David Michael Bird, 59, of Falls City, NE passed away September 28, 2016 at Lincoln, NE.  He was born August 12, 1957 at Omaha, NE to Betty (Bolejack) Bird and the late Kenneth Bird.

David was raised at Falls City and graduated Falls City Sacred Heart in 1975. After graduating he then earned a Bachelor’s Degree in math with a teaching endorsement from Peru State College. While attending Peru he played football and then became the team’s photographer. After graduating he worked at Woodings in Falls City until he attended Northwest Missouri State receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering. He started working at Cooper Nuclear Station in 1991 and served in several capacities over the last 25 years and was an Instrument and Control Planner at the time of his death.

He married Carla Howard on July 5th, 1997 at Falls City. They were later divorced.

He is survived by his son, Nathan Bird, Falls City, step-children, Terry Howard and his wife, Sara, Falls City, Ashlely Salsman and her husband, Kody, Lincoln, Jenna Schultz and her husband, Ryan, Tecumseh, NE his mother, Betty Bird, Falls City, brothers, Stephen Bird, Falls City and Daniel Bird, and his wife Kathie, Omaha, sister Susan Carpenter and her husband, Bob, Falls City, half-brother, Rusty Bird, Laramie, WY, and six step-grandsons.  He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 10:30 AM at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with Father Dunavan as the presiding priest. Interment will be in Falls City Catholic Cemetery.

A Parish Rosary will be recited on Sunday at 7:00 PM at Dorr and Clark Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the rosary.