Barbara Sokolik

Family/Spouse: Joseph Kral. Joseph was born before 1863; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Joseph F. Bartu on 8 May 1906 in Saline County, Nebraska. Joseph (son of Frantisek "Frank" Bartu and Katherine Dvorak) was born on 20 Jun 1880 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 15 Jan 1958 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Atlanta Center Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agnes married Adolph Brydl on 12 Aug 1930 in Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska. Adolph (son of Vaclav Brydl and Terezie Rychecky) was born on 17 Jun 1907 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 19 Dec 1992 in Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried on 22 Dec 1992 in Wilber Czech Cemetery (Bohemian-Slavonian Cemetery), Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louis married Dorathy Mae Sladek on 11 Feb 1941. Dorathy was born after 1917; died on 27 Mar 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louis married Amelia A. "Amy" Jacobs on 10 Dec 1965. Amelia was born on 31 Oct 1917 in Moorefield, Frontier County, Nebraska; died on 9 Apr 2007 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska; was buried on 11 Apr 2007 in Riverside Cemetery, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

An Anton Bartu of Friend, Nebraska, was a member of the Denton Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 2738th Company of 1937.

The CCC was a program to recruit thousands of young men into a peacetime army to work in forests, parks, and waters. The young men needed to be between the ages of 18 and 25, be physically fit, unemployed, and unmarried. In 1935 the age limits were reduced to 17 and increased to 28 years. The men were paid $1 a day. The enrollees were required to send $25.00 of the $30.00 monthly wages home. The men were given the $5 to spend as they wished. The CCC program had an immediate economic impact. This money helped greatly the towns across the nation. The enrollee felt that he was working to help his family, many of whom were in dire need. Many families were kept from the relief rolls with the monthly checks.

http://denton.ancestralwhispers.com/ccc.htm

Anton married Stella F. Maliszewski on 18 Jul 1942 in Douglas County, Nebraska. Stella was born on 11 Jan 1920; died on 15 Sep 2005 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May 23, 2019

Mel Brydl was born and raised in Wilber and spent the rest of his life in Lincoln. After graduating from UNL, he started his career in business at American Stores. In his free time, Mel was an avid gardener, accountant and bowler; he competed in 50 consecutive ABC tournaments. Mel will be remembered for his unique way of peppering his food and caring for his birdfeeders.

Mel is interred in the mausoleum at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, near his daughter, Wendy.

The family will receive friends from 1-3 pm on Sunday, June 2, at Fallbrook Assisted Living Center located at 6600 Juliet Ct, Lincoln.

Notes:

Lydia Gibson was born to Adolph and Agnes (Bartu) Brydl on a farm southwest of Dorchester, Nebraska, near Saline Center. She grew up on three different farms in Saline County. After graduating from Wilber High School, she attended St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Lincoln, NE and graduated as a Registered Nurse. She married Larry Drda in 1953 and they had three children, Theresa, Steve and Paul. During the years from 1953 to 1964 the family lived in California, Missouri, Massachusetts and Nebraska. They divorced in 1964. Lydia remarried in 1980 and divorced in 1989.

Over the course of her career, Lydia worked in pediatric nursing in Lincoln and in Burbank, California. She later worked in general floor nursing, Home Health Care and School Nursing in Norfolk, Nebraska. Lydia most enjoyed her time as School Nurse for Norfolk Senior High. While in Norfolk, she was also involved in developing and implementing a 24-Hour Help Hotline Service and founding a Single Parents Group in the community. She also taught Sunday School "to little munchkins" at St. John's Lutheran Church for nine years and very much enjoyed it!

In 1976, she took a position as Coordinator of Adult Continuing Education for Health Occupations at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska. Later, she held the same position at Western Community College, Scottsbluff, and Southeast Community College, Lincoln. She retired in 1998. Lydia's greatest joy in life was raising her three children. She also loved playing bridge, sewing, crocheting and tending her flowers.

Survivors include her children Theresa Drda (spouse Michael Hogeorges) of Evanston, IL, Steve Drda (spouse Pam Drda) of Lincoln, NE, Paul Drda of Denver, CO, and grandchildren Mick Drda of Lincoln, NE and Bree Drda of Phoenix, AZ. Lydia was preceded in death by her brother Mel Brydl of Lincoln.

The family will be hosting an open-house Celebration of Life for Lydia on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Billy's Restaurant, 1301 H St., Lincoln, NE from 2:00 ? 4:30 PM.

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)