Lt. Col. Jack L. Sandberg
Obituary
Lt. Col. Jack L. Sandberg, Ret., 83,
died Friday, June 6, 2014, at Asbury Park in Newton.
He was born July 22, 1930, in Des
Moines, Iowa. He was raised by parents Gus and Emma (Roop) Sandberg
and his dear sister, Ruby and her husband, Vern Belles. On Aug. 25,
1962, he married Alvera Severn in Lincoln, Neb.
Jack was a pilot in the USAF and flew
over 350 missions, including serving in the Vietnam war as a forward
air controller. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he received his
master's degree (LMSW) from the University of Kansas.
He began a new chapter as a marriage
and family therapist/social worker and assisted many Vietnamese
families with transitioning to their new homes in the Wichita area.
Jack was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Order of Daedalians
and was a former president of the local chapter of the Military
Officers Association of America. He recently celebrated 50 years of
volunteer service with Gideons, International.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, Shocker
baseball and basketball, Nebraska football, KU basketball and his
grandchildren's sports. Jack was a loving father, grandfather and
husband, and he looked forward to and appreciated spending time with
his loving family and many friends.
Jack is survived by his wife, Alvera of
Newton; his children, Jack and wife, Sharona Sandberg of Marietta,
Ga., Julaire and husband, Nick Sterbach of Shawnee, Jennifer and
husband, Jim McClellan of Overland Park, and Jill-Leslie Sandberg of
Wichita; his sister, Louise Rasmuson of Garner, Iowa; and nine
grandchildren.
Funeral service with Air Force Honor
Guard will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Country Acres
Baptist Church located at 10th and N. Tyler Road in Wichita, with
viewing and visitation an hour prior to the service. Burial will be
at the Maize Park Cemetery, Maize. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday evening at Petersen Funeral Home, 215 N. Main, Newton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are
suggested to Gideons International (www.gideons.org), Victory in the
Valley (www.victoryinthevalley.com), or "JROTC Scholarship Fund
of MOAA." Donations can be made online or in care of Petersen
Funeral Home.
1930 - 2014 (83 years)