Betty Jean Sluka

1928 - 2016  (88 years)

• Name	Betty Jean Sluka  [1, 2]
  Birth	20 Oct 1928	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Nov 2016	Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Burial	3 Dec 2016	Greenwood Cemetery, York, York County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	Obituary for Betty Jean Thomsen Funeral Services for Betty will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Fairmont Community Church in Fairmont, Nebraska at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Brad Barrows officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Memorials are to be directed to the Fairmont Community Church Graveside Services will be conducted following the funeral ceremony at the Greenwood Cemetery in York, Nebraska. The Thomsen family would like to invite family and friends to join them in fellowship prior to the funeral service at the Fairmont American Legion Hall for a luncheon starting at 11:00 a.m. Betty Jean (Sluka) Thomsen was born October 20, 1928 to William J. Sluka and Helen (Bures) Sluka in Geneva. She grew up on a farm near Milligan and Ohiowa. She attended school at Dist. #67 in Fillmore County through 8th grade. She attended High School in Geneva and graduated in 1945. She and several other farm girls from the area lived with Mrs. Lillie J. Davis of Geneva during the week and their fathers would take turns driving them home for weekends. Betty attended York College the summer of 1945 and started teaching in the fall. She started teaching when she was 16. She taught in Fillmore Co. Dist. #32 Chelsie and Dist. # 39 through 1949. She was married to Darien E. Thomsen on January 30, 1949 at the Grace Evangelical Lutheran parsonage in Geneva with the Rev. D. Grummert officiating. Because of the extreme snow that winter only four people could attend the wedding. Betty helped Darien on the farm, as well as raising three children. She did upholstery and refinishing of old furniture, as well as sewing, gardening, and canning. She raised chickens and ducks as well. She was a long time member of the Happy Hour Club that began as an Extension Club and just recently disbanded. She volunteer her help on voting day and also helped with the Census several times. She was baptized on May 10, 1964, the same day as her children were baptized at Grace Methodist Church in Fairmont. She attended the Fairmont Community Church until she moved to Heritage in 2012. Betty was preceded in death by parents, brother Irvin Sluka of Milligan, son Steven Lee Thomsen, granddaughter Kari Probasco, and brothers-in-law Dwaine Thomsen and Paul Bulwan. She is survived by her husband, Darien; daughter, Gayla (George) Probasco of Arapahoe, Nebraska; son, Gene (Connie) of Lincoln, Nebraska; sisters-in-law, Olga Sluka of Geneva, Nebraska, Delores Bulwan of York, Nebraska; grandchildren, Todd (Heather) Probasco of Fairmont, Nebraska, Ryan (Lindsay) Probasco of Broomfield, Colorado, Erin (August) Portz of Denver, Colorado, Jennifer Thomsen of Omaha, Nebraska, Jason (Laura) Thomsen of Lincoln, Nebraska and great-grandchildren, Grace, Tripp and Daniel Probasco of Fairmont, Nebraska, Aynslea and Delaney Portz of Denver, Colorado, Avery, Brooke, Haley and Blake Thomsen of Lincoln, Nebraska and cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I13658	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	William J. Sluka,   b. 17 Apr 1898, Nebraska d. 23 Dec 1986, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Helen Bures,   b. 15 Aug 1897, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 30 Dec 1980, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1918
  Family ID	F1798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darien E. Thomsen,   b. 16 Jan 1926, Seward County, Nebraska d. 2 Oct 2020, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1949	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Family ID	F13996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1928 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Marriage - 30 Jan 1949 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 29 Nov 2016 - Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Township Enumerated 5 Apr 1930 ED 30-17 SD 11 Sheet 3A Stamped 99 41-42 (Reliability: 3).