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Mary NovotnySCHUYLER — A Funeral

Mass for 105-year-old Mary Novotny, formerly of Schuy-ler, was held 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 7, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Carl Zoucha officiating and music provided by Jack and Lois Seckman.

Burial was in the Schuyler Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers were Ronald Dostal, Adolph Pep-linski, Ron Lopour, John E. Jedlicka, Kenneth Wieneke and Calvin Sorrick.

Mary was born Jan. 26, 1909, south of Clarkson to Joseph and Anna (Castka) Lopour. She attended rural school in Colfax County.

M a r y a n d Fra n k A . Novotny were married Jan. 22, 1933, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at Heun. They farmed south of How-ells until 1980 when they moved to Schuyler. Mary enjoyed gardening, playing cards and visiting with fam-ily and friends. Mary died April 2, 2014, at Parkview Home in Dodge where she had been a resident since March 2000.

Mary is survived by her son, Dennis (Virginia) Novotny of Fremont.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank (1/12/1994); two grandsons, Paul and Bob Novotny; four brothers, Joe, Ed, Frank and Jerry Lopour; and four sisters, Libbie Jedlicka, Ida Vacha, Anna Zrust and Emma Horak.

Svoboda Funeral Home of Schuyler was in charge of arrangements.

Alyce KellerSCHUYLER — Alyce N.

Keller, 97, of Schuyler, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Golden LivingCenter in Schuyler.

A funeral service was held 2 p.m. Monday, April 7, at First Presbyterian Church in Schuyler with the Rev. Neal Allen offici-ating. Committal was in Schuyler Cemetery.

Alyce was born March 1, 1917, in Schuyler to Edward and Anna (Dostal) Novotny. She attended school in Schuyler and graduated from Schuyler High School in 1935. She worked at Bolt Variety for over 12 years.

On August 12, 1951, Alyce married Irvin Keller at the Methodist Church in Seward. They lived in Octavia for 11 years and moved to Schuyler in 1962 and she lived in the same house until January 2012, when she moved to Golden LivingCenter in Schuyler. She had worked at Schuy-ler Memorial Hospital and with Irvin at the Farmers Grain Company in Schuy-ler for 20 years. Alyce was a member of the First Presby-terian Church, past member of the Session and served on the Schuyler Cemetery

Board for 22 years where she was especially interested in maintenance and was responsible for many of the trees that grace the cem-etery. Alyce was Past Wor-thy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She loved to travel, play bridge, attend play performances and was an avid reader.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Irvin Keller on Feb. 5, 1977; two sisters, Adelaide and Anna Rose; and two broth-ers, Edward Jr. and Thomas Novotny.

Memorials are suggested to the Schuyler Library Foundation.

Kracl Funeral Chapel of Schuyler was in charge of arrangements.

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Elsie PetricekCLARKSON — Elsie L.

Petricek, 91, of Clarkson, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at Golden LivingCen-ter in Clarkson.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, April 4, at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in How-ells with Father Leo Riga-tuso celebrating the Mass. Interment was in St. John Catholic Cemetery.

E l s i e L i l l i a n Jo n a s Petricek was born Sept. 10, 1922, on a farm west of Howells to Jerry and Agnes (Seda) Jonas. Elsie attended school at District #50 near Howells. For a time, after school, she worked for new mothers in their homes helping with chores.

Elsie and Lambert A. Petricek were married by Fr. Drbal at St. John’s Cath-olic Church in Howells on April 22, 1941. A reception was held at the farm home north of Howells. Shortly after their first son Jim was born in 1942, Lambert left for the U.S. Army and served during World War II for five years overseas. Elsie and Jim lived with her par-ents until Lambert returned home to Howells. Two more children were added to the family, Rodney in 1949 and Janis in 1953. Elsie took great care of her family, was a very good cook and loved playing cards. She was a member of St. John’s Guild, Altar Society and Women’s Auxiliary. She helped out at dances at the Howells Ball-room for many years. After Lambert died in 1981, Elsie continued to live in How-ells. She moved to Clarkson in 2001 and into Golden LivingCenter in 2009. Elsie

passed away there on Sat-urday, March 29, 2014.

Elsie is survived by her sons, Jim (Chris) of Midland, Mich., and Rodney (Margie) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; sister, Arlene (Edward) Brabec of Clarkson; sisters-in-law, Elsie Jonas and Lucille Jonas of Clarkson; grand-son, Jim (Jill) Petricek of Franklin, Tenn., and great-grandchildren, Nathan and Jane; grandson, Kurt (Jamie) Petricek of Phoenix, Ariz., and great-grandchildren Makenzie, Walker and Milana; grandson, Jason (Nicole) Petricek of Mem-phis, Tenn., and great-grandchildren, Caleb and Luke; grandson, Russell (Jenny) Tomka of Oregon, and great-grandchildren, David and Paige; grand-daughter, Shalene Petricek of Santa Monica, Calif.; granddaughter, Cindy (Hugh) Tomka Gladner of Bellevue, Wash., and great-grandchildren, Brandon and Jocelyn; granddaugh-ter, Nichole (Todd) Tomka Craig of Bellevue, Wash., and great-granddaughter, Delaney; and many nieces and nephews.

Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, Lambert Petricek; daugh-ter, Janis Tomka in 2005; brothers, Leonard and Alvin Jonas; and sister, Lillian Petricek Miller.

Memorials are suggested to the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure Foundation specifically for breast can-cer research.

Miller Funeral Home in Clarkson was in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be sent to www.millersfh.com.

Obituaries

Lillian MaresSCHUYLER — A Funeral

Mass for 100-year-old Lil-lian M. Mares, of Rogers, was held 10:30 a.m. Sat-urday, April 5, at St Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Carl Zoucha offici-ating and music provided by Jack and Lois Seckman.

Burial was in the Schuy-ler Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers were Jon Muehlich, Barry Lindstrom, Ronald Bohaty, James Bohaty, Rick Brune and Dwayne Svitak.

Lillian was born March 16, 1914, in the Midland Precinct of Colfax County to Charles and Antonia (Vesely) Cech where she attended rural school.

Lillian and Stanley L. Mares were married at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at

Heun on Feb. 7, 1933, and farmed in Colfax County. Lillian died April 2, 2014, at Golden LivingCenter in Schuyler where she had been a resident since Sep-tember 2005.

Lillian is survived by two sons; David of Rogers and Daryl (Claudine) of Schuy-ler; two grandchildren, Sharon Breese of Colum-bus and Jason (Hannah) Mares of Omaha; and two great-grandchildren, Jacob Breese and Morgan Mares.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley (4/15/1976); and three brothers, Rudolph and Charles Cech and an infant brother.

Svoboda Funeral Home of Schuyler was in charge of arrangements.

Eric and Rachel (Palensky) Johnson of David City are the parents of a girl born March 28, 2014, at Butler County Health Care Center in David City.

Emersyn Lynn Johnson weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce.She was welcomed home by her sisters, Emily, 9,

Alayna, 4, and Avery, 2, and brothers, Tyler, 19, and Brayden, 8.

Grandparents are Leonard T. and Loretta Palensky Jr. of David City and Verl and Cindy Johnson of Albion.

Birth

Colfax County

County Court

The following cases for offenses in Colfax County were disposed of on or before April 4. Fines are in addition to $49 court costs:

Traffic

• Chad Hegemann, overweight on axle or group of axles, $75 fine.

• Carmen Salazar, speeding 11-15 mph over the limit, $75 fine.

• Sergio Roman, Jr., speeding 11-15 mph over the limit, $75 fine.

• Gildardo Perez, speeding 11-15 mph over the limit, $75 fine.

• Emanuel Quezada, failure to yield the right-of-way, $25 fine.

• Udon Chittreenatr, no proof of insurance, $75 fine.

• James Szabo, no proof of insurance, driving with a suspended license, $200 fine.

• Pedro Miguel Deleon, speeding 6-10 mph over the limit, $25 fine.

• Edward Madsen, speeding 6-10 mph over the limit, $25 fine.

• Dennis Toalson, speeding 6-10 mph over the limit, $25 fine.

• Bintuben Patel, speeding 6-10 mph over the limit, $25 fine.

• Gina Bellas, speeding 11-15 mph over the limit, $75 fine.

• Dale Ternus, speeding 21-35 mph over the limit, $200 fine.

• Troy Heron, speeding 6-10 mph over the limit, $25 fine.

Criminal

• Edwin Portillo, no operator’s license, stop/yield sign violation, pos-session of drug parapher-nalia, $250 fine.

• Zach Nelson, speed-ing 16-20 mph over the

limit, possession of drug paraphernalia, $225 fine.

• Mark Bartholomew, no operator’s license, possession of one ounce K2 or marijuana and drug paraphernalia, $475 fine.

• Jose Chavez, pos-session of stolen property, $150 fine.

• Javier Hernandez, nuisance and no house number, $50 fine.

• Jeremy Perez, nui-sance, $25 fine.

• Margarita De La Cruz, nuisance, $25 fine.

• Jerry Mundil, nui-sance, $25 fine.

• Francisco Marino, nuisance, $25 fine.

• Neil Robles, nuisance, $25 fine.

• Carlos Carreto-Cabrera, nuisance, $25 fine.

• Arturo Portillo, nui-sance, $25 fine.

• Juan Lopez, driving under the influence first offense, false reporting of a misdemeanor, $1,000 fine, 12 months probation, driver’s license revoked for 60 days.

• Oscar Marino-Ramirez, driving under the influence first offense, leaving the scene of an accident, $700 fine, 12 months probation, driver’s license revoked for 60 days.

• Jama Abdi, driving under the influence first offense, $500 fine, nine months probation, driver’s license revoked for 60 days.Sheriff’s Department

• On March 18 at 6:19 p.m., Jonathan Langdon of Clarkson was turning off Highway 91 onto Road 1 when he lost control of his 2005 Pontiac, which rolled into the ditch.

Public RecordDivine Mercy altar servers honoredCourtesy photo

Divine Mercy altar servers, from left, Cirilo Mejia, Natalie Loza, Tyler Brichacek, Jordon Brichacek and Astrid Mejia are pictured with Fr. Carl Zoucha after receiving the Archdiocese of Omaha Serra Club Award last month. They were honored with a Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. Connor Flynn is not pictured.

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