A Funeral Mass for Max Dean Alberts, age 60, of Spencer, Nebraska will be at 10:30 am Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spencer.  Burial will be at 3 pm in the Ainsworth South Cemetery in Ainsworth, Nebraska.  Fr. Bernard Starman will officiate. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Tuesday, September 17, 2024 with a Vigil Service at 7 pm at Biglin's Mortuary in Spencer.  Max passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at Niobrara Valley Hospital in Lynch.  Memorials may be directed to his family for future designations.  Biglin's Mortuary in Spencer are in charge of arrangements.

Max Dean Alberts was born on March 19, 1964 to Howard Alberts and Shelia (Fernau Alberts) Bejot in Vallejo, California.  The first years of Max's life was spent traveling and living in many states with his family.  They lived in California, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Nebraska and everywhere the Navy took them.  In 1976 they moved back to Ainsworth, Nebraska to stay.  Max attended Ainsworth Schools and cherished his time and friends from the class of 1984.

Later on, he moved to O'Neill, Nebraska.  He enjoyed league bowling and was a great supporter of the American Legion Baseball.  He was always excited when Ryan would throw the "Falcon".  Max worked at Buche Foods while they were in operation in O'Neill.  The time he spent at Buches Foods was a memory that lasted a lifetime for him.  Max never knew a stranger.  He loved to talk and visit with people everywhere he went.  He made a lot of friends throughout his life, many who held a special place in his heart.

On July 19, 1997 Max married Kimberly Klinetobe in Butte.  They lived in Butte until 2018 when they moved to Spencer.  Max volunteered at the Boyd County Senior Center for several years.  There he earned the title of Ticket King.  While at the center, Max enjoyed playing cards, playing bingo, shooting some pool, working on the group puzzle and of course, all the visiting with everybody.

The most important things to Max were his family and friends and his fur babies. (Even though, some may say, the Nebraska Cornhusker might outrank them).

Max is survived by his wife, Kimberly Alberts of Spencer; mother, Shelia Bejot of Ainsworth; father, Howard (Linda) Alberts of Long Pine; step sisters, Joanne Voegler of Albuquerque, NM, Susan Albue of Scottsdale, AZ, Christina (Rory) Lavery of London, England; aunts, Roberta Painter of Springview, Cheri Fernau of Ainsworth, Pat Larsen of Atkinson, Susan (Justin) Brickner of Valentine; uncle, Lindley (Barbara) Larsen of Creighton; fur babies, Bubba, Lady, Kali, and Hally; host of family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his step father, Joseph Bejot; mother-in-law, Mary Helen Klinetobe; grandparents, George "Bud" and Arlene Alberts, Lee and Donna Fernau, Ernest and Sadie Larsen; aunts and uncles, Larry Painter, Leonard Fernau, Mary Anna (Larry) Sharp, JoAnn (Norman) Howard; cousins Cash Sharp and Karma Painter.