P. Ed Ronnberg

P. Ed Ronnberg, 86, Kearney, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney with his beloved wife at his side. Memorial services will be 2:30 p.m., November 2, 2018 at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Chapel with Pastor Dean Pofahl officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Moses Hill cemetery north of Holdrege. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family to be designated later or to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Born in Holdrege, NE on September 6th 1932. He was the third child of Paul & Margaret Ronnberg. Ed graduated from Loomis, NE High School. He was inspired by Music, Roller Skates and Western Wear. He was particularly pleased to find at the age of 16 that he could combine his love for music and those roller skates. He made that realization at the Roller Rink in Holdrege where he skated frequently and always on Saturday night. He financed his new passion with the money he earned setting pins at the Bowling Alley. It was at that Roller Rink on a Saturday night where he met the love of his life Phyllis Fulmer, from Kearney; she loved to skate as well! That same night while driving home from The Rink Ed informed his mother that he met a special girl, his mother confirmed that was nice and the she & Paul had met an interesting new couple that night as well, their names were Bernard & Flossie Fulmer! Irony or fate? It didn’t matter, the meetings proved to be the wonderful beginning of a 67 year love affair, not to mention an easy introduction to what would become each other’s in-laws. Ed & Phyllis found they skated really well together, so well in fact they began to dance while skating! Clearly a shared acuity that they got really good at it. They soon hosted skate dancing exhibitions, in custom made outfits no less! The obvious love affair between them and their sport naturally inspired others to find their own excitement and enjoyment in the fun of skate dancing. In later years and after he started his family Ed never looked better than when he donned a western style shirt, jeans, a good pair of boots, all of which he topped off with a Stetson hat. Turned out his skating companion liked the look of a handsome well-dressed cowboy too. He will also be remembered for his hard and diligent work, his integrity, his wacky wit and his unwavering kindness. Ed is survived by his wife, three sons, Lanny Edward Ronnberg, Kevin Scott Ronnberg and John Kirk Ronnberg; two grandsons Jarrod Lanny Ronnberg and his wife Maisie, Brett Edward Ronnberg & Karrie; and four great grandchildren, Echo Jade Matthews, Cassidy Joanne Smith, Rebel Michael Ronnberg and Jarrod William Ronnberg. Ed was predeceased by his older brother and sister Robert Leroy Ronnberg and Mary Alyce Mestas.

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P. Ed Ronnberg

September 6, 1932 - October 29, 2018