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Edmund R. "Eddie" Motis

Male 1930 - 2016  (85 years)


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  • Name Edmund R. "Eddie" Motis  [1
    Nickname Eddie 
    Birth 4 Sep 1930  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Jan 2016  Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Edmund Raymond Motis, 85, passed away Jan. 7, 2016, at his home in Babson Park, Fla. Born Sept. 4, 1930, in Exeter to the late Edmen and Alice (Kovanda) Motis. He had been a resident of the Lake Wales, Fla., area for 29 years, moving there from Friend. He was a parts manager for Chemical Containers and served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a flight line radio technician and fought in the Korean War. Member of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, and the American Legion Post 183 in Friend. He loved to water ski, was a fisherman, a duck hunter and a wood worker. Also an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and held onto season tickets even after moving to Florida. He would not give them up.

      He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Motis and a son, Matt Motis. Survivors include his sons, Michael Motis and wife, Regina, John Motis and his wife, Laura, David Motis and his wife, Jeanette, all of Babson Park; daughter-in-law, Rhonda Motis of Lake Wales. Sisters: Goldie Motis Quinn of Lincoln and Marjorie Motis Johansen of Friend; 19 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

      Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with The Rev. Fr. Thomas C. Seitz, Rev. Joan Brawley and Deacon John Motis. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to American Legion Post 183, Main Street, Friend, NE 68359. Arrangements by Marion Nelson Funeral Home.

      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
    Person ID I34462  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2016 

    Father Edmen Motis,   b. 19 Jul 1902, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1992, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Alice Kovanda,   b. 24 Dec 1904, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1976, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1927  [2
    Family ID F9663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Bulwan,   b. 25 Jan 1935, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 2014, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Family ID F13807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2016 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Sep 1930 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 424 (Reliability: 3).