Tanner Nieland, 32 of Auburn, passed away tragically, Thursday, December 12, 2024.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 19, 2024 at St. Lawrence Church – St. John Paul II Parish in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Brian Feller assisted by Deacon Bob Lenz. Music will be by Kathy Halbur. Lectors for the Funeral Mass will be Randy Nieland and Joe Balk. Gift Bearers will be Tanner’s cousins. Casket Bearers will be Jamie Nieland, Kevin Nieland, Jake Mann, Brandon Balk, Addison Ross, Dayton Ross, and Cooper Ross. Private family burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Auburn.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll from 5-7 p.m. with a sharing of memories at 7 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 9:30-10:15 a.m. on Thursday at the church.
Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Tanner’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Tanner was an outstanding CoreMark (Farner-Bocken) employee for over 14 years. He enjoyed his job and considered his co-workers as his second family. He was always smiling with his generous spirit and funny personality.
He loved living on the farm with his dad and taking care of his cats. He was a life-long fan of the New York Yankees and enjoyed watching the games and cheering them on with his dad. Another past time he shared with his dad was working out at the gym and he was getting stronger each day.
He spent the weekends with his mom and enjoyed her cooking. He always asked for her pork steak and baked potatoes. They watched countless hours of movies and tv shows especially crime and sci-fi shows.
Some of his biggest achievements are graduating from Kuemper Catholic High School in 2011 and achieving a Liberal Arts Degree from DMACC in Carroll. His most widely known talents were video games like Guitar Hero and Pokémon. He was known as a legacy in the Guitar Hero community, and as one of the best players throughout the entire world. Tanner was innovative, passionate, helpful to other players, and most of all, an integral part of building these communities online.
The most important part of his life was his family. His dad, his mom, his sister Mikayla and her husband Ethan and their kids Charlie and Harrison, and his sister Tia. They were his whole world. He loved family gatherings with his grandma, all his aunts and uncles, and his cousins. He brought so much laughter and love to the people around him. His joyous personality gave us all so many smiles and happiness, from childhood until his last day. He was a humble, gracious, and kind young man to all he encountered. He never complained a day in his life, and we will treasure the time we had with Tanner. He was one of a kind and will forever be missed. We love you, rest in peace.
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Tanner was preceded in death by his grandparents, Arnold & Germaine Nieland, LeRoy Balk, his uncle Randy Balk, his aunt Dianne Nieland, and his cousin Grace Mann.
Tanner is survived by his mother Laurie Nieland, his father Donald Nieland, his sister Mikayla Schoeppner and her husband Ethan Schoeppner, their kids and his nephews Charlie and Harrison Schoeppner, and his sister Tia Nieland and her boyfriend Ethan Ausburn; his grandmother Judy Balk, his aunts and uncles, and his cousins on both the Balk and Nieland sides of the family.
