Edmund R. "Eddie" Motis

1930 - 2016  (85 years)

• Name	Edmund R. "Eddie" Motis  [1]
  Nickname	Eddie
  Born	4 Sep 1930	Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jan 2016	Florida   [1]
  Notes	Edmund Raymond Motis, 85, passed away Jan. 7, 2016, at his home in Babson Park, Fla. Born Sept. 4, 1930, in Exeter to the late Edmen and Alice (Kovanda) Motis. He had been a resident of the Lake Wales, Fla., area for 29 years, moving there from Friend. He was a parts manager for Chemical Containers and served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a flight line radio technician and fought in the Korean War. Member of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and the American Legion Post 183 in Friend. He loved to water ski, was a fisherman, a duck hunter and a wood worker. Also an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and held onto season tickets even after moving to Florida. He would not give them up. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Motis and a son, Matt Motis. Survivors include his sons, Michael Motis and wife, Regina, John Motis and his wife, Laura, David Motis and his wife, Jeanette, all of Babson Park; daughter-in-law, Rhonda Motis of Lake Wales. Sisters: Goldie Motis Quinn of Lincoln and Marjorie Motis Johansen of Friend; 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with The Rev. Fr. Thomas C. Seitz, Rev. Joan Brawley and Deacon John Motis. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to American Legion Post 183, Main Street, Friend, NE 68359. Arrangements by Marion Nelson Funeral Home. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I34462	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Edmen Motis,   b. 19 Jul 1902, Nebraska ,   d. 1 Aug 1992, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Alice Kovanda,   b. 24 Dec 1904, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 25 Oct 1976, Nebraska  (Age 71 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1927  [2]
  Family ID	F9663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Bulwan,   b. 25 Jan 1935, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska ,   d. 13 Sep 2014, Florida  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F13807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Sep 1930 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 7 Jan 2016 - Florida  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 424 (Reliability: 3).