He grew up in DeLamere, North Dakota. Mike moved to Lamar, Missouri for his final two years of high school and graduated in 1977. He enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduation. He served for four years and trained in computer repair. He was honorably discharged from Offutt Air Force Base. He went to work for National Advanced Systems which was later Hitachi Data Systems from 1981 to 2001. In 1995, Mike and his wife, Marcia, opened and operated Waverly Self Storage. Mike also ran Waverly Computer Scrappers from 2000 to 2007. He worked at WiPro from 2006 to 2015. Mike was elected mayor of Waverly in 2008 and served three terms until 2020. Mike joined the team at Travelers Insurance in 2015, where he worked in the data center until his untimely death.
Mike is survived by his wife of 42 years Marcia; daughter Megan; mother Patricia; brothers Russell and Dan; and sisters Vicky (husband Todd Sarday, children Annelise Huggins and Lee Huggins, and Stephen Sarday and Alissa Sarday) and Chris (husband John Kremp, children Emily Costa and Patrick Costa, Erin Kremp, and Joe Kremp). Mike is also survived by his brother-in-law Dave Walker (wife Melinda Walker, children McKendra Walker and Melaina Walker) and sister-in-law Nancy Watson (husband Tom Watson, children Jeremy Albert and Trisha Albert and family, and Sarah Albert-Reiber and Ken Reiber and family). Mike is proceeded in death by his father, James.
Mike was a member of the friends of Bill W. since May of 1987. He was active in the organization for 9 years. He practiced the principles in all aspects of his life.
Visitation will be Monday, August 15th at Roper and Sons Waverly Chapel from 2 PM to 7 PM. Family will be present from 5 PM to 7 PM. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 16th at 7 PM at Peace Lutheran Church in Waverly, Nebraska. A private family burial will be held on August 17th at the Omaha National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Mike has humbly requested donations to the Greater Waverly Area Foundation Fund in order to complete the Waverly Aquatic Center. The Waverly community held a special place in his heart. His final wish was to see this project completed to bring joy and happiness to the community.
GWAFF
PO Box 7
Waverly, NE 68462
https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/greater-waverly-area-foundation-fund/