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John Pelc Jr.

[March 11, 2012]  LINCOLN -- John S. Pelc Jr., 90, of Lincoln, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 1:50 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

(Below is a copy of the obituary from the funeral home.)

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Lincoln- John S. Pelc, Jr., 90, of Lincoln passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1:50 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.
 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln with Rev. Glenn Fontana officiating.
 
Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church.
 
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery  in Lincoln.
 
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 
John Stanley Pelc, Jr. was born  on November 3, 1921  in Lincoln the son of  John Stanley Pelc Sr., and Antonia Rudzienski Pelc. He married Mineva Henning of Elkader, Iowa on February 5, 1946. She survives.
 
Also surviving are his two daughters: Diana (Ward) McDonald of Mahomet, Il. and Paulette (Robert) Vandercook of Phoenix, Az., Four grandsons: John Pelc Vanderhook, Aron, Joel and Brent McDonald, three stepgrandsons, three great granddaughters, one brother: Joseph Pelc of Lincoln.
 

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He was preceded in death by two brothers: Edward Pelc and Henry Pelc.

John attended St. Mary's parochial school and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1940. He served in the Quartermaster Corp of the United States Air Force during WW II and was stationed at Goose Bay Labrador at the time of his discharge in 1943. He opened the Lincoln Cycle Center in 1944 at 202 S Chicago Street and in 1959  he moved the business to 225 Clinton Street. In 1996 he sold the business and entered retirement at  the age of 75 after having been in business for 56 years.
 
He was a member of Holy Family Church and was a lifetime member of Lincoln Elks Lodge # 914.
 
Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School.