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Christian Biography of Roger Lee Stineman

Roger Lee Stineman, the son of Wilford and Marianne (Sole) Stineman, was born on January 16, 1970 in Superior, Nebraska. He passed away on July 27, 2020 at his home in Nelson, Nebraska at the age of 50 years, 6 months, 11 days.

Roger was a Nelson High School graduate with the class of 1988. He loved farming, that was his first passion. He loved being on the farm raising pigs, driving tractor, baling hay and combining. He grew up farming with his brothers. Randy use to pick him up from school in his early years, to spend time with him and teach him about farming. Roger also talked about time with his brothers, when they would hunt, fish, go to farm sales and cruise the back roads. He learned the mechanical part of things from David, and they shared a love of old cars and collecting toy tractors.

Roger really enjoyed driving long haul trucks for several years and seeing the countryside. He loved classic rock music, the Eagles being his favorite. We talked about time spent cruising in the pickup singing to the radio. I can remember one-night riding in the tractor with him baling hay and singing to Supertramp.

Roger was so much fun, and he liked to have a good time. He could be described as happy-go-lucky. He had 3 sisters that loved and doted on him when he was young. They helped raise him and took him everywhere with them. He had shared once that he had enjoyed time spent in McCook with his sister Jennifer and brother-in-law Tim, camping, boating, and playing cards. He also loved a visit he took to Anchorage to see his sister Loretta and brother-in-law Gary, He was especially close with his sister Priscilla "Babe." They talked regularly on the phone, sometimes for hours. He loved Babes visits every summer and Christmas time where they would spend time together hanging out and playing lots of pitch. Babe and his brother-in-law Steve were just here over Memorial week and had promised him they would all hang out again over Labor Day, and he was so excited.

He spent time with his nieces and nephews also. I have so many fond memories of working and playing. He taught me how to cut cane and musk thistles, work pigs, fish, and even how to clean beef nuts.

He loved animals. He always had a dog by his side. The most memorable was Patch and later Howard. He truly loved both of them like they were his kids. When he found out Howard had cancer, he quit his job so he could be with him and take care of him. I was with Uncle Roger the day he had to put him down. One of the hardest days of his life, he said. We then cruised the back roads coming to terms with his passing. He then called on his good friend Terre to help bury him.

He had many lifelong friends, Phil, Terre and Bruce to name a few and loved the time spent with them.

He was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister Beth Ann and sister Jennifer Lynn Boyd and her husband Tim and nephew Mason Westra.

Survivors include his siblings Priscilla "Babe" (Steve) Bell of Muskogee, Oklahoma; Lorretta (Gary) Westra of Anchorage, Alaska; David (Sharon) Stineman of Waverly, Nebraska; and Randy Stineman of Nelson, Nebraska; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

Memorial Services at: Nelson Community United Church of Christ, Nelson, Nebraska
Time of Service: Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 11:00 am
Clergy: Pastor Joyce Dean
Memorials: in care of the family
Book Signing: From 4:00 pm-8:00 pm on Friday with the family present from 5-7 at the Klawitter-Price Funeral Home
Funeral Home: Klawitter-Price Funeral Home, 446 South Main St., Nelson, Nebraska 68961 Phone 402-225-3301