Raymond Starostka

Raymond W. Starostka, 78, of Silver Creek died Friday June 7, 2002 at Midwest Covenant Home in Stromsburg. Funeral services are 10:00 am Tuesday June 11 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Silver Creek with the Rev. Dave Korth officiating. Visitation will be on Monday from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at St. Lawrence Church with a Vigil service at 7:00 pm, also at the Church. Visitation will continue Tuesday morning from 9 am until service time. Interment will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery with Military Honors by Silver Creek American Legion Post #263.

Raymond W. Starostka was born November 27, 1923 in Silver Creek, Ne. to Walter John and Victoria Theresa (Czapla) Starostka. He graduated from Silver Creek High School in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943 - 1946 where he received the Bronze Star, Soldiers Medal, and two Combat Medals. Ray retired from the Army Reserve at the rank of Lt. Colonel. He graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 1947 and received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1950. On June 6, 1951 he married Kathleen Kennedy at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Evansville, Wisconsin. He lived in Maryland where he worked for the U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Center and the W.R. Grace Company. He also lived in Chicago, Illinois where he worked for I.M.C. before moving back to Silver Creek in 1968 where he established Agroservice, Inc. He was a member of the Silver Creek American Legion, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Knights Of Columbus, American Society of Agronomy, and the Soil Science Society of America.

He is survived by:

Wife: Kathleen Starostka of Silver Creek, NE
Son: Charles (Christine) Starostka of Silver Creek, NE
Son: John (Dawn) Starostka of Alexandria, VA
Son: George Starostka of Denver, CO
Daughter: Mary Gingrich of Hastings, NE
Five Grandchildren

He was preceded by:

Father: Walter John Starostka
Mother: Victoria Starostka
Sister: Frances Bosak

Memorials may be directed to St. Lawrence Church or Merrick Foundation