Joseph Benedict Pleskac

Joseph Pleskac was born October 10, 1930 in St. Paul, Nebraska to Frank and Josephine (Kudrna) Pleskac. He grew up in St. Paul until he was 14 when the family moved to South Omaha, Nebraska. This is where he met his future wife Nona when he dared her to remove her patch because he didn't believe she didn't have an eye. They dated until he graduated from South High and went into the Marine Corps. During his active duty time, Joe returned home to marry his beautiful bride, Nona Sisson. They formed their union June 24, 1950 and he returned to California where she soon joined him with their first son James. When he finished his time in the Marines, the family returned to Omaha and Joe worked for Davidson's furniture Store and Kenny's Shoe Store. They had five more children, and the family then moved to their first farm outside of Omaha. There Joe had Guernsey cows that he milked and sold the cream to Irvington creamery. He also worked for Safeway as a trucker. From that farm, Joe moved the family to another farm where their last child was born. During that time, he brought home a pink and white Dodge station wagon, packed his wife and seven children into the car and took off for a vacation to Idaho. It was very daring in the early sixties, but Joe remembered having a wonderful vacation. There were not many, but he did love to do traveling and just getting in the car to go for coffee or lunch. Joe worked several farms, with cattle and hogs. He was also a superintendent for a construction business in Omaha, and he drove truck for Speedway out of Omaha and for Bell Creek out of Arlington. Joe enjoyed construction projects at that time, while he still farmed, and that is what started his many years of framing new homes in Omaha and the Fremont areas. After he got out of the farming business in the early seventies, Joe and Nona moved to Elkhorn and lived there for 50 years while he continued his construction business with his sons. A few memorable homes that he spoke highly of, was the home he built for Gene Steffy Chrysler Dodge in Fremont and the beautiful two homes had he built for Mustache Joe atop the hill looking north to Fremont. Joe was a very proud man who loved his family, the kids, grandkids, great-grandchildren, and the great great-grandchildren who he referred to as his little dollies when they were born. He also loved polka music, taking care of his flowers – especially his lilies and roses, and going to the casino. Joe was known for his strong faith and every Sunday included attendance at church followed by Sunday dinners. As time went on, he had a couple different bouts of cancer which stopped him from framing, and Joe and Nona moved from Elkhorn into Arlington for a couple years until it was no longer feasible to be in a house. Joe moved into Nye Pointe in Fremont with his wife in 2020. Joe passed away on March 23, 2023 in Fremont. He was preceded in death by his wife Nona, his parents Frank and Josephine, four brothers and four sisters, his granddaughter Falan Pleskac and his great grandson Austin Hansen. Joe is survived by his children: James, Joe, Jr. & Mary, John & Shirley, Debra & Ronald Hansen, Jeff, Sr. & Diana, Cheryl, and Jerome, Sr. & Patricia, and 26 grand, 62 great grand, and 8 great-great grandchildren.

Joseph Benedict Pleskac

October 10, 1930 - March 23, 2023