Denny Keith Verbeek

1944 - 2020

VERBEEK, Dennis Keith 1944-2020 Denny passed away on December 13, 2020 at Fremont Methodist Hospital. He was born July 16, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska and was the 9th of 10 children born to John and Hazel Verbeek of Fremont, Nebraska. In 1962, Denny graduated from Fremont Senior High and joined the Air Force. April 27, 1963, Denny married his high school sweetheart Carol Ann Peterson. After completing his service to our country, he held several jobs before attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. In 1971 he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. From there he landed his dream job at Martin Marietta in Littleton, Colorado. There he developed the power pack for NASA's Viking Landers. He was also employed at Singer and Eagle Signal before retiring from Motorola in 2000. Denny's interests were motorcycles, classic cars and building muzzleloader guns. He also enjoyed reading history, especially military history. He was a proud lifetime member of the N.R.A. and the American Legion Post #121, Scribner, Nebraska. Denny is survived by his wife, Carol of 57 years; Daughters, Carrie (Jason) Ridgway and grandchildren, Creighton and Larkyn Ridgway of Stuart, Florida, Christina (Shawn) Downs and grandchildren, Shelby and Dru Knape of Granger, Texas. Lastly, his cat of 19 years, Nester. Denny's love of family and friends were apparent to all that knew him. He found great joy in his children and grandchildren. His sense of humor and outlook on life will always be with us. A celebration of life to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials to St. Jude's Children' s Research Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/ Wounded Warriors Project at https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Autism Speaks at https://https://www.autismspeaks.org/ Condolences may be left at www.duganchapel.com