Roger A. Nesteby 1953-2008

HACKMAN, NESTEBY

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 4/11/2008 at 12:33:21

Roger A. Nesteby

Roger A. "Skaz" Nesteby, 54, of Heartland Health Care Center, Platteville, Wis., formerly of 18746 Riverside Road, Dubuque, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, at Southwest Health Center, Platteville.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, where there will be a wake service at 7:30 p.m.

He was born on May 17, 1953, in Dubuque, son of Charles and Alfreda (Hackman) Nesteby.

Roger was in the first graduating class at Hempstead High School, in 1971.

He was employed as a machinist with the Adams Company and John Deere Dubuque Works.

He loved to hunt, trap-shoot and fish, and he won numerous competitions. He was a fan of Darrell Waltrip in NASCAR, the L.A. Dodgers in baseball, and the Miami Dolphins in football. His two favorite dogs were Char and Sarah.

Roger was a member of Pheasants Forever, Isaac Walton League, Catholic Order of Foresters, and Holy Ghost Catholic Church.

Surviving are his parents, Charles and Freda Nesteby; two brothers, Dan (Kathy) Nesteby and their children, Shayna and BreAnn Nesteby, of Dubuque, and Doug Nesteby and his children, Lee and Craig (Stacy) Nesteby, of Dubuque; a great-nephew, Creighton, of Dubuque, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Stephen, in 1952, and Ronald, in 1978; and his grandparents.

The family would like to thank everyone at Heartland Health Care for their care and the friendships that he formed and the staff at Southwest Health Center.

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