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Living married Sue Van Buskirk Sue was born on 19 Oct 1935 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska; died on 28 Feb 2010 in San Diego County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The daughter of Everett F. VAN BUSKIRK and Mary H. PETERSON. She worked three years as a rural school teacher, and later attended the Lincoln School of Commerce. She worked for the Nebraska Workmen's Compensation Court, and as an executive secretary for a contractor in San Diego. (Milligan, p 360).

KOTAS, SUE A. Sue A. Kotas of San Diego passed away on February 28, 2010, at the age of 74, after a courageous battle with cancer. Her family surrounded her as she slipped away as she did everything with grace and dignity. Born in Nebraska on October 19, 1935. She was raised in Beatrice, NE, graduated from Beatrice High School, attended Doane College to teach country school for two years in the Beatrice area. Moved to Lincoln to attend Lincoln School of Commerce and became a secretary at the State Capital until marrying Reenlee Kotas of Milligan, NE on January 25, 1958. The family moved to San Diego in May of 1967 and has resided there since. Sue was active in PTA, Little League and the Model A Club. She enjoyed doing crafts and needlework. She worked for AO Reed Plumbing & Heating 10 years as an Executive Secretary and soon after she ran a home daycare for 12 years and touched the many lives that passed through her doors. She also enjoyed collecting teddy bears and traveling which included many trips to Nebraska to visit children and grandchildren. She actively took cruises and went camping with family and friends. Her parents, Mary and Everett Van Buskirk, preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband, Reenlee H. Kotas Sr., children, Denise and (Scott) Worrell of Milligan, NE, Darcy and (Jason) Richtarik of Wilber, NE, Reenlee II and (Lynne) Kotas of Ramona, CA and Kevin and (Charito) Kotas of Bonita, CA, sister, Sheli and (Richard) Schwindt of Phoenix, AZ, 10 grandchildren: Brandon, Melissa, Allison, Molly, Bailey, Amanda, Shawn, Sharlene, Hunter and Ryan and two great-grandchildren: Cohen and Ensley. She was a loving and caring person and will truly be missed. Services will be at Clairemont Mortuary on Saturday, March 6th, 11 am.

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

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Henry and Mae lived one year in Milligan, then moved to their farm six miles north of Milligan, here they farmed for fifteen years. They sold the farm in 1944 to Fred KOVANDA and moved to Milligan. There Henry worked for Edward "Swede" BULIN for one year and for Joe JICHA distributing beer for two years. He worked for the Auditorium doing custodian work for fifteen years, and last for the Kansas-Nebraska Gas Company until his retirement in 1966. (Milligan, p 354).

Henry married Mae Frances Kubicek on 23 Apr 1929 in Nebraska. Mae (daughter of Fred James Kubicek and Anna Elizabeth Tenopir) was born on 11 Mar 1909 in Nebraska; died on 23 Jun 2004 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John was a farmer and businessman. In 1899, he built a lumber yard. The Catholic Church was built with lumber donated from his yard. In 1890, he built a saloon on Main Street, from land he bought from Vaclav and Mary KOTTAS. One Saturday night, as he was locking up, he heard a noise and as he turned around someone threw a bottle, hitting him in the face which cut his lip badly and broke out a tooth. He grew a moustache after this to cover the scar. He sold the saloon, and purchased land from Frank ANDREL in 1892 and returned to farming. They later returned to their home place which had been rented. John died following an accident in the hay field, which was caused by one of the frames for stacking hay coming unfastened and falling on him, hitting him across the shoulders and neck. He was a prominent citizen from the time the village of Milligan was organized, quiet of dispostion, and never meddling in other people's affairs, attending only to his business. Friends and neighbors stacked the grain and hay in the fields for the family. As the boys were too young to take over the farm, it was rented. (Milligan, p 357).

Jan married Marie Rejsek on 7 Feb 1882 in Fillmore County, Nebraska. Marie was born on 27 Aug 1862 in Stra?ec?, Bohemia; died on 5 Aug 1927 in Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The daughter of John REJSEK and Mary MATEJOVSKY. Her mother died when she was 13, and her father sent her to America in 1880 with her aunt and uncle, Josefa REJSEK and Joseph JANDA. She helped them care for their children. She left behind a three brothers and a sister, Eleanor, who later came to America and married Karel LAUN. Her brothers were Mike, Charlie and John. After arriving in America, Marie worked as a nanny for the ZISKA children and as a chamber maid at a hotel in Exeter, Nebraska. This is where she met John KOTAS, who had to haul his grain to Fairmont. (Milligan, p 357).

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They were married in a triple wedding with John's brother, W.J. and Filipina STEINACHER and a neighbor, Valentine STEINACHER and Mary PROKOP. (Milligan, p 357, 369). The actual date was shown alternately as February 3 and February 7.

Fred married Anna Elizabeth Tenopir on 15 May 1906 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Anna was born on 5 Dec 1887 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 8 Oct 1979 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]