John Brodersen
Funeral services for John Brodersen were held Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah. Burial with military honors was in Herman Cemetery. The 82-year-old Tekamah man passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2024, at Legato Living Five Fountains in Omaha.
John Charles was born to Charles and Marian (Triplett) Brodersen on Sept. 30, 1942, in Omaha.
He graduated Tekamah High School in 1960, attended and graduated Dana College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and was then selected for Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon completion, he attended Damage Control School in Philadelphia and was assigned to the aircraft carrier, USS America (CVA-66) in Norfolk, Virginia. He served our country from 1965-1969. His tours included the Mediterranean and Vietnam.
While on leave, he returned to Tekamah to marry his wife, Joyce Breckenridge, on April 17, 1966. After completing his service, they returned to Herman to join his dad on the family farm where they raised farrow-to-finish hogs and row crops. After retirement, they continued to live on the farm until 2014 when they moved to Tekamah.
Along with farming and John Deere tractors, John enjoyed annual Minnesota fishing trips, camping, drinking coffee most mornings at the "filling station," serving in the Herman American Legion, spending time with family and friends, and attending his five grandsons' school activities. Relatives said John will always be remembered as a friendly, kind, and generous man. Even when times got tough, he genuinely enjoyed life and faced each day with a positive attitude.
John was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of 58 years; two daughters: Ann (Mike) Kueny and Mary (Dave) Turner; five grandsons: Ben (Katie) Kueny, Nick Kueny, Chris Kueny, Nathan Turner, and Ryan Turner; and brother Jim (Maureen) Brodersen.
Memorials are suggested to Tekamah Fire and Rescue, First Presbyterian Church, Herman's Jackson-Peck American Legion Post No. 274.
Pelan Funeral Services was in charge of the arrangements.
