Tyler Wlliam Mockelman

Tyler William Mockelman 3/24/98 – 2/23/2025 It is with deep sadness and so much love that we announce the passing of our beautiful son, Tyler William Mockelman, of Elkhorn, Nebraska on February 23, 2025 at the age of 26 years. Tyler William Mockelman was born on March 24, 1998 to Ronald Mockelman and Ann Heeren. Tyler came into this world fighting, proving he was meant to be earthside with his father. “The fight” would become the theme of Tyler’s life battling developmental delays due to birth trauma, several surgeries and multiple diagnoses throughout his young life. To know Tyler was to know that his father was the light of his life. Ron & Tyler would prove to be an unstoppable duo throughout the next 26 years as they took all of life and Tyler’s challenges head on – Tyler, always with a smile on his face. Tyler defied all the odds and lived his life to the absolute fullest. He walked, ran, rode bikes, played basketball and loved to go swimming. He graduated high school and even had a few jobs along the way but quickly showed us he wasn’t a blue-collar kind of guy. One job we remember fondly was at a local dog spa where he worked until he fell face first into a dog bath, Tyler made it clear he wouldn’t be returning. He loved all kinds of music, especially Johnny Cash and the Black-Eyed Peas. He loved to dance, Christmas time, his collection of noisy toys, rides to the park with his grandmother which always ended in a smoothie of course. Tyler enjoyed food of every variety, there was not a meal or snack he would not eat. He loved his time at day service as an adult and his shot at independence living with the Paass family. In 2020, another diagnosis would come that would stop Tyler in his tracks. Tyler battled Huntington’s Disease so bravely and so fearlessly but ultimately it was a battle he could never win. We are thankful for the 26 years we got with our tough guy. He touched so many people and taught so many of us all the simplest lessons about life. He taught us patience, resilience, unconditional love and that a bad day is just that – a bad day, not a bad life. Tyler is survived by his father Ronald Mockelman (Ashleigh), sisters Maggie Busch (Johnathan) & Kynedy Abels, Grandmother Marilyn Einsphar, grandparents Doug & Cheri Abels, several aunts, uncles, cousins, a niece and many friends in the community who loved him. In Lieu of Flowers, Donations suggested to the Family for later designation.

Tyler Wlliam Mockelman

March 24, 1998 - February 23, 2025