Carroll E. “Tex” Eberspacher of Friend, was born Oct. 6, 1938, to Floyd and Ruth (Myers) Eberspacher in Seward.
Tex, the youngest of 5 children, grew up on the home farm. He went to Glendale County School and graduated from Milford High School in 1956. While there, he played football and was on the championship team. In January of 1957, Tex went to Nebraska School of Barbering in Omaha, graduating in June of 1957. Following graduation, he took over his grandfather’s barber shop in Milford.
On Dec. 14, 1958, Tex was united in marriage to Margaret Schlegel in Milford and they were married, just two weeks shy of 67 years. They had two sons, Rex and Kurt. Throughout his life, he also cut hair in Ulysses, Dorchester, Friend, Milligan, Fairbury, Harvard, Mesa-Arizona, Lincoln LCC and rest homes. In his free time, Tex enjoyed playing pitch, gardening, watching Nebraska volleyball, playing shuffleboard and going to Mesa, Arizona. He also loved fireworks. Tex passed away Dec. 1, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona at the age of 87.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Eberspacher of Friend; sons, Rex Eberspacher (friend, Amber Wood) of Omaha, and Kurt (Cindy) Eberspacher of Lincoln; grandchildren, Shane (Rachel) Eberspacher, Matthew (Megan) Eberspacher, Gunner Eberspacher, Stormy Eberspacher (friend, Jim Van den Bosch); great-grandchildren, Rhett and Rowan Eberspacher and Maddie Eberspacher; step-grandchildren, Nick (Jennie) Donahue and Kelly (Chelsie) Donahue; step-great-grandchildren, Landon, Ocie, Cameron, Cayden and Cooper Donahue.
Tex was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Ruth Eberspacher; brothers, Lowell Eberspacher, Max Eberspacher and Glen Eberspacher; and sister, Phyllis Brockhoff.
A memorial service will be Saturday, Dec. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Friend United Methodist Church with a private graveside service at Salem Country Church Cemetery near Seward.
Arrangements by Volzke Funeral Home.
