Local obituaries for Moravec Johnson Mortuary
Raymond Vanis
Jul 24, 2011
Raymond B. Vanis, age 82, of David City passed away Sunday July 24, 2011 at The Monarch in Lincoln. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday July 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City with Fr. Kenneth Wehrs as celebrant. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 until 5 PM at Chermok Funeral...
Gus Fayman
Jul 19, 2011
Gus was born July 26, 1924 in Clarkson to Gustav Bohuslav (which means Lover of God) and Pauline (Zrust) Fayman. He graduated from Clarkson High School in 1942. Gus played lead saxophone in the Duffy Belorad Band before being drafted (Cleo took over his spot in the band). He served in the Army (May 7, 1943 to November 11, 1944)...
Rose Samek
Jul 14, 2011
Rose T. Samek, 87, of David City died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday July 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City with Fr. Kenneth Wehrs as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Joseph Sabata
Jul 13, 2011
Joseph L. Sabata, 68, of David City died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Butler County Health Care Center in David City. A Memorial Service will be Friday, July 15, 2011 at 10:30am in St. Luke's United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Schutt officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. The family requests...
Jolene Eller
Jul 7, 2011
Jolene Eller, 47, of David City died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Butler County Heatlh Care Center in David City. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday July 11, 2011 at 9:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in David City with Fr. Bernard Kimminau as celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Per Jolene's wishes, there...
Anton Eckstein
Jul 4, 2011
Anton was born July 1, 1924 in the Morse Bluff area of Saunders County to Vaclav and Otillia (Werverka) Eckstein. He attended rural school in Sunders County and graduated from North Bend High School in 1943 He married Joan Toman September 26, 1958 in Fremont and farmed in the Linwood area until he retired in 2009. Anton enjoyed working on...
Rose M. Svoboda
Jun 23, 2011
Rose was born September 7, 1916 at Bee, NE to Fred and Agnes (Kastner) Kobza. She attended rural school near Bee before her family moved to the Schuyler area. Rose married James A. Svoboda on June 14, 1938 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Schuyler. They lived in the Appleton area of Butler County for about three years before moving...
Margaret "Sis" Parr
Jun 21, 2011
Margaret was born May 8, 1937 in Cuming County to William and Margaret (Vlach) Wisnieski. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School at Olean and graduated from Dodge High School in 1955. Sis married Ralph "Mike" Parr on August 17, 1957 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Schuyler. She worked for a short time at Dale Electronics in Columbus before working...
Theophal Kastl
Jun 19, 2011
Theophal "Phil" Kastl, 94, of Grand Island, formery of Brainard, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the Grand Island Veteran's Home. Funeral Services will be Friday, June 24, 2011 at 2:00pm in Holesovsky Mortuary, Brainrd. Viewing will be Friday, from 11-1:30pm followed by a Rosary all at Holesovsky Mortuary. Burial will be at St. Anthony's Cemetery, Bruno, NE. Graveside Military...
Mark ozda
Jun 17, 2011
Mark was born April 26, 1953 in Schuyler to Evan E. and Dorothy (Pohl) Drozda. He graduated from Schuyler High School in 1972 and later received an Associate Degree in Horticulture from the University of Nebraska at Curtis. He lived in Norfolk for a short time. Most recently he had been living in Columbus at Boulevard Place, a group home,...
Eulalia Dahmke
Jun 11, 2011
Eulalia Lorene (Engel) Dahmke, 90, of David City, passed away on Saturday June 11, 2011 at David Place in David City. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church (2200 25th Street) in Columbus with Rev. Wayne Nestor officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. There will be...
Agnes Cada
Jun 5, 2011
Mass of Christian Burial for Agnes Louise Cada, 98, of Schuyler, will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, June 9th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church., with Father Carl Zoucha officiating. Visitation will be held at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel on Wednesday from 4 PM to 7 PM followed by a Parish Rosary at 7:00 PM. Visitation will...
Verna Shaw
Jun 2, 2011
Verna Lee Shaw, 78, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 in Lincoln. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Svoboda Funeral Home, North Chapel. There will be no visitation or viewing. Verna was born April 13, 1933 in Milligan to Leonard and Vlasta (Chudley) Anderson. She graduated from Tobias High...
Lorna Faltys
Jun 1, 2011
Lorna Catherine Faltys, 86, of Schuyler, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011. A Funeral Mass for Lorna at 10:30 AM on Friday, June 3, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Heun with Father Leo A. Rigatuso officiating. Visitation will be held at Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel from 1:00 PM—5:30 PM, with a 3:00 PM Rosary. Visitation will continue at...
Leonard Nemec
May 30, 2011
Leonard Nemec, was born October 26, 1924 in Colfax County to William and Marie K. (Faltin) Nemec. He graduated from Howells High School in 1941. On February 6, 1946 he married Lillian Vrbicky at S.S. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Clarkson. Leonard was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church (Tabor) and sang in St. Mary's Choir until...
Louise Kovar
May 28, 2011
Louise “Blondie” Kovar, 81, of David City died Saturday May 28, 2011 at David Place in David City. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday June 2, 2011 at 2:00 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in David City with Fr. Bernard Kimminau as celebrant. Inurnment will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4...
Donald Zeilinger
May 25, 2011
Donald G. Zeilinger, 92, of David City died Wednesday May 25, 2011 at Butler County Health Care Center in David City. Funeral Services will be on Saturday May 28, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church in David City with Pastor David Palomaki officiating. Interment will follow at David City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM...
Edna DeBower
May 17, 2011
Edna Stone DeBower, was born on March 1, 1907 in Schuyler, Nebraska; she died May 17, 2011 at Golden Living Center, Schuyler at the age of 104. Edna was the first child of Alfred Arthur Stone and Josephine Krivohlavek Stone. Edna Cecilia was baptized at First Presbyterian Church in Schuyler. After graduating from Schuyler High Scool in 1925, she entered...
Mickey Johnson
May 14, 2011
Mickey Gene Johnson, 56, of Bruno, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at his residence in Bruno. Per Mickey's request, there will be an immediate burial with a family graveside service at Pleasant View Cemetery, rural Bellwood, Nebraska. Mickey was born on December 6, 1954 to Ole and Mary(Reichert)Johnson in Massachusetts. He was painter with his father and also drove truck....
Patricia Humphries Gassen
May 14, 2011
Trish Humphries Gassen, 44, of Columbus, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at her residence after a courageous bout with cancer. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, May 17 at 10:30am in the First United Methodist Church, Columbus. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Columbus. Viewing will be Monday, from 5-7pm at Chermok Funeral Home, David City and Tuesday, from 9:30-10:30 at...
