John "Jack" Paul Wallace

John Paul “Jack” Wallace, age 78 of Nebraska City passed away on Thanksgiving Day; November 27, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City. He was born on January 25, 1930 at Eddyville, NE; the son of Edward A. and Mabel E. (Sell) Wallace. He attended school and graduated from the Sumner High School at Sumner, NE. He was united in marriage to Darlene Larsen on November 20, 1954 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Eddyville; and to this union four children were born: Deborah, Kathleen, Patricia and Jeffrey. Jack was a cattle rancher and farmer until he retired in 1989. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nebraska City, NE; the Knights of Columbus, and achieved the rank of Captain in the National Guard giving 20 years of service to the Guard. He loved the land, was an avid nature lover and was very interested in genealogy. He will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched! He is survived by his wife Darlene of Nebraska City, NE; daughters: Deborah Huff and husband Terry of York, NE, Kathleen Frost and husband Tom of Chandler, AZ, Patricia Wilmes and husband Mike of Lincoln, NE and Jeffrey Wallace of Ft. Collins, CO; Ten grandchildren: Casey, Courtney and Spencer Huff, Melissa and Drew Frost, Jordan, Jacob and Abigail Wilmes, Savanna and Jack Wallace; one great-grandson Dylan Frost; brothers: Robert Wallace and wife Phyllis of Tucson, AZ, James Wallace of Loveland, CO, Charles Wallace and wife Lou Ann of Alamogordo, NM; sisters: Ruth Kresser of Kearney, NE and Norma Eby of Overton, NE; numerous nieces and nephews, other family and friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Eddyville, NE with Fr. Jose Chavez celebrating the Mass. Inurnment in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery will be held at a later date. A rosary will be recited Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Eddyville. A prayer service and visitation will also be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday (11/30) at the Gude Mortuary in Nebraska City. Memorials may be given to St. Mary’s Hospital in Nebraska City, NE. On line condolences may be left at www.gudefuneralhomes.com. Gude Mortuary of Nebr. City and Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington, NE are assisting the family with the arrangements.