It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joseph Michael Ward of Fairbury, Nebraska, born in Arlington, Virginia, who passed away on February 9, 2023, at the age of 40, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph Michael Ward to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by : his mother Kimberly Ward (Davis); his grandparents, Ralph E. Kerrick, Norman Ward and Dolly Ward; and his stepmother-in-law Lori Busing.

He is survived by : his father Christopher Ward; his sister Christine; his daughter Lillian of Fairbury Ne; his wife Krystal Busing; his children, Calliope, William, Camden and Cody Ward of Manassas, VA; his stepmother Deb Ward of Spokane, WA; his grandmother Grace Kerrick of Va; his nieces, Kiernan and Danielle Horn; his nephew John Horn; his siblings-in-law, Bill Busing of Fairbury and Becky Blue (Mike) of Lincoln; and his nieces and nephews, Nevaeh Beam, Derick Sullivan of Lincoln, Waylon, Olivia of Lincoln, Marcy, Corey and Ivaan of Fairbury.

Memorials will go to the Family's Choice to be designated later.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home