Obituary for Richard Chvatal
Richard M. Chvatal, 97 years, of Fremont, NE formerly Colon, NE passed away Friday, July 23, 2021 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE.
Richard was born November 11, 1923 in rural Prague, NE to Thomas and Gustie (Coufal) Chvatal. The family moved to rural Colon, NE. He attended country school and graduated from Mead High School in 1942. He farmed with his father, Tom, in rural Colon until joining the U.S. Navy in 1944. Richard served as an aviation ordinance dispatcher in Pearl Harbor until his discharge in July of 1946. He returned to rural Colon where he would spend the next 70 + years farming.
He married Martha Bohoc on September 10, 1947. She died suddenly one year later, on September 20, 1948. On November 28, 1950, Richard married Martha Brabec. The couple had 2 sons, Raymond and Rodney. In his years in rural Colon, he was a Board member of the Colon Elevator, the Mead School Board, the Wahoo Coop as well as Lifetime Membership in the Saunders, Co Nebraska Livestock Association, The Colon Fire Dept, The Colon American Legion Post 265, The Fraternal Organization of Veterans Forty & Eight (serving as Commander at both the state and national levels), and of the Big Red Tractor Collectors Organization. He was a past member of St. Wenceslaus in Wahoo until moving to Fremont in 1991. He joined St. Patrick Catholic Church. He continued to commute to the farm in Colon. He loved to finish his day of work talking with friends and family on the back of his tailgate with a cold beverage. In 2010, Richard met Millie Koopman. They loved to travel to casinos and dance halls. Millie passed away in 2020.
Over the years, Richard enjoyed going to Polka dances and square dancing. He traveled every year with his family to experience something new.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 wives; and significant other, Millie.
He is survived by his sons, Raymond (Betty Kreutzer) Chvatal, and Rodney (Melody Stauffer) Chvatal; grandsons, Aaron Chvatal, Caleb (Elizabeth) Chvatal, and Micah (Naomi) Chvatal; and great granddaughter, Lilah Jean Chvatal; as well as several step grandchildren.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A. M., Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. with family receiving friends from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.
Burial will be at Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, NE.
Memorials may be directed to the Fraternal Veterans Organization of the Forty & Eight Nurses Training Scholarship, Colon Legion Post # 265, or the Colon Fire Department.
Online condolences may be left at: www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N. Somers Ave., Fremont, NE 68025 402-721-4490.
Richard was born November 11, 1923 in rural Prague, NE to Thomas and Gustie (Coufal) Chvatal. The family moved to rural Colon, NE. He attended country school and graduated from Mead High School in 1942. He farmed with his father, Tom, in rural Colon until joining the U.S. Navy in 1944. Richard served as an aviation ordinance dispatcher in Pearl Harbor until his discharge in July of 1946. He returned to rural Colon where he would spend the next 70 + years farming.
He married Martha Bohoc on September 10, 1947. She died suddenly one year later, on September 20, 1948. On November 28, 1950, Richard married Martha Brabec. The couple had 2 sons, Raymond and Rodney. In his years in rural Colon, he was a Board member of the Colon Elevator, the Mead School Board, the Wahoo Coop as well as Lifetime Membership in the Saunders, Co Nebraska Livestock Association, The Colon Fire Dept, The Colon American Legion Post 265, The Fraternal Organization of Veterans Forty & Eight (serving as Commander at both the state and national levels), and of the Big Red Tractor Collectors Organization. He was a past member of St. Wenceslaus in Wahoo until moving to Fremont in 1991. He joined St. Patrick Catholic Church. He continued to commute to the farm in Colon. He loved to finish his day of work talking with friends and family on the back of his tailgate with a cold beverage. In 2010, Richard met Millie Koopman. They loved to travel to casinos and dance halls. Millie passed away in 2020.
Over the years, Richard enjoyed going to Polka dances and square dancing. He traveled every year with his family to experience something new.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 wives; and significant other, Millie.
He is survived by his sons, Raymond (Betty Kreutzer) Chvatal, and Rodney (Melody Stauffer) Chvatal; grandsons, Aaron Chvatal, Caleb (Elizabeth) Chvatal, and Micah (Naomi) Chvatal; and great granddaughter, Lilah Jean Chvatal; as well as several step grandchildren.
Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A. M., Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. with family receiving friends from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont.
Burial will be at Sunrise Cemetery in Wahoo, NE.
Memorials may be directed to the Fraternal Veterans Organization of the Forty & Eight Nurses Training Scholarship, Colon Legion Post # 265, or the Colon Fire Department.
Online condolences may be left at: www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N. Somers Ave., Fremont, NE 68025 402-721-4490.