Dale Stearley

Dale Stearley, age 79, of Gibbon, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Miles Memory Care in Papillion. Graveside services were held Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the Riverside Cemetery near Gibbon. Pastor Taylor Shippy officiated and military honors were provided by the Gibbon American Legion Post #310 and the United States Navy Honor Guard. Memorials are suggested to Gibbon Baptist Church. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or condolence. Horner Lieske McBride and Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements.

Dale was born on September 29, 1942, in Shelton, to Gerald W. and Phyllis F. (Brown) Stearley. He attended Shelton High School and graduated with the class of 1960. Dale served his country as a member of the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Carol Hegel on October 5, 2002, in California.

Surviving relatives include his wife, Carol, of Gibbon; daughter, Carolyn and Doug Schmitt, of Winton, California; sisters, Joyce and Vern Bauer and Mary Wrede, all of Grand Island, and Sue and Jim Farley, of Winton, California; brother, Richard Stearley, of Eureka, California; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild

Dale was preceded in death by his parents; son, Johnny Stearley; sister, Lynne Smolnik; and brother-in-law, Dale Wrede.