Local obituaries for Moravec Johnson Mortuary
Pearl Bergt
Apr 3, 2015
Funeral service for Pearl Bergt, age 87 of Lincoln – formerly of Schuyler, will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 1:30 PM at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Schuyler. Visitation will be held on Monday from 4 PM to 7 PM at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel in Schuyler and on Tuesday starting at 12:30 PM at the...
Lucinda Stonewall Behne
Apr 2, 2015
Lucinda Stonewall Behne, 63, of David City, passed away April 2, 2015 at david place in David City. Memorials: IN LIEU OF FLOWERS In Care of the Family Lucinda was born on September 7, 1951 at Barnsville, Ohio to Peter and Bertha(Shuman)Dudas. She worked various jobs throughout her lifetime, including Region V in David City working as a caretaker. Cindy...
Joan A. Brichacek
Apr 1, 2015
Joan A. Brichacek, 73, of Ft. Myers, Florida passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, April 17th at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at Heun (rural Clarkson). A Wake Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday (4/16/17) at Holy Trinity (Heun). Burial will be at 1:30 P.M....
Donald L Buell
Mar 29, 2015
Donald L. Buell, 91, of David City, formerly of Ogallala, passed away March 29, 2015 at St. Joseph's Villa in David City. Donald was born June 30, 1923 to Gus and Mae (McManus) Buell in Williston, ND. He graduated from Williston High School in 1941, and moved to Ogallala in 1944 during the war. Donald was united in marriage to...
Marilyn Augustine
Mar 27, 2015
Marilyn Augustine, 80, of Texas, formerly of Shelby, passed away March 27, 2015 at St. Joseph's Villa, in David City. Marliyn was born November 29, 1934 to Charles and Rosella (Rinke) Augustin, in Osceola, NE. She received an Associate's Degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She moved to Texas and worked as a Histotechnologist doing lab work at...
George G. Coufal
Mar 23, 2015
George G. Coufal, 89, of Dwight, passed away March 23, 2015 at david place in David City, Nebraska. George Coufal was born on December 14, 1925 to George A. and Mary (Hofpar) Coufal, in Dwight, Nebraska. He graduated from Dwight High School, then served in the United States Army from 8-30-1944 to 7-3-1946. George then attended college at Lincoln School...
Gertrude Luxa
Mar 22, 2015
Funeral services for Gertrude Luxa, age 99 of Dodge, will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Howells. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, April 6th, from 4 PM to 7 PM and on Tuesday starting at 9:30 AM. Burial will be at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, April...
Allen Koliha
Mar 22, 2015
Mass of Christian Burial for Allen Kohlia, age 77 of Howells, will be held 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Howells. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 2 PM to 7 PM and on Wednesday starting at 9:30 AM. Rosary will be recited on Tuesday at 3 PM and...
Emil Joseph Beran
Mar 17, 2015
Emil Joseph Beran, Jr., 81, of Howells, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 21st at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Schuyler. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. Visitation will continue Saturday...
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...
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...
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...
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...
