Local obituaries for Moravec Johnson Mortuary
Joseph John Yindrick
Mar 14, 2015
. Joseph J. Yindrick, Sr., 74, died quietly at home March 14, 2015 Joe was born January 22, 1941 to Alois(Louis) and Amelia (Bartunek) Yindrick of David City. He attended grade school near home and graduated from Marietta High School in 1958. He proudly served in the US Army and was stationed at the former Fort Devens in Massachusetts. While...
Bernita L. Hanel
Mar 10, 2015
Bernita Leone Hanel was born on March 24, 1933 in Atkinson, Nebraska as the sixth of ten children of Howard Wilcox and Alta Browning. She died on March 10, 2015 in West Point, Nebraska. On June 10, 1953 in Columbus, Nebraska at the age of 20 she married Joseph Lamar Hanel, son of James and Julia (Holoubek) Hanel. For many...
John K Combs
Mar 8, 2015
John K. Combs, 92, died Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Sacramento, California. John was born November 16, 1922 to Sumner (Sam) William Combs, Sr., and Valdeva Maria Combs (Hastings) in David City, Nebraska and is being returned to his hometown to be buried next to his brother Donald. He is the grandson of Lovel Sheldon Hastings, who was a Nebraska...
Olga M Janak
Mar 6, 2015
Olga M. Janak, 94, of David City died Friday, March 6, 2015 at St. Joseph's Villa in David City. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS: Memorials In Care of the Family. Olga Marie (Svoboda)Janak was born on May 22, 1920 to Frank and Christine(Jirovsky)Svoboda on a farm near the original Yanka, located along a railroad track about half way between David City...
Barbara "Peg" Miller
Mar 6, 2015
Barbara "Peg" Miller, 71, of David City died Friday, March 6, 2015 at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City. Per Peg's wishes there will be no public viewing and she has chosen cremation. Memorials: In Care of the Family Barbara M. "Peg" Miller was born on August 21, 1943 at Burry St. Edmunds, England to Charles and...
Richard Joseph Kucera
Mar 4, 2015
Richard Joseph Kucera, 84, of Bruno, passed away peacefully March 4, 2015 in Lincoln. He was born July 4, 1930, the son of Joseph and Julia (Rech) Kucera. Richard was raised on a farm near Brainard, Nebraska, and was a graduate of Brainard High School. He served two years in the U.S. Army, and was stationed overseas in Germany. Upon...
James D. Krzycki
Mar 3, 2015
Funeral Mass for James D. Krzycki, age 71 of Schuyler, will be held on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4 PM to 6 PM at the Svoboda Funeral Home South Chapel. Burial will be in the Schuyler Cemetery. Jim was born May 3, 1943 in Columbus...
Helen Brichacek
Mar 1, 2015
Funeral mass for Helen Brichacek, age 95 of Schuyler, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, March 4th at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Heun. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 3 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel. Rosary will be recited on Tuesday at 4 P.M. and a combined Parish and Knights of...
Larry Lee Roucka
Feb 28, 2015
Larry Lee Roucka, age 76 of Rogers, died February 28, 2015 at his home. He was born October 25, 1938 on a fram in the Clarkson area to James and Marie (Koren) Roucka. Larry served in the Navy from November of 1955 to November of 1958. He worked form Divis Construction in Fremont for 35 years and at Appleton Electronics...
JoEllen Vrbka
Feb 27, 2015
JoEllen Vrbka, 82, formerly of Brainard, passed away February, 27, 2015 at St. Joseph's Villa, in David City. Butler County has lost a dedicated worker in health care, someone who worked more than 40 years as nurse, director of nurses and hospital administrator. JoEllen Hakenkamp was born Jan. 30, 1933 in McCook to Joseph and Claire (Beecham) Hakenkamp. She lived...
Eugene Brecka
Feb 26, 2015
Eugene J. Brecka, 81, of David City, passed away February 26, 2015 at Butler County Health Care Center. Eugene was born December 4, 1933 to Anton P. and Barbara (Roubal) Brecka on the farm near Rescue. He attended Prague High School and after graduation, he served in the U.S. Army from July 22, 1953 to May 17, 1955 during the...
Wilma Barta
Feb 22, 2015
Funeral mass for Wilma Barta, age 87 of Howells, will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Howells. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday from 3 PM to 7 PM and 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM on Thursday. Rosary will be recited on Wednesday at 7 PM. Burial...
James L. Waters
Feb 17, 2015
A Funeral Mass for James L. Waters, 91 of Omaha, formerly of Schuyler will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 23, 2015 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Schuyler. Visitation will be held at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel on Sunday from5 PM to 7 PM and on Monday from 9 AM to 10:15 AM. A combined...
Alma Beran
Feb 13, 2015
Alma was born November 1, 1924 to James K. and Mildred (Wasko) Mejstrik near Howells, Nebraska. She graduated from Schuyler High School in 1940. On June 12, 1945 Alma married Lambert Beran at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tabor (rural Howells). They farmed near Howells and upon moving to Howells in 1956 they owned Beran Hardware Store and Beran Plumbing...
Edward F. Wolff
Feb 10, 2015
A Funeral Mass for 89 year old Edward F. Wolff, of Dodge, formerly of Howells will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 13th at S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Howells with Fr. Leo Rigatuso, Celebrant. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 2:30 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. at S.S. Peter & Paul Church with a Parish Rosary...
Robert Kassmeier
Feb 2, 2015
A Celebration of Life Service for Robert Kassmeier, age 88 of Dodge, will be held on Bob’s birthday, Monday, February 16th at St. John’s Catholic Church in Howells. The family will greet friends starting at 4:00 PM followed by a Prayer Service at 6:30 PM with a reception in St. John’s School after the service. Bob was born February 16,...
Adeline T Rezac
Jan 30, 2015
Adeline T. Rezac, 93, of Wahoo, formerly of Brainard, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Saunders County Long Term Care Center. Adeline was born April 21, 1921 to John and Marie (Ratkovec) Rejda in Loma, Nebraska. Adeline was united in marriage to Ernest Rezac May 4, 1943, at St. Luke's in Loma, Nebraska, and 6 children were born to...
Lawrence "Short" Ritzdorf
Jan 16, 2015
Lawrence Ritzdorf, 98, of Howells, passed away Friday, January 16th in Dodge. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21st at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Howells. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday followed by a Parish Rosary at 7:00 P.M at S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church....
Emanuel "Red" Pelan
Jan 12, 2015
Emanuel "Red" Pelan, 72, of David City died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln. Emanuel was born February 4, 1942, on the farm near Bruno, to Ben and Agnes Pelan. He grew up and lived in the Butler County area most of his life. Emanuel worked construction for many years until becoming disabled. He was...
Sandra K Otto
Jan 9, 2015
Sandra, K. Otto, 71, of Ulysses, died Friday, January 9, 2015. Memorials: In Care of the Family Sandra K. Otto was born on August 30, 1943 at David City, Nebraska to Jonas J. and Elnora M. (Ostermeier) Schroeder. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School and David City Public Schools and graduated from David City High School in 1961. She moved to...
