WAYNE LEON SUPERNAW

WAYNE SUPERNAW 01/10/1937 - 05/02/2025 Wayne Leon Supernaw was born on January 10, 1937, to Claude and Evelyn (Loewe) Supernaw at Agricola, Kan. He entered into eternal rest on May 2, 2025, at Ambassador Care Center in Sidney, Iowa. He passed away on his mother's birthday. As a young boy, Wayne was extremely ambitious, and at age 12, was mowing lawns with a push reel mower. He convinced his dad that he needed a power mower and with that came a loan from First National Bank in Farragut, Iowa for $300. He had his loan paid back in 90 days. This set the tone for the rest of his life, working to achieve goals and usually surpassing expectations. He started farming at the age of 15 with his grandfather, Henry Loewe, on the Missouri River bottom south of Hamburg. He graduated from Farragut Community School in 1954. In 1963, he was married to Martha (Miller) Pease. Wayne continued to farm until he was introduced to becoming a seed salesman for Pioneer Seed Corn for Garst & Thomas of Coon Rapids, Iowa. He found his calling, as this profession lasted for the rest of his working life. He retired as a district sales manager located in Ft. Morgan, Colo. He made many friends during his travels and sold thousands of bags of seed during this time. In retirement, Wayne and Martha moved to Holiday Island, Ark. He spent countless hours in the yard, caring for plants, trees, flowers, and his vegetable garden. They bought an RV and started touring the country. They found a place in South Texas where they spent many winters. In 2014, they moved back to Nebraska City to be closer to their family. It is here, on Maple Crest Drive, that Wayne and Martha became acquainted with their neighbor across the street, Kevin Connell. Wayne and Kevin struck up an immediate friendship, one that lasted until Wayne's passing. Kevin was Wayne's primary "unofficial" caregiver. His constant attention to Wayne and his needs was something that was second to none and something Wayne's family is eternally grateful for. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Wife Martha Supernaw, son Mark Supernaw, sister Claudine Supernaw, brother Larry Supernaw, and grandson Josh Meyer. He is survived by daughters Marilyn (Dan) Gable of LaVista, Neb., Nancy (Bill) York of Essex, Iowa, Marti (Bobb) Gigstad of Garnett, Kan., son Robb (Barb) Pease of Castle Rock, Colo., daughter-in-law Rita Supernaw of Farragut, Iowa and sister-in-law Joyce Supernaw of Shenandoah, Iowa. Also surviving are grandchildren Lisa (Pat) Patton, Lindsay (Sendhil) Govindarajan, Amy Brent (Mike), James (Tara) York, Chris Gigstad, Michael Gigstad, Craig (Taylor) Gable, Morgan (Michael) Pedersen, Jacob (Courtney) Supernaw Cummins, Sam (Renae) Supernaw Cummins; along with 18 great-grandchildren, many friends and other relatives. Celebration of life graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 9, 2025, at Farragut Cemetery in Farragut, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. Wabash Memorial Chapel of Shenandoah is in charge of the arrangements.