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Rudy Richard Capek

Male 1925 - 2007  (82 years)


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  • Name Rudy Richard Capek  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 5 Jan 1925  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Oct 2007  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Burial Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Notes 
    • He graduated from Milligan High School in 1942, with it's largest graduating class of 27 students. Rudy was an athlete and musician. He entered the armed services in 1944, training in Fort Hood, Texas. He left for overseas with the 43rd Infantry as a Bowing Automatic Rifleman in Luzon, Phillipines, where he was stationed for four months. He later spent 12 months at the 3291st Signal Base Depot at Yokohama, Japan, serving as warehouse foreman. He was discharged in 1946 at the rank of Staff Sergeant. He returned to farming with his parents and also played in area dance bands, namely Tom Bures, Henry Steinacher and Robert Roesner. (Milligan, p 242).

      Rudy Richard Capek

      Rudy Richard Capek 82, Milligan, died Friday (10/26/07) in Geneva. Born to Rudolph & Mary (Hromadka) Capek on January 5, 1925 at Milligan.

      Survivors: wife, Louise Capek, Milligan; son, Glen Capek & wife, Jan Edgecome, Geneva; daughters, Karen & Ken Jefferson, Lincoln; Deb & Kurt Oates, Crete; granddaughters, Andrea Jefferson, Phoenix, Ariz.; Alyssa Bolen, Marion, Ark.; MariBeth & Julianna Capek, Geneva; brother-in-law, Bernard Svec, Milligan; sister-in-law, Rosemary Capek, Geneva; nieces and nephews.

      Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday (10/29/07) at Milligan Auditorium, Milligan. Rev. Carla Sheffy-Harris officiating. Military Graveside Services Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation beginning Sunday 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Milligan Methodist Church, Legion, Cemetery, Auditorium or Fire & Rescue.

      Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 10/27/2007, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
    Person ID I3114  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Rudolph George Capek,   b. 15 Jun 1888, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1988, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Mother Mary Anna Hromadka,   b. 14 Aug 1893, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1978, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1911  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Anna Capek and Edward Smith were their attendents. After their marriage they farmed nearby to his four brothers. They were also members of the Z.C.J.B. Lodge, and active in civic events. (Milligan, p 241).
    Family ID F1828  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Family ID F1488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 May 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Jan 1925 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Oct 2007 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore 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 241 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 202 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    4. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 440 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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).

    6. [S26] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee, "Milligan Nebraska 1988-2008, Centennial Supplement Book", p. 134 (Reliability: 3).

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