- Date Of Birth: September 29, 1928
- Date Of Death: March 9, 2021
- State: Nebraska
John J. (Jack) Hlavac, 92, Lawrence, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Cove House in Lincoln, Nebraska. Rosary will be Friday, March 12, 2021, 5:00 p.m.
John Hlavac was born to Adolph and Ann (Janda) Hlavac on September 29, 1928 in the farmhouse four miles east of Lawrence, Nebraska. The youngest of six children, he graduated in 1945 from Lawrence High School.
John and Dorothea danced together more than 55 years. After Dorothea’s passing, he later danced with his friend, Dolores Kucera. John was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the American Legion. John enjoyed traveling to the Czech Republic where he toured the community his father’s family immigrated from in 1900.
John was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothea, his parents, Adolph and Ann, brother Ed, and four sisters, Helen Schutte, Frances Doerfler, Mary Muruaga and Lucille Wonka.
John is survived by his five children, Joe (Linda) Hlavac, Roca, Nebraska, John (Stephanie) Hlavac, Middleton, Tennessee, Jill (Roger) Miller, Sheridan, Wyoming, Julie (John) Yarsinsky, Marlton, New Jersey, Jeff (Tonia) Hlavac, Lincoln, Nebraska, thirteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
