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Rex J. Nun

Male 1943 - 2018  (75 years)


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  • Name Rex J. Nun  [1
    Born 27 May 1943  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Nov 2018  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Saint Joseph Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Rex J. Nun, 75, of Lincoln, passed away at home September 6, 2018. He was born May 27, 1943, in Geneva, Nebraska, to John and Blanche (Doupnik) Nun.

      Rex attended elementary school in a one-room country schoolhouse before attending Geneva High School where he graduated in 1960. Following graduation, Rex attended Nebraska Vocational Technical School in Milford, Nebraska, where he earned an Associates Degree in Building Construction Technology in 1962.

      Rex married his high school sweetheart, Nancy, on June 1, 1963, and the couple made their home in Lincoln where they have resided ever since.

      A lifelong love of automobiles led Rex to begin driving race cars in 1973 at Midwest Speedway in Lincoln. In a racing career that spanned 25 years, the "Flying Nun" earned dozens of victories and many fans throughout the Midwest.

      Rex is survived by his wife Nancy Nun (Villers) of Lincoln; sons Jeffrey (wife Aileen) Nun of Lincoln; James Nun of Lincoln; Jared (wife Caroline) Nun of Akron, Ohio; daughter Jacqueline Nun of Lincoln; grandchildren Travis Nun, Terra Nun, Race Nun and Zaccary Nun; brothers Richard (wife Donna) Nun of Phoenix, Arizona, and Rodney (wife Marilyn) Nun of Atlanta, Georgia.

      He is preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law Marguerite Burklund.

      Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Cathedral of the Risen Christ Catholic Church, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. in Lincoln, with Monsignor Joseph Nemec celebrating the Mass. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Geneva.

      Visitation will be Tuesday from 12 noon to 7 p.m., with family receiving friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Butherus Maser & Love funeral home, 4040 A St., Lincoln 68510.

      Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

      Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
    Person ID I47284  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2018 

    Father John Nun,   b. 19 Apr 1911,   d. Jul 1976, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Blanche Maxine Doupnik,   b. 22 Jun 1913 
    Married 18 Nov 1933  [2
    • They had three sons, Richard, Rodney and Rex Jay Nun. (Milligan, p 262). Dennis Belohlavy notes that Rex Jay Nun was divorced from his former wife, Nancy, ca 2008 in or near Lincoln, Nebraska.
    Family ID F1773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 May 1943 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 2018 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 262 (Reliability: 3).