This is our first cache placed for our Tribute Caches for loved ones lost too soon.
This is for my Grandpa who passed away in a farming accident.
♡ When I think of my Grandpa, I think of his love of John Deere tractors and coffee. My grandpa hated green vegetables and always stressed the importance of seatbelt use. 🤣 He always had rosey cheeks and greasy nails ♡
Mass of Christian Burial for Dave Kocian, age 65, of Butte, Nebraska, will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2015, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Butte. Reverend Doug Scheinost will be Celebrant, with burial in Butte City Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Spencer, Nebraska.
Dave died Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Niobrara Valley Hospital in Lynch, Nebraska.
Dave C. Kocian, son of Stanley and Margaret (Nelson) Kocian, was born November 30, 1949, at Lynch, Nebraska. Dave attended several schools and graduated from Spencer High School in Spencer, Nebraska. As a child, Dave's family moved around before settling in the Spencer/Bristow area. He married Doris Pelc on January 10, 1970, at St. Mary's Church in Spencer. After Dave and Doris were married, they moved to a farm near Butte, Nebraska. Three children were born to them: Duane, Danial, and Valorie.
Dave worked as a mechanic at Luedke Implement in Spencer and at Butte Implement in Butte. He also worked for Endurance Power Product Incorporated of Lincoln, Nebraska, as a salesman. For the last two years, Dave worked for Northview Family Farms as a jack of all trades.
He loved to tinker on tractors and fish as often as possible. Dave is survived by his wife, Doris of Butte, Nebraska; son, Duane of Butte; daughter, Valorie (Jeff) Hostert of Atkinson, Nebraska; seven grandchildren, Shawntel, Shelby, Tola, Courteney, Brea, Jordan, and Tyler; one great-grandchild, Kody; sister, Evelyn (Barry) Loock of Lincoln, Nebraska; brothers, Robert and Ed of Spencer, Nebraska, Michael (Terri) of Billings, Montana, Thomas (Andrea) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Donald (Kathy) of Springfield, Missouri, and Larry of Bristow, Nebraska. He was preceded in death by his son, Danial; parents, Stanley and Margaret; father and mother-in-law, John and Hilda Pelc; three brothers-in-law, Harlan, Merle, and Marvin; and one sister-in-law, Lavern.