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Adeline Rose KRIPAL
1927 - 2004 (76 years)-
Name Adeline Rose KRIPAL [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Birth 9 Aug 1927 Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12] Gender Female Also Known As Addie KRIPAL [13] Census 7 Apr 1930 Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA [5] 
1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
Enumeration District No. 85-18, Supervisor's District No. 11, Sheet 5ACensus 2 May 1940 Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA [9] 
1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Thayer County, Hebron
Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District No. 85-20, Sheet No. 65BCensus 7 Apr 1950 Beaver, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA 
1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Nuckolls County, Beaver
Enumeration District No. 65-2, Sheet No. 72 & 73Social Security Number Nebraska, USA [2, 11] 506-24-3592 Death 3 Jan 2004 Brodstone Memorial Hospital/Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA [2, 3, 4, 11] Burial 7 Jan 2004 Evergreen Cemetery/Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA [3, 4] 
MEYER, Adeline and Denny 
MEYER, Adeline
MEYER, Denny
Plot: Section 11, Lot 238Person ID I802 Family Tree Last Modified 3 Nov 2026
Father John Louis KRIPAL, b. 11 Jul 1893, Sviny, Bohemia d. 24 Apr 1969, Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA (Age 75 years) Relationship natural Mother Sophia Bertha RUZICKA, b. 21 Sep 1895, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA d. 9 Jul 1968, St. Joseph's Hospital/Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, USA (Age 72 years) Relationship natural Marriage 12 Oct 1920 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA [1, 14, 15] 
KRIPAL, John and Sophia's Wedding Document
Monument to the Conjugal Marriage
Mr. John Kripal and Ms. Sophie Ruzicka by
Ceremony St. Catholic Church with Councilors were Married
Temple of Lord St. Vaclav in Omaha, Nebraska
on 12 October 1920
KRIPAL, John L.
NACKE, William
KRIPAL, Irene
Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955Notes - [Kripal.ged]
St. Wenceslaus Church, 1430 South 14th Street
Photos 
KRIPAL, Sophie
KRIPAL, JohnFamily ID F287 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Denny K MEYER, b. 16 Jun 1926, Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA d. 1 Feb 2013 (Age 86 years) Marriage 3 Sep 1949 Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA [4, 6, 8] 
MEYER, Denny
KRIPAL, Adeline
Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955Children 1. Denny K. MEYER, b. 1950 d. 12 Jun 1950, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Danny Kirk MEYER + 3. Randy K MEYER + 4. Gregory Earnest MEYER + 5. Kent Phillip MEYER + 6. Rick James MEYER + 7. Andy Joseph MEYER Family ID F305 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Nov 2026
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Birth - 9 Aug 1927 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA 
Census - 7 Apr 1930 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Census - 2 May 1940 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA Marriage - 3 Sep 1949 - Hebron, Thayer, Nebraska, USA 
Census - 7 Apr 1950 - Beaver, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA 
Social Security Number - 506-24-3592 - - Nebraska, USA 
Death - 3 Jan 2004 - Brodstone Memorial Hospital/Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA 
Burial - 7 Jan 2004 - Evergreen Cemetery/Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Date of Import: 18 Jun 2003 - [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
Name: MEYER, ADELINE R
Birth: 09 Aug 1927
Death: 03 Jan 2004 (V)
Age: 76
Last Address of Record: 68978
Issued By: Nebraska
SSN: 506-24-3592 - [S572] Evergreen Cemetery (Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
MEYER
ADELINE ROSE
AUG. 9, 1927
JAN. 3, 2004
DENNY K.
JUNE 16, 1926
FEB. 1, 2013 - [S573] Obituary of Adeline Rose MEYER, (Name: Nelson Gazette; Location: Nelson, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA; Date: 8 Jan 2004;), Page 9.
Adeline Rose Kripal was born in Hebron, NE on August 9, 1927 to John and Sophia Kripal.
She attended Sacred Heart Catholic grade school and Hebron Public School.
Addie married Denny K. Meyer on September 3, 1949 in Hebron, NE. They moved to a farm south of Superior raising six sons. Addie was very proud of her family and loved to talk about what they are doing and tell stories about them growing up. Her family was her pride and joy. She took every opportunity to spend time with her ten grandchildren. Holidays was always a very special time with tons of food, lots of gifts, fun and laughter.
Besides her family, which was her greatest treasure, she enjoyed collecting and restoring antique dolls as well as making new dolls. She soon became well known
for her incredible talent. Addie could look at a picture and design a replica of any costume. She could take a broken doll and completely restore it to original condition. Her husband Denny was very instrumental in patching and sanding. Addie put on the finishing touches with her expert painting skills.
