Kristopher Bradley Vecera

Kristopher "Kris" Vecera, 25, unexpectedly passed away July 6, 2015 in Arapahoe, Nebraska. Visitation for his family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Malvern. There are no scheduled services. Private burial will be held at a later date.

Memorials are directed to the family.

Kristopher Bradley Vecera, son of Sherry Ellen (Evans) and Dennis Michael Vecera was born on May 15, 1990 in Anchorage, Alaska. His military family moved to various locations through the years, one of them was Glenwood, Iowa, where he graduated from Glenwood High School in 2008. Kris worked as a tattoo artist in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Bellevue and Omaha, Nebraska. He had a raw talent for art and has many human canvases wearing his beautiful work.

Kris was a wonderfully talented artist. He loved going to the gun range, drawing comics, and music. Kris was a wonderful son, grandson, brother, uncle, and dad. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Kris was living in Arapahoe, Nebraska when he unexpectedly passed away on July 6, 2015, at the age of 25 years, 1 month, and 21 days.

Kris was preceded in death by his mom Sherry Brosdahl in 2013; maternal grandmother Sharon Evans in 2014; and paternal grandfather Venzy Vecera in 2002 .

Kris is survived by his son Kemper Vecera; and daughter Violette Koke, both of Omaha, NE; father Dennis Vecera of Anchorage, AK; sisters, Hannah Rief and husband Austin of Hastings, IA, McKendri Vecera of Malvern, IA, Abbigail Brosdahl and Annalise Brosdahl, both of Mascoutah, IL; maternal grandfather David Evans of Bend, OR; paternal grandmother Nez Vecera of Anchorage, AK; several aunts, uncles, cousins; extended relatives; and one niece Blair Rief.