Ella Eret

Ella married Joseph Robert Vnoucek on 30 Mar 1920 in Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska. Joseph was born on 1 Sep 1898 in Nebraska; died on 23 Oct 1974 in Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary for Dorothy E. Skrivanek

A Funeral Service for Dorothy will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Milligan, Nebraska. Pastor Murry Johnston will officiate the Funeral Service.

A Graveside Service will be held in the Bohemian National Cemetery following the Funeral Service.

Visitation will be held at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel on Monday, June 6, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m.

Memorials are suggested to the Milligan Legion Auxiliary Post 240 or the Milligan United Methodist Church.

Dorothy Ella Skrivanek was born to Joseph R. and Ella (Eret) Vnoucek on September 21, 1922 at Friend, Nebraska and passed away on May 31, 2022 at Heritage Crossings Nursing Home in Geneva, Nebraska at the age of 99 years, 8 months and 10 days. She was the second of six children in the family.

Dorothy was born on the family farm 8 miles south of Friend, Nebraska. She attended country school District 100 and then, along with her sister Arlene, lived with their Grandmother Eret in Crete, Nebraska to attend high school where she graduated with the class of 1940. After graduation, Dorothy attended business college in Kansas City until World War II broke out. She then began working at both the Fairmont and Bruning Airbases in support of the war effort.

On October 23, 1945, Dorothy was married to Leslie Skrivanek at her family home near Friend, Nebraska. They made their home on the Skrivanek farm near Milligan, Nebraska. Together, they had three children: Loren Gene, Alan Leslie, and Debra Ann. Dorothy enjoyed working alongside Les on the farm and raising their children. She was an expert seamstress and enjoyed cooking many Czech delights. After the children were grown, she worked at the Youth Development Center in Geneva, Nebraska. In retirement, Dorothy enjoyed making memories with her family, traveling, working outdoors and baking her delicious kolaches. Her fun-loving nature and kindness will be remembered by many.

Dorothy was very active in her community. She was a Gold Star Sister member of the American Legion Auxiliary HSSK Post #240, charter member of the Crete DAV Auxiliary and member of Saline Center WFLA Lodge #389. She was also a member of the Milligan United Methodist Church and was a sponsor for the Methodist Youth Choir and Youth Fellowship.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph & Ella Vnoucek; husband, Leslie Skrivanek; son, Loren Skrivanek; brothers and sisters-in-law, Loren Vnoucek, Arnold Vnoucek and wife Evelyn, Anna Vnoucek; sisters and brothers-in-law, Arlene Kassik and husband Leonard, Betty Soukup and husband Raymond; niece, Nancy Soukup; and great nephew, Dean Kassik.

She is survived by her son, Alan Skrivanek of Milligan, Nebraska; daughter, Debra Skrivanek Hall of Lincoln, Nebraska; brother, Joe Vnoucek of Fairmont, Nebraska; grandchildren, Jarod (Alex) Skrivanek of Denver, Colorado, Jeff (Carmen) Skrivanek of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Tyler Skrivanek, of Denver, Colorado, Shannon Skrivanek of Clarkston, Washington, Jessica Hall of Jamestown, North Dakota; great grandchildren Haley Skrivanek, Destiny Skrivanek, Cody Sessions, Brenden Sessions, and Hunter Owens; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

(Courtesy Dennis Belohlavy)

Dorothy married Leslie Skrivanek on 23 Oct 1945 in Saline County, Nebraska. Leslie was born on 29 Nov 1922 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 13 Oct 1990 in Friend, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Arlene attended High School in Crete, graduating in 1942. She worked at the Bruning and Fairmont Air Force Bases during World War II. She was later employed by the Milligan Public School system, the Formfit plant in Crete, and the Youth Development Center at Geneva. As was her husband, Arlene was involved in numerous civic organizations. (Milligan, p 330).

