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Floyd Francis Turek Sr

28 Oct 1914 – 9 Nov 1998

Birth28 Oct 1914
Death9 Nov 1998
CemeteryWestlawn Memorial Cemetery
Grand Island , Hall County , Nebraska , USA
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11797296

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Thanks to contributor #48202874 IBBON — Floyd Francis Turek Sr., 84, died Monday, Nov. 9, 1998, at his home northwest of Gibbon. Burial in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Island. Mr. Turek was born on Oct. 28, 1914, in rural Ashton to John and Michalina (Spotanski) Turek. He grew up in rural Sherman County and attended public schools and St. Francis Catholic School in Ashton. He entered the U.S. Army on June 25, 1943, and served at Shick Hospital in Clinton, Iowa, during World War II. He was discharged on Jan. 30, 1946. He married Mary Rosella Bujewske on June 13, 1946, at St. Mathias Church in Muscatine, Iowa. The couple moved to rural Wood River, where they farmed until 1955. They then moved to Gibbon. Mr. Turek was a farmer his entire life. Mr. Turek was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. His hobbies included fishing, playing cards and enjoying nature. He received a papal apostolic blessing in 1992 for his long support of the work of the Benedictine Mission House in Scuyler. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mary Dukesherer of Bayard, Rita (Mrs. Mark) Czaplewski of Grand Island, Cathy (Mrs. Mike) Spellman of Shelton and Alice (Mrs. Dan) Quick of Grand Island; six sons, Floyd Jr. of Gibbon, John of Washington, D.C., Thomas C. of Kearney, Charlie of Kearney, Joe of Gibbon and Robert of North Platte. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter; a sister, Anna Ziola; five brothers, Steve, Cash, Joe, Ben and Eugene; and two stepsisters, Julia Spontanski and Gertrude Webb.

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