Bohumír “ Bob” Lepeška was born November 7, 1939, in Humpolec, Czechoslovakia to Rudolf Lepeška and Marie Lepešková. He passed away on December 31, 2022.
He attended local school in Světlá nad Sázavou and graduated from the Gymnasium in Ledeč nad Sázavou. He obtained his Chemical Engineering degree from Charles University-Faculty of Chemical Technology in Prague and received his PHD from the Academy of Science of Czechoslovakia. Prior to going to the United States, he served in the Czechoslovakian Army and worked at the Czechoslovakian Academy of Science.
He received a Post-Doctoral fellowship at Notre Dame University and was there for 3 years. While there he made many lifelong friends.
When the fellowship was ended, he was reluctant to leave the United States and was very happy to receive an offer at Plastics Engineering (Plenco). The company was very helpful in obtaining his green card. He worked at Plenco as a research Chemist until he retired. In 2006, he was united in marriage to Mary Dwyer, they had 17 happy years together.
He is survived by, his wife, Mary, a sister Květuše Šáralová: a niece, Květa (Libor) Koutná: and great nephews, Karel (Gábina) Matějka and their son, Karel, and Jakob (Lenka) Koutny. He was preceded in death by his parents, a niece, Tatiana Matějková and a brother-in-law Josef Šáral.
He was an interesting man, with strong opinions which he enjoyed sharing with like-minded people. He was always active in Sports & still enjoyed a good tennis match or a round of golf. He will be sadly missed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 818 Huron Ave. Sheboygan. Family and friends may gather at the church on Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Sheboygan County Cancer Care Fund at www.scccf.org
The Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements Online condolences may be expressed at www.reinboldfh.com
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