Vance Edward Korbelik

1925 - 2008  (83 years)

• Name	Vance Edward Korbelik
  Birth	19 May 1925	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Dec 2008	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado
  Notes	Vance Edward Korbelik Vance Edward Korbelik 83, died December 15, 2008 at the Denver Hospice Care Center, Aurora, Colo., after an extended illness. Mr. Korbelik was born on May 19, 1925, in Milligan, Neb., the younger of two sons born to James Edward Korbelik and Tillie (Jirkovsky) Korbelik. He was proud of his Czechoslovakian heritage and the farming community where he grew up and where he still has family. Mr. Korbelik served in the U.S. Army during World War II, spending time in the Phillipine Islands and Guam. He married Thais Irene Sims of Western, Neb., in 1945 and they lived for a time in Lincoln where he was employed by Elgin Watch Company. In 1958, they relocated to Colorado Springs, Colo., and soon after, Mr. Korbelik began his career with the U.S. Postal Service, from which he retired in 1988. Mr. Korbelik was married to Mary Anne Rosenfeldt from 1983 until her passing in 2003. Mr. Korbelik is survived by his three daughters, Candace Herbic (husband, James), Denver, Colo.; Kaye Barnes (husband, Bruce), Strasburg, Colo.; and Amy Michael (husband, Terry), Jenks, Okla.; five grandchildren; and great grandchildren; nephews, Delron (wife, Loretta); Randy (wife, Nancy); Rick (wife, Linda) Korbelik; deceased nephew Ron's wife, Elaine, and their families in Nebraska; other relatives and many friends. There will be a celebration of Mr. Korbelik's life at Ron's Tavern in Milligan, with local accordian and brass musicians playing the polka music he loved best, to be announced at a later date. His family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to The Denver Hospice, 501 South Cherry Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80246-1328. The family is sincerely grateful for Hospice staff's compassionate treatment of Mr. Korbelik and also their concern for the family. "Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance." (Lincoln, Nebraska JournalStar.com Obituaries, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I33194	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Korbelik,   b. 20 Jul 1894, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 3 Jul 1974, Western, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Otella "Tillie" Jirkovsky,   b. 11 Mar 1895, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 25 Mar 1974, Western, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1915	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1925 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 15 Dec 2008 - Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado  = 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). [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.