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							 Visitation:  
							10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017, at 
							Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. 
							Service:
							11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home 
							
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							Obituary  
							 Richard “Old Joe” Papesch, 82, of 
							Lincoln, passed away November 2, 2017 at St. Clara’s 
							Manor. 
							 
							Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, 
							November 11, 2017, at Holland Barry & Bennett 
							Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. 
							Saturday also at the funeral home. Burial will 
							follow in New Union Cemetery. 
							 
							Mr. Papesch was born May 1, 1935, in Lincoln the son 
							of Joe and Frieda (Annais). He married Nana Cecil on 
							August 2, 1958, in Lincoln. He proudly served his 
							country in the United States Navy. Richard was a 
							member of the First United Methodist Church. He was 
							a City of Lincoln Firefighter for 32 years, retiring 
							as Assistant Chief. He was the owner of Old Joes 
							since 1985. 
							Joe was a member of Masonic Lodge 
							210 where he served as past Worshipful Master, 
							member of the Oder of the White Shrine of Jerusalem 
							where he served as past Watchman of Shepherds and 
							past Supreme King.  | 
							
							 
  
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge 2708, member of the American 
Legion Post 263, and a member of the Oddfellows. 
 
Survivors include his wife Nana Papesch, children: Steven Papesch, Jennifer 
Papesch Ryan ( Brandt), Jeffrey Papesch, Holly Papesch Coady (Noel), and Jo 
Helen Papesch Reason (Rodney); eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren 
also survive. 
 
He was preceded in death by his parents. 
 
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lincoln Fire 
Department Safe House or Masonic Lodge 210. 
							 
							 
            
            				
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