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Eugene E. "Gene" Stara
November 26, 1931 – August 29, 2021
Eugene E. "Gene" Stara, age 89, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Methodist Fremont Health. He was born Nov. 26, 1931, in Bruno, Nebraska, to James and Mary (Pecha) Stara.
Gene grew up at Bruno and lived also at Brainard, Nebraska. He was a 1950 graduate of David City High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force from Jan. 31, 1952, to Jan. 30, 1956, in Amarillo, Texas, during the Korean War. Gene worked for Frontier Corporation as a Grain Elevator Manager. He married Shirley Murphy (Schierling) on Nov. 19, 1980, in Fremont. They moved into Fremont after Gene retired in 1996.
He was a member of Fremont American Legion Post #20, he enjoyed fishing, boating, motorcycles and RV traveling with Shirley.
Gene is survived by his wife, Shirley; stepson, Patrick Murphy of Omaha; stepdaughter, Karla Murphy of Phoenix, Arizona; brothers, Albin Stara of David City, Nebraska, Donald Stara of Seward, Nebraska, Kenneth Stara of Rising City, Nebraska, and Ernest Stara of Bruno, Nebraska; sisters, Adeline Jakub of Lincoln, Nebraska, Delores (Gene) Coufal of David City, Martha Glynn of Pacifica, California, and Sally Siroky of David City; grandchildren, Jordan Murphy of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Cole Murphy of Lincoln, Nebraska.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Janet Stara; son, Larry Stara; sister, Marcella Stara; sisters-in-law, Norma Stara, Marlene Stara, Betty Stara and Jane Stara; brothers-in-law, Henry Jakub, Jerome Glynn and Eugene Siroky.
The memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Military Honors will follow by the Fremont Honor Guard. Inurnment will be in a Memorial Cemetery niche, Fremont.
Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com.
Moser Memorial Chapel, 2170 N. Somers Ave., Fremont, NE 68025, 402-721-4490.
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