James Patrick NACKE

• Person ID	I1269	Family Tree
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  Father	William Joseph NACKE, Jr.,   b. 14 Apr 1933, Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA d. 7 Sep 2001, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Irene Lillian KRIPAL,   b. 2 Jun 1933, Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA d. 29 Aug 2026, Nebraska, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1953	Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  		KRIPAL, John L. NACKE, William KRIPAL, Irene Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
  		NACKE, William KRIPAL, Irene Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
  Family ID	F403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine Mary SCHRODT
  Children	1. Jacob James NACKE   2. Lillian Mary NACKE
  Family ID	F447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2026

  
  

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  [S78] Kripal.ged. Date of Import: 18 Jun 2003 [S657] Obituary of William Joseph NACKE, Jr, (Name: Lincoln Journal Star; Date: 08 Sept 2001;). Nacke -- William Joseph Jr., 68, Lincoln, died Friday (9/7/01). Born, Hebron (4/14/33) to William and Catherine (Birdsey) Nacke. Married Irene Kripal (11/14/53) at Sacred Heart Church in Hebron, 47 years. U.S. Army Veteran. Owner/operator, Bill Nacke Jewelry, Yankton, S.D., until moving to Lincoln in 1986. Sales representative, Mutual of Omaha, Lincoln. Member, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. Past president, Nebraska-South Dakota Jewelers Association. Friend of Bill W. for the last 17 years, and has touched many lives. Active member, Cathedral of the Risen Christ as a Lector, Acolyte and Eucharistic Minister. Survivors: children, Barb and Tery Truesdell and children Brianne, Tessa, Tanner, Blaise, Sophie, Arianne, Leawood, Kan., Jon and Becky Nacke and children, Jason and Shanna, Lincoln, Jim and Kate Nacke and children, Jacob and Lillian, Longmont, Colo., Michelle and Dan Schupp and children, Catherine and Cecilia, Overland Park, Kan.; brother, sister-in-law, Jerry and Kendra, Lincoln; sisters, brothers-in-law, Catherine and Art Andrukat, Alliance, Judy and Ralph McLaughlin, Hebron; stepmother, Dorothy Wright, Hebron; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Hebron. [S571] Sacred Heart Cemetery (Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers. NACKE WILLIAM J. APR. 14, 1933 SEPT. 7, 2001 IRENE L. JUNE 2, 1933 ... MARRIED NOV. 14, 1953 [S940] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Name: Irene Kripal Gender: Female Age: 17 Birth Date: abt 1936 Residence Place: Hebron J No V Marriage Date: Abt 1953 Spouse: William Nacke [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022. Name: Irene Kripal Marriage Date: 1953 Marriage Place: Thayer, Nebraska, USA Spouse: William J Nacke Certificate Number: 11110 [S1591] Obituary of Irene L. (KRIPAL) NACKE, (Name: Kroll-Massey Funeral Home; Location: Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA; Date: Abt. 1 Sep 2026;). Irene L. (Kripal) Nacke Hebron, Nebraska June 2, 1933 - August 29, 2026 Irene Nacke, 93, died peacefully in her sleep on August 29, 2026, leaving behind a life filled with love, faith, laughter, and enough grandchildren and great-grandchildren to rival her beloved Cornhuskers football team. Born to John and Sophie Kripal on June 2, 1933, in Hebron, Nebraska, Irene was the fourth of seven children. She was a drum majorette and cheerleader in high school, where she fell in love with a handsome basketball star named William J. “Bill” Nacke. She worked as a soda jerk at the soda fountain, where she served Bill rootbeer floats and chocolate malts, perfecting the recipes that would later become a staple of countless movie nights at Grandma and Grandpa’s. Bill and Irene graduated in 1951 and married on November 14, 1953. The couple welcomed four children into the world: Barb, Jon, Jim, and Michelle. Bill enlisted in the Army as a company clerk, and when Barb was just five days old, he deployed on a peacekeeping mission to Germany. Irene worked nights at the telephone office, where she’d secretly connect with Bill overseas. She once told us never to tell anyone she did that because the three old maids who worked there would be mad. We’re pretty confident they’re dead at this point, and if they aren’t, well, they can’t be mad at her now! Bill returned to the States on Christmas Eve 1955. After moves to Hays, Kansas; Russell, Kansas; and Sioux City, Iowa, the family settled in Yankton, South Dakota, where Bill opened Bill Nacke Jewelers. Irene became the store’s bookkeeper, where she worked alongside her love as they built both a business and a life together, and laughed for hours over selling “canardly diamonds.” After selling the jewelry store, they moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, where Irene worked in the rectory at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ. Her job title may have been secretary, but the generations of young priests who spent time at the Cathedral knew her as much more. She looked after them, worried about them, fed them, and, knowing Irene, mothered every single one of them. Following Bill’s death in 2001, Irene returned to Hebron to be close to her brothers and sisters. There, she remained devoted to her faith and was an active member of St. Anne’s Altar Society at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Irene was preceded in death by her parents, John and Sophie Kripal; soulmate, Bill; son, Jon; brothers, Hank and Joe; and sisters, Addie and Cece. She is survived by her children, Barb (Terry) Truesdell; Jim (Katie) Nacke; Michelle (Dan) Schupp; daughter-in-law Becky Nacke; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sister, Pat Fiser; brother, John (Idonna) Kripal; sister-in-law, Ruth Kripal; brothers-in-law Ralph McLaughlin and Jerry (Kendra) Nacke; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Irene loved a good game of bridge, Nebraska football and volleyball, and cheering on the Kansas City Royals, especially when she could watch the games with her brother Joe and sister-in-law Ruth. She was rarely seen without her hair done, lipstick on, and a Rosary in her hand. She will be remembered for her oatmeal raisin cookies, peach dumplings, Ranch dressing, reubens, homemade baby blankets, kolaches, red beer, General Joe’s chicken, Santa Mouse, houska, candied yams, spray perfume, and so much more, but above all, her love of her faith, her devotion to the Blessed Mother, and her family. With Irene’s kind heart, gentle smile, and ever-present twinkle in her eye, one might never have guessed that she’d survived a tornado, a house fire, and the grief that comes with losing a spouse, a child, siblings and friends, but her faith in a Heavenly reunion with all of those who went before her kept her kicking, even though, as she’d tell you, “maybe just not as high.” Irene’s life began as one of seven children in a small Nebraska town and grew into a family that stretches across the country and spans generations. We have no doubt that Bill and Irene are together again, hand in hand, looking down on their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, saying her favorite line: “Bill, look at what we started.” In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Anne’s Altar Society. Mrs. Nacke will lie in state from 10 AM to 10:30 AM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron on Friday Sept 4. Funeral Service for Mrs. Nacke will be Friday at 11 AM at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron. Recitation of rosary will be at 10:30 AM at the church. Kroll-Massey Funeral Home in Hebron in charge of arrangements.