Alvin (Ace/ A.C.) Charles Nejedly

ALVIN (Ace / A.C.) CHARLES NEJEDLY August 31, 1930 - May 29, 2025 Riverside, CA Born in Kalona, lowa 8-31-1930 to Charles and Tillie (Kupka) Nejedly. Preceded in death by his parents and only sibling, Helen Wingler. Ace joined his Lord and Savior in Heaven on 5-29-2025. A child of the Depression, he spent his youth working on his parents' farm operating a tractor at the age of eight. His hard work ethics and experiences would later benefit him to establish his own Real Estate and Development holdings. Ace enlisted at the age of 16 in the lowa National Guards, he then went on to Fort McArthur with the Army/Airforce in 1947 at the age of 17. In the process of a split between Army/Air Force he enlisted in the Air Force. He then went on to San Antonio, TX for basic training at Lackland AFB where he went to radio school and became an instructor at Scott Field, IL When Scott Field was closed, he was transferred to Kiesler Field in Biloxi, MS. He had inter-service transfer from Air Force to Army to be a candidate for OCS (Officers Candidate School) at Fort Monmouth, NJ (Redbank) from there he had several assignments on the west coast as an instructor and attended Chemical/Biological/Warfare school at Presidio, in San Francisco, CA. He returned to lowa to graduate in full uniform with his class in 1949. After the Korean War was over, he was discharged in 1953 and stayed in California. In 1954 Ace earned his Real Estate license and went to work for Dick Darling Real Estate selling houses in Riverside, CA till 1959. He has been in Real Estate ever since, starting his own Realty and Development Co., known as 3N Realty and Development. He joined the Board of Realtors in 1955 and remained a member till his passing. He was a past member of Arlington and Magnolia Center Rotary and a member of the Eagles Aerie #4299 of Lake Havasu City, AZ. Ace became involved in land and commercial development and still owns and managed properties that he developed over the last 70 years. He truly loved putting a deal together! Married over 62 years to Shirley (Menhennitt) Nejedly. Children are sons, Kent Nejedly, Kevin (Debbie) Nejedly, Brian Nejedly and daughter Kim (Erik) Dreyer. Together they have 9 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and the 7th on the way. Ace and Shirley attended Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA for the last 52 years. Ace accepted the Lord Jesus at a Billy Graham Crusade and became a born-again believer in 1985. One of highlights of his life was being baptized by pastor Greg Laurie in the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Ace even took a dip in the Dead Sea! He also visited Petra and all its history in Jordan and enjoyed walking where Jesus walked, it was very exhilarating. Ace very much enjoyed boating and skiing on the Colorado River at Lake Havasu, AZ along with traveling. He loved spending time at his Havasu home that he built in 1990. He and Shirley have not only traveled to all the United States and every provident in Canada they have also traveled the world by air, land and sea (about 32 countries) Another beloved hobby was dancing. Ace and Shirley could do a mean jitterbug! Shirley and children would like to extend their invitation to all who knew Ace for the celebration of life/reception to be held at Victoria Club 2521 Arroyo Dr. Riverside, CA on Thursday June 12, 2025, at 11:00am. The family will be having a private full military burial service at Riverside National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family is asking that you take your loved ones to church and dinner and give a toast to Ace.