Local obituaries for Moravec Johnson Mortuary
Douglas A Hookie
Oct 28, 2014
Douglas A. Hookie, 59, of David City, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln. Douglas Allen Hookie was born December 24, 1954, the youngest of 7 children, to Charles and Elsie Hookie in Lake Preston, SD. After graduating from Lake Preston High School in 1973, he attended Dakota State College in Madison, SD for 2...
Kathy Vomacka
Oct 26, 2014
A Memorial Service for Katherine (Kathy) Vomacka (age 50 of Leigh) will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Leigh. Kathy was born November 26, 1963 in Pender, NE to Patrick and Nadine (Schomaker) Thompson. She graduated from Schuyler High School in Schuyler, NE in 1982. On September 1, 1984 she...
Mary E. Kost
Oct 25, 2014
Mary Kost, 87, formerly of Brainard, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Heartland Park, in Seward. Mary was born July 16, 1927 to Wallace and Sara(Jones) Goodell, in Judson, Minnesota. She grew up in Minnesota. She met Harley Kost in South Dakota, where they were married on July 11, 1948. They lived in South Dakota until moving to Brainard...
Lucille G. Litjen
Oct 24, 2014
Lucille G. Litjen, 93, of David City, passed away October 24, 2014 at david place in David City. Lucille was born July 25, 1921 on the family farm near Surprise, NE, the second child to Oswold and Mayme (O'Hare) Lux. She lived in that area, and attended country school and graduated from Surprise High School in 1938. Lucille married Robert...
Marlene L. Palik
Oct 20, 2014
Marlene L. Palik, 80, of David City, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Butler County Health Care Center. Marlene L. Palik was born January 18, 1934 to Louis and Amelia(Bartunek) Yindrick, at their house near David City. She graduated from Holy Trinity High School, then went on to get her Teaching Certificate from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont....
George Pleskac
Oct 18, 2014
George Pleskac, 86, of Brainard, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at david place in David City. Memorials to Holy Trinity Church or Masses George Pleskac was born on November 27, 1927 at St. Paul, Nebraska to Frank and Josephine (Kudrna) Pleskac. He graduated from St. Paul High School. He married Celestine"Sally"Matulka on June 6, 1950 at St. Augustine...
Sally M. Schmid
Oct 17, 2014
Sally M. Schmid, 90, of Wahoo, formerly of Valparaiso, died Friday, October 17, 2014 at South Haven Living Center in Wahoo. There will be no public viewing. Memorials: In Care of the Family. Sally(Janak)Schmid, 90, of Valparaiso, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at South Haven in Wahoo surrounded by family members. Sally was born on May 1, 1924 to...
Eber O. Cooper
Oct 2, 2014
Eber O. Cooper was born April 21, 1941 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Otho and Merlin (Severin) Cooper. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1958 and from the University of Nebraska College of Law at Lincoln in May, 1966. Eber married Karen P. Alberts in October 1970. On July 28, 1989 he married Donna K. Kannas at the First United...
Louis J. Humlicek
Sep 29, 2014
Louis J. Humlicek was born October 1, 1929 on the family farm north of Abie, Nebraska to Anton G. and Rose (Ostry) Humlicek. He graduated from Assumption Catholic High School in Dwight, Nebraska. Louis farmed in the Abie area his entire life. He was a member of S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Abie, the Fraternal Order of Eagles,...
Connie Bauer
Sep 26, 2014
Connie Bauer, 88, of Rising City died Friday, September 26, 2014 at david place in David City. Memorials: In Care of the Family. Connie Bauer was born on September 17, 1926 at Osceola, Nebraska to Fred and Teresa(Shanahan)Dunn. She attended Osceola area schools and graduated from Osceola High School in 1944. Connie briefly taught school until she married Verland O....
Mary Jane Miller
Sep 23, 2014
A 10:30 A.M. Funeral Mass for Mary Jane Miller, age 61, of Omaha, will be celebrated on Saturday, September 27th at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at Heun. Visitation will be held at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel in Schuyler on Friday from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. followed by a 7 P.M. parish rosary. Visitation on Saturday will begin...
Donald Louis Malovec
Sep 21, 2014
Donald L. Malovec, 77, of David City, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at St. Joseph's Villa in David City. Donald Louis Malovec was born March 31, 1937 on a farm near Brainard to Louis J. and Frances (Zegers) Malovec. He attended Holy Trinity School and graduated from Brainard High School in 1955. Don worked at Hughes Bros in Seward and...
Clarence E Krenk
Sep 20, 2014
Clarence E. Krenk, 83, of Schuyler, formerly of Abie, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Schuyler. Clarence was born June 5, 1931, on the farm in Abie, to Emil and Rose (Polacek) Krenk, and remained a life long Abie resident. He attended Abie Public School, Nimburg Schools, and graduated from David City High School in...
Estella Mae Miratsky
Sep 17, 2014
Estella Mae Miratsky, 92, of David City, formerly of Bruno, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City. Estella was born November 14, 1921, in St. Louis, Missouri and was adopted by James and Mary (Kobza) Wittera of Bruno, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm and attended school in Bruno, Holy Trinity...
Marcella Waters
Sep 9, 2014
Funeral Mass for 89 year old Marcella Waters of Mesa, AZ (formerly of Schuyler) will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Schuyler. Visitation will be held at the Svoboda Funeral Home North Chapel on Monday from 5 PM to 7 PM and on Tuesday from 9 Am to 10:15 AM....
Lawrence "Larry" James Juranek
Sep 6, 2014
A Mass of Christian Burial for Lawrence J. “Larry” Juranek, 71, of David City, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Schuyler. Visitation will be at 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday at Svoboda Funeral Home, North Chapel followed by a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Visitation will continue Tuesday 9:00 A.M....
Eugene "Bud" Smola
Sep 1, 2014
Eugene "Bud" Smola, 88, of Dwight, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 at david place in David City. Memorials In Care of the Family Eugene "Bud" Smola was born on September 18, 1925 to Joseph and Helen(Slosar)Smola at Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Omaha South High School in 1943 and went on to attend college for two years. Bud entered the...
Nina M Orr
Aug 19, 2014
Nina M. Orr, 33, of David City died Aug. 19, 2014 at her residence. Per Nina's request, there will be no services and cremation has taken place. Memorials may be given in care of the family. Nina M Orr was born on Dec. 6, 1980 to Matthew and Diane(Rupp)Orr at Columbus, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from Columbus Lakeview High...
Jessica Fiala
Aug 16, 2014
Jessica Fiala, 33, of David City, passed away on August 16, 2014 in a car accident on the edge of David City. Jessica was born December 6, 1980 to David Calhoon and Mary (Dall) Evans in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She grew up in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Jessica went on to get her Associates Degree in Accounting from Vatterott College, and worked for...
Cortney Marie Dunker
Aug 15, 2014
Cortney Marie Dunker, 23, of Schuyler, NE. passed away Friday, August 15, 2014 at her home. Cortney lost a brave battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Tuesday August 19 at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Schuyler with Rev. Bill Mattfeld officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the Svoboda Funeral Home South...