In 1988 her family encouraged her to open a business in downtown Superior. Her shop, Doll Fashions was a treat for anyone who entered. The store was filled with her creations, many with a Victorian flair. She constantly created new ideas making not only dolls but many other unique items for her gift shop including wreaths and ornaments. Addie dressed and restored dolls for customers
all over the United States. She often donated dolls to raise money for community organizations. Her generosity and willingness to give of herself was unmatched.
Addie left this life on January 3, 2004 at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, NE.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Sophia Kripal, an infant son, brother Hank Kripal and sister Cecilia Worden. She leaves behind her husband Denny, sons Dan and wife Cece of Grand Island, Randy and wife Kelly,
Greg and wife Kim, and Kent all of Omaha, Rick and wife Criss of Houston, TX, and Andy and wife Peggy of Superior, grandchildren Nate, Kirk, Chris, Matt, Alicia, John, Joes, Alex, Leah and Kalynn; brothers Joe Kripal and John Kripal
of Hebron, sisters Irene Nacke of Hebron, Pat Fiser of Littleton, CO, and many relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 7, 2004, from St. Joseph Catholic Church in Superior with Father Philip Luther officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery, Superior. - [S282] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Thayer, Hebron, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 85-18, Supervisor's District No. 11, Sheet 5A.
- [S1150] Obituary of Denny K. MEYER, (Name: Williams Funeral Home; Location: Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA; Date: Abt. 3 Feb 2013;).
Denny K Meyer
June 26 [sic], 1926 ~ February 1, 2013 (age 86)
Denny K. Meyer, 86 of Superior Nebraska passed away on February 1, 2013.
Denny was born on June 16, 1926 in Superior Nebraska to Mae and Ernst Meyer. He graduated from Superior High School in 1944 and attended Kansas State University. He served in the Army from 1944- to 1946.
He married Adeline Kripal on September 3, 1949 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hebron, NE . They moved to a farm near Superior after their marriage where they raised six sons, Dan, Randy, Greg, Kent, Rick and Andy.
Predeceased by his wife Adeline and survived by his six sons and 13 grandchildren. Dan and wife Cece of Las Vegas, NV, Randy and wife Kelly of Omaha, NE, Greg and wife Kim of Omaha, NE, Kent and wife Pia of Denver, CO, Rick and wife Cris of Houston, TX, Andy and wife Peggy of Superior, NE. Grandchildren Nate of Superior, NE, Kirk, Bellevue NE, Chris and Matt, Omaha, NE, Alicia, Lincoln, NE, Joe and John, Houston, TX and Alex, Leah, Kalynn, Shayla, Ella and Nolan of Superior.
The rosary was recited at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Superior, Tuesday February 5th at 7:00 pm.
The Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Superior at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 6th with Fr. Brad Zitek officiating. The six Meyer sons served as pallbearers.
Williams Funeral Home
814 Idaho Street
Superior, Nebraska 68978
402-879-3123
williamsfuneralhomes@yahoo.com - [S1151] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Nuckolls, Beaver, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 65-2, Sheet No. 72 & 73.
Lines 30 (72) and 1 (73) - [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
Name: Denny K Meyer
Marriage Date: 1949
Marriage Place: Thayer, Nebraska, USA
Spouse: Adeline Kripal
Certificate Number: 12181 - [S1152] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Thayer, Hebron, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 8, Enumeration District No. 85-20, Sheet No. 65B.
Lines 76 thru 80 - [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
Name: Adaline R Kripal
[Adeline Rose Kripal]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Thayer, Nebraska, USA
Parent 1 Name: John L Kripal
Certificate Number: 17782
Birth Certificate Type: Normal - [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Name: Adeline Rose Kripal
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Hebron Thaye, Nebraska
Death Date: 3 Jan 2004
Father: John L Kripal
Mother: Sophie B Ruzicka
SSN: 506243592
Notes: Jun 1943: Name Listed As Adeline Rose Kripal; Feb 1973: Name Listed As Adeline Rose Meyer; 14 Jan 2004: Name Listed As Adeline R Meyer - [S51] KRIPAL, Dave, Email of 04 Nov 1999.
Adeline Rose (1927-) - [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. - [S600] Wedding Certificate of John KRIPAL and Sophie RUZICKA.
Monument to the Conjugal Marriage
Mr. John Kripal and Ms. Sophie Ruzicka by
Ceremony St. Catholic Church with Councilors were Married
Temple of Lord St. Vaclav in Omaha, Nebraska
on 12 October 1920 - [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
Name: John L Kripal
Marriage Date: 1920
Marriage Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Certificate Number: 6660
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