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Phyllis J. Nozicka

Born: January 5, 1936    Colon, Nebraska Died: January 21, 2010  Wahoo, Nebraska     Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Wahoo, Nebraska Interment St. Francis Cemetery, Wahoo, Nebraska Visitation & Service/Rosary: Sunday, January 24, 2010 Visitation ~ 2:00-7:00 PM Scriptural/Service/Rosary ~ 5:00 PM Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo, NE. Memorials: St. Wenceslaus Church or Bishop Neumann High School

Phyllis died at South Haven Living Center in Wahoo after a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. She was born to Frank and Bessie (Cihacek) Vybiral. Phyllis grew up in Colon and attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School through tenth grade. She later graduated from Wahoo High School in 1953. She began working at the Wahoo City Hall offices and eventually became the City Clerk which continued for over twenty years. Phyllis was united in marriage to Delmar Nozicka on April 27, 1957 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wahoo. They made their home in Wahoo. Phyllis was community minded and served as mayor of Wahoo 1998-2002; was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post #82 serving as Sergeant at Arms, Legislative Committee Chairman and Girls State Chairman; served as treasurer for Christmas on the Prairie; parishioner St. Wenceslaus Church, PCCW past president, St. Ludmilla Guild and Church Choir; member of Wahoo Coin Club, Class of '53 reunion organizer, Saunders County Hospital Auxiliary, Beer Can Collectors of America #24 of which she belonged to the Small Suds Sisters Chapter of BCCA, AARP and was a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of USA.

Phyllis was preceded in death by husband Delmar Nozicka, brother Frank Vybiral, parents. She is survived by daughters and sons in law, Paula and David Brabec, Wahoo, Lisa and Robert Martenson, Kearney, NE; grandchildren, Sarah, Scott and Emily Brabec, Courtney and Abbie Martenson; sister Carol LeClaire, Spirit Lake, IA; sister in law Marty Siegel, Bloomington, IL.

Mass of Christian Burial is Monday, January 25, 2010 at 10:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wahoo.  Clergy is Rev. Charles Townsend, casket bearers are Scott Brabec, Kevin Dunbar, Paul Warfield, Andrew Brabec, Ryan Welton and Alan Vybiral. Honorary casket bearers are George and Carolyn Welton, Rocky and Jean Rockwell, Vennie and Willa Lanik, Eddie and Irma Wendell.