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Patrick Faden Obituary
Born on the Fourth of July, 1947, Pat grew up in Banner County, Neb., and graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1965, where he excelled in academics, football, basketball, and track. He earned a business degree from Kearney State College, where he met many lifelong friends.
Pat began his professional career as a budget analyst for Nebraska Governor J.J. Exon. He later worked as a realtor in Lincoln before returning to Kearney in 1973 to open Ball Real Estate, which he operated for many years. He eventually returned to Lincoln and continued his real estate work as a commercial appraiser for the Lancaster County Assessor's Office.
Pat was born with the Irish gift of gab. He loved a good conversation-especially long, thoughtful, and often spirited debates with his closest friends (or anyone willing to engage). He especially loved talking about his Banner County roots, the Kearney real estate market in 1979, and pork belly futures. But mostly, he just loved to visit.
Pat was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Norma; and his brother, Dan. He is survived by his son, Sean (Renee) Faden; grandsons, Ryan and Nolan; daughter, Kim Faden McClendon; and sisters, Cheryl (Marty) Miller and Kathy (Rod) Van Pelt.
A private gathering has already been held to remember Pat. The family encourages condolences and memories of Pat to be shared at aspenaftercare.com.
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Amy Hanson
November 12, 2025
Pat will always be in my heart. He was such a good guy! He will be missed!
Steve McCormick
November 12, 2025
Born on the 4th of July ,,,,,that explains Pat.
We both were in the real estate business in Kearney in the 70's & 80's. I always thought Pat brought new trends & ideas to the Kearney real estate business.
He was an interesting & progressive person.
May god bless his children ,Sean & Kim in this time of loss.
Cliff Bybee
November 11, 2025
My condolences to Pat´s family. I worked closely with Pat from 2010 until the time he retired. I loved working with him and just being around him. We had a lot of field trips and lunches together over the years. I remember he really liked orange chicken at Imperial palace and Mexican food. There was nobody better at communicating with people than he was and he had a lot of good stories.
Kathy Nielsen
November 10, 2025
I worked closely with Pat for many years when he was with Ball Real Estate. One thing that was not mentioned was his generosity! He will always be remembered by his many larger than life friends.
My heart goes out to Sean and Kim.
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