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Michael Lee "Mike" Hayek

5 Sep 1963 – 16 Apr 2023

Birth	5 Sep 1963
Death	16 Apr 2023
Cemetery	Saint Marys Cemetery Ulysses , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Jeanette Beethe Kozisek Heins on 16 Sep 2024
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/252370981

Bio

Michael Lee Hayek was born in Seward, Nebraska on September 5, 1963, to Thomas and Lois (Bolen) Hayek and passed away in Ulysses, Nebraska on April 16, 2023, at the age of 59 years, 7 months and 11 days, after his nearly three-year battle with Glioblastoma cancer. Mike grew up in the Ulysses area. He attended and graduated from Seward High School with the Class of 1981. After his completion of high school, he enlisted into the United States Navy where he served from October 3, 1983, until being honorably discharged on February 16, 1986. During his time in the Navy, Mike was stationed on the USS Kitty Hawk where he worked as a catapult operator. After Mike's release from the Navy, he worked at several factories and later did concrete work. He used his woodworking talents and did finish carpentry work. Mike was a skilled carpenter and spent countless hours working and tinkering in his wood shop. He was also an accomplished quilter. Mike enjoyed the outdoors where he loved to hunt and fish. He always loved to joke around and enjoyed each day to the fullest. Mike had a love for music and spent a lot of time playing the guitar and harmonica. He played the saxophone in high school and even carried his sax along with him on the Kitty Hawk. Mike is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Hayek; nephews, Alan Hofer and Donald Hayek, Jr. A Celebration of Life will be announced and held at a later date.

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• Thomas Lee Hayek 1942–2015
• Lois Hayek 1944–2023

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