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LaVern Richard Mroczek
24 Apr 1933 – 12 Sep 2016
| Birth | 24 Apr 1933 |
| Death | 12 Sep 2016 |
| Cemetery | Saint Josaphats Cemetery Loup City , Sherman County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Diane on 18 Sep 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169825886 |
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LaVern Richard Mroczek, 83, of Loup City died Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society Home in Ravenna. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City, with Father Richard Piontkowski officiating. Burial will be held at the Evergreen Cemetery in Loup City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a vigil service to be at 7 p.m. at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Loup City Fire Department, LaVern Mroczek Scholarship Fund, Sherman County Senior Center or donor’s choice. Higgins Funeral Home in Loup City is in charge of arrangements. You can sign LaVern’s guest book at higginsfuneralhomelc.com. LaVern Richard Mroczek was born in Loup City on April 24, 1933, to Leo and Clementine (Kowalski) Mroczek. LaVern attended grade school at District 52 in rural Loup City. He rode his horse, Polly, to school and carried his lunch in a syrup bucket. LaVern only spoke Polish when he started school. He attended eighth grade at St. Josaphat’s Catholic School. He graduated from Loup City High School in the class of 1951. On June 1, 1954, he married Phyllis Safarik at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elba. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this year. Through the years of their marriage, they were fortunate to travel together to Europe, Hawaii and the tropical islands. They made frequent trips to Las Vegas and made many fond memories. While LaVern was in high school, he was employed by Loup City Farm Equipment Inc. and he continued to work there for 39 years. LaVern became a business partner and retired from the business in 1988. He later worked at Kearney Fairbanks International Harvester for two years and was later employed by Ken’s Equipment in Loup City for 22 years in the parts/service department. LaVern was a sports enthusiast. He especially enjoyed football and softball. He umpired baseball and softball games and officiated basketball and football games for many years. LaVern was a basketball coach for Loup City Catholic Schools for four years and a volunteer coach for many years as well. He was an avid Nebraska football fan. He especially loved to attend his children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events. He was the “unofficial scorekeeper” for all their games. LaVern had many hobbies. He was a coin collector and an avid antique collector, especially collecting International Harvester toy tractors and memorabilia. He enjoyed gardening and playing cards when he wasn’t working. LaVern assisted with the yearly garage sales and Junk Jaunt, collecting money and talking to all of their customers. LaVern loved to bring joy to others. One of his favorite joys was to play Santa for the Loup City Community and was a tradition at many family gatherings. LaVern enjoyed listening and dancing to Polka music. Lavern belonged to many organizations in Loup City. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5455 for 62 years and held many offices, including Grand Knight. LaVern was committed to the BINGO committee and called numbers and sold pickle cards weekly. He was also a member of the Loup City Fire Department and was elected Fire Chief from 1965-1971. He was a member of the Loup City Lions Club and Loup City Chamber of Commerce. He was an active member of St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church for 62 years. LaVern was a devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfather and husband. His life was a testament of his strong Catholic faith. LaVern will be dearly missed by his family and everyone who knew him. LaVern is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of 62 years and his five children, Donald (Karen) Mroczek of Columbus, Linda (Paul) Younes of Kearney, David (Cheryl) Mroczek of Minden, Lori (Gary) Eurek of Loup City, and Diane (Rick) Bell of Aurora. He cherished his 20 grandchildren, Nick, Matt, Kyle, Kari, and Cody Mroczek; J. Paul Younes, Maggie Holz, and Tan Chaowalit; Sydney Kobza, Adam Mroczek, Molly Mertz and Casie Olson; Phillip Mroczek, Channing, Jessica and Vincent Eurek; and Jacob, Nathan, Kristin, and Andrew Bell. He was also survived by 18 great-grandchildren. LaVern also is survived by his sisters, Marian (Jim) Palu of Loup City, Pat (Don) Arnold of Ord and Jan (Greg) Jelden of Keene; brothers, Tom Mroczek of York and Ron (Peg) Mroczek of Loup City; sister-in-law, Marge Mroczek of Loup City; and many nieces and nephews. LaVern was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Clementine Mroczek, and one brother, Raymond Mroczek. =Courtesy of Higgins Funeral Home= ***Even though the obituary says Mr. Mroczek was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, the actual memorial is located in St. Josaphat's Catholic Cemetery, just across the road from Evergreen. ***
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