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In August, 1956, Gerald was seriously injured while operating an ensilage cutter at the Marvin Weber farm.
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From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, December 14, 2005-
YORK - Gerald Jerry Adolph Vasek, 91, of York, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at York General Hospital.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in York, with the Revs. Mike Neidow and Tim Marshall officiating. The Rev. Terry Timm will conduct a brief prayer service at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh, with grave side services to follow at Zion Cemetery in Leigh.
Visitation is after 1 p.m. Thursday at Metz Mortuary in York, and from 2-3 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh.
Mr. Vasek was born May 3, 1914, in Leigh, to Adolph and Lucy (Asche) Vasek. Gerald was baptized into the Christian faith at Zion Lutheran Church, Leigh in 1914. He attended Zion Lutheran School and was confirmed at Zion in 1928. He graduated in 1932 from Leigh High School. He began his auction career in the fall of 1932 when he joined his father's business. He was an auctioneer for 60 years before retiring in 1992. For 20 years he refereed high school basketball games.
He married Gertrude Schultze of Stanton on April 15, 1941. The couple made their first home in Hastings, where Gerald was stationed as a Nebraska Highway Patrolman. They returned to the farm southeast of Leigh, where he raised purebred Angus cattle. Gerald received his Real Estate Broker's license in 1953 and became a licensed Real Estate appraiser in 1974.
Gerald was active in church and community while living in Leigh. In 1990, Gerald moved to York. He became a resident of Mahoney House assisted living facility in 2004. Gerald was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and enjoyed the Senior Citizen's water aerobics class as long as he was able. Throughout his life Gerald had a gift for writing poetry. Most of his poems have been published in various newspapers and magazines. He also enjoyed singing and many were favored with an impromptu song.
Survivors include one daughter, Gail (Arnold) Otten of York; two sons, Gary (Nancy) of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Greg (Marcia) of Lincoln; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, Donald Schultze (Derys) of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Jerome Roebuck of Broken Arrow, Okla.; sister-in-law, Barbara Schultze of Omaha; and several nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude; his parents; and three sisters, Anna Vasek, Lucille Barr and Maymie Lips.
Memorials may be directed to the family's choice or Emmanuel Lutheran Church in York.
Condolences may be sent to metz@metzmortuary.com.
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