Louis Pycha

Louis Pycha, 93, of Winnebago, Nebraska, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012 at the Legacy Gardens Care and Rehabilitation Center in Pender, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Faith United Presbyterian Church in Walthill. A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Walthill. Louis was born on November 7, 1919 in Rosalie, Nebraska, the son of James Pycha Sr., and Mary Stepanek Pycha. He graduated from Winnebago High School, He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, enlisting in 1942, and receiving an honorable discharge in 1945. Afterward he returned to Winnebago and farmed until his retirement in mid 1980's. Louis was a life time member of the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing and visiting the Casino with his brother. Every day he and his brother would travel to Sioux City for Lunch. Louis is survived by his brother, Tony Pycha of Winnebago, sister Mary Heyne and her husband Richard of Pender, sisters-in-law: Martha Pycha of Schuyler, NE, and Ruth Pycha Trompke of Council Bluffs, Iowa, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and all of their families. Louis was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters: Bessie Eicke, Blanche Hamann, Joe Pycha, Helen Morgan, James Pycha Jr., and an infant brother, Charles Pycha.