Dean was a member of the Boilermakers Union where he worked in power plants in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. He was a huge Husker fan enjoying all sporting events and loved car racing.
Family members include his sisters Sharon Christensen, Julia Page, and Mary Dillard, nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death his parents, brother Danny and sister Jeanne.
Memorial service: 1:00 pm Friday, January 26, 2024, Roper and Sons Midtown Chapel, 4300 ‘O’ Street.
Inurnment in the Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice, NE at a later date.