Dennis Gove

Dennis L. Gove, 58, of Kearney died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday at O'Brien Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney. The Rev. D.R. Nelson will officiate. Interment will be in the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 Sunday at the funeral home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the Kearney's Children Museum. On-line condolences may be submitted to osafh.com O'Brien Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. He was born November 10, 1951 in Hastings NE to Kenneth LeRoy Gove & Colleen F. Brown Gove. He grew up in Gibbon and graduated from Gibbon High School where he excelled in track & cross country. He married Ruth Ann Clason on July 12, 1974 in Kearney, NE. The couple lived in Kearney, where he was employed by Gibbon Pack and later employed by West Company. The couple have three children; Jeremy, Jennifer, & Jeffrey. In November of 1981, the family was in a car accident that left Dennis paralyzed at the age of 30. Despite his disability he helped raise his three children and graduated from Kearney State College with a degree in Business Administration. He was involved with the initial planning and fundraising for the Kearney YMCA. He had a love for sports of all kinds and was an avid New York Yankees fan. For many years he enjoyed coaching soccer and softball, and watching his sons play ball. His "Brown Van" served as a taxi for his daughter and her friends. Dennis loved to sing his "Top 10 Hits" including "Happy Days are Here Again" for his kids. Dennis enjoyed spending time with his six beautiful granddaughters. Dennis enjoyed many cups of coffee with his friends at McDonald's and Bobs Super Store. Dennis is survived by his sons, Jeremy Gove and wife Anissa, and Jeff Gove and wife Alyssa, all of Kearney; daughter, Jennifer DiGaetano and husband Michael of Westlake Village, CA; mother, Colleen Treadway and stepfather Walter Treadway of Kearney; brother, Randy Gove of Kearney; and granddaughters, Jillian, Emma, Avery, Aspen, Lili, and Lauren. He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth Gove and his grandparents

Dennis Gove

November 10, 1951 - July 21, 2010