Merle Warren Ebers was born November 3, 1921, at the family farm in Seward, Nebraska to Herman W. and Meta E. (Wurst) Ebers and passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at the age of 90 years, 4 months, and 27 days. He attended school through eighth grade at Star School District #58 and graduated from Milford High School in 1939. He attended the University of Nebraska receiving his teaching degree in 1948, his Masters Degree in 1952, and his School Administrator Degree in 1953. He married Leona Abrahams on March 25, 1944, in Marysville, Kansas. Merle was a life-long educator starting his teaching career in Franklin, Nebraska followed by Hastings and Guide Rock, Nebraska. He returned to the family farm where he combined farming with the school administration duties of first, Principal, then Superintendent of Beaver Crossing Public Schools. Many of his school evening were spent refereeing either football or basketball games. He was instrumental in organizing and establishing the Centennial School District after which he became the Administrator of Service Unit VI, a position he held for twenty years before retiring in 1986. During his tenure as head of the Service Unit, he was appointed by Governor Jim Exon to form Southeast Community College. His retirement from education allowed him to enjoy his farm, his Red Poll cattle, and rattlesnake hunting. Merle was a fifty-plus year member of the Masonic Fraternity, a member of the National Red Poll Association, the Nebraska Farmer's Co-op, the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, and the Nebraska State Education Association. He and Leona received the Con-Agra Farm Family Award in July 1993. Merle is preceded in death by his, wife Leona; parents, Herman and Meta Ebers; grandson, Anthony Ebers, great-grandson Jacob Vinton; brothers-in-law, Wayne Blue and William Larson. Merle by his sons and daughters-in-law, William and Cheryl Ebers of Lincoln, Marvin Ebers of Jacksonville, FL, Larry and Nelda Ebers of Paola, KS; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy Range and special friend, Bill Gibson of Lindale, GA, Sandra Zulkoski of Seward, Kyla and Mark Unick of Edwardsville, IL; 23 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; sister, Janet Blue of Lincoln, NE; and Virginia Larsen of Oakland, NE; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Shirley Ebers of Lincoln, NE; many nieces and nephews and a host of friends both here and across the country. To this obituary we add our thoughts, prayers, and memories of life shared with Merle.