Celebration of Life for Dale Harbison, age 49, of O'Neill, Nebraska will be 11:00am Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Faith Community Church in O'Neill.  Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Friday, May 3, 2024 at Faith Community Church.  Dale passed away suddenly at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, his wishes were to be cremated.  Memorials may be directed to his family for future designation.  Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill is in charge of arrangements.

Dale James Harbison was born on December 23, 1974 to Dale and Jacylyn (Loveless) Harbison in Schuyler, Nebraska.  Dale graduated from Oxford High School with the Class of 1993.  After high school he traveled around working with his father.  On June 6, 1996 he was united in marriage to Nicole Greis to this union 4 children were born Patricia, Makayla, Dale, and Jonathon.  During this time, he worked at Rhonda's Café, the gravel pit with his friend Robert Cullen, and at the sale barn.  When they moved to Fremont, NE he worked at USA Steak Buffet with his friend Shawn Winters after the Steak Buffet closed, he moved to Kearney and worked at Culvers and in his time is when he met the love of his life and they decided to move to Ord.

On February 28, 2016 he was united to Kris McCain.  He worked at the Ord Public Schools as a Custodian where he met some very special people.  He was an avid Chanticleer fan and he was very proud of what he called his students.  In 2021 they moved to O'Neill to be closer to the grandchildren.  He worked as a custodian at O'Neill High School where he met a lot of new friends and reunited with old friends.

Dale is survived by his wife Kris of O'Neill; his parents, Dale and Jacylyn of Enid, OK; his four children, Patricia of Lincoln, Makayla (Caden) Hill of Burwell, Dale Jerome of Fremont, and Jonathon of Hooper; step-son Jesse (Jamie) Burson of O'Neill; two grandchildren, Jackson Burson and Jayleigha Burson of O'Neill; sisters, Kimberly and special friend Lewis of Grand Island, Cadance (Everado)  Montezuma of Fremont, Catherine (Kelly) Hansen of Phoenix, AZ; brother, Kenneth (Tracy) of Lexington; brothers-in-law, Kylie (Stefanie) McCain and Kody (Ruth) McCain all of Ord and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, his father and mother-in-law, Willard and Shirley McCain.