Roger Burgeson

Memorial Services for Roger Burgeson will be conducted from the Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Holdrege, Nebraska on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. with Pastors Craig Roberts and Murray Jones, officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to the services at the Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege.

Paul "Roger" Burgeson, 76 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. Roger was born January 7, 1934 at Holdrege, the third child of Paul and Annita (Christensen) Burgeson. He received his education from Holdrege Public Schools, graduating from Holdrege High School with the class of 1951. After high school he attended Kearney State College for two years before listing in the United States Army in 1954. Following his honorable discharge from the Army in 1956, Roger returned to college at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln graduating with a degree in accounting in 1958.

On June 10, 1957, Roger was united in marriage to Shirley Francine Tate and to this union three children were born: Rhonda, Jeff and Brent. After college he worked for NTV and Loren Anderson before starting his own accounting business in Holdrege, Burgeson Financial Services. In 1978, he went to work for Allmand Brothers as an accountant until 1986, while maintaining his own business.

Roger served on many boards; he served on the Prairie Home Cemetery Board since he was a young man. He also served on the Holdrege Public Schools Board from 1974 – 1983 and was a devoted member of the Moses Hill Evangelical Covenant Church northwest of Holdrege. Roger enjoyed his family and was a great family man and loved the time spent with his grandchildren. Roger accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior and was devoted to his faith throughout his adult life.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Dee Hock and her husband, Dean; and brother, John Burgeson. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Shirley of Holdrege; one daughter, Rhonda Rietema and her husband, Dave of Sterling, Colorado; two sons: Jeff Burgeson and his wife, Terisa and Brent Burgeson and his wife, Tami all of Holdrege; seven grandchildren: Luke and Tate Rietema, Britani and Jalen Burgeson and Kaylie, Ethan and Trenda Hollertz; sister-in-law, JoAnne Burgeson of Holdrege; brother-in-law, Craig Tate and his wife, Anita of Lincoln, Nebraska; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

A memorial has been established in his memory and will be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.