- Date Of Birth: March 25, 1933
- Date Of Death: March 11, 2022
- State: Nebraska
Delbert Leroy Bird the son of Lester and Margaret (Thompson) Bird was born March 25, 1933 in Florence, Kansas. He departed this life on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde, Kansas at the age of 88 years.
Delbert attended school at Chase, Kansas until the family moved to Esbon when he was in the fifith grade. There, Delbert attended Esbon school. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1953, being stationed at Fort Hood and Fort Riley.
Delbert was united in marriage to Patricia Cochran on May 27, 1956 at the Ash Creek Church at Esbon, KS. The lived on a farm north of Esbon. To this union two children were born, a son Rex and a daughter Ramona.
He was a member of the Northbranch Friends Church. He served as an usher and enoyed welcoming people to Sunday worship.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Patricia, and brothers Larry, Robert and Donald Bird and great granddaughter Kyree Tiemeyer.
Survivors include his son Rex Bird and wife Rhonda of Belleville, KS and daughter Ramona Tiemeyer and husband Mark of Morrowville, KS; five grandchildren: Ryan Bird and wife Jacie of Ashland, NE; Regina Krull and husband Spencer of Kearney, NE: Aaron Tiemeyer and wife Jamie of Washington, KS; Alec Tiemeyer and wife Erin of Linn, KS; Andrew Tiemeyer and wife Morgan of Linn, KS; 6 great grandchildren: Blake and Alaina Bird; Raelyn and Bexley Krull; Henley and Emory Tiemeyer and a host of relatives and friends.
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