Wayne Edgar Rearick, Jr. was born on October 23, 1950, in Montgomery, Alabama to Wayne and Doris (Henderson) Rearick and passed away on March 27, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 73 years, 5 months and 4 days.

Wayne grew up in Germany and England while his father served in the Air Force. Upon his dad's discharge the family moved back to Lincoln. Wayne graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School with the Class of 1970. He married the love of his life, Yvonne Hladik, on August 4, 1972, at the Beaver Crossing United Methodist Church and to this union two sons were born. Wayne started out working as a carpenter building homes in Lincoln and spent the next 20 years at Hughes Brothers. Wayne retired on his 66th birthday from Pioneer. In his free time, Wayne enjoyed working in his yard, vegetable gardening and woodworking. He was a 25-year member of the Beaver Crossing Fire Department and was also a youth group leader for numerous years at Beaver Crossing Christian Fellowship.

Wayne is preceded in death by his parents and infant brother.

Survivors cherishing his memory include his wife, Yvonne Rearick, Beaver Crossing; sons, Matt (Tami) Rearick, Liberty, MO, Sam (Heidi) Rearick, Lincoln; grandchildren, Aaron, Ethan, Devon (Bri), Teerra, John (Paige), Nick (Melissa), Samantha (Rob); great-grandchildren, Cheyana, Aiden, Patrick, Daniel, Amelia, Theodore, Maxxam, Clementyne, Meliodas, Oliver; sister, Vicki (Les) Hinrichs, Fairbury; nephews, Barry and Travis Pearson.