Larry J. Berls

Friday, January 3, 2020

Larry J. Berls

Aug. 30, 1952 - Dec. 24 2019

McCOOK, Neb. — Larry J. Berls, 67, of McCook, died Dec. 24 2019, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.

He was born Aug. 30, 1952, in Oberlin, Kan., to Joseph and Laura (Schroer) Berls. He graduated from Golden Plains High School in Rexford, Kan., in 1970. He attended Colby Community College. He married Sheila Peterson on Aug. 9, 1980, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in McCook, Neb.

He worked at Electric Hose and Rubber (Parker Hannifin) as an inspector baler beginning from 1981 to 2015, when his health forced him to retire.

He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and also attended St. Catherine Catholic Church in Indianola, Neb.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Laura Berls; sister, Mary Rose Griffin; brother-in-laws, Ross Shipley and Rick Moses and mother-in-law, Mildred Gates.

Survivors include his wife, Sheila; children, Shandi (Casey) McConnell, Heather Berls, Brooke (Aaron) Seller, and Amber Berls (Wil Ross); and nine grandchildren.

Services were Dec. 28, 2019, at St. Bernards in Omaha with the Rev. Dan Wittrock officiating.

Private inurnment will take place in the future. A Celebration of Life is planned in McCook this summer.

Memorials can be given in his name to St. Jude’s, McCook Meals on Wheels, McCook Senior Center, or masses at St. Patrick Church or St. Catherine Church.