Joe Svec

Joe married Anna Schultz about 1903. Anna (daughter of Frank Schultz and Mary Fujan) was born on 11 Jan 1885 in Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 21 Jan 1921 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joe married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Racek on 3 Apr 1923 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Elizabeth (daughter of Vaclav "James" Racek and Veronika Beznoska) was born on 18 Dec 1882 in Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 24 Oct 1961; was buried in Czech National (Killian) Cemetery, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rose Becwar. Rose (daughter of Matej "Mike" Becwar, Sr. and Josephine Bech) was born on 11 Nov 1906 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 5 Feb 1999 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married John James "Drake" Kucera on 14 Aug 1928. John (son of John F. Kucera and Cecelia Emma Hamouz) was born on 8 May 1907 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 16 Aug 1971 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried on 19 Aug 1971 in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for Leslie L. Svec

A Funeral Service for Leslie will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska with Reverend Jeff Jensen presiding.

Visitation will be held 1 hour prior (10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.) to the Funeral Service on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska.

Graveside Services will be held following the Funeral Service at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan, Nebraska.

Memorials are to be directed to Milligan Fire & Rescue or the Milligan Auditorium.

Leslie Lloyd Svec was born November 8, 1933 to Louis J. and Rose (Becwar) Svec on the farm west of Milligan. Les married Cheri Fitzgibbon on May 9, 1964 at a ceremony in Tobias. Together, they had two children: Kyle and Kevin. Les passed away at Heritage Crossings in Geneva on Sunday April 23, 2023 at the age of 89.

Les grew up on the family farm west of Milligan and attended District 44 for his elementary years, and then Milligan High School, graduating with the class of 1951. After graduation, Les attended the Lincoln School of Commerce for one year and then began a career as the bookkeeper for the Farmer's Co-op in Milligan. He worked for the Milligan Co-op and eventually Farmers Cooperative for 53 years, finally retiring fully in 2009 at the age of 75.

The only exception to his continual work at the Co-op was when he took time off to serve in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958, spending one year in Korea.

After retirement, Les spent most his time following the activities of his grandchildren and helping on the family farm, particularly driving truck during harvest and keeping an eye on pivots during the summer.

Les was preceded in death by his parents Louis J. and Rose Svec; in-laws Adolph and Evelyn Dlouhy; brothers Lloyd Svec and Louis Dale Svec; brother-in-law Larry Fitzgibbon and nephews Dave Fitzgibbon and Eric Fitzgibbon.

Les is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cheri Svec; sons Kyle (Rebecca) and their children Kole and Tucker of Milligan; and Kevin (Angie) and their children Grant and Cassidy of Gretna; brother-in-law Gary Fitzgibbon of Milligan and sister-in-law Alice (Kip) Fitzgibbon of Scottsbluff.

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

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John James Kucera, of Herriman, Utah, passed away on May 10, 2015 at the age of 78. He was born on April 5, 1937 in Fillmore County, Nebraska to John J. Kucera and Alice M. (Svec) Kucera. He married Elaine Sharon Ackland on November 22, 1961 at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Lincoln. John served four years in the U.S. Navy and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1962. He retired from L-3 Communications in Salt Lake City in 1999. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish in Copperton, Utah for many years, where he served as an usher, member of the parish council, and as parish administrator for four years.

John was preceded in death by his parents, son Richard, and sisters Marilyn Zank and Joanne Vasina of Lincoln. He is survived by wife Elaine, sons David (Leslie Robinson) of Del Mar, Calif., James Kucera of Murray, Utah, and William Kucera of Herriman, grandson Matthew Kucera of Del Mar, and granddaughters Alyssa Kucera of Del Mar and Erica Webb of West Jordan, Utah.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Immaculate Conception Parish in Copperton, Utah, with a viewing at the church one hour prior to services. A private inurnment will be held at Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Utah. Please visit, www.goffmortuary.com

(Lincoln Journal Star, 14 May 2015, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)