Alan B. Keup

Alan B. Keup, age 80, of Kearney, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at his home. Memorial service will be Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Chapel with Chaplain Michael Koenig officiating. Military honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy Funeral Honors Team, Kearney American Legion Post #52 and Kearney VFW Post #759. Family will receive friends on Monday, April 15, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the family, to be designated later. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Alan was born February 23, 1944 to in Kearney to Archie and Opal (Adams) Keup. Besides his time in the service, Alan lived his entire life in the Kearney area. He attended and graduated from Gibbon Public Schools. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served on the USS Ranger as an Aviation Metal Smith. After the Navy he worked at the Gibbon Turkey Plant and then at L & S Industries. On October 3, 1991 he married Nancy Conyers. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, darts, hunting, softball, baseball, and watching Husker football and volleyball. He also enjoyed hunting mushrooms along the river and cooking meals for his family. He liked visiting the casinos and he even won sometimes. Most of all, Alan enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially all of his kids and grandkids. Survivors include his wife Nancy of Kearney; daughters Tracie (Tim) Klosterman of Lincoln and Jenny (Todd) Gillming of Minden; sons Aaron (Vicki Hort) Keup of Omaha and Jeremy (Faedra) Rogers of Minden; three sisters Nita Krueger of Kearney, Susie (Dan) Hawke of Broken Bow, and Kathy (Roger) Stander of Shelton; sisters and brothers-in-law Donna (Don) Priesendorf of Grand Island, Diane (Roger) Bohl of Crete, Debbie Overleese of Minden, Dottie Buck of Kearney, Dave (Melissa) Conyers of Heartwell, Esther Keup of Puyallup, WA, and Gary Spellman of Minden; 15 grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers Eldon, Rodney and Dennis; four sisters, Judy Rose, Linda Spellman, Marilyn Broekemier and Gail Keup; his father and mother in law, Duane and Mary Jane Conyers; brothers in law, Dale Krueger, Harry Broekemier and Henry Rose

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Alan B. Keup

February 23, 1944 - April 10, 2024