LeRoy E. Bring

NORFOLK — Services for LeRoy Bring, 79, Norfolk, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Norfolk. The Rev. Dustin Petz will officiate, with military rites by American Legion Post 149, Belden, United States Navy Honors Guard. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Stonacek Funeral Chapel, Norfolk. Burial will be at 2 p.m. with graveside service at Belden Cemetery, Belden. He died on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. He was born Aug. 16, 1936, at Belden to Carl and Barbara (Casal) Bring. He attended Green Valley District 91 and graduated from Belden High School in 1954. He married Aylene Bartels and to this union were four children. He later married the love of his life Marilyn Culver on Aug. 13, 1988. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy from Nov. 10, 1955, to Aug. 9, 1957, served on U.S.S. Mount McKinley and was stationed in Greece. After serving in the U.S. Navy, LeRoy farmed in Belden, Nebraska for numerous years before pursuing his next career path. LeRoy started his employment with Kent Feeds, Inc. in September of 1974. While at Kent, LeRoy served many management positions in the Kent Sales Department and eventually was named vice president of sales for the Southwest Division. LeRoy mentored several Kent sales people and was very well known and respected in the livestock industry. LeRoy always represented the company, his employees and his family with the utmost of integrity. After retirement from Kent Feeds LeRoy obtained his Realtor's License and sold Real Estate for several years. LeRoy loved everyone in his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was also an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan and loved to golf. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Bring, of Norfolk; children Laurelee (Bruce) Schmidt of Moville, Iowa, Kimberlee (Thomas) Dixon of Moville, Iowa, Dana (Barbara) Bring of South Sioux City, Melissa and Jayson Haggin of Moville, Iowa, Kevin Culver of Omaha, Kent (Brenda) Culver of Omaha, Kelly (Jeff) Finkral of Norfolk, Kristin (Darin) Spaulding of Norfolk, Rhonda Culver of Yankton, S.D.; sister Patricia (Don) Rohde of Carroll; sister-in-law Dona Bring of Arizona; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews, and LeRoy’s Maltese dog “Ziggy.” He was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Barbara, brother Leon Bring, sisters Marie Bring and Emma Mae Bring, son Kyle Culver, grandson Corey, and brother-in-law Richard Jenkins. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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LeRoy E. Bring

August 16, 1936 - August 20, 2015