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Velma Louise Sladek

Female 1934 - 2010  (75 years)


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  • Name Velma Louise Sladek  [1
    Birth 24 Jun 1934  Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 Apr 2010  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Velma Louise Kubicek, 75, Lincoln, formerly Crete, widow of Kenneth Kubicek, passed away Tuesday evening, April 20, 2010, in Lincoln. She was born on June 24, 1934 in Exeter to William and Mary (Rychecky) Sladek. She started working at a young age in a restaurant and then moved onto factory work (Form Fit, Elgin Watch Co.).

      On July 2, 1955 she married Kenneth Kubicek. In the late 1950's, Ken bought his first truck and they both started Kubicek Trucking. In June 1966, Velma and Ken became the first owner and fleet operators with Crete Carrier Corp. In 1971, Velma and Ken's Trucking business had expanded to thirteen trucks over the road. At that time they had built their own shop. Velma did the office work (dispatching, bookkeeping). In the early 1980's, she had started Vel's Trailer Wash which she ran until her retirement. She moved to Lincoln to be closer to her family. She was an outdoor person, loving her garden, flowers, yard work, cooking, and spending time with her family/grandchildren.

      Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and James Stevens, Lincoln; Granddaughters, Jennifer and Kendra Stevens, Lincoln; Son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Tina Boeck, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Sisters and brothers-in-law, Ann and Eugene Cookus, Hastings, Rose and Richard Pierson, Lincoln; Sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Beverly and John Walker, Dorchester; Shirley Sladek, Friend; Many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by Parents; Husband; Sister and brother-in-law, Mayme and Lumir Kvasnicka; brothers, William and Jerry Sladek; Niece, Kathy Sladek; nephew, Rex Sladek.

      Funeral services 4 p.m., Tuesday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 South 14th Street, Lincoln. Visitation, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, with family greeting friends from 2-4 p.m.; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday; 9 a.m. until services Tuesday, all at the funeral home. Pallbearers, Don, Jim, Gary Kvasnicka, Tom Cookus, Rick Flaska, Bill Stevens. Memorials in care of Velma L. Kubicek Memorial, 7101 Phoenix Drive, Lincoln, NE 68516. Condolences may be left at ?u?lincolnfh.com <http://lincolnfh.com/>?/u?.


      Lincoln Journal Star, April 25, 2010, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
    Person ID I35350  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William Sladek,   b. 7 Dec 1895, Pierce County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1973, Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Marie "Mary" Rychecky,   b. 20 Jul 1904, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1994, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1928  [1
    Family ID F11067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kenneth "Kenny" Arthur Kubicek,   b. 24 May 1932, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1981, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1955  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Jun 1934 - Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jul 1955 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Apr 2010 - Lincoln, Lancaster 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).