Delma E. Sobotka: Strong McLemore Ancestry

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Delma E. Sobotka was born on 20 Apr 1916 in Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 13 Sep 2008 in Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska.

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Delma E. Smith, age 92 of Tobias, Nebraska passed away on September 13, 2008 in Fairbury. She was born April 20, 1916 at Tobias the daughter of Joseph and Anna Burda Sobotka.

Survivors include her daughters Carol Shelton and husband Mose of LaBelle, FL., Joyce Patch and husband [Francis] "Mick" of Broken Bow, NE., son Lynn Smith and wife Jean of Tobias, daughter-in-law Carol Smith of Atlantic, IA., 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Maurice Smith, son Darryl Smith*, son-in-law Lyle Ahrens, sisters Olga and Irma and brother Melvin.

Services will be on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at the Tobias Community Church in Tobias with Joyce Heidelk officiating. Visitation will be on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury, on Tuesday from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the church in Tobias. A private family burial at the Tobias Cemetery will precede the 2:30 p.m. public service. Memorials are to the Tobias Rescue Unit and family's choice.

(Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home Obituaries, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

*Obit for child of Delma (Sobotka) Smith from LJS archives, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy

Smith - Darryl D., 57, Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday (8/6/96) in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Born, Tobias. Financial planner. Survivors: wife, Carol; sons, Mark, Atlantic, Greg, Omaha; sisters, Joyce Patch, Broken Bow, Carol Shelton, LaBelle, Fla.; brother, Lynn, Tobias; aunts, Marjorie Franck, Audubon, Iowa, Irma Knutsen, Tobias; uncle, Melvin Sobotka, Tobias; mother-in-law, Margaret Svec, Geneva; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews; cousins.
Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Atlantic. Prayer service: 6 p.m. today, Roland Funeral Home, Atlantic. Visitation: today, 7-8 p.m., funeral home.

Family/Spouse: Maurice F. Smith. Maurice was born on 23 Sep 1911; died on 22 May 1992 in Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]