Steve Tourney

May 16, 1955 - September 10, 2019

Steve Tourney, 64 Kearney resident Steve Tourney, 64 of Kearney passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Monday, September 16, 2019 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. The family encourages friends to ride their bikes to the service to celebrate Steve’s love for bikes and to honor a fellow biker. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Steven Ray Tourney was born May 16, 1955 in Kearney, Nebraska to Wayne and Verna (Wilson) Tourney. Steve’s family moved to California and later to Oregon. He attended high school in Bend, OR and graduated with the class of 1973. Steve moved back to Kearney in 1976 and began his career as a machinist at West Pharmaceuticals Co. in January of 1979. On August 26, 1979, he was united in marriage to Cathy Shoemaker at the Franklin United Methodist Church in Franklin. Steve was the recipient of a heart transplant on May 25, 1997, that blessed him with 22 more years of life. Steve enjoyed attending and participating in tractor pulls and drag racing. He loved riding his motorcycle, but most of all, he cherished his time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Cathy Tourney of Kearney; daughters, Tara Veit and husband, Tyson of Kearney, Stacey Tourney and fiancé, Chance Dalby of Merna, Sandi Tourney of Kearney; grandchildren, Matthew, Aiyana, Samara, Addy and Logan; sister, Brenda Hughes and husband, Mike of Alliance; as well as, several nieces, nephews, cousins and extended relatives and friends. Steve was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Mike Tourney; and a sister-in-law, Sue Tourney.