Mike Thurston, 57, of Omaha, formerly of Waverly, died unexpectedly Thursday at Lakeside Hospital Omaha. He worked in the Propane business and most recently with Faribank Equipment of Topeka, Kan.

Mike is survived by wife, Deb Thurston of Omaha; daughters, Jodi Esser and husband Jarrod of Waterloo, and Kayla Travis and husband Mike of Arlington; son, Mitch Thurston and Lindsay Preister of Lincoln; mother, Charlotte Thurston of Smyrna, Ga.; three grandchildren.

Funeral 10 a.m. Monday, Sidney, Iowa, United Faith Church. Visitation with family 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Funeral Chapel. Memorials will go to the Nebraska Propane Scholarship Fund, 301 S. 12th St, Suite 140, Lincoln, NE 68508. Interment Sidney, Iowa Cemetery. The Crawford-Marshall Funeral Chapel in Sidney, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.