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Herman Dostal

Visitation:
Sunday, September 20, 2009
2:00 PM until 8:00 PM
S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
110 N 6th Street
Howells, NE 68641

Visitation:
Monday, September 21, 2009
9:30 AM until 10:30 AM
S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
110 N 6th Street
Howells, NE 68641

Service:
Monday, September 21, 2009
10:30 AM
S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
110 N 6th Street
Howells, NE 68641

Special Services:
Rosary Sunday 3 PM and 7 PM both at the church



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Herman was born April 27, 1922 in the Howells area to Adolph and Rose (Nykodem) Dostal. He attended rural school in the Tabor area and helped run the farm after his father died. He married Arlene Dirkschneider on October 23, 1945 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Olean. He farmed until 1960 when he purchased the bowling alley in Howells and operated it until 1967. He then worked as a salesman for Pimper Garage and then worked at Pekarek Farm Supply as a truck driver. He also drove the Howells school bus and sold Dekalb seed corn. Herman was a member of the Knight of Columbus and was an avid sports fan of high school sports, college football and volleyball and enjoyed working in his vegetable garden. Herman died September 16th, at the age of 87, in Dodge at the Parkview Home where he had been a resident since October of 2008.

Herman is survived by his wife, Arlene of Howells; three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Bob Limbach of Blair, Karen and Mike Baumert of Omaha and Judy and Marc Taylor of Cecil, WI; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn and Mary Dostal of Omaha and Dave and Connie Dostal of Howells; twelve grandchildren and spouses, Lisa (Jeremy) Wolff, Jason (Brooke) Limbach, Amy Dostal Kasselman, Matt Dostal, Jordan Dostal, Carla (John) Christenson, Julie (Andy) Friesen, John Baumert, Brian (Kelly) Chambers, Brittany Dostal, Erin Dostal and Dillon Dostal; four great grandchildren, Hannah and Olivia Wolff and Graham and Henry Christenson; two sisters-in-
law, Angie Dvorak of Howells and Marie Scribner of Fremont.

Herman is preceded in death by a son, Brian, who died in infancy; three brothers, Leonard, Raymond and Adolph Dostal; four sisters, Vlasta Cakl, Mildred Mares, Emma Thiem and Libbie Vlach.

The funeral lunch will be served at the St. John's Catholic School.

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