U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Adeline (Jirik) Stranik, David City, Aug. 19, age 99
Adeline F. Stranik of David City, formerly of Morse Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 19, at St. Joseph Villa in David City.
Adeline was born March 9, 1912, in Prague to Simon and Marie (Sabata) Jirik. She grew up in Prague and graduated from Prague High School in 1930. She attended College of St. Mary in Omaha for two years. After college she taught school in rural Saunders County and then worked as a domestic in the home of V.J. Skutt in Omaha.
Adeline married
Rudolph J. Stranik June 29, 1935, in Prague. Rudolph died June 15, 1980. After marriage they lived in Morse Bluff where they farmed. Adeline moved to David City in 2002. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church in Morse Bluff and the Altar Society.
Survivors include sons Thomas (Kathleen) Stranik of Morse Bluff and James (Konnie) Stranik of Lincoln; daughters Phyllis (Richard) Spence of Lincoln, Carol Ann Stranik of Beatrice and Maribeth Stranik of Lincoln; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25 at St. George Catholic Church in Morse Bluff. The Rev. Jeremy Hazuka will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday 3-8 p.m. with a vigil service/Rosary at 7 p.m. at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend. Visitation will continue Thurs. 9-10 a.m. at Moser Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Cedar Hill cemetery in rural Morse Bluff.
Memorials may be directed to St. George Catholic Church or St. Joseph Villa in David City.
Obit dated Aug. 24, 2011
Blanche (Humlicek) Nesladek, Wayne, Aug. 13, age 97
Blanche M. Nesladek of Wayne, formerly of Morse Bluff, died Aug. 13, at Careage of Wayne.
Blanche was born Oct. 27, 1913, in Abie to John and Mary (Svoboda) Humlicek. She graduated from Prague High School in 1932. Blanche married
Anton Nesladek on Jan. 31, 1933, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Cedar Hill. Anton died June 10, 1966.
After her marriage Blanche lived on a farm in rural Morse Bluff until moving to Wayne in 2004. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church in Morse Bluff and the altar society.
Survivors include daughter Mary Ann (Dr. Richard) DeNaeyer of Wayne; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Aug. 16 at St. George Catholic Church in Morse Bluff, with burial at Cedar Hill cemetery near Morse Bluff.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend is in charge of arrangements.
Obit dated Aug. 17, 2011
Betty (Houser) Hoops, Fremont, Aug. 11, age 72
Betty Ann Hoops of Fremont died Aug. 11, at Fremont Area Medical Center.
Betty was born March 8, 1939, in Leigh to Edward and Anna (Schroeder) Houser. She was a 1956 graduate of Howells High School. She married
Harlan H. Hoops on Oct. 27, 1956, in Webster. They lived in the Webster area for two years and then in Schuyler for 12 years. In 1969 they moved to Fremont.
Betty was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary in Fremont. She previously worked for Kallio Campers, Pendleton Woolen Mills, Oil Gear and the Fremont Tribune.
She is survived by her husband; daughters Rhonda (Mike) Nervig and Terrie Pinkerton, all of Fremont; sisters Darlene (Jim) Smith and Marlene Hall, all of Wichita, Kan.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Private services were held Aug. 16 at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Obit dated Aug. 17, 2011
Reginald "Green" Zelazny, Silver Creek, Aug. 9, age 75
Reginald “Geen” Zelazny of Silver Creek died Aug. 9 at the Litzenberg Long Term Care Center in Central City.
Geen was born Jan. 14, 1936, in Polk County to Edward and
Frances (Bialas) Zelazny. He grew up on the farm in Polk County and attended Dist. 23 School. Following the death of his father, Geen helped farm the family property with the help of his uncles. In 1957 he moved to Nance County where he continued farming. Geen was an active member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church and member of the St. Lawrence Prayer Chain.
He is survived by his mother Frances Zelazny of Central City; brothers Jerry (Kathleen) Zelazny of North Bend and Raymond Zelazny of Silver Creek.
Funeral services were Aug. 13 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek.
Obit dated Aug. 17, 2011
Pat (Reznicek) Hall, Fremont, May 11, age 70
Pat Hall of Fremont died May 11 at her home.
She was born March 16, 1941, in Scribner to Edward and Adella (Dostal) Reznicek. The family lived in Dodge until moving to North Bend in 1957. Pat graduated from North Bend High School in 1959 and worked at Birchwood Manor.
On Oct. 29, 1960, Pat married
John F. Hall in North Bend. He died July 9, 2000. They moved to Fremont in 1970 where Pat worked at the Alco Store and the Family Fun Center. She worked in Omaha as an office manager until retiring in March 2007.
Pat was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Fremont. She was a former member of St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend.
Survivors include son Jeff (Deb) Hall, daughter Sheila (Mark) Pettit, all of Fremont; brothers Dennis Reznicek of Louisville, Eddie (Marge) Reznicek of Omaha; sisters Dorothy Kreikemeier of Dodge, Sue Johnson of Omaha and four grandsons.
Memorial Mass will be May. 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend with the Rev. Donald Cleary officiating. There is no visitation. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to Pat’s grandsons’ education funds.
Moser Memorial Chapel, North Bend, is in charge of arrangements.
Obit dated May 18, 2011
Evelyn (Viglicky) Pollard, North Bend, May 7, age 91
Evelyn L. Pollard of North Bend died May 7 at Birchwood Manor in North Bend.
