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Raymond V. "Ray" Houdek
30 Mar 1927 – 3 Nov 2018
| Birth | 30 Mar 1927 |
| Death | 3 Nov 2018 |
| Cemetery | Chapman Cemetery Chapman , Merrick County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | NJochum on 29 Jun 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194476696 |
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CHAPMAN — Raymond V. Houdek, 91, of rural Chapman, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, with his loving family at his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Marty Egging will officiate. Burial will be in the Chapman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, followed by the rosary at 7 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament. In celebration of Ray's life as a farmer, please join the family in wearing flannel shirts and blue jeans at the visitation and celebration mass. All Faiths Funeral Home is serving the family. Ray was born March 30, 1927, on the farm near Dwight, the son of Charles and Mary (Ruzicka) Houdek. Ray was a farmer his entire life. On June 12, 1951, he was united in marriage to Adeline Benes at St. Joseph's Church in Agnew. To this union they were blessed with 10 children. Ray was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Vieregg Township Board. Ray enjoyed going to farm auctions and driving around with Adeline looking at the crops. He is remembered as being an honest, hardworking gentleman who was generous in all aspects of his life. He always found the good in people. His greatest treasure was his family, especially his grandkids and great-grandkids. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 67 years, Adeline; their children and their spouses Leroy and Suzie Dunne Houdek, Don and Cindy Houdek, Diane and Mike Wells, Elaine and Jim Null, Karen and Bernie Wiese, Joyce and Carl Ewing, Mike and Sally Houdek, Joanne and Kevin Wilson, Gary and Deb Houdek, Margaret and Chuck Wagner; 31 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Edmund, Marvin and Tom Houdek; and sister, Regina Fiala. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Joseph, Jerome and Charles Houdek; and three sisters, Rita and Charlotte Houdek and Margaret Hotovy.
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- PFC Joe B Houdek 1923–1945
- PFC Joseph B "Joe" Houdek 1923–1945
- Regina Marie Charlotte Houdek Fiala 1925–2024
- Rita Dorothy Houdek 1929–2010
- Edmund Dennis Houdek Sr 1931–2019
- Jerome J. Houdek 1932–1995
- Charlotte M Houdek 1935–1936
- Charley L Houdek 1936–1937
- Margaret Mary Houdek Hottovy 1938–1959
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