Betty Barbara Vnoucek

1929 - 2022  (92 years)

• Name	Betty Barbara Vnoucek  [1]
  Birth	17 Apr 1929	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 Jan 2022	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Notes	"Betty is employed at the Nebraska East Student Union food service. She is a member of the Milligan American Legion Auxiliary Post 240, Southgate United Methodist Church and Lodge Lincoln 246." Betty B. Soukup, 92, of Lincoln, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born on April 17, 1929, in Friend, Nebraska to Joseph and Ella (Eret) Vnoucek. Member of Southgate Methodist Church, Milligan American Legion Auxiliary #240, WFLA Lodge #426, Lincoln Czech Club, past member of the Capital City Czech Choraliers. Betty enjoyed Czech cooking, sewing, embroidering, playing cards, and gardening. They were a major part in her life. Betty was born on a farm 8 miles south of Friend, she attended District 100 country school, and graduated from Milligan High School in 1946. She earned a teaching certificate from Doane and taught country school for 4 years. On November 9, 1950, she married Raymond Earl Soukup of Ohiowa. Together they had 2 beautiful daughters, Nancy and Barbara. After the girls were grown, Betty cleaned houses and later worked at the East Union cafeteria for 14 years retiring in 1991. After retirement she enjoyed bowling, traveling, singing and entertaining her many friends. For the past 3 years she called Yankee Hill Village home. She loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all. Betty is survived by her daughter, Barbara Jorgens; grandchildren, Angie (Paul) Jedlicka of Wahoo, Kelsey (Bradley) Drewes of Mildenhall, UK, Justin (Natalie) Jorgens of Lincoln; great-grandchildren, Vayda Jorgens, Grant and Carly Jedlicka, Ailill and Friedrich Drewes; sister, Dorothy Skrivanek; brother, Joseph Vnoucek, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Soukup; daughter, Nancy Lea; brothers and sisters-in-law, Loren Vnoucek, Arnold Vnoucek and Evelyn, Anna Vnoucek; sister and brothers-in-law Arlene Kassik and Leonard, Leslie Skrivanek; nephew, Loren Skrivanek; great-nephew Dean Kassik. Memorials may be given to the family for future designation. Condolences may be left online at www.lincolnccfh.com (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I14500	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Joseph Robert Vnoucek,   b. 1 Sep 1898, Nebraska d. 23 Oct 1974, Nebraska (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ella Eret,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Western, Saline County, Nebraska
  Marriage	30 Mar 1920	Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska
  Family ID	F5706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Raymond Earl Soukup,   b. 19 Dec 1926, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 18 Jun 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	9 Nov 1950	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [1]
  Children	1. Nancy Lea Soukup,   b. 31 May 1951   d. 18 Feb 1974 (Age 22 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F5705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Apr 1929 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Marriage - 9 Nov 1950 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Death - 18 Jan 2022 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Soukup, Raymond Earl & wife Betty (Vnoucek) with Helena (Soukup) & husband Howard Parker The Soukup cousins and spouses at Desert Springs Resort, ca 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO).