Duane Dlouhy

Duane D. Dlouhy was born to Joseph and Evelyn (Uldrich) Dlouhy on September 19, 1941 in Tobias, Nebraska, and passed away on June 6, 2022 at Jefferson Community Hospital in Fairbury, Nebraska surrounded by his wife, Kathryn, of 59 years, his daughter and his two grandsons. He was 80 years of age.When Duane was a year old, he lost mother and was raised by his grandparents and aunts and uncles until his father was able to take care of him and raise him with the help of friends. He graduated from Tobias High School in 1959 and was most proud of being on the State Basketball Championship team. After graduating he enrolled in airline school in Chicago with a high school classmate.Duane worked numerous jobs in his working life…to name a few, Omar Man, Tiney’s Electric Company and Postmaster.In 1963, he married a small-town girl from Western, Kathryn Schmidt, and lived in Lincoln where their only daughter, Kim, was born.His love for sports was his entertainment, he was an avid Husker fan and went to many games, one of the most memorable following them to Hawaii with a group of close friends. His favorite sport to play was softball which he played in Lincoln and continued playing when he moved to Daykin where he became the Postmaster. Of course, there was always a cooler of adult beverages taken along on these softball games for “relaxation” purposes following the win or loss. The fun they had road tripping home from softball games usually had stops in corn fields to grab some ears of corn for a supper/snack when he got home. His team’s softball parties were always a highlight and enjoyable for Duane and Kathryn.After retiring from his Postmaster job in Daykin in 1998 Duane and Kathryn moved to Branson, Missouri to be closer to their daughter and two grandsons and were a major part in raising them because of this their grandsons chose to change their last name to Dlouhy, Duane was so proud.While living in Branson, Duane work at Osmond Family Theater as a part-time job, as an usher but refused to carry a candle at the end of the show to sing “Silent Night”. He also worked for Silver Dollar City as a brochure distributor and enjoyed driving his van to all the theaters and restaurants.After years down in Branson, Missouri Duane and Kathryn decided to move back to Nebraska and reside in Western after their grandsons decided to come to Nebraska for college and small-town life.With his grandsons going off to college, he and Kathryn became “empty nesters” and started spending their winters down at South Padre Island in Texas where they enjoyed friends and the warm weather.Duane lived his life to the fullest!!He leaves behind his wife, Kathryn; daughter, Kim and husband, Tim Tuley; grandson, Josh Dlouhy; grandson, Hayden and wife, Laine Dlouhy and a great-grandson on the way.A Funeral Service for Duane was held on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Tobias Gymnasium in Tobias, Nebraska with Pastor Murry Johnston presiding.There were 4 special music selections for the funeral service, “Mansion Over The Hilltop” by Elvis Presley, “In The Garden” by Alan Jackson, “Go Rest High On That Mountain” by Vince Gill and “Some Call It Heaven, I Call It Home” by Freddie Smith.Casket Bearers included Jim Stewart, Terry Marschman, Rich Kassik, John Rut, Jack Sobotka, Hayden Dlouhy, Josh Dlouhy and Tim Tuley.It was Duane’s wishes to be cremated following the funeral service.Private Family Burial of Ashes will take place at a later date in the Tobias Cemetery in rural Tobias, Nebraska.Memorials were directed to Jefferson Community Hospital or the Western Fire Department.Farmer & Son Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements.

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