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Mike Carley
Private family services for Mike Carley age 72 of Wisner, NE were held on Friday, September 2, 2022. Public visitation was held on Thursday at the Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner, NE.
Mike passed away on August 26, 2022 in Omaha, NE.
Michael Ray Carley was born on May 5, 1950 in Ainsworth, NE to Marvin and Wanda (Lanz) Carley.Mike spent some of his formative years in the care of his grandparents, Grace and Lloyd Carley. He attended schools in Ainsworth and Long Pine, NE before moving to Beemer in 1963 and graduated from Beemer High School in 1968.
Mike married Nancy Kirkland in July of 1972 in Pilger, NE and welcomed three daughters, Cherinda, Jennifer and Jamie. For the past 14 years, Mike has been in a relationship with Nancy Bales.
Throughout his life, Mike displayed a variety of talents as he worked as an electrician, a plumber; then employing all of those skills as a City of Wisner employee. He continued to work as a feed truck driver until his death. Mike was a former member of the Wisner Volunteer Fire Department and the Wisner Jaycee’s.
Mike enjoyed a number of hobbies, such as metal detecting, collecting coins and other memorabilia and gambling.
Left to mourn his passing are daughters, Cher (Derrick) Moore of Norfolk, NE, Jenny Carley (Jeremy Kerbel) of Stanton, NE and Jamie (Curmill) Meaux of Norfolk; partner, Nancy Bales of Wisner; grandchildren, Jaida Carely, Colby (Abigale) Carley, Kyla Moore, Kaliyah Meaux, Sydney Mitchell, Kamari Moore and Jazzy Meaux; two great-grandchildren, Sienna Froewlich and Lyric Moore; brother, Jim (Nancy) Carley of Long Pine; along with the Bales family, Troy (Becky) Bales, Tabitha Larsen, Travis (Janice) Bales; 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sandi Disney.