Gary "Fuji" Richtarik, born July 22, 1951, died at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln, NE on November 15, 2020 after a short battle with COVID-19.  He was born to Fred and Mildred (Beck) Richtarik.  His family resided on a farm near Wilber, NE.  Gary attended Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools.  He graduated from high school in 1969.  Gary farmed and worked at Peterson Manufacturing and later worked for Bunge Milling for 49 years as a forklift operator/warehouseman.  He retired from Bunge on 1/10/20 and looked forward to retirement.  Gary loved fireworks and volunteered to manage the Wilber Lions Fireworks Stand for many years.  Gary was also a member of the Wilber United Methodist Church.  Gary also enjoyed making a garden, driving his tractors, and his 1969 Roadrunner.  Gary was known by many and will be deeply missed.  He is preceded in death by his father, Fred Richtarik, and mother, Mildred Richtarik, nephew, Bradley Frahm, and father-in-law, William Ficke.  His survivors include his wife of 32 years, Karen of Wilber, son, Chris Richtarik and fiancée Jessica Rosno of Lincoln, sister and brother-in-law Shirley & Ron Kobes of DeWitt, sister & brother-in-law Selma & Perry Frahm of Crete, mother-in-law Gloria Ficke of Crete, brother-in-law & sister-in-law Bill & Rebecca Ficke of Cedar Park, TX,  aunts & uncles Alice & Milo Rejcha of Crete and Lincoln, Jean & Gaylen Ahlquist of Stromsburg, Wayne Burbank of Clive, IA, and former sister-in-law Angela Greenlee of Cedar Park, TX.  Numerous nieces and nephews, a great-niece, and a host of friends.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 10:30 AM, Kuncl Funeral Home, Wilber.  Visitation:  Wednesday, 1 – 8 PM, funeral home.  The funeral service will be livestreamed and can be accessed from the homepage of our website at the scheduled start time.  Memorials are in care of the family. The Funeral Service can also be viewed afterwards by clicking on the following link: https://fb.watch/1T_nxVqaLP/ .  To view the Graveside Service afterwards, click on the following link: https://fb.watch/1T_dJ47xOj/.