Louis Alfred Krupicka

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Obituary for Louis A. Krupicka

Funeral services for Louis will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan. Kim Dunker will officiate the services.

Graveside services will follow the funeral in the Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan, Nebraska.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel.

Memorials are directed to the family.

Louis Alfred Krupicka was born to Charles Krupicka and Kristina Bernasek Krupicka on May 22, 1917 at Tobias, Nebraska and passed away September 13, 2015 at the Friend Manor in Friend, Nebraska at the age of 98 years. He was one of 5 children in the family.

Louis met his lifelong partner Elsie June Luzum at Sunset Dance Hall in Lincoln. They were united in marriage November 2, 1944 at the courthouse in Wilber, Nebraska. A reception followed the ceremony at Tabor Hall with a dance by the U-Neta Orchestra. This marriage was blessed with 2 children.

Louis and Elsie resided on a farm near rural Milligan for the first 6 years of marriage. They then purchased their farm near McCool Junction and remained there until 1991 when they purchased a house in the town of McCool Junction. Louis was a very wonderful accordion player. He learned to play the accordion at the age of 8 years old, and played the accordion at many polka dances and family get togethers.

Louis enjoyed farming; he planted milo and soybeans in fields and had cattle, hogs and sheep. Louis and Elsie also raised chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.

Louis was preceded in death by is parents Charles and Kristina Krupicka of Milligan, wife Elsie, sisters Mamie Bedlan of Milligan and Hazel Koca of Shelby and brother Charles Krupicka Jr. of Geneva.

He is survived by his son Lavern Krupicka of McCool Junction, daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Gary Vodicka of Fairmont, Nebraska, grandchildren Shelley (Vodicka) Timmermans and husband Mike of Hampton, Randy Vodicka of Fairmont, great grandchildren Zachary and Mikaela Timmermans of Hampton, and brother Alfred Krupicka of Fairmont.

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

Louis married Elsie June Luzum on 2 Nov 1944 in Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska. Elsie was born on 1 Jun 1925 in Friend, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 11 Nov 2010 in Henderson, York County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]