Michael W. Aspegren

A Memorial Service for Michael will be held on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Harvard, Nebraska with Pastor Buck Linton-Henrick and Reverend Tamara Holtz presiding. A Book Signing will be held Thursday, May 18, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the family present during that time at the First United Methodist Church in Harvard, Nebraska. Private Family Burial of Ashes will be held prior to the Memorial Service at the Saronville United Methodist Cemetery in rural Saronville, Nebraska. Memorials are to be directed to the First United Methodist Church of Harvard or Lydia Patterson Institute. Michael Wayne “Mike” Aspegren was born to Lorraine Meredith Aspegren and Lillian Naomi (Larson) Aspegren on February 7, 1948 at Hastings, Nebraska, and passed away on May 11, 2023, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 75. He was one of 4 children in the family. Mike was a graduate from Harvard High School with the class of 1966. After graduating high school, he attended Kearney State College in Kearney, Nebraska where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. He began his teaching career at Greeley, Nebraska where he taught for 5 years before returning to Harvard where he helped his family farm. Mike was not afraid of work and worked various jobs. He found his niche when he began managing the lumber yard in Harvard, thus through his hard work allowed him to purchase the lumber yard and run it for a number of years. He also installed the bleachers in many different schools around the area. Being the handyman he was he also did roofing and construction. After he and Dorothy retired, they joined the NOMADS as mission volunteers where they helped with multiple projects in several different states. Mike was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, often volunteering to help whenever and however help was needed. He enjoyed molding the youth and was able to help many young men and women by taking them to different mission projects and building their character with hard work and dedication by helping others in need. Mike was married to Dorothy Elaine Creason of Harvard, Nebraska, on October 27, 1966 and to them 5 children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lorraine and Lillian Aspegren; various aunts and uncles and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lyle and Edith Creason. Mike is survived by his wife, Dorothy Aspegren; brothers, Tom (Gina) Aspegren, Dave (Pat) Aspegren; sister, Christy (Ralph) Klein; sons, Jon (Merritt) Aspegren, Steve (Kristin) Aspegren; daughters, Vicki (Clark) Washburn, Karen (Zeb) Simones and Katie (Chris) Fishler; 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren with the ninth one due in July.

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Michael W. Aspegren

February 7, 1948 - May 11, 2023