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Theodore J. "Ted" Divis

Born: March 20, 1921       Rural Wahoo, Nebraska Died: October 21, 2009    Wahoo, Nebraska     Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:00 AM St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Wahoo, Nebraska Interment with Military Honors American Legion Post # 82 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post # 4502 St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Wahoo, Nebraska Visitation & Rosary Sunday, October 25, 2009 5:00-8:00 PM ~ Visitation 7:00 PM ~ Knights of Columbus Rosary St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Memorials: St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church or Masses

Ted was born on a farm between Wahoo and Colon, NE on March 20, 1921 to Karel and Anna Mach Divis. He was the fifth child in a family of eleven. Ted attended School District 53 in grades 1–3, and 5–9. He also attended St. John School in Prague in grade 4; School District 70 in grade 9; Colon grade school in grade 10 and he graduated from Wahoo High School in 1938. During his high school days, he sang in chorus and competed in state competition in music in Lincoln and Grand Island. From 1939 to 1940, Ted worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Blair, NE and later worked for the Ole Anderson Auto Company in Wahoo.

In 1942 he worked at the Mead Ordinance Plant for six months. In October of 1942, he joined the Army Air Force Ground Crew and received his training in Tucson, AZ. He served eight months in the United States and then thirty months overseas in the Hawaiian Islands, Canton Island, Macon Island, Gilbert Islands, Enewetak Islands and ended up in Iwo Jima after it was captured. After getting out of the army in November, 1945, he took up farming and worked again at the Mead Ordinance Plant where fertilizer was made instead of bombs. In 1948, Ted began farming when he rented 200 acres of farm land. Healso raised cattle.

On October 13, 1952, Ted was united in marriage to Rose Hanus of David City at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Two daughters were born to this union, Carol and Connie. Ted was a member of the American Legion Post #82 and the VFW Post #4502 and served on the honor guard for many years. He was a member of Knights of Columbus Wahoo Council #1833. Ted was a member of the St. Wenceslaus Senior Choir from 1936 to 2009 and served as an acolyte for the church for many years. He belonged to the Saunders County Czech Singers for several years and participated in Christmas on the Prairie at the Saunders County Museum. Ted and his wife Rose moved to Wahoo December 11, 1999 after retiring from farming.

He is survived by wife Rose, daughters Carol Divis, Wahoo, Connie and husband Steve Tippery, Omaha, grandson Adam John "AJ" Tippery, Omaha, sisters and brother in law, Anastasia and Joe Sousek, Prague, NE, Sr. Ann Divis MS, Waverly, NE, brothers and sister in law, Charles Divis, Wahoo, Ernest and Rita Divis, El Paso, TX, sisters in law Rita M. Divis and Ann Divis, Wahoo, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Karel and Anna (Mach) Divis, brothers Frances and Anthony Divis, sisters Jenny Simodynes, Josephine Divis, Sr. Camilla Divis ND, Julia Connelly, brothers in law, Vincent Simodynes, Gene Connelly, sisters in law, Shirley Divis and Dorothy Divis.