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Andrew Ulrich Ronning, 32, of Lincoln, NE, passed to his heavenly home on May 13, 2020.

Andrew was born to Richard and Laura Ulrich Ronning on February 28, 1988 in Lincoln, NE. He grew up in Blair, NE, graduated from Blair High School in 2006, and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He later resided in Portland, OR, and attended Portland Community College.

Andrew was gentle, intelligent, funny, and kind. He especially enjoyed nature, hiking in the mountains, and spending time at the Pacific Coast. Some of his favorite memories were of spending time with family in Nebraska and at Enemy Swim Lake in South Dakota. He also enjoyed history and reading. He was an excellent cook both professionally and at home.

Family was important to him, and he loved being Uncle Andy to Sonja, daughter of his sister, Rachel Ronning, of Portland, OR.

Survivors include: parents Richard and Laura Ulrich Ronning, sister Rachel Ronning, and niece Sonja Ruthie. Also survived by his aunts Kari Ronning and Kip (Stan) Schwarzkopf, both of Lincoln; Ruth Ulrich and Elizabeth (Frank) Thompson, Ft. Myers, Fla., and Linda (Dave) Ulrich Miller of Waverly.

Other survivors are first cousins Gavin and Nicholas (Tiffany Rojas) Donaldson, Marit (Sven) Derichs, Seth (Elizabeth) Schwarzkopf, Lisel (Gregg) Stearns, Anne Thompson, and Kate Kimmons, as well as second cousins Austin, Jakob, Elise, Gabriel, Isaac, River, Louisa, and Freya. He is also survived by special friend, Melissa Beelek.

Andrew was preceded in death by his grandparents, Royce and Ruth Ronning and Walter and Martha Ulrich, and uncle, James Ulrich.

Andrew will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, a memorial service will be held at a later date at Country Bible Church, near Blair. Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, NE, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Memorial gifts will be directed to Bryan Independence Center, Lincoln, NE.

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The Last Battle

Richard read a series of books to Rachel and Andrew when they were children entitled The Chronicles of Narnia. On the last page of the last book of the series by CS Lewis, the lion named Aslan (who represents Christ) explains the final fate of the two main characters, Peter and Lucy. Andrew had received a video of The Chronicles from his aunt Kari, which he watched many, many times. How he loved Aslan! Even to the point that he requested an Aslan birthday cake.—Richard and Laura

“You do not yet look so happy as I mean you to be”, Aslan said. Lucy said, “We’re so afraid of being sent away, Aslan. And you have sent us back into our own world so often.”

“No fear of that”, said Aslan. “Have you not guessed?” Their hearts leaped and a wild hope rose within them.

“There was a real railway accident,” said Aslan softly. “Your father and mother and all of you are—as you used to call it in the Shadow-Lands—dead. The term is over; the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.”

And as He spoke, He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after.

But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story, which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever; in which every chapter is better than the one before.

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created things, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”—Romans 8:38-39

Celebration of Life

Andrew Ulrich Ronning

Born February 28, 1988 ~ Died May 13, 2020

Welcome: Pastor Glen Hudson. Eulogy: Rachel Ronning, Sister & Marit Derichs, Cousin. Special Music: Andrew Buller, friend, Jeff Mount, Blair High School Band Teacher, Jon and Ashley Buller, friends. Slide show. Special Memories & Tributes. Reading: Kari Ronning, Aunt. Closing and Table prayer: Richard & Laura Ulrich Ronning, Pastor Glen Hudson

Luncheon

~~~ Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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