Marie H. Soukup

1905 - 2006  (101 years)

• Name	Marie H. Soukup  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Jul 1905	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Aug 2006	Crete, Saline County, Nebraska   [4]
  Burial	Y  [4]
  Notes	Cared for her parents in their declining years in her nursing home in Crete, Nebraska. Her listing on the SSDI instead has her date of birth as 16 July 1905, however her obituary confirms the 17 July birthdate. Obituary Marie H. Sysel, Crete Marie H. Sysel, 101, Crete, died Thursday (8/17/06). Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Preceded in death by husband Edward; parents Mary Svec and Frank R. Soukup; brother Frank Soukup; sisters Alice Marshall, Pauline Brt, Rose Duba, Wilma Huppert and Irma Dinneen. Survived by daughters and sons-in-law Helen Marie Vasak (Richard) and Lorraine Pallesen (Charles); grandsons, their wives and children William Vasak (Rushelle), Brandon and Briana, John Vasak, Richard and Danielle, Milton Vasak (Nathalie), Nicole, Melissa and Allison, Michael Pallesen Sr. (Kathleen), Katie, Michael Jr., Libby and Maggie, Edward Sysel Pallesen (Marty Haessler), Henry and Phoebe. Born July 17, 1905, in Lawton, Okla. Educated at Milligan Public Schools, Milligan. As a young girl she served as a telephone operator at the Frank H. Woods Exchange, Crete, owned a beauty shop in Wilber, served as a visiting nurse in the Milligan, Tobias and Ohiowa areas. Married Edward Sysel in Nebraska City in 1933. Joined Edward in farming the Sysel homestead near Crete and in 1940 on the farm they bought by Parkersburg, Iowa. When Ed died suddenly in 1951 she took over the farm, eventually selling it and moving back to Crete with her daughters into the house she built and in which she resided until her death. Upon returning to Crete, Marie worked as an office nurse for Dr. Lewis Forney and later opened and operated a nursing home, "Sysel's Rest Haven," and an assisted-living facility, "Sysel's Manor." In 1969, Marie returned to farming, having bought a farm near Wellsburg, Iowa, which she managed until her death. Her longtime friends Ivan and Frances Slifer farmed the land, and when they retired, their son, Spencer and his wife, Cindy, continued farming the land. Being a widow at age 45 she raised her two daughters, ages 17 and 15 at the time, providing for their education at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, Doane College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She worked side-by-side with her husband, Ed, on the farm and after his death used her knowledge and skills to manage by herself each farm she owned. She was absolutely devoted to her daughters and their families and always put their welfare before her own. Last year at this time she traveled with her daughter Lorraine and Chuck in the Czech Republic, Germany and France. In May she attended special functions at the preschools of her great-grandchildren in Omaha and New York City. In June she was in California to celebrate Helen Marie and Richard's 50th wedding anniversary. She was blessed with marvelous health, living by herself in her own home until she was hospitalized approximately a week ago after suffering a fall. Words cannot express how much Marie's family and friends will miss her, but they are grateful for having been able to share with her the appreciation of her Czech heritage and especially her love of Czech music, her marvelous cooking skills, her joy in raising beautiful flowers and her optimistic, positive attitude toward life. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, 1245 Juniper St., Crete. Visitation will begin at noon on Sunday. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. (Courtesy Dennis Belohlavy, 19 August 2006 Lincoln Journal Star)
  Person ID	I13371	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Frank R. Soukup,   b. 13 Jan 1877, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 18 Apr 1964, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Svec,   b. 10 Mar 1879, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 5 Sep 1967, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1899	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  	"Married at St. Wenceslaus Church in Milligan. They observed their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, November 24, 1949 in Milligan Auditorium and their 60th at their home November 28, 1959. Their attendants, Joe Soukup Sr of Swanton, Albert Kassik Sr and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Suda, were able to be present for their 50th."
  Family ID	F5376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Sysel,   b. 16 Apr 1896, Nebraska d. 19 Nov 1951 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1933	Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F5408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1905 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Marriage - Oct 1933 - Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska Death - 17 Aug 2006 - Crete, Saline County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Soukup Cousins, Celebrating Jim and Geraldine Soukup's Golden Wedding Anniversary Back Row, l to r, Jim Soukup, Arnie Soukup, Rubye (Soukup) Prokop and Ray Soukup Front Row, l to r, Marie (Soukup) Sysel, Irma (Soukup) Dineen, Viola (Strong) Weaver, Helen (Soukup) Parker, and Rose (Soukup) Duba
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Census Place: Big Blue, Saline, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2262; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 76-2. (Reliability: 3). [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).