Bernard Sykora

Deweese, Nebraska, resident Bernard "Bud" E. Sykora, 70, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, Nebraska.

A Rosary was prayed at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 27, at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Deweese. Mass of Christian Burial was conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at the church with Father Denton Morris officiating. Interment followed at St. Martin's (Loucky) Cemetery near Deweese. Visitation was Friday, from 5 until 7 p.m., at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Deweese.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church Building Fund.

Condolences may be left at http://www.mclaughlinchapel.com.

Bernard "Bud" Sykora was born Jan. 5, 1953, in Superior, Nebraska, to Leo and Rose (Hlavac) Sykora. He attended grade school at Deweese Public and high school at Sandy Creek Public. He took additional welding and electrical classes at Central Community College in Hastings, Nebraska. Bud was later employed with T-L Irrigation and also worked construction with Ed Souchek until he began his true calling as a full-time farmer. He spent more than 50 years working the farm his father had established.

Bud married Eileen Rothfuss on June 2, 1979. Together they spent 44 years raising two sons, growing the family farm and traveling the world. He was always willing to meet a new friend on a cruise ship or walking the beach. Bud enjoyed woodworking and had an extensive collection of classic farm toys and antique coffee grinders. He enjoyed discovering a variety of agriculture signs that covered the walls of his shop. Bud was a volunteer for the Community Club of Deweese and Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Deweese.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Jim Sykora.

Survivors include his wife, Eileen of Deweese; sons, Dennis Sykora (Jennifer) of Hastings, Nebraska; and Dan Sykora (Alissa) of Hanna, Indiana; grandsons, Ty and Lance Sykora of Hanna, Indiana; sister, Rita Wright of Kearney, Nebraska; brother, Don Sykora of Stockton, Missouri; sister-in-law, Jody Sykora of Deweese; and his nieces and nephews.