John Nun: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

John Nun was born on 19 Apr 1911; died in Jul 1976 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

John married Blanche Maxine Doupnik on 18 Nov 1933. Blanche (daughter of Robert Anton Doupnik and Anna H. Stetina) was born on 22 Jun 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Rex J. Nun was born on 27 May 1943 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 6 Nov 2018 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Generation: 2

Rex J. Nun

(1.John¹) was born on 27 May 1943 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 6 Nov 2018 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

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)