Albina Korbelik

Albina married Henry Rischling on 25 Nov 1909. Henry (son of Frantisek "Frank" Rischling and Petrolina Smikova) was born on 22 Nov 1885 in Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 11 Jan 1961 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Lincoln Star
Wednesday, April 24, 1974. p. 32

Hamouz, Sylvia E., 61, Tobias, died Monday in Lincoln. Survivors; husband, James A., son, William, Denver, Colo.; daughter, Mrs. Gaylord (Patricia) Bartels, Tobias, mother, Mrs. Albe Rischling, Geneva; sisters, Mrs. Archie (Viola) Marker, Wheatland, Wyo., Mrs. John (Ruby) Belemsich, Senora, Calif.; Mrs. Donald (Beatrice) Vavra, Milligan; five grandchilden.

Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Wenceslaus Catholic, Milligan, The Rev. Thomas Daley. Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Rosary: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Farmer Harris Funeral Home, Kotas Chapel, Milligan.

Sylvia married James A. Hamouz on 11 May 1933 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. James (son of Anton A. Hamouz and Antonie Koca) was born on 31 Dec 1905 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 4 May 1975 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

Beatrice Bernice Vavra was born in Milligan, Nebraska on May 11, 1924 to Henry and Albina (Korbelik) Rischling and passed away in Fairmont, Nebraska on May 10, 2020 at the age of 95 years, 11 months, and 30 days.

Bea, as she preferred to be called, attended Milligan Public School and graduated with the class of 1941. After graduating, Bea moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where she found employment as an elevator operator in both the Sharp and Stuart buildings. In 1942, she married Sgt. John R. Dodson of Caney, Kansas who was stationed at the Air Force Base in Lincoln. Bea followed John to various Air Force Bases where he was stationed, and she enjoyed meeting new friends and learned their habits and customs. When John was discharged from the Air Force, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri where they made their home for several years. In 1954, they moved to Milligan, Nebraska. Their marriage ended in divorce.

Bea stayed in Milligan, and in 1956 she married Donald F. Vavra of Milligan, Nebraska and the family moved to the farm north of Milligan. While living on the farm, she also found employment at the Heritage Nursing Home in Geneva, working there for 10 years. In 1979, Donald passed away and Bea went to work as a dispatcher in the Fillmore County Sheriff's office in Geneva as a dispatcher. She held this position for 12 years and retired in 1992. She later took a job as a librarian in the Milligan Library, working in this capacity for 10 years. She always enjoyed working with people, visiting, and playing bingo with friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald F. Vavra; 2 infant sons; her parents; sisters Viola Marker, Sylvia Hamouz, and Ruby Belemsich.

She is survived by her children Don L. Vavra and wife Marie of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Vicki Spilker and husband Robert of Fairbury, Nebraska, Mike Dodson and wife Kim of Odessa, Missouri, and Steve Vavra and wife Patty of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska; grandchildren Ranae Vendel and husband John and their children Case and Olivia of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Jaime Bowlin and her child Aubrey Bowlin of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chad Spilker and wife Alicia and their children Bailey and Brayden Spilker of Cortland, Nebraska; Stephanie and Preston Barton and their children Connor and Quinn of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Cody Vavra and wife Sara of Aurora, Colorado, and Cacey Vavra of Omaha, Nebraska; and many relatives and friends.

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In 1988, Lowell and his family were living on the James Hamouz home farm southeast of Milligan. (Milligan, p 287).

A Memorial Service for Lowell will be held on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan. Pastor Eric Black will preside over the Memorial Service.

A Graveside Committal of Ashes will take place in the Tobias Cemetery following the Memorial Service.

Memorials will be directed to; JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation); https://www2.jdrf.org

Lowell Dean Bartels was born in Fairbury, Nebraska on April 18, 1959 to Gaylord & Patricia (Hamouz) Bartels. He passed away peacefully at Bryan Medical Center, in Lincoln, Nebraska on Thursday, January 6th, 2022 at the age of 62 years, 8 months, and 19 days. He was the oldest of 2 children born in the family.

Lowell grew up on a farm south of Tobias, Nebraska and attended Meridian High School. After High School, Lowell attended Southeast Community College in Milford, NE in the Building Construction Program. Lowell stayed dedicated to his trade and worked many years in building construction and carpentry, while building many friendships with coworkers and customers along the way. His dedication to his trade, great work ethic and willingness to teach are the characteristics that best describe Lowell.

Anyone who knew Lowell knows he sure enjoyed a good laugh with friends and coworkers. Always willing to teach those around him, especially when it came to the carpentry trade and gardening. He had a heart for animals, especially his dogs at the farm. He also had a love and skill for gardening, where he spent many evenings during the summer canning vegetables and tending to his garden.
Although his animals and gardening had a special place in his heart, nothing could come close to the love he had for his three children and eight grandchildren. Whenever he had the chance to see them or hear about them, the emotions would pour out in laughter and were usually followed by tears of joy.
Father, grandpa, son, brother and friend; you will be deeply missed by all.

Lowell was preceded in death by his father, Gaylord Bartels.

He is survived by his children Tyler (Julie) Bartels of Friend, NE; Danielle (Ed) Raney of Wahoo, NE; Shamree (Brett) Baller of Omaha, NE; grandchildren Rylan, McKinley and Brecken Bartels of Friend, NE; Ezra and Kizer Weaver of Wahoo, NE; Shaelyn, Rylee and Ava Baller of Omaha, NE. He is also survived by his mother, Patricia Bartels of Tobias, NE; sister, Sherrill (Dwayne) Wolfe of Daykin, NE; Niece, Melanie (Deste) Baptiste of Kansas City, KS; Nephew, Brent (Elissa) Wolfe of Strang, NE; and many cousins and friends.

(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)