Dennis Eugene Koranda, Jr. was born on April 14, 1943, in Seward, NE; to Dennis and Evelyn (Prochaska) Koranda and passed away on June 27, 2015, in Seward, NE; at the age of 72 years, 2 months and 13 days. He was baptized in Ulysses, NE; and made his first communion and was confirmed in Bee, NE. Junior attended a one room school house through the eighth grade and graduated from Seward High School in 1961. He served in the National Guard from 1961 - 1965. Junior was united in marriage to Lodeen Vollstedt on June 16, 1964, in Bee, NE; at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. For two years, he worked for the Seward County Bridge crew. Junior and Lodeen were engaged in farming all their married life. His memberships included; St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Bee, Bee Fire Department, Rural Fire Board and the Bee Co-op Elevator. Junior was preceded in death by his parents, and infant daughter, father-in-law Norman Vollstedt, mother-in-law Lois (Niewedde) Vollstedt, brother Robert Koranda, brother-in-law Bruce Tempel and nephew Jeff Vollstedt. He is survived by his wife, sons and daughters-in-law, Kevin and Ginny Koranda, Rodney and Carman Koranda and Bryan and Tracy Koranda, all of Seward, grandchildren, Matthew (Jennifer), Kyle, Devin (Shanon) and Jared Koranda, Cody, Casey and Crayton Koranda, Dylan and Shantel Koranda, great grandchildren, Nolan and Kaden Koranda and Makenzie Koranda, sisters, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Geraldine (Alan) Sleight of Milford, Patricia Koranda of Lincoln, Shirley (Bill) Orth of Lincoln, Joan Tempel of Seward and Charlotte Koranda of Seward, Arlen (Susan) Vollstedt of Garland, and Cheryl (Dan) Gray of Grand Island. Two aunts, several nieces and nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.