Charles A. Thaden Jr.

November 19, 1970 - March 9, 2019

Charles A. Thaden Jr., 48, of Kearney, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his home. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2019 at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Chapel with Pastor Melody Adams officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated later. Online condolences may be submitted by visiting www.hlmkfuneral.com Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of the arrangements. Charles Arthur Thaden Jr was born November 19, 1970 to Loretta (Arnold) Rabourn and Charles Arthur Thaden Sr. in Hastings Nebraska. He graduated from Ulysses Kansas High School in 1990. In April of 1999 Charles married Angela (Bradley) in Kearney Nebraska. In 2000 they moved to Minden, where they had their family. Charles worked at Baldwin filters. In 2008 they moved to Arlington, Texas and Charles got his HVAC license. In 2009 they came back to Minden, Nebraska and he started working at Anderson Brothers. In 2010 Charles and Angela were divorced and in 2011 Charles moved to Kearney, Nebraska. In 2013 he met his life partner, Rochelle Hunt Krueger and her 2 children, Madaline and Spencer. In 2015 he started working at the University of Nebraska at Kearney as a Refrigeration Technician. Charles loved spending time with his kids and family. He enjoyed camping and fishing and cooking. He loved riding his motorcycle, Nebraska football, Storm hockey, and the Oakland Raiders. He was fascinated with history and astronomy. Charles is survived by his three children, Brennen Thaden and fiancé’ Brianna Hunter and granddaughter Aaliyah of Grand Island; daughter, Jasmine Thaden of Grand Island; son, Charles Thaden III of Grand Island; sister Desiree Tedford of Kansas City, KS; step mom, Marlyn Fowler of Checotah, Oklahoma; step sister, Maridy Nordlum and husband Scott of Isanti, Minnesota; step brother, Todd Fielder and wife Heidi of Princeton, Minnesota; step sister, Brandi Malloy and husband John of Mannford, Oklahoma; step brother, John Michael Fowler Jr. of Checotah, Oklahoma; step mom, Edna Thaden of Wichita KS, step brother, William Peirce and wife, Shara of Wichita, KS; uncles, Tim Thaden of Alvo, Nebraska, and Rolland Thaden of Arizona; aunt, Juanita Elrich of Yuma, Arizona; nephews, Beau Tedford of Lincoln, Jeremy Tedford of Wichita, KS, and Bradley Gillmore of Wichita KS; nieces, Madison Tedford of Kansas City, KS, Kyle Stilwell and husband, Devin of Wichita, KS, Aubrey Peirce, and Zoey Peirce both of Wichita, KS; two great nieces; a great nephew and numerous cousins. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, step father; both sets of grandparents, 2 aunts and an uncle.