Evelyn was born August 25, 1919, in Edholm to Anton and Josephine (Vidlak) Viglicky. She grew up in Edholm and married
William J. Pollard on Feb. 17, 1946, in Tilden. William died Sept. 24, 1987. Evelyn lived in Linwood and Schuyler and worked at Saeger’s Drug Store in Schuyler.
Evelyn moved to North Bend in 1946 and was the co-owner of Pollard Implement Company of North Bend until 1988.
She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend, St. Ann’s Altar Society, and Christian Mothers.
Survivors include son Patrick Pollard of North Bend; daughter Kitty (Melvin) Bailey of Schuyler; brother Richard (Evelyn) Viglicky of Hastings; three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral Mass was May 10 at St. Charles Catholic Church in North Bend with burial at Holy Cross cemetery in Schuyler.
Memorials may be directed to North Bend Rescue Squad, St. Charles Catholic Church in or the donor’s choice.
Moser Memorial Chapel of North Bend is in charge of arrangements.
Clyde "Mac" McDaniel, Jr., Morse Bluff, April 28, age 57
Clyde P. “Mac” McDaniel, Jr. died April 28 at his home in Morse Bluff.
Mac was born Sept. 20, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Clyde and Loretta McDaniel. He attended schools in Cincinnati and Fayetteville, Ohio. He enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in Vietnam. Mac was paralyzed in an automobile accident in 1973.
On Oct. 26, 1974, Mac married
Marilyn Kavan of Morse Bluff. The couple lived in Wahoo and Fremont before moving to Morse Bluff in 1993.
Survivors include his wife Marilyn; son Clinton McDaniel of Morse Bluff; daughters Shanna McDaniel and Angela Gomez, both of Morse Bluff; grandson Caleb Gomez of Morse Bluff; in-laws Leonard and Patricia Kavan of Morse Bluff; brothers Jerry McDaniel, Mark (Kelli) McDaniel and Jeff McDaniel, all of Kentucky; brothers-in-law Larry Kavan, Jerry Kavan and Gene (Deb) Kavan, all of Morse Bluff; sisters-in-law Betty Ferguson and Stacy (Steve) Camden, both of Indiana, Ruby Morrison, JoAnne (Ray) Wilson and Pam (Bill) Harrell, all of Kentucky, and Bev (Skeeter) Ratovec.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 6, at 10 a.m. with burial at Cedar Hill Cemetery. A Celebration of Life potluck dinner will be follow at 11:30 a.m. at the North Bend VFW Hall.
Obit dated May 4, 2011
Glen Gates, Sr., Prague, April 8, age 92
Glen A. Gates, Sr. of Prague, died April 8 at the Golden Living Center in Schuyler.
Mass of Christian burial was April 13 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Prague with Rev. Jamie Hottovy officiating. Burial will be at St. Vitus cemetery in Touhy with military honors.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to Masses or Prague Rescue Unit.
Glen was born Aug. 21, 1918, in Alma to Clifford and Fedora (Weldon) Gates. He graduated from Lincoln High School. On June 17, 1941, he entered the United States Army and served with the Army engineers until his discharge in 1945.
On Jan. 15, 1945, Glen married
Elizabeth Masek at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Valparaiso. They lived in Picstown, S.D. for five years while he worked on the Fort Randall Dam. They then moved to Prague where he owned and operated Gates Hardware for over 35 years, retiring in 1994.
Glen was a member of the church and a Life Member of VFW Post 3606 in Lincoln. He had served on the village board and Prague rescue squad.
Glen is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Gates of Prague; daughters Patricia (Marvin) Roubal of Bruno, Maxine Prochaska of Wahoo; sons Stephen (Sonja) Gates, Glen (Sharon) Gates, Jr., all of Lincoln, Gerald (Jeanille) Gates, Wahoo, Jerome (Judy) Gates, Columbus, one brother Gilbert (Dolores) Gates of Lincoln, 19 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death grandson Jason Prochaska in 2001, a brother Virgil Gates and sister Fannie Harris.
Obit dated April 13, 2011
Ginny (Mahlberg) Hebbeln, Davenport, Iowa, age 89
Virginia C. (Mahlberg) “Ginny” Hebbeln died April 5. She was born in Minden, Iowa, April 16, 1921, to Raymond and Barbara Mahlberg.
She was preceded in death by husband Erwin J. Hebbeln; parents, Raymond and Barbara Mahlberg; brother, Francis Mahlberg; sister, Dolores Shaw; brother, Raymond Mahlberg Jr.; infant sister, Rita Mahlberg. Survived by son John E. Hebbeln; daughter and son-in-law Jacqueline and Joseph Raus; grandchildren: Craig (Kathy) Hebbeln, Rene (Allen) Heath, Eric Hebbeln, Deb Murphy, Rebecca (Jim) Begley, Elizabeth (Mikel) Wess, Barbara Raus; 10 great-grandchildren; brother Gerald (Mary) Mahlberg and many cousins.
The family received friends Thursday, April 7, 5 to 7 p.m. at the West Center Chapel in Omaha, followed by vigil service at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian burial was Saturday, April 9 at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Family Catholic Church in Davenport, Iowa. Interment was at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials can be directed to St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church or Josie Harper Hospice House.
Obit dated April 13, 2011
