A Mass of Christian burial for Paul P. Dvorak, 89, Dickinson, is at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2007, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, with the Rev. Austin Vetter celebrating.
Interment with military rites provided by the Dickinson Veterans Drill Team is in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Dickinson.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, April 11, 2007, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, with a rosary and vigil service at 7 p.m.
Paul P. Dvorak passed away on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007, at his home with his family by his side.
Paul was born Aug. 2, 1917, the son of Joseph and Anna (Splichal) Dvorak in Dickinson, where he grew up and attended school.
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Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during WW II, where he was awarded the Purple Heart.
After being honorably discharged, Paul returned home to Dickinson where he met and married his wife, Eva Perzinski, on June 11, 1946. They were married in St. Mary's Catholic Church, South Heart, and had celebrated 60 years of marriage.
Paul began his own plastering business called Paul P. Dvorak Plastering in the late 1940s. Over the years as the business changed, it became Dvorak Dry Wall, which he operated until 1981.
Paul was very active with the Dickinson Veteran's Drill Team over the years and was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He also enjoyed fishing, gardening and especially enjoyed meeting his buddies for coffee. Paul loved and cherished his children, grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Eva Dvorak, Dickinson; two daughters, Marti Dvorak, Bismarck, and Geri Dvorak, Dickinson; two sons, Marvin (Linda) Dvorak and Virgil Dvorak, both of Dickinson; a son-in-law, Bruce Decker, Dickinson; three brothers, Stanley (Emma) Dvorak, Dickinson, Tom Dvorak, Dickinson, and Vince (Lillian) Dvorak, Arizona; two sisters, Emma Sanders, Dickinson, and Mildred Dvorak, Oregon.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Bernadette Decker; and several brothers and sisters.
Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.stevensonfuneralhome.com .
(Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson)
