- Date Of Birth: May 17, 1938
- Date Of Death: December 27, 2017
- State: Nebraska
Alan Raymond Czirr the son of Walter and Mabel (Bucknell) Czirr was born on 17 May 1938 in Hardy NE. He departed this life on 27 December, 2017 at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings NE at the age of 79 years.
He married Pat Sloan on June 16, 1961 and they had one son David. His survived by his wife of 56 years, his son, his sister Irene Dunbar, sister in law Doris Alexander, sister in law Bev Czirr, nephews Wade, Wes, Wray, Wiley and Wynn Alexander, Jerry, Dale and Ron Dunbar and nieces Paula and Genelle Czirr.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Evan, brother in law Loren Dunbar and brother in law Newell Alexander
He was a graduate of Hardy High School with the class of 1956. Alan was fiercely proud of his Hardy roots and some of his favorite times were the annual Alumni banquets. He served in the Kansas Army National Guard from 1961 to 1970 attaining the rank of Chief Warrant Officer. He spent one year on active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961.
Alan began his life long career in the auto industry while in high school working for Jerome Kohl at his garage in Hardy. In 1957 he began working at Superior Motor Parts in Superior. In 1959 he moved to Mankato KS to manage the new Motor Parts store. He moved to Superior in 1973 to take over management of all the Superior Motor Stores in Superior, Fairbury, Mankato and Washington KS. In 1987 he purchased the stores from Don Kronberg; he closed the out of town stores and continued to run the store in Superior until his retirement in 2002.
Alan enjoyed many leisure activities. He bowled in a league in Superior for many years and was a member of Superior Country Club for more than 40 years. He was awarded a Lifetime Membership by the Country Club in 2015. He was a master gardener, growing potatoes, tomatoes and cucumbers that could have filled a semi-trailer. His golfing buddies could always count on a weekly sack of garden goodies during the growing season except for 1 year. In 2003 he tried a new weed control method on the potatoes that came to be known as “Round-up Potatoes”. The entire crop was ruined but he learned his lesson and continued to grow potatoes for another ten years.
Alan was a member of the Elks Club, Chamber of Commerce, and the Kiwanis Club. He served as the Chamber and Kiwanis President and was appointed to the City Zoning Commission by Mayor O.K. Stone.
Honorary Pall Bearers are: Spider Hiatt, Dave Brainard, Clarence Dove, Ed Rempe, Ron Peterson, Wiley Alexander, Wynn Alexander, Jerry Dunbar, Jeff Guilkey and Jeff Hutchinson.
The family would like to extend a special Thank you to Dr. Robert Leibel and the wonderful staff at Brodstone Memorial Hospital for their care over the years. Additionally we would like to thank all of the employees of Superior Motor Parts over the years. Mike Fenimore and Eldon Thompson deserve special recognition for their years of dedicated service. Lastly, we would like to thank Jeff and Sue Guilkey for being such terrific neighbors.
814 Idaho Street
Superior, Nebraska 68978
402-879-3123
