Veteran emblem in Omaha newspaper; veteran emblem with notation Army, Korea stamped on library card

Photo with Omaha World-Herald obituary

Obituary 1: Printed in the December 7, 2004 Pilot-Tribune, Blair, Nebraska

NOTE: in newspaper, name is both Gary V and Gary F (V in the headline, F all the way throughout the article); some of the names, like Joyee (Jaynee in OWH obituary) seem to be misprints.

Gary V. Spracklin, 71

Gary F. Spracklin, of Fort Calhoun, died Dec. 5, 2004, in Omaha.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home in Fort Calhoun. Interment will be in Omaha’s Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Sievers-Sprick.

Gary F. Spracklin was born June 2, 1933, in Omaha to Helen and Saul Spracklin.

He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Mark Kucera of Omaha; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Corinne Spracklin and Jeff and Jayee Spracklin, both of Fort Calhoun; daughter, Barb Romans of Valley; brothers and sister-in-law, Eugene “Bud” Spracklin of Omaha and Gerald and Kathy Spracklin of Odebolt, Iowa; sisters, Eleanor Wright of Omaha and Betty Priess of Alliance; stepchildren, Melvin Boner of Omaha, Sharon and Jim Osmera of Herman, Lisa and Kevin Turner of Great Bend, Kan., Kevin and Truly Spracklin of Omaha; his second wife, Carolyn A. Spracklin of Great Bend, Kan.; close friend, Billy Courte of Fort Calhoun; 18 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Don Spracklin; sister, Darla Scurlock; wife, Carol L. Spracklin; grandson, Matthew Romans; son-in-law, Dan Romans.

Obituary 2: printed in the December 11, 2004 Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

Veteran emblem printed in newspaper; photo in paper

SPRACKLIN—Gary F., age 71 of Ft. Calhoun. Preceded in death by mother, Helen Spracklin; father, Saul Spracklin; brother, Don Spracklin; sister, Darla Scurlock; wife, Carol L. Spracklin; grandson, Matthew Romans; son-in-law, Dan Romans. Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Mark Kucera, Omaha; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Corinne Spracklin, Jeff and Jaynee Spracklin, both of Ft. Calhoun; daughter, Barb Romans, Valley; brother, Eugene (Bud) Spracklin, Omaha; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Kathy Spracklin, Odebolt, IA; sisters, Eleanor Wright, Omaha, and Betty Priess, Alliance, NE; step-children, Melvin Boner, Omaha; Sharon and Jim Osmera, Herman, NE, Lisa and Kevin Turner, Great Bend, KS, Kevin and Truly Spracklin, Omaha; second wife, Carolyn A. Spracklin, Great Bend, KS; close friend, Billy Courte, Ft. Calhoun; 18 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation Tues, 6-8 pm. Funeral Service Wed. 10 am both at Funeral Home. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.

Sievers-Sprick, Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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