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George Kepics

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George Kepics

Birth
Death
12 Jul 2000 (aged 81)
Burial
Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 413 SITE 213
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SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
303rd Bomb Group

George Kepics, 81, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at the VA Hospital in Gainesville after a long illness.

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he moved to Crescent City in July 1974 from Milford, Ohio. He was a veteran of WW II having served his country with the Air Force. During his tour of duty he earned the Airman Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and Clusters of Stars and Stripes. He was a member of D.A.V, A.A.R.P. and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crescent City.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Zredah Kepics, Crescent City; sons, Gregory L. Kepics, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Anthony "Tony" Kepics, Orlando; daughter, Virginia Omnitz, Cincinnati, Ohio; sister, Terry Lally, Lake Wales; grandsons, Jeff Omnitz, Benjamin David Kepics, Trace Thomas; granddaughters, Jody Omnitz, Melissa Kepics, Jennifer Kepics.
Services will be 9 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2000, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.

Clayton Frank and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Palatka Daily News Obituary dtd 14 Jul 2000.)
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
303rd Bomb Group

George Kepics, 81, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at the VA Hospital in Gainesville after a long illness.

Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he moved to Crescent City in July 1974 from Milford, Ohio. He was a veteran of WW II having served his country with the Air Force. During his tour of duty he earned the Airman Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and Clusters of Stars and Stripes. He was a member of D.A.V, A.A.R.P. and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crescent City.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Zredah Kepics, Crescent City; sons, Gregory L. Kepics, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Anthony "Tony" Kepics, Orlando; daughter, Virginia Omnitz, Cincinnati, Ohio; sister, Terry Lally, Lake Wales; grandsons, Jeff Omnitz, Benjamin David Kepics, Trace Thomas; granddaughters, Jody Omnitz, Melissa Kepics, Jennifer Kepics.
Services will be 9 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2000, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.

Clayton Frank and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (Palatka Daily News Obituary dtd 14 Jul 2000.)


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  • Created by: GLM
  • Added: Aug 22, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40996812/george-kepics: accessed ), memorial page for George Kepics (5 Mar 1919–12 Jul 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40996812, citing Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, USA; Maintained by GLM (contributor 46760017).