Valentine Steinacher

Family/Spouse: Mary Prokop. Mary was born before 1865; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Census Listings:

1910 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp
Enumerated 20 through 26 of Apr 1910
SD 4 ED 29 Sheets 6A and 6B Stamped 113
32-35
Steinacher, James Hd M W 22 S Neb AustBohemia AustBohemia Farmer
Bulin, Mary Sister F W 25 Wd 4/3 Neb AustBohemia AustBohemia Own Income
Bulin, Henry Nephew M W 5 S Neb Neb Neb
Bulin, Mary Niece F W 3 S Neb Neb Neb
Bulin, John Nephew F W 1 S Neb Neb Neb

Mary married John Bulin on 11 Jun 1903 in Fillmore County, Nebraska. John (son of Vaclav "James" Bulin and Marie Kosa) was born in Dec 1880 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died between 1908 and 1910 in Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp
Enumerated 20 through 26 of Apr 1910
SD 4 ED 29 Sheets 6A and 6B Stamped 113
32-35
Steinacher, James Hd M W 22 S Neb AustBohemia AustBohemia Farmer
Bulin, Mary Sister F W 25 Wd 4/3 Neb AustBohemia AustBohemia Own Income
Bulin, Henry Nephew M W 5 S Neb Neb Neb
Bulin, Mary Niece F W 3 S Neb Neb Neb
Bulin, John Nephew F W 1 S Neb Neb Neb

Family/Spouse: Tillie Soukup. Tillie was born on 14 Dec 1909; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Helen Chlup. Helen (daughter of Charles Frank Chlup and Albina "Abbie" M. Kotas) was born on 30 May 1907 in Nebraska; died on 10 Mar 2006 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Said to have married Homer Hobbs, and passed away on 29 May 1996. (Milligan, 1988-2008, p. 123). Not located on the SSDI.

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Obituary

Goldie Marie (Steinacher) Matejka, 82 years of age of Crete, passed away on January 10, 2012 at Tabitha Care Center of Crete, NE. Goldie was born March 5, 1929 to Tillie (Soukup) and Valentine Steinacher. Goldie was the eldest of four children. She attended school at Milligan.

On July 7th, 1949 she married William "Bill" Matejka. Three children were born to this union, Leonard, Don and Lori. The family lived in the Geneva/Milligan area until settling in Dorchester in 1967 until moving to Crete in 1997.

Goldie loved to cook and bake. Her specialty was kolaches and dinner rolls. She shared with her family that she made 30 dozen kolaches in one day and she thought she would never get done making those on that day. She had the talent and training to extend a helping hand to others as she volunteered with the Blue Valley organization for many years. She enjoyed playing Bingo and attending auctions with Bill. They would travel to all the local area farmers markets and sell their produce from their garden. She had such a collection of recipes that she published her own cookbook. She was proud of her accomplishments and loved sharing stories with others. On several occasions Goldie would teach words and phrases to her family in Czech to keep her ability to speak and understand her language of national heritage. Goldie would open her home to anybody who needed a place to get a bite of food or need someone to visit with. She always had company at her apartment at Centennial Terrace when family would stop for a visit. Holidays were important for Goldie. She would prepare, cook and bake for more people than were invited. This way everyone would go home with a goodie bag.

She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter in infancy, her parents, brother Emil Steinacher and brother and sister-in-law Milo and Linda Steinacher.

Goldie is survived by her sons; Leonard and wife, Jane of Loomis, Don and wife Terri of Crete. Five grandchildren; Jennifer Henshaw of Ashburn, VA, Stephanie Matejka of Lincoln, Matthew Matejka of Lincoln, A.J. and Aden Matejka of Loomis. One great-granddaughter Chloe Matejka of Lincoln, sister, Rose Mae Pomajzl and husband Roy of Wilber, Sister-in-Law Shirley Steinacher of Geneva and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Goldie will be Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska. Interment will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery. Visitation will begin 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday in Milligan. Memorials in care of the family.

Farmer and Son Funeral Home, Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy

Goldie married William Matejka on 7 Jul 1949. William (son of Emil Matejka and Anna Honicky) was born on 18 May 1913 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 24 Dec 2