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Eugene Michael “Gene” Vetick

1 Aug 1941 – 28 Jun 2023

Birth1 Aug 1941
Death28 Jun 2023
CemeterySaint Peter Catholic Cemetery
Fullerton , Nance County , Nebraska , USA
Added byJudy Johnson on 29 Jun 2023
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255953014

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Eugene 'Gene' Michael Vetick, 81, of Fullerton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 28, 2023, at Arbor Care Center in Fullerton. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 3, 2023, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fullerton with Reverend William L'Heureux officiating. Burial will follow at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Fullerton. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, July 2nd with a 7 p.m. vigil service at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fullerton. Gene was born August 1, 1941 to Charles and Cecilia (Sliva) Vetick at Columbus, NE. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Fullerton and attended Red Top School near Fullerton. He graduated from Fullerton High School in 1959. He married Vickie Klassen on September 5, 1970 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fullerton. He was a lifelong farmer and raised cattle. He and Vickie resided on a farm west of Fullerton. He was a board member of Fullerton Rural Fire Department, Fullerton Co-op, and Fullerton township. He had many hobbies including playing cards, hunting and fishing, listening to polka music, attending 4-H events with children and grandchildren, watching his grandchildren play sports, and going to machinery and cattle sales. He also loved watching University of Nebraska football and volleyball. He is survived by his wife, Vickie of Fullerton; three sons, Michael (Stephanie) Vetick, Jim (Heather Buckholtz) Vetick, and Nick Vetick, all of Fullerton; three grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mary Jane Vetick of Uniontown, PA; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Leonard and Clifford; and sister, Rita (Larry) Beller.

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