Jerry Lindberg, 59, died February 21, 2007 at Select Specialty Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. He was given the gift of life October 27, 1947 at Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Ernest Warren and Lucile Rose (Weathers) Lindberg. He was the Director of Economic Development for the city of Pittsburg, Kansas. He was a resident of Pittsburg, Kansas, since 1996 coming from Liberal, Kansas. He was a member of Pittsburg Noon Kiwanis, Business/Education Alliance (BEA), SEK, Inc., Kansas Economic Development Alliance (KEDA), U.S. Highway 69 Association, Ft. Scott Community College Advisory Committee, Class LTD board, Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), City of Pittsburg Port Authority, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Revitalization Committee and Alliance for Technology Commercialization. He was a past member of Kansas Industrial Developers Association (KIDA) and Leadership Crawford County, Class of 1997. He was the past president of the Great Bend Optimist Club and a member of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps. Survivors include two sons, Seth Lindberg and wife, Amber, Andover, Kansas, and Adam Lindberg and wife, Shannon, Galva, Kansas; one daughter, Amy Payne and husband, Chris, Manhattan, Kansas; one brother, Howard Lindberg and wife, Karen, Great Bend; one sister, Nancy Lindberg, Topeka, Kansas; and six grandchildren, Caleb, Alison, and Amanda Payne, Riley and Bridget Lindberg, and Ethan Lindberg. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Great Bend. Burial will be made in the Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call at Bryant Funeral Home from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, February 23, 2007. A memorial in Mr. Lindberg's name has been established with Pittsburg Noon Kiwanis, Class LTD, or the grandchildren's educational fund, in care of the funeral home. A memorial service will be held Monday, February 26, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 415 North Pine, Pittsburg, Kansas, with Pastor Ellie Foster officiating.