Rex J. Nun

1943 - 2018  (75 years)

• Name	Rex J. Nun  [1]
  Birth	27 May 1943	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Nov 2018	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska   [1]
  Burial	Saint Joseph Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [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 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Blanche Maxine Doupnik,   b. 22 Jun 1913
  Marriage	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

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1943 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 6 Nov 2018 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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