Lillian (Havlat) Turek Mares was born April 15, 1920 in Pleasant Dale, Nebraska, the daughter of Anton Havlat and Antonionia (Nemec) Havlat and passed away in Seward, Nebraska on April 21, 2017 at the age of 97 years, 6 days. Lillian attended country school near Pleasant Dale. Lillian was united in marriage to William Arthur Turek in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 15, 1942; their marriage was blessed with three children, Carol, Sharon and David. They lived in Lincoln and then moved to Seward. Lillian was employed at the egg plant and Dale's Steak House, both in Seward and Russell Stover in Lincoln and was a member of the Woman's Club. William passed away in 1973 and Lillian was married to Victor Mares in May of 1978; they resided in Fairbury. While living in Fairbury, Lillian was employed with the fabric store. She moved back to Seward to the Greene Place in March of 2013. Lillian loved to dance to Czech music.

Lillian is preceded in death by her parents, Anton and Antonionia Havlat; husband, William A. Turek in 1973 and husband, Victor Mares in 2013; three brothers, Charles Havlat, Lumir Havlat and Rudy Havlat; sister, Matilda Havlat.

Survivors cherishing Lillian's memory include her children and their spouses, Carol and James Joura, Chandler, AZ, Sharon and Loren Toovey, Pleasant Dale, David and Rita Turek, Lincoln; brother and sister-in-law, Adolph and Donna Havlat, Lincoln; 10 grandchildren, Jamie Turner, Jody Andreasen, Loren Toovey, Jr., Theresa Guyer, Brenda Olson, Jason Turek, Michelle Jaime, Chad Turek, Billi Borrell, Jerry Borrell; 15 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. To this obituary we add our thoughts, prayers and memories of life shared with Lillian.