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Richard Henry "Rich" Cuba

5 Dec 1934 – 8 Apr 2014

Birth	5 Dec 1934
Death	8 Apr 2014
Cemetery	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Omaha , Douglas County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	SRGF on 10 Aug 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127702661

Bio

Richard H. "Rich" Cuba, 79 December 5, 1934 ~ April 8, 2014 Richard H. Cuba was born in Nebraska to John and Helen (Swerczek) Cuba. "Cuba" was an Americanization of an older, Polish name, Czuba--several of Richard's aunts and uncles kept the older spelling. Richard's family were farmers, and in 1940, the US Census shows them living near Genoa, in Nance County, Nebraska. John Cuba, 41, head, farmer Helen Cuba, 31, wife Leonard Cuba, 13, son Genevieve Cuba, 11, daughter Evelyn Cuba, 9, daughter Richard Cuba, 5, son Helen Cuba, 2, daughter In 1954, Richard Cuba was fighting in Korea. He was a US Marine. When he came home to Nebraska, he married Jeanette (called Janet in Omaha City Directories), and worked for a living. In 1958, he took a job as a laborer for Armour's meat packing plant. He and Janet lived at 3311 Howard St. in Omaha. The next year, he was hired as an assembler for Vickers Manufacturing (hydraulic motors and pumps). Survived by wife Jeanette (Osentowski) Cuba; children and spouses Danette (Jeff) Lynch, Diana (Mike) Larsen, and David (Kalleen) Cuba; 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sisters Genevieve, Evelyn and Helen Visitation Friday, April 11th, after 5 pm with Vigil Service at 7 pm at Bethany Funeral Home, 8201 Harrison St.,La Vista, Nebraska. Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, April 12th, 10 am St. Gerald Catholic Church, 96th & Q St, Omaha, Nebraska. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Military Honors by Papillion Amercian Legion Post 32 Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made to the Hospice House - The Josie Harper Residence. Bethany Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obituary from Bethany Funeral Home, La Vista, Nebraska and from the the National Archives, and from FindaGrave memorials for Richard Cuba's parents ; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteers Scott 47643415 and Bruce & Peggy 46941589 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Family

Parents

• John Walter Cuba Jr 1898–1969
• Helen V. Swerczek Cuba 1907–1996

Spouse

• Janet C. Osentowski Cuba 1935–2025

Siblings

• Leonard J. Cuba 1926–1999
• Evelyn Lillian Cuba Birkel 1931–2021
• Phyllis Ann Cuba Roth 1943–2005

Children

• Richard Henry Cuba Jr 1958–1958 FaG
• Baby Girl Cuba 1959–1959 FaG

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