Christopher M. Nyberg

West Des Moines

Christopher Nyberg, 41, died on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Chris is survived by his wife, Jodi; two children, Jack and Lauren; mother, Patty Nyberg; father, David (Lori) Nyberg; two brothers, Cory (Anne-Cathrine) Nyberg and Ryan (Jennifer) Nyberg; and a sister, Jamie (Nathan) Stanton.

A visitation will be held at McLaren’s Resthaven Chapel on Tuesday, April 16th from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to Jodi Nyberg at P.O. Box 65143, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265.

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Death ends a life,

not a relationship.

- MITCH ALBOM, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

Christopher Nyberg. Nobody says, “I kind of remember that guy.”

If you met Chris, you remembered him. The guy liked to talk…

a lot. But that’s why we loved him — he was real, funny, honest,

insatiably curious and extraordinary in his ability to make

anyone feel comfortable. He loved to laugh. He loved his friends.

He loved his family.

Jodi Nyberg, Chris’s wife of nearly 14 years, says above all, Chris

was a devoted husband and father, a giver of himself to a fault

and...a talker. “Chris could talk to a telephone pole and become its

best friend,” she said. Anyone who knew him knew Jodi was truly

the love of his life and he considered their kids, Jack and Lauren,

to be the center of their universe together.

Ryan Nyberg, Chris’s younger brother and best friend, says what

Chris talked about most defined his priorities. “His favorite things

to talk about were Jodi and the kids.” He’d talk about everything.

But before all else, he talked about his family — glowing, proud.

Any day, even with perfect strangers, Chris would discuss his

beloved Pittsburgh Steelers, music, politics, repairing anything,

religion, science and the funniest moments of his day — told only in

the way he could tell it.

His favorite thing to do: make people laugh. Ryan had talked to

Chris almost daily for the last 15 years. “Every day, he’d make me

laugh so hard, I’d be in tears. He told extremely long-winded stories,

but I never got tired of them.”

Chris can’t be remembered without mentioning his passion for music.

Dave Matthews Band, the Grateful Dead and Cornmeal. And from

saxophone to guitar to drums, he loved to play as well.

Through laughter, serious talks, long-winded stories, and just being

there, Chris Nyberg developed deep, meaningful relationships with

those he respected. “He gravitated toward good, good people,” Ryan

said. Or maybe good, good people gravitated toward him.

Chris believed, “Kids just want your time, that’s it. They don’t want

things, they just want to share experiences with you.” And that’s

what the people around him wanted — to spend time with Chris.

Now, Chris gets to listen. Great memories and true friends

together…for him. Chris (Big Daddy Cornbread, Chritty, Kid

Weenie, Chili Bowl, Critter), thank you for the laughter and love

you gave us. We can’t wait to spend more time with you.