Obituary

A Funeral Service for Alrene will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at the Milligan Auditorium. Pastor Murry Johnston will preside over the Funeral Service.

A Graveide Service will be held at the Bohemian National Cemetery following the Funeral Service.

Public visitation will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan.

Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church, Milligan Auditorium Window Project, or the Milligan Legion Auxiliary.

Arlene Venice Kassik was born to Joseph R. Vnoucek and Ella (Eret) Vnoucek on July 24,1925 at Friend, NE, and passed away January 10, 2022, at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, NE at the age of 96 years, 5 months and 17 days. She was one of 6 children in the family.

Arlene grew up on a farm northeast of Milligan. She attended Country School District #100 and stayed at her Grandmother Eret's home in Crete to attend High School where she graduated with the Class of 1942. After graduation, she worked at the Bruning and Fairmont Airbases during World War II from 1942 to 1946. After her children were in school, she worked at Milligan Public School as a cook, at the Formfit Plant at Crete, and then worked at the Youth Development Center in Geneva, NE from 1981 to 1991.

On May 21,1946, Arlene was married to Leonard Kassik of Milligan, NE on her family's farm and to them 3 children were born: Michael Leonard, Dean Albert, and Patricia Marie. Her family farm was a place where she held an abundance of memories like the one Christmas Leonard rode on horseback due to large amounts of snow to deliver her Christmas gift which was a brown fur coat. She first met Leonard when Arlene's brother Loren, along with Leonard, came to get her and Dot for the weekend at Crete while they were staying at her Grandmother Eret's.

Arlene was a member of the Milligan United Methodist Church and UMW spanning over 50 plus years. Since 1945 she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post #240 where she held offices at the local and county level. Arlene was also a member of the WFLA and Senior Citizens Club in Milligan. Her talents of Czech cooking, sewing, crocheting, knitting and embroidery were weaved throughout her whole life. Family and friends, time and time again, enjoyed her kolaches and dumplings. Her children donned her talents of homemade costumes and clothes. Her handwork of blankets and towels is a gift that will never be forgotten. As a witness of all of these things, Arlene's passion in life was her husband, her family, dancing and music, which lead her to support Leonard with The Milligan Czech Brass Band.

Arlene was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Ella Vnoucek; husband Leonard Kassik; grandson Dean M. Kassik; brothers and sisters in law Loren Vnoucek and Arnold Vnoucek and Evelyn, Anna Vnoucek, Ray Soukup, Leslie Skrivanek, Marian and Emil Beranek, Albert and Neva Kassik, Fred and Mary Kassik, and niece Nancy Soukup; nephews Loren Skrivanek, Leonard (Magee) and Dennis Beranek, and Sam and Tom Kassik.

She is survived by sons Michael and wife Debbie Kassik, and Dean and wife Laura Kassik of Milligan; daughter Patricia and husband Timothy Remmers of Bruning; sisters Dorothy Skrivanek of Geneva and Betty Soukup of Lincoln; brother Joe A. Vnoucek of Farimont; 8 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.


(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from Farmer and Son Funeral Home)

Arlene married Leonard Premsyl Kassik on 21 May 1946. Leonard (son of Albert Joseph Kassik, Sr. and Marie Frycek) was born on 28 May 1923 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 14 Nov 2003; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Betty is employed at the Nebraska East Student Union food service. She is a member of the Milligan American Legion Auxiliary Post 240, Southgate United Methodist Church and Lodge Lincoln 246."

Betty B. Soukup, 92, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born on April 17, 1929, in Friend, Nebraska to Joseph and Ella (Eret) Vnoucek. Member of Southgate Methodist Church, Milligan American Legion Auxiliary #240, WFLA Lodge #426, Lincoln Czech Club, past member of the Capital City Czech Choraliers. Betty enjoyed Czech cooking, sewing, embroidering, playing cards, and gardening. They were a major part in her life.

Betty was born on a farm 8 miles south of Friend, she attended District 100 country school, and graduated from Milligan High School in 1946. She earned a teaching certificate from Doane and taught country school for 4 years. On November 9, 1950, she married Raymond Earl Soukup of Ohiowa. Together they had 2 beautiful daughters, Nancy and Barbara. After the girls were grown, Betty cleaned houses and later worked at the East Union cafeteria for 14 years retiring in 1991. After retirement she enjoyed bowling, traveling, singing and entertaining her many friends. For the past 3 years she called Yankee Hill Village home. She loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Barbara Jorgens; grandchildren, Angie (Paul) Jedlicka of Wahoo, Kelsey (Bradley) Drewes of Mildenhall, UK, Justin (Natalie) Jorgens of Lincoln; great-grandchildren, Vayda Jorgens, Grant and Carly Jedlicka, Ailill and Friedrich Drewes; sister, Dorothy Skrivanek; brother, Joseph Vnoucek, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Soukup; daughter, Nancy Lea; brothers and sisters-in-law, Loren Vnoucek, Arnold Vnoucek and Evelyn, Anna Vnoucek; sister and brothers-in-law Arlene Kassik and Leonard, Leslie Skrivanek; nephew, Loren Skrivanek; great-nephew Dean Kassik.

Memorials may be given to the family for future designation.

Condolences may be left online at www.lincolnccfh.com

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

Betty married Raymond Earl Soukup on 9 Nov 1950 in Friend, Saline County, Nebraska. Raymond (son of Jaroslav "Harry" Soukup and Mary Ella Stejskal) was born on 19 Dec 1926 in Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 18 Jun 2010 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A Funeral Service for Deanie will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Milligan Auditorium. Father Scott Courtney will officiate the service.

Burial will follow in the in Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan, Nebraska.

Visitation will be held at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, in Milligan on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation.

Dean Michael Kassik was born to Laura (Bigelow) Kassik and Dean Albert Kassik on June 9, 1990 in Geneva, NE. He passed away on June 20, 2017 in Milligan, Nebraska at the young age of 27.

Dean Michael was so very loved and from the very beginning has always been the center of his parent's and sister's world. He was always very high spirited and from a young age he had an eye for adventure and was gifted with extreme intelligence. Deanie loved more than anything to dance, was the life of the party most times, and enjoyed cracking jokes and making people laugh.

Dean went through school with a 4.0 and was the valedictorian of his class. He participated in all four sports during all four years of his high school career. He was on the speech team, quiz bowl, class play, class officer (president of his class) and earned high honors each year. Upon graduation he attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was a semester away from graduating with his Accounting degree.

Deanie had a very tender heart. He loved his nieces very much and they brought so much joy to his life. He truly enjoyed spending time with them and would often refer to them as "his five girls". He simply adored his two sisters, and would often say how lucky he was to rely on both of them for lifes advice throughout his years. Deanie idolized his father and admired his strong work ethic. Deanie's first true love was, of course, his mom, Laura. Dean recently learned how to make moms signature "meatloaf", and was excited to have more cooking lessons.

Deanie worked at Kassik Milling, the family business, throughout his teen years, and majority of his adult life. He tried very hard to accomplish all tasks he was given and took so much pride in helping his Dad and Uncle Mike "run" Kassik Milling-always saying how some day he was gonna take over and make his father proud.

Deanie struggled with mental illness. He found the Lord, and became deeply devoted to Christ, praying many times throughout the day, and attending church every Sunday. He encouraged others to pray with him and talk about Christ. He often spoke of gods grace and mercy and how he was destined for Heaven-truly a walking angel on this earth.

Dean Michael Kassik was preceded in death by His grandparents Leonard Kassik and Henry & Roma Bigelow.

He is survived by his parents Laura & Dean Kassik: sisters and brother-in-law Abbey Kassik, Ashley & Steven Havel; Grandmother Arlene Kassik; nieces Ava, Lilly, Livia, Kora, and Laney; and a host of Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and friends.