Donald L. Jasnoch

Donald L. Jasnoch, 57, of Grand Island died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at St. Francis Skilled Care in Grand Island after a 15 year battle with cancer. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City. The Rev. Marty Egging will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Loup City. Visitation will be Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church, with a 7 p.m. vigil service. Peters Funeral Home of Loup City is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jasnoch was born on Feb. 15, 1951, at Loup City, the son of Richard and Arlie (Heil) Jasnoch. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Nicole and Jeff Peterson of McCook; one son, Brian Jasnoch of Peyton, CO; his parents, Richard and Arlie Jasnoch of Grand Island; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Patricia and Wayne Tackett of Glenwood, IA, Katherine and Garry Muehlich of Alta Loma, CA and Elizabeth and Lloyd Benjamin of McCook; and three brothers and one sister-in-law, Chuck Jasnoch of Grand Island, Wayne Jasnoch of Seneca, KS and Tim and Linda Jasnoch of Grand Island. He is also survived by 13 nieces and nephews; and 8 great-nieces and nephews. Don grew up in Loup City where he attended Loup City Public Schools and was a 1969 graduate of Loup City High School. He then attended the University of Nebraska Ag Tech School in Curtis. After completing his education he returned to Loup City where he worked for Kowalski Feed and Seed. He was united in marriage to Patricia Ksionzek on May 26, 1972, at Ashton. The couple farmed in the Loup City area. In 1980 he began working for Eaton Corporation in Kearney. He later moved to Kearney where he continued to work for Eaton Corp. and farmed. In 2000, ill health forced him to retire and he moved to Grand Island, where he lived the rest of his life. Don enjoyed hunting and fishing and visiting with his family was very important to him. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church while living in Kearney and attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Grand Island. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. In lieu of flowers and plants, the family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.