Richard D. Krupicka

1938 - 2019  (81 years)

• Name	Richard D. Krupicka  [1]
  Born	16 Aug 1938	Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Aug 2019	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Buried	Bohemian National Cemetery (Jelen Cemetery), Knox County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	A Funeral Mass for Richard will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milligan. Father Brendan Kelly will be the officiant. A private family Graveside Service will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery following the Funeral Mass. Public Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan. A Rosary will be prayed on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milligan. Memorials are suggested to the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church or the Milligan American Legion HSSK Post 240. Richard Dean Krupicka was born to Adolph A. & Emma B. (Krisl) Krupicka on August 16, 1938 on the family farm two and half miles south of Milligan, Nebraska, and passed away on August 27, 2019 at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, Nebraska, at the age of 81 years and 11 days. Richard attended Milligan Public School, graduating in 1955. He was a farmer all his life and enjoyed the work on the farm. Richard married Donna Kay Dolnicek on August 31, 1963 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence, Nebraska. To this union three children were born: Rodney Joseph, Michelle Rene, and Kay Marie. They spent the first 50 years of their married life on a farm near Milligan. The farm had been in the family for over 100 years. They later moved into Milligan. Richard never knew a stranger. He loved to go to sales, not to buy, but to talk to friends. He made many new friends from the sales he frequented. He also enjoyed joining friends for coffee each day. He was always ready to help anyone when needed. Richard served on the Milligan School Board and was a trustee of the St. Wenceslaus Church for many years and spent many hours making the new church become a dream-come-true. His faith was very important to him. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Adolph and Emma Krupicka; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Joseph and Lillian (Kalvoda) Dolnicek; daughter, Kay Pavelka; brothers, Lawrence, Raymond, Adolph, and William; Sisters, Antoinette, Rita, and Grace. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Donna Krupicka of Milligan, Nebraska; son, Rod Krupicka and wife, Diana of Milligan, Nebraska; daughter, Michelle Backemeyer and husband, Brad of Elmwood, Nebraska; son-in-law, Ron Pavelka of Glenvil, Nebraska; grandchildren; Marcus, Savana and Cheyenne Krupicka of Milligan, Nebraska, Ashley Smidt and husband, Ely of Fairfield, Nebraska, Ryan Pavelka of Cincinnati, Ohio, Greg Pavelka of Glenvil, Nebraska, and Tatum Backemeyer of Elmwood, Nebraska; great granddaughter, Willa Smidt of Fairfield, Nebraska; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Thelma Soucie and husband, LeRoy of Fairfield, Nebraska, Thelma Davis of Ocola, Florida, and Liela Krupicka of Davenport, Nebraska; and many nieces and nephews. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I30851	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Adolph A. Krupicka, Sr.,   b. 16 Jan 1896, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 8 Sep 1971, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Emma Krisl,   b. 5 Aug 1897, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 11 Jul 1961, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 63 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1920
  Family ID	F9922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Kay Marie Krupicka,   b. 28 Aug 1970, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 4 Dec 2018, Glenvil, Clay County, Nebraska  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F9957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Aug 1938 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 27 Aug 2019 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Buried - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Jelen Cemetery), Knox County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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).