Joseph G. Capek

1920 - 1999  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph G. Capek  [1, 2]
  Born	31 Jul 1920	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Sep 1999	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [4, 5]
  Buried	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [5]
  Notes	After graduating from 8th grade, Joseph remained at home to help his father on the farm. He entered the armed services on September 11, 1942 in the Field Artillery, 35th Division. He served in the European theatre, returning stateside on September 10, 1945. He contracted polio in 1949. After this, he remained on his farm, working the land and raising cattle. He was active in civic events, as well as serving on the local school board for 13 years. (Milligan, p 239). Obituary Capek -- Joseph G., 79, Milligan, died Sunday (9/5/99). Born, Milligan (7/31/20) to Joseph and Josephine (Herynk) Capek. Survivors: wife, Blanche; sons, daughtersin-law, Randy and Lana, Tobias, Larry and Adrienne, Milligan; daughter, Jo Capek, Lincoln; brother, sister-in-law, Arnold and Lucille, Milligan; sisters, brother-in-law, Rose and Ernest Hayek, Friend, Clara Tesar, Beaver Crossing; seven grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Milligan Auditorium. Kim Dunker officiating. Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Tuesday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials care of family. (Obituary courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from the 6 Sept 1999 issue of the Lincoln Journal Star)
  Person ID	I15029	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Capek,   b. 6 Jul 1885, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 24 May 1959, York, York County, Nebraska  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Josephine Herynk,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 6 Mar 1969, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 80 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1909	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [6]
  	They were married the same day as the Frank Capek's, the Frank Hromadka's, and the Joseph Herynk's. They farmed in Glengary township for forty-four years. (Milligan, p 238). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MTPG-BTQ/p4 Groom's Name: Joe Capek Groom's Birth Date: 1886 Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: 23 Bride's Name: Josie Hernik Bride's Birth Date: 1889 Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: 20 Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1909 Marriage Place: Fillmore, Nebraska Groom's Father's Name: John Capek Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Kocal Bride's Father's Name: Anton Hernik Bride's Mother's Name: Terzie Vegraska Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05179-1 System Origin: Nebraska-EASy Source Film Number: 1987278 Reference Number: 3710 Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
  Family ID	F5847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche Anna Cecrle,   b. 28 Feb 1926, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 25 Jul 2020, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 94 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1946  [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F4900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jul 1920 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 5 Sep 1999 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Buried - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 297 (Reliability: 3). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 30-17 SD 11 Sheet 3B 50-51 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 239 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy). [S26] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee, "Milligan Nebraska 1988-2008, Centennial Supplement Book", p. 132 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 299 (Reliability: 3).