Mary Ella Stejskal

1894 - 1988  (94 years)

• Name	Mary Ella Stejskal  [1, 2]
  Born	21 May 1894	Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Dec 1988	Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	The Nebraska Signal Milligan Mary Ella Stejskal Soukup, daughter of Frank and Anna (Stastny) Stejskal, was born on a farm west of Wilber, on May 21, 1894, and passed away at the Wilber Nursing Home on December 20, 1988, at the age of 94 years, 7 months. When she was a child, the family moved to a farm near Tobias and later to the Ohiowa area where she attended Golden Rod School District 42. Upon completion of her school, she took a course in Terry dressmaking and sewing at Milligan, graduating as a fine seamstress in September of 1911. She followed this occupation along with housekeeping for others. As a pastime she enjoyed Czech music and also liked to play the organ, piano and button accordian. On her 90th birthday she played a few selections on the piano. On December 21, 1915, she was united in marriage to Harry Soukup at Geneva by Judge Fulton. They made their home on the farm west of Milligan. Their family grew to include four children, Arnold, Elmer, Roy and Rubye, as well as a nephew, Louis Most, who came to join the family in 1927. Mary and Harry were active in the ZCJB Lodge Svatopluk 76. For many years she worked at the Milligan auditorium during the popular dance period in the 1930's and 1940's. She prided herself for being a member of the American Legion Auxillary, having had all three sons in the service. In 1956 she and her husband retired from the farm and moved to Milligan. On December 21, 1965, they had the pleasure of celebrating their golden wedding anniversay. In 1974 they moved to Wilber to be near their daughter Rubye. On December 21, 1975, they celebrated 60 years of wedded life. On August 11, 1981, she entered the Wilber Nursing Home where she spent many hours with one of her favorite pastimes of crocheting. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husband Harry, son, Elmer; daughter in law Mary Anne, granddaughter, nancy, brothers Adolph, Anton, Frank J, and Louis; sister, Antonie; and a brother and sister in infancy. She is survived by sons, Arnold H and Ray and wife Betty Soukup, daughter, Rubye and husband Ed Prokop; one sister, Anna Chaney; six grandchildren, 11 great-great granchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted from Farmer-Kotas Funeral Chapel on December 23, with the Rev. Michael McDonald officiating. Amy Sluka accompanied Blanche Capek and Dorothy Skrivanek, who sang "God be with You Til We Meet Again" and "Kardy Nese Svuj Kriz" in Czech. Pallbearers were John Soukup, Rob Prokop, Jay Jorgens, Tim Hester, Arnold Capek and Jim J. Kotas. Interment was in the Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan.
  Person ID	I13314	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Frank Stejskal,   b. 17 Nov 1851, Tabor, Bohemia ,   d. 6 Sep 1925, Nebraska  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Anna Stastny,   b. 13 Jun 1854, Tabor, Bohemia ,   d. 23 Feb 1933, Nebraska  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Abt 1871	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Family ID	F5385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jaroslav "Harry" Soukup,   b. 18 Oct 1889, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska ,   d. 9 Feb 1976, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 86 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1915	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  	"Mary Stejskal and Harry first met at a trap-shoot on the Svec property west of Milligan. Trap shoots were considered one of the great social events of the day. Miss Stejskal and Mr. Soukup were married at Geneva December 21, 1915, by Judge Fulton. After their marriage they settled on the Andrew Lynn farm four and one half miles west of Milligan."
  Children	1. Arnold Harry "Arnie" Soukup,   b. 27 Mar 1919, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 22 Jun 1998, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)   2. Elmer Louis Soukup,   b. 1 May 1921, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 15 Dec 1988, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 67 years)   3. Raymond Earl Soukup,   b. 19 Dec 1926, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 18 Jun 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 83 years)   4. Rubye Ann Soukup,   b. 17 Sep 1929, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 5 Jun 2012, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F5379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 May 1894 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Married - 21 Dec 1915 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 20 Dec 1988 - Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S267] Parker, Helena Soukup---Family Researcher (P.O. Box 1153, Idyllwild, CA 92549). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 519 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO).