Anna Rose Koca

1903 - 2002  (99 years)

• Name	Anna Rose Koca  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 Apr 1903	Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Jun 2002	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [4]
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska   [4]
  Notes	Anna continued to help her family at home after her marriage to John KOTAS. She helped care for her sister, Emilye, after her mother had surgery. She also helped her sister-in-law Mayme care for her infant son, Jimmy KOCA. (Milligan, p 359). Obituary Kotas - Anna Rose, 99, Milligan, widow of John H., died Monday (6/17/02) in Friend. Born, Tobias (4/8/03) to Vaclav and Marie (Bernasek) Koca. Survivors: son, daughter-in-law, Joe and Grace, Milligan; daughter, Rose Marie Hulse, Exeter; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Milligan. Father David F. Bourek. Milligan North Cemetery. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. today, Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Rosary: 7 p.m. today, Milligan funeral home. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, Lincoln Journal Star) Note: It assumed she is bured in Cesky Bratri with her late husband, John Kotas.
  Person ID	I16174	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 1 Apr 1950, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Marie Bernasek,   b. 25 Mar 1868, Bohy, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? Kraj, Bohemia d. 1 Dec 1960, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1889	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [5]
  	They were married in the the Koca home, with Frank TENOPIR and Albert BIBA as witnesses. Vaclav's brother Joseph, a widower, was married on the same day in a double ceremony. They repeated their vows in the Catholic Church on January 6, 1891 before it was completely plastered and finished. Attendants were Frank TENOPIR, Frank KOCA, Josephine BECK, and Mary PRIBYL. They farmed in Section 19 of Atlanta Township for many years, buying a home from Frank STECH in Milligan to retire too. They moved into this home in 1923, with their two youngest daughters. In February, 1950, their home caught fire due to a glowing ember from a stove. The were away from home, and arrived with the kitchen floor ablaze. Marie went to get help, and Vaclav attempted to douse the flames. A hole the size of a basket was left in the floor. He died of respiratory problems related to the smoke he inhaled a few months later. His brother Joseph died of pneumonia as well, a few days after Vaclav (Milligan, p 343).
  Family ID	F1770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Henry Kotas,   b. 8 Jan 1894, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 26 Feb 1983, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1924	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [6]
  	They met at a dance, and were married at 9 am Tuesday at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milligan. Their attendants were a sister of the groom, Anna KOTAS and her boyfriend, Louis SUDA, a cousin of the bride, William KOCA and his sweetheart, Emma KUCERA. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents at noon. The next day, the newlyweds spent their honeymoon at the State Fair in Lincoln, accompanied by Anna's brother and wife, James V. and Mayme KOCA (Milligan, p 358).
  Children	1. Rose Marie Kotas,   b. 15 Mar 1926, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 23 Jul 2015, York, York County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)   2. Joseph John Kotas,   b. 26 Nov 1928, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 31 May 2011, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Apr 1903 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Marriage - 2 Sep 1924 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 17 Jun 2002 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Burial - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 260, 343, 355 (Reliability: 3). [S482] Chromy, Ken & Kathy, 706 Road 19, Ohiowa, NE 68416; Our Bohemian & Moravian Ancestors in Nebraska; Ver. 2007-03-05 14:07:03; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kchromy. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343, 359 (Reliability: 3). [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). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 348, 358 (Reliability: 3).