Dale J. Reznicek

Mass of Christian Burial for Dale J. Reznicek, age 86, of Norfolk, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norfolk.  Reverend Gregory Carl will be the celebrant.  Interment will be at New Lutheran Cemetery.  Military honors conducted by Nebraska Army National Guard Honor Guard, American Legion Post 16 and VFW Post 1644.  Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass at the church.  The Mass can be viewed on the Sacred Heart Parish Facebook Page.  Home for Funerals is in charge of arrangements.

He passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the Countryside Home in Madison.

Dale Joel was born in Dodge, Nebraska on July 26, 1934 to Joseph and Catherine (Lodes) Reznicek.  The family then moved to Omaha from 1942 to 1945, finally moving to Clarkson where his parents opened the Reznicek Self Service Grocery Store.  Dale graduated from Clarkson High School in 1953 where he participated in band, basketball, track and baseball.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 and with an honorable discharge in 1956.  He was employed by the Northwestern Bell Telephone (now Century Link) as an equipment technician retiring after 42 years of service in 1998. 

He married Maralyn Kellner at Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk on May 25, 1972.  They made their home in Norfolk and also a winter home in Westbrook Village in Peoria, AZ. 

Dale enjoyed bowling, boating, golfing, traveling and restoring antique automobiles, being a long-time standing member of the Norfolk Antique Auto Club.  He was a volunteer for Meals on Meals, a member of the Fairplay Golf Club, Telephone Pioneers, the American Legion, and Sacred Heart Church.

Dale was a loving and devoted husband.  Dale and Maralyn had a loving and happy life together. Also, he enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews. 

He is survived by his wife, Maralyn, sister JoAnn (Reno) Reed of Phoenix, AZ brother Donald Reznicek of Bloomington, MN, sister-in-law Fran (Ken) Hanson, brother-in-law Charles Hankins, nieces and nephews Sandy Angle, Jacob Reed, Andrew Reed, Roger Schott, Stacey Prang, Janelle Hankins, Jill Hankins, Jared Hanson, Kristen Baker, Doug Bruggeman, Julie English, Deborah Finley, Kevin Kellner, and Becky Shinn, and great nieces and great nephews.

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