Dorothy P. (Kobza) Lavicky was born March 16, 1936, in Brainard, the youngest of 12 children, to Emil and Elizabeth (Duhon) Kobza and passed away Nov. 25, 2024, at her home in Dwight, at the age of 88 years, 8 months and 9 days.
Dorothy grew up in Brainard, where she attended Holy Trinity for grade school and graduated from Brainard High School with the Class of 1954. She then attended Omaha College of Business for 18 months. Dorothy worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a keypunch operator while in Omaha. On Sept. 28, 1957, Dorothy was united in marriage to John Lavicky at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Brainard.
The couple moved to Dwight in 1960. Dorothy worked at the Butler County ASCS office for 42 years as a loan officer, retiring in 2008. She and John loved dancing and going to summer events in the neighboring communities. Dorothy enjoyed her flower gardens and spending time in her backyard. Her greatest joy was her four grandsons. She loved them with all her heart. She and John never missed any of their sporting events.
Dorothy was a longtime member of the Assumption Catholic Church, where she was active in the Altar Society. She was a 54-year member of the Dwight American Legion Post-110 Auxiliary and served on the Butler County Election Board for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; 11 siblings and their spouses, Rose and Tony Radanovich, Alice and Sam Lipton, Emil and Maxie Kobza, Margaret and Lloyd McGough, Agnes and John Hottovy, Marie and Bill Collopy, Betty and John Bloom, Gabriella and Bill Rezny, Helen and Richard Duffek, Bernard and Patricia Kobza, Benedict and Dolores Kobza; and sister-in-law and husband, Mary Lou and Charles Novacek.
Survivors cherishing Dorothy’s memory include her husband, John Lavicky, Dwight; son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Tami Lavicky, Papillion; four grandsons, Spencer, Easton, Dane and Trent Lavicky; sister-in-law and husband, Jean and Lee Coufal; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 5, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home in Dwight. Family will receive friends later in the day from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Assumption Catholic Church in Dwight. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m. at the church with inurnment at 3:30 p.m. at Omaha National Cemetery. Arrangements by Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home.
