Steve E. Bird

Steven E. Bird, 58, of Dakota City, Nebraska died Thursday, March 14, 2019 at his home in Dakota City, surrounded by his wife and children.Funeral Services will be 10:30am Monday, March 18, 2019 at St. Michaels Catholic Church in South Sioux City, with Father Anthony Weidner and Father Mike Keating officiating. Burial will be in St. Michaels Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7pm with family present from 5-7pm Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Mohr Funeral Home in South Sioux City.Steven was born May 7, 1960 in El Paso, Texas the son of Edward and Jean Bird. He graduated from South Sioux City High School in 1978. He continued his education at Western Iowa Tech and received a degree in Heating and Air Conditioning. Steve married Shelly S. Jensen January 12, 1980 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Homer, Nebraska.Steve started his career at Keizer Refrigeration as a reefer mechanic. In 1989 he went to work for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad as a Conductor. In 2014, after 25 years, he left the job for health reasons.Steve's family was everything to him and they always came first. He was happiest when he was outdoors. Steve loved to hunt, fish, garden, boating and woodworking.Survivors include his wife, Shelly of Dakota City; daughter, Bobbi Jo (Abram) Maly of Lincoln, NE; son, Shaun Bird (Tana Reed) of Dakota City, NE; grandchildren, Maddux Maly, Chloe Bird and Alyssa Petersen; mother, Jean (Roger) Van Fossen of South Sioux City, NE; brother, Michael (Robin) Bird of Dakota City, NE; and three sisters, Cheryl Bird of Homer, NE, Pam Bird of South Sioux City, NE, and Lori (Tom) White of Kissimme, FL; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dianne (Todd) Titze of Omaha, NE, Lorrie (Dan) Pearson of Seward, NE, Gail Jensen of Sioux City, IA, Philip (Susan) Jensen of Chadron, NE, and Bruce (JoAnn) Jensen of Lincoln, NE; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Steve was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.Steve's wish was to have every Husker fan in attendance for both visitation and funeral to wear their Husker gear.