McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Dennis Lee Beranek

Male 1948 - 2012  (63 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Dennis Lee Beranek  [1, 2
    Born 31 Dec 1948  Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jun 2012  Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Dennis received a football scholarship to Doane College in Crete, and graduated with a bachelors degree in 1971. He is in Banking in Denver, Colorado. (Milligan, p 198).

      After a 6 month battle with cancer, Dennis died peacefully on Sunday, June third surrounded by numerous friends and his wife Susan Beranek. In addition to his wife, Dennis is survived by Tom and Patricia Foster (brother-in-law and sister in-law), Luke Foster (nephew), Laura Foster (niece), Joanne & Lyle Lewis (aunt/uncle) and other relatives.

      He is a graduate of Doane College (Crete, NE) where he was a member of the 1967 - 1970 winning football team. He and the entire team were recently admitted to the Honor D hall of fame.

      Dennis had a lengthy career in banking which began at Gateway Bank & Trust in Lincoln, NE. After relocating to Denver in 1980 he worked for a variety of financial service organizations.

      Dennis was a 30+ year survivor of Ewing's Sarcoma cancer. The past 36 years he has been an avid golfer, motorcyclist, skier, swimmer, Caribbean traveler, wine aficionado, and grill master.

      There will be a Celebration of His Life on Saturday, June 16, 2012. From 2:30 PM until 4:00 PM, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. A Wake at 5:00 PM will follow at the home of Pam Kenny and Doug Kline, 3806 South Jersey, Denver, Colorado 80237.

      A special room rate will be given at the DoubleTree Hotel for the Celebration of Life for Dennis L. Beranek.

      In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Stacey Hick's fundraising page:

      http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/DetermiNation/

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

      Stacey is running the Chicago marathon in honour of Dennis and all money raised will go to the American Cancer Society.

    Person ID I8284  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Living 
    Mother Living 
    Family ID F2070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F3900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Dec 1948 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Jun 2012 - Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 197 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).