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Mary Frances Koca

Female 1901 - 1998  (97 years)


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  • Name Mary Frances Koca  [1, 2
    Birth 17 May 1901  Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Aug 1998  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mary was born on her families farm, and attended Saline County Rural School #83 through the Eighth grade. She is a charter member of the Milligan American Legion Auxiliary HSSK Post #240, with the recognition of Gold Star Sister (Milligan, p 260).

      Obituary

      Dlouhy -- Mary Frances, 97, Tobias, died Sunday (8/30/98) in Geneva. Born to Vaclav and Marie (Bernasek) Koca (5/17/ 01). Homemaker. Gold Star Member, American Legion Auxiliary HSSK Post 240, 67 years. Survivors: sons, daughters-inlaw, Adolph Jr. and Evelyn, Tobias, John and Helen, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Emilye and Ron Dunn, Lincoln; sister, Anna Kotas, Friend; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; two stepgreat-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews.
      Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Tobias Community Church. Tobias City Cemetery. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Tuesday, Farmer and Son Funeral HomeKotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials to the Tobias Rescue Unit.

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, Lincoln Journal Star, 31 Aug 1998)
    Person ID I2999  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1950, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Marie Bernasek,   b. 25 Mar 1868, Bohy, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? Kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1960, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1889  Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Adolph Joseph Dlouhy, Jr.,   b. 2 Jan 1895, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1974, Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1922  Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Married at 9:30 am Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tobias by Father Supik. The bride was attired in a white georgette gown, carrying a bouquet of bride's roses. The attendants were John Kotas, Otto Horak, Anna Koca, sister of the bride, and Agnes Dlouhy, sister of the groom. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents, followed by a 4 o'clock reception and an elaborate dinner was served to relatives and friends. Numerous wedding stunts and dancing during the afternoon and evening was enjoyed by old and young, alike. (Milligan, p 260).
    Children 
     1. Adolph Joseph Dlouhy, Jr.,   b. 16 Mar 1925, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 2010, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Emilye Marie Dlouhy,   b. 3 Nov 1927, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 2018, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. John Frank Dlouhy,   b. 5 Jan 1930, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 2005, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F1758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 May 1901 - Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Nov 1922 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Aug 1998 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 260, 343 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 260 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).

    5. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 261 (Reliability: 3).