Steven Scott Shamburg, 65, of Tekamah NE

Steven Scott Shamburg was born to Norman and Patricia (Sackett) Shamburg January 17, 1951 in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away January 22, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha at the age of 65 years.

Steve graduated from Omaha North High School in 1969.

On June 1, 1974, Steve and Jo Jen (King) were united in marriage at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah, Nebraska. To this union three children were born: Steven Scott Jr, Scott Steven and Andrea Lea.

Early in Steve’s life, he drove freight truck for Tekamah Transfer. On November 6, 1979 he began work at Shamburg Auto Supply and continued until one week before is 36th year. He truly valued the relationships that were formed from the shop. He had a true love of antique Ford cars and pick-ups, which he owned and restored. He enjoyed Nascar racing, especially the Kansas City Speedway, and many other sports. One of those sports being bowling, not only did he love the game but also his teammates and the competitors.

While work took a lot of his time, his true passion was his family and helping others.

He was preceded in death by his son, Steven Scott Jr.; father, Norman; mother and father-in-law, Leroy and Eva King.

Survivors include his wife, Jo Jen of Tekamah; son, Scott (Sara) Shamburg of Omaha; daughter, Andrea Shamburg (OJ) of Tekamah; mother, Patricia of Tekamah; brother, Dennis of Tekamah; granddaughters, Hope and Paige Lydick of Tekamah; grandson, Briggs Owen Shamburg of Omaha; sister-in-law, Vickie Kuhlmann of Tekamah; nephews, Samuel Shamburg and family of Great Falls, MT; nieces, Elly (Troy) Shamburg of Boise, ID, Abigail (Jacob) Shamburg of Omaha, Maggie Kuhlmann-Capek and husband of Galveston, TX, and Rebecca Kuhlmann of Omaha.

The Memorial Service will be held on Thurs., Jan. 26th at 10:30 a.m. at the Tekamah City Auditorium in Tekamah NE.

Burial will be held at a later date in the Tekamah Cemetery.