Thomas Leroy Scheffert
Thomas Leroy Scheffert (Big Tom) age 70, left this world Saturday, November 30, 2024 in his home in Dorchester, Nebraska, after a 24-year battle with congestive heart failure. He was telling his wife what to do right to the end.
He is survived by his loving wife and companion of 32 years, Patricia C (Skutchan) Morfeld, his loving sister, Gayle (Scheffert) Beals and her husband Patrick of Lincoln, NE, his niece Kimberly (Beals) Luzum, her children Chandler and Kaden Lukert and Emma Kasl, great-grand nieces Aleah and Emerson, nephew Ryan Beals and his wife Kara and their son Charlie of Omaha, NE, his aunts Jane Scheffert and Loretta Pape, as well as numerous cousins, his stepsons, Shon Morfeld and girlfriend Tonia Sutliff of Tempe, AZ, and Michael Morfeld and children of Chandler, AZ.
He was preceded in death by his father, Glen “Jack” Scheffert and his mother, Darlene (Rosekrans) Scheffert, his grandparents, several uncles, aunts and cousins.
Tom was born June 18, 1954 in Lincoln, NE, and lived by Centerville, NE, until his parents moved to the farm south of Dorchester in 1963. After graduation in 1972, he worked at the Crete Mills and the Dorchester Coop for many years and Peterson Visegrip in Dewitt, NE for 8 years. He owned and operated a salvage yard in Dorchester for 4 years. He owned and operated a semi for 20 years. In 2020, he had to retire to town as he could no longer maintain the farmyard due to his health.
He always said he loved the life he lived. He was a life-long farmer and enjoyed visiting with friends about farming and learning about farming in Arizona. For the last 7 winters we snow-birded in Arizona buying a place near Casa Grande, AZ.
Tom loved dirt track racing, He owned and drove stock cars and IMCA modifieds, starting in 1976 until after 2001. He made a multitude of friends over the years, both in racing and everywhere he went.
He will be greatly missed by everyone he touched in his life.
Tom’s ashes will be spread on the farm he loved. There will be no service but a celebration of life will be held at a later date in Dorchester.
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I didn’t know Tom very long but what I do know he was an honest man with a sense of humor. Bless his soul and his family.
So sorry to hear of Tim’s passing. We will miss him at Sunscape.
You was the best nephew any aunt could have. Already miss our text and will certainly miss seeing you this winter. Will love you always. Aunt Loretta
Tom was a great friend. I loved talking racing with him. He always had something to say . RIP Tom.
My condolences to Gayle & the entire family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Pat, my heart is heavy for you. My deepest condolences.
Will miss the good visits we had at the pool in Sunscape and on the phone this past year. You are missed!