Eric William Schellpeper

Eric William Schellpeper, of Lincoln passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, April 7th, at age 32, after battling cancer for almost a year. Commonly known as Dada, Uncle E, Eric Church. He was born in Lincoln on April 25th, 1989. Baptized and Confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Eric lived in Lincoln his entire life. He graduated from East High School in 2007; where he played golf and tennis. He was active in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, proudly earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Eric earned an associate degree in Business at Southeast Community College in 2010. He worked in Customer Support, Computer Technology and Sales. Eric married Becca Evans on August 25th, 2018, at Wyuka Stables in Lincoln and their daughter Hazel was born on October 12th, 2020.

Eric was a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan. He loved hunting on the family farm, fishing at the lake, and shooting guns. Eric was often found talking about and working on cars, trucks, and motorcycles. He enjoyed playing games, golfing, and playing with little Hazel. Eric was known for having a beverage with friends and watching movies at home. Eric loves Buzz light year, nerf guns, and Christmas movies. Eric is survived by his wife, Becca and his daughter, Hazel; parents, Jeff and Kathy (Sanders) Schellpeper; brother, Andrew, his wife, Kristin (Stiles); nephews Karson and Aaron; niece, Vayda, all of Lincoln; grandmother Faye Schellpeper, of Stanton.

Eric also leaves behind sister-in-law Bree (Evans) Lynch and brother-in-law Wyeth Lynch; and niece Evelynn and nephew Wallace of Sioux Falls, SD; brother-in-law Tim Evans and sister-in-law Alex (Dowling); nieces Willa and Landry, of Crofton; brother-in-law Preston Evans of Sioux Falls; parents-in-laws Jerry and Pam Evans of Crofton; aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Eric was preceded in death by grandfather Senator Stan Schellpeper of Stanton and grandparents Henry and Georgia Sanders, of Lincoln.