Daniel Dee Shiers, 63, of Gering, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. His memorial service will be held at 10:30am on Friday, March 1, 2024, at Bridgman Funeral Home in Scottsbluff with Pastor Rick Reisig officiating. Inurnment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Memorials in Dan’s honor are respectfully made in care of his family to be designated at a later time. Online condolences may be made by viewing Dan’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com.
Dan was born on March 19,1960 to his parents, Gary and Loretta Shiers, at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Camp Pendleton, California. The young family lived here until 1962 while his father served in the United States Marine Corps. In 1962 they moved to Scottsbluff, Nebraska where he lived during his school years. In his youth, Dan went to Lincoln Heights Grade School and enjoyed a very active neighborhood that never lacked for pickup games of baseball and basketball, bike tag, or sand lot adventures. He graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1978 and began working at the Great Western Sugar Company. He worked there until his retirement in 2018.
One of the happiest times in his life is when Dan met Melissa May and helped her raise her children, Brent and Brittny Eckman. They lived in Gering and were together for many years and continued to be very important to him. After Dan retired, he intended to remodel his house and begin to travel. His plans changed in early 2019 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer which he battled until his death. Some of Dan’s favorite past times were fishing with his Grandpa Louie, weekend carpentry, Bruce Springsteen, sports, gardening and his beloved cat, Kitty.
Survivors include his parents – Gary and Loretta Shiers; sister-Tina Anderson (Bill),
Sister-in-law Jimmi Shiers; niece and nephews- Rob Anderson, Melissa Coburn (John), Dustin Shiers (Kay), Adam Shiers, Corey Shiers (Blanca), Trevor Shiers, and Ethan Shiers; Brent Eckman (Sammie) and Brittny Eckman (Jeremy); many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Dan was preceded in death by his brother – Louie Shiers; grandparents – Louie and Hilda Margheim, and Gage and Myrtle Shiers; aunts, uncles, and Melissa May.