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Donald Nemec
DONALD NEMEC
Cedar Rapids
Donald Joseph Nemec, 78, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at his home. Celebration of Life services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling St. SW. A Celebration Gathering will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at Cedar River Landing, located at 301 F Ave. NW. Private family inurnment will be held in Czech National Cemetery.
Don was born March 1, 1937, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Joseph and Lenora (Plotz) Nemec. He graduated from Wilson High School in 1955. He then attended the University of Iowa and graduated from Cedar Rapids Business College. He married Joann Johnson on March 1, 1958, at The Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua. Don worked at Iowa Electric for over 18 years. He was a general contractor for many years with Welsh and Welsh Company in Cedar Rapids, until moving to Texas in 1982. While in Texas, he was a general contractor for a large insurance company before moving back to Iowa in 1987. He owned and operated Redi Construction, Fort Knox Storage Facility and most recently was a partner in Cedar River Landing for many years. He enjoyed deer and pheasant hunting, fishing, traveling, talking and sharing stories with his buddies, but most of all the time spent with his family.
Don is survived by his wife, Joann; children, Joseph Nemec (Nancy Gibson) of Arlington, Texas, and Justin Alyn of Roanoke, Texas; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Nemec; three grandchildren, Jeffrey Joseph Nemec, Rachel Anne Nemec and Channing Elizabeth Baisly-Nemec; his mother, Lenora (Robert) Snelson of Cedar Rapids; brother, Richard Dennis Nemec (Ken Cameron) of Cedar Rapids; sister, Holly (David) Stotelmyer of Cedar Rapids; two nephews and two great-nieces; as well as many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father; daughter, Julie Ann Nemec; his mother and father-in-law, Bea and Larry Johnson; his grandmother, Anna Nemec; and aunt, Bessie Robovsky.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Mercy.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Hospice of Mercy, especially Beth, Pastor Bill, Krista, Lisa and Christy for their loving care and support of Don and his family.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com.
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