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Nicholas William Wackel

Nicholas William Wackel, 92, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family.

He was born to the late Fred and Erma Wackel, March 29,1922, in West Point, Nebraska. Nick graduated from Guardian Angel High School in West Point, Neb., then attended and graduated from Kemper Military Junior College in 1942. He attended Creighton University until May 1943, at which time he entered the U.S. Army. Mr. Wackel served in the continental U.S. and overseas in the Southwest Pacific, being discharged in February of 1946.

In March, 1946, Nick became an employee of the Livestock National Bank...