He was also a member of the Brewcrew tank racing team for 7 years that regularly competed in the Polar Bear tank racing from Mullen to Thedford on the Loup River.

Roger took pride in the accomplishments of all his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Roger also enjoyed polishing rocks and always asked his family to bring back rocks from wherever they went. He enjoyed his many "AG Tours" with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Janie of Dorchester, children and spouses, Debbie and Brad Sharp, Park Rapids, MN, Diane and Bill Velder, Dorchester, Brenda and Tim Fisher, Longmont, CO, Kevin and Tracy Beranek, Milford, Donna and Dave Parks, Dorchester, Dan and Kelley Burianek, Pleasant Dale, 19 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, sister and brothers-in-law, Pat and Andy Jacox, Garland, Ron Blecha, Minden, brothers and sisters-in-law, David Beranek, Long Beach CA, Don and Sue Beranek, Snohomish, WA, Dan Beranek, Apache Jct., AZ, Arlene Beranek, Springfield, OR, many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Kenny Beranek in 1991, grandson, Charles David Parks, brother, Benjamin F., sisters, Shirley Johnson and Ramona Blecha.