Viola Frances Kalina

1914 - 1976  (61 years)

• Name	Viola Frances Kalina  [1]
  Birth	12 Aug 1914
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Jul 1976	Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Ozark Memorial Gardens, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri
  Notes	Viola attended District #57 County School, graduating from the 8th grade. Viola worked on her parents farm and later did housekeeping and took care of her Uncle Jim Bedlan's children, Leonard and Angeline, after his wife died. (Milligan, p 235). SSN 490-30-9090
  Person ID	I6695	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Frank Kalina,   b. Abt 1886, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Barbara Bedlan,   b. Abt 1888, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank Fred Capek,   b. 16 Dec 1909, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 17 Sep 1986, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1933	Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska   [1]
  	They were married at the Wilber Courthouse. Witnesses were Evelyn Kalina, sister, and Otto Fujan, close friend. Frank and Viola went to the Black Hills on their honeymoon. On March 1, 1939, because of the depression, they packed their belongings on a trailer behind a Model A and drove southeast to look for work. They stopped in St. James, Missouri, and went to work on the Karl Grebl farm. They lived there until June 1940. At that time, they moved to the Jack Aston dairy farm east of Rolla, Missouri. During World War II, several cousins and friends from the Milligan area were stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and spent many weekends with Frank and Viola on the dairy farm. They managed the farm unitl 1949, when they moved to Rolla. Frank worked construction, helping to build the Phelps County Hospital. After the hospital's completion, he was hired as a maintenance engineer, and was in their employ from January 1951 until his retirement in January 1976. Viola worked at the Johnson, Stevens and Shinkle shoe factory for more than 13 years, later working for the University cafeteria. (Milligan, p 235).
  Children	1. Frank J. Capek,   b. 9 Feb 1934   d. 1 Oct 2005, Missouri (Age 71 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F1590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 Jul 1933 - Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska Death - 10 Jul 1976 - Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Burial - - Ozark Memorial Gardens, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 235 (Reliability: 3).