Gladys Kaspar

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She was the daughter of Joseph KASPAR and Marie KRIVOLAVEK.


On June 1, 1944 she was inducted into the US Navy as a WAVE, and served at Indian Head, Maryland and Patuxant River, Maryland working with commerical x-ray, reaching the rank Specialist Third Class. She was honorably discharged on Feb. 16, 1946. After her marriage to Melton Janda, the couple farmed near Western and Wilber for many years. When they retired they moved to Wilber. She was preceded in death by her parents, huband, daughter, and son Wayne. Also predeceased by her brother Miles Kaspar and his wife, Libbye, brother Bernad Kaspar and wife Helen, and brother-in-law Bernard Janda and wife Lorraine. She is survived by her son, Deryl fo Adams and special friend Robin Buhr and her daughter, Taylor, nieces and nephews and a host of dear friends and neighbors. (Excerpted from a longer obituary sent by Dennis Belohlavy, not dated or sourced).

Gladys married Milton James Janda on 14 Nov 1946 in Belleville, Republic County, Kansas. Milton (son of Joseph Charles"Pepik" Janda and Frances B. "Fannie" Posvar) was born on 10 Apr 1918 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 6 Feb 1988 in Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Wilber Czech Cemetery (Bohemian-Slavonian Cemetery), Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joyce Jo Janda was born on 10 Jun 1948 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 20 Oct 1949 in Saline County, Nebraska; was buried on 23 Oct 1949 in Wilber Czech Cemetery (Bohemian-Slavonian Cemetery), Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska.
2. Wayne L. Janda was born on 10 May 1950 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 21 Apr 1998 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; was buried on 28 Apr 1998 in Wilber Czech Cemetery (Bohemian-Slavonian Cemetery), Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska.
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