Alvin Francis Spicka

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Spicka, Alvin Francis

Age 70

Howells NE. Passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Omaha.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday Feb. 20th at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church with Father Leo Rigatuso and Father Rodney Kneifl, Con-celebrants. VISITATION will be Sunday, Feb. 19th from 2:30 - 8:00 P.M. at St. John's Catholic Church with a Christian Mother's Rosary at 3:00 P.M. and a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:00 P.M. VISITATION will continue Monday one hour before services at the church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Fremont.
Alvin was born June 22, 1941 in Wahoo, Nebraska to Frank J. and Adeline (Horacek) Spicka. He attended District #34 School in Colfax County and graduated from Clarkson High School in 1959. On July 15, 1967, Alvin married Mary Ann Pacula in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Colon, Nebraska. Alvin was a retired farmer, mechanic, heavy equipment operator and fabricator. He was a member of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Howells and the Knights of Columbus. Alvin is survived by his wife, Mary Ann of Howells, NE; son: Andrew J. Spicka of Omaha; daughters: Kristin and husband Vernon Dirks of Sioux City, IA, and Stephanie and husband Brent Konvalin of Orangevale, CA; grandchildren: Chelsea, Seth, Hannah, Carson and Hunter; sister Wilma Racek of Lincoln; brother Edwin and wife Dorothy of Geneseo, NY; and many nieces and nephews also survive him. Alvin was preceded in death by an infant son, Francis, parents, grandparents, brother-in-law Robert Racek and nephew James Racek. Memorials are suggested to Howells Community Catholic School or Family's Desire.

SVOBODA FUNERAL HOME
Schuyler, NE 402-352-3860

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

Frank married Adeline Horacek on 3 Jun 1940 in Brainard, Butler County, Nebraska. Adeline was born about 1917 in Brainard, Butler County, Nebraska; died on 6 Dec 2007 in David City, Butler County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Adeline Spicka

Adeline Spicka 90, David City, widow of Frank, died Thursday (12/6/07). Born in Brainard to Joseph and Ann (Svoboda) Horacek.

Survivors: daughter, Wilma Racek, Morse Bluff; sons, Alvin Spicka, Howells; Edwin Spicka, Geneseo, N.Y.; sisters, Rose Keelan, Lincoln; Alice Styskal, Omaha; Sally Hotovy, Lincoln; brother, Don Horacek, Brainard; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service 2 p.m. Monday (12/10/07) at St. Mary's Catholic Church, David City. Monsignor Adrian Herbek. Visitation 1-8 p.m. Sunday (12/9/07) with 7:30 p.m. Rosary Service; 12-1:30 p.m. Monday (12/10/07) at Kracl Funeral Chapel, David City. Committal: Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo. Memorials to Family Choice.

Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 12/8/2007. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

Dennis also found the following obituary, with more details, from Kracl Funeral Home:

Adeline was born December 9, 1916 in Brainard to Joseph and Ann (Svoboda) Horacek. She grew up near Brainard on a farm and attended Holy Trinity Catholic School in Brainard. On June 3, 1940 she married Frank Spicka in Brainard. They lived on a farm by Ithaca until 1942 when they moved to Clarkson where they raised their family. In 1990 they moved to David City. Frank passed away on July 4, 1994.

She is survived by one daughter Wilma Racek of Morse Bluff, two sons Alvin his wife Mary Ann Spicka of Howells, Edwin his wife Dorothy Spicka of Geneseo, New York; three sisters Rose Keelan of Lincoln, Alice her husband Charles Styskal of Omaha, Sally her husband Jacob Hotovy of Lincoln; one brother Don his wife Helen Horacek of Brainard; 8 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren

She was preceded in death by son-in-law Robert Racek, two brothers Raymond Horacek and Leonard Horacek, a sister Loretta Svoboda, grandsons Francis Spicka and James Racek.