Gary Clinton Engberg

January 1, 1945 - November 26, 2015

Gary C. Engberg, 70, died November 26, 2015 at Pershing Memorial Hospital in Brookfield, Missouri. Funeral services will be held December 1, 2015 at 2:00 pm. at Rhodes Funeral Home with Reverend Frankie Bolen and Reverend Alan Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Laclede Cemetery, Laclede, MO. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm November 30, 2015 at Rhodes Funeral Home with family receiving friends from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The family requests memorial gifts be made to the family C/O Eva Engberg and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 216 Linn Street, Brookfield, Missouri. 64628. On-line registry at www.rhodesfh.com Gary was born on January 1, 1945, to Harry Clinton Engberg and Lucille (Grose) Engberg in Brookfield, MO. Gary was enlisted in the Navy in 1962. Gary spent nineteen years working at Brown Shoe Factory and twenty-three years as a truck driver until his retirement. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of Ducks Unlimited. He also enjoyed metal detecting in his spare time. Gary was a member of Laclede Methodist Church in his youth and later a member of the Laclede Baptist Church. Gary is survived by his wife Eva, of the home; two sons, Terry Engberg and his wife Tina, Brookfield, MO; Chris Engberg and his wife Wendy, Brookfield, MO; one daughter, Heather Wood and her husband Robert, Browning, MO; five grandchildren, Jacob Wood, Browning, MO; Noah Wood, Browning, MO; Blake Taylor-Engberg,Brookfield, Mo; Cayden Taylor-Engberg, Brookfield, MO; Addison Engberg, Brookfield, MO; four cousins, Phillip Norton, Wyle, TX; Mary Ann Brockman, Eldon, MO; J.C. Ridgeway, Moberly, MO; Richard Mason, CT; as well as several other relatives and close friends. Gary was preceded in death by, His parents, and several other family members