Stanley Shevik

Stan Shevik, age 86, of Spillville died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at his home in Spillville. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 26 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Father Robert Gross presiding with burial of ashes in St. Wenceslaus cemetery. There will be a celebration of Stan’s life immediately after the interment at the Inwood Ballroom in Spillville everyone is invited for food and fellowship. Stanley Alois Shevik was born on May 6, 1930, the youngest of three children born to Alois and Anastasia (Shimek) Shevik, on the family farm near Spillville, IA. He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and graduated from Calmar High School in 1948. Stan ran the family farm which is grandparents homesteaded over 100 years ago. He retired from farming in 1991. He had a beautiful singing voice and was an avid baseball player. He was a lifelong Iowa Hawkeye and Washington Redskins fan. Stan loved to hunt and play cards, but his true passion was fishing, at which was incredibly successful and often shared his catch with family and a multitude of friends. Stanley will be dearly missed by all who knew him except for the fish population of Winneshiek County, which we expect will double in size without him. Stan is survived by his sister: Grace Nockels, Snohomish, WA, his nieces, nephews: Keith (Nur) Nockels, Karen (Cooper) Hart, Gary (Jan) Shevik and Marlise Shevik and their families. Stan was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Raymond (Della) Shevik, one brother-in-law, Alvin Nockels. Condolences can be sent to Grace Nockels, 18405 – 100th Ave. S.E., Snohsmish, WA 98296. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be given to the Winneshiek County Conservation Service, 2546 Lake Meyer Road, Fort Atkinson, IA 52144.