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Margaret Ann Rech Hotovy
5 Mar 1925 – 26 Jun 2015
| Birth | 5 Mar 1925 |
| Death | 26 Jun 2015 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Cemetery David City , Butler County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Jeanette Beethe Kozisek Heins on 04 Apr 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148441994 |
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Margaret Ann Hotovy, 90, widow of Ernest, of David City, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015 at the Butler County Health Care Center in David City. She was born on March 5, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Matousek) Rech at Osceola, Nebraska. She graduated from Osceola High School in 1942, and went on to receive her teaching certificate. She taught at a country school in the Osceola area. She later contributed to the war effort by traveling to Colorado to work in a bomb factory. Margaret Ann returned to Nebraska and worked as a telephone operator until her marriage to Ernest J. Hotovy on June 22, 1948 at St. Mary's Church in David City. Four children were born to this union. She was a dedicated homemaker and mother, raising her four daughters and helping her husband in the furniture store. In the 1970's, she returned to retail work at Schweser's in Columbus. Margaret Ann was involved in many community and school related functions. She volunteered at Aquinas High School, and she was a member of the Red Hat Ladies Club, Northside Extension Club, St. Mary's PCCW, Catholic Daughters of America, and St. Mary's Church. She helped out at Region V Services acting as chaperone on field trips and planning birthday parties. She was a caregiver for several family members throughout her lifetime and a cancer survivor who annually participated in the Butler County Relay for Life. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, entertaining, traveling, going to weekly dances with Ernie, listening to music and attending local fine arts programs. Her leisure time was spent at their cabin on Wagner's Lake near Columbus which they owned for over 40 years. She often played cards, founding and belonging to their pitch club for 30+ years. Survivors include: daughters, Merry Kaye (Michael) Sullivan, Michele (Thom) Hogan, and Marcia Hotovy; two grandchildren: Jessica Hogan and Kevin Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest in 1994; daughter: Melissa in 2012; one brother, Raymond Rech; and three sisters, Laura Bose, Alice Weinberg and Mildred Rech. Funeral Mass on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Aquinas High School Chapel, David City. Burial at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in David City. Arrangements by Chermok Funeral Home, David City.
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- Alice Rech Weinberg 1911–2007 FaG
- Laura Marie Rech Bose 1913–2005 FaG
- Raymond John Rech 1915–1997 FaG
- Mildred Arlene Rech 1920–2013 FaG
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