Frank Joseph Turek, Jr

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Frank J. Turek, son of Frank J. Turek and Bessie Mlazovsky Turek was born on July 28, 1910, at Omaha, Neb.

When he was a small boy, his family moved to a farm in Saline County where he attended country school and helped with the farming. His leisure hours were spent hunting, fishing and trapping.

Upon graduation from Milligan high school in 1928, he went to work for the Biba Engineering Co. of Geneva. In later years he would remember fondly the 18 years he spent working for Biba Engineering with his brother, John, grading roads in and around the sandhills of western Nebraska.

Following the death of his father, he returned to farming with his mother and brother, Emil on a farm four and one-half miles west of Milligan.

At the onset of World War II, he volunteered his services in the U.S. Army, and was attached to the Armored Division at Fort Knox, Ky., as a gunnery instructor to enlisted officers.

He went overseas with the 20th Tank Battalion and saw action in France and Germany. He was honorably discharged from Fort Levenworth, Kas., and again pursued his career in farming with his brother, Emil.

Frank was united in marriage to Helen Beranek on January 6, 1947, and to this union were born two children, Lois and Frank III. He was a loving father and husband.

During this time he collected many antiques and he spent his leisure time from farming restoring them.

Due to health problems, he retired from farming and was employed at the Youth Development Center in Geneva as a stationary engineer until his retirement in 1975.

His retirement years were spent enjoying his grandson, Zak; gardening and fishing on the Nebraska lakes with his wife, Helen.

On September 22, 1978, he was admitted to Warren memorial Hospital in Friend and was later transferred to Lincoln General Hospital where he passed away on October 20, 1978.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his wife, Helen; children, Mr. and Mrs. Alan (Lois) Johnson of Milligan and son, Frank J. of Lincoln; and grandson, Zak of Milligan; brother, John K. of Geneva, George of Friend, Emil of Milligan and Joe of Geneva; sisters, Mrs. Dallas (Lucille) Lindsey of Morrow Bay, Cal., Mrs. Jack (Rosemarie) Parisot of Omaha and Mrs. Lloyd (Emilye) Hendryx of Tucson, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted from the Farmer & Son Funeral Home, Kotas Chapel, in Milligan on Monday, October 23, 1978, at 10:30 a.m., with Rev. Woodrow W. Wilson officiating. Interment with military graveside services was held at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan.

The Nebraska Signal November 2nd, 1978 page 20.
Contributor: M. Jensen Seggerman #47078678

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Family/Spouse: Helen Viola Beranek. Helen (daughter of Alois "Louis" J. Beranek and Anna Neibert) was born on 12 Mar 1917 in Lawrence, Nuckolls County, Nebraska; died on 21 May 2010 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frank Joseph Turek, III was born on 7 Mar 1958 in Friend, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 30 Nov 2022 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.