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Eugene R. Tomsicek

14 Mar 1932 – 18 Dec 2012

Birth14 Mar 1932
Death18 Dec 2012
CemeterySaint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Wahoo , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA
Added byDeano on 17 Jan 2025
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Colon, NE. Passed away December 18, 2012 at the Saunders Medical Center in Wahoo. Eugene was born the only son of Jacob and Mary (Rezac) Tomsicek on March 14, 1932 in Wahoo, NE. He spent his first 18 years on a farm near Weston, NE and then he moved to a farm north of Wahoo. He graduated from Wahoo High School in 1949. After high school he farmed with his father and later purchased the farm. He supported his parents until their deaths. He was a lifelong farmer, beef and swine operator, and for 18 years he had a produce farm that sold sweet corn and various other vegetables in Lincoln, NE. On December 15, 1978, Eugene was united in marriage to Peggy (McMurray) Havelka at the Presbyterian church in Wahoo. Eugene was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Colon, NE and he was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents. Eugene is survived by his wife, Peggy; daughter of the heart, Monica Nelson Govind and husband Dil and their children Carmen Chinn and Lea Govind; step-daughter, Shannon Havelka Novotny and her husband Dwyne and children Ross and Corden Novotny; step-son, Dale Havelka and friend Lori Moeller and his children Caitlin and Tyson Havelka; son, John Tomsicek and friend Michelle Fujan and child Marie Fujan; daughter, Joni Tomsicek Cantrall and husband John and children Callie, Bayleigh, Natalie, Jesse, and Kenzi; constant companion, black lab, Bruce. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Saturday, 10am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Colon, NE. Fr. Matthew Vandewalle will be officiating. VISITATION Friday 5-7pm with 7pm KC Rosary at Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo. Interment at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. SVOBODA FUNERAL HOME 211 N Linden Street, Wahoo, NE 68066 402-443-3624 EUGENE R. TOMSICEK My family history in this county goes back many years. In this country most of my family's occupations dealt in farming. As far as I know all my family have been Catholics. My mother's grandparents, Jilji and Margurite Rezac came to this country from the Czech area of Europe. They brought with them their young son, Frank Rezac, Sr. Frank grew to manhood in Saunders County and married Antonie Virgl. Antonie's parents, Vaclav and Josephine (Koutny) Virgl, were well-to-do landowners in Saunders County. They immigrated to the United States from Moravia, Bohemia in 1877. My father's grandparents, Joseph and Marie (Novacek) Tomsicek, also grew up and married in the Czech area of Europe. While living there, they had five children. Marie died giving birth to my grandfather, Jacob Tomsicek, July 23, 1873. Joseph remarried a Rezac; her name is unknown. This marriage was considered beneath his station in life. In the "old country" he was considered a master executive secretarial writer. He and his second wife (to escape the class system at home) came to the United States. They brought his five children with them, settled in Saunders County near Weston, and added three more children to their family. My grandfather, Jacob married Victoria Zahourek, daughter of Jan and Victoria (Rezac) Zahourek. Jacob and Victoria's first home was a soddy 3½ miles SW of Weston. This home was later enlarged with lumber. While living in the sod home, three children were born to Jacob and Victoria: Emil, Jacob (my father), and Lillian. The family then moved to their new home near the Czech Presbyterian Church near Weston. The children attended District 44 school. They later moved 1 mile east of Weston. Being Catholic, their parents decided to send them to St. Wenceslaus School in Wahoo. Grandfather rented a house in Wahoo and entrusted the children to the care of his unmarried sister, Antonie Tomsicek. Antonie was a dressmaker. Due to an epidemic of scarlet fever, their school term was shortened. Their mother had them returned home to the farm where she thought it to be safer. Grandmother died of cancer during the depression. Grandfather followed, due to a series of strokes in 1946. My father, Jacob, married Mary Helen Rezac, the daughter of Frank and Antonie (Virgl) Rezac. They had one child, myself, March 14, 1932. As a depression child my early memories cover the "doing without" and "making do" times of a thrifty farm family. Despite their saving abilities, the land inherited from both their families was sold during the depression. I still follow the "Waste not, want not" policy taught me by my parents. My first home was on the farm previously owned by my grandfather, Jacob, near the Czech Presbyterian Church by Weston. I attended District 44 School, and later graduated from Wahoo High School. (This was before Neumann was built.) I farmed with my father until his health began to fail him in the late 1960's. In 1950 we moved to a farm NW of Wahoo. I later purchased this farm from the Emma Koranda Estate. My father passed away in 1972. I continued to care for Mother until 1977, when she moved to the Saunders County Care Center in Wahoo. She passed away March, 1982, at the age of 84. In 1978, I met and married Peggy. Her parents were Robert O. McMurray and Joan (Carpenter) McMurray, of Red Oak, Iowa. We have two children from her previous marriage, Shannon, age 8 and Dale, age 6. We've added two more lambs to the fold, Jan Kärel, age 2, and Joni Marie, age 1. This year, 1982, we've also taken into our hearts an honorary daughter. Monica (Buzzy) Nelson began as a babysitter for us this past spring but has taken root in our hearts. She and her family are from Malmo, Nebraska. By Eugene Tomsicek

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