Walter Pelc

NORFOLK — Services for Walter Pelc, 87, of Norfolk will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery and the Rev. Dan Andrews officiating. Military rites will be by American Legion Post 16, VFW Post 1644 and U.S. Navy Honors Guard. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday with rosary at 7 p.m. at Stonacek Funeral Chapel. He died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Norfolk Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 13, 1926, at Spencer to Frank and Elsie (Blitzkie) Pelc. He attended Spencer country schools. He served in the United States Navy Aug. 29, 1944, to June 5, 1946. He married Jean Velder on Dec. 2, 1950, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spencer. Walter and Jean lived in Spencer, then moved to Norfolk in 1954, and then to Battle Creek in 1971. In Battle Creek they were members of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Walter worked for Northwestern Bell for 27 years until he retired in 1975. After Walter retired, he began Pelc Trenching, which he owned and operated for 20 years. Walter and Jean enjoyed square dancing and polka. Walter also enjoyed hunting, horseshoes, baseball and watching his race car at the Rivera Raceway. He had been at the Veterans Home in Norfolk for the past three years. Walter passed peacefully with his family by his side. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish in Norfolk, American Legion in Norfolk and Pioneers of Northwestern Bell. Survivors are wife Jean Pelc of Norfolk; children Martha Pelc of Norfolk, Michael and wife Nancy Pelc of Columbia, Mo., Judith and husband James Meyer of Fremont, Monica Edwards of Omaha, Patrick and wife Linda Pelc of Norfolk and Christine Toltzman of Norfolk; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and brother Howard and wife Kay Pelc of Columbus. He was preceded in death by parents Frank and Elsie; five brothers, Arthur, John, Arnold, Gordon, brother in infancy; and four sisters, Frances, Irene, Opal, Leona. Organist will be Mary Bruckner with the Bound For Glory Choir. Casket bearers will be Derek Pelc, James Meyer, Matthew Edwards, Byron Richard, Caleb Toltzman, Nicholas Toltzman, Kori Koepke, Jason Denn and Andrew Hoff.

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Walter Pelc

September 13, 1926 - February 17, 2014