Ken graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School (inaugural class student council member and helped choose the Knights mascot and black/gold school colors). He attended the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
Ken loved sports (gymnastics and golf), bird hunting, and music (piano and trumpet), but nothing compared to his love for family, including his wife Judy, his 3 children (Michael, Jeani, and Richard), 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Florence and Richard, brother Clayton and wife Judy.
Ken was the President & CEO of First National Life Insurance Company of the USA for over 30 years before retiring in 2014. Ken served on many boards such as the Superintendent’s Advisory Council for SPED (acoustically handicapped and mainstreamed) at Prescott Elementary, Irving Middle School and Southeast High School. He also served at Lincoln Country Club (President), Lincoln Municipal Golf Association (President) and NE Golf Association and Foundation (Director, inner-city golf competition). He had a lifetime love for the game of golf (playing with a low or scratch handicap and on nearly every major golf course in the world). His children have fond memories of many days on the course with him.
A memorial service will be held at Roper and Sons South Chapel, 3950 Hohensee Drive, on Friday, July 3 at 10am. Livestream available at Roperandsons.com/livestream.
In lieu of flowers, consider donations to your favorite charity.