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Nekola, Irene M.
Irene M. Nekola, 83, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center from complications of age. A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at St. Michael's Catholic Church with the Rev. Michael Mescher, celebrant, and Deacon Joe Behounek. Burial will be in Stayskal Cemetery, rural Chelsea. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Hrabak Funeral Home where there will be a rosary at 6:30 p.m.
She is survived by: a daughter, Carol Whipple of Dysart; son, Clark (Jennifer) Nekola of Tipton; sister, Evelyn Benesh of Belle Plaine; brother, Manson (Carol) Vokoun of Clutier; and grandsons Ryan, Blair and Steve.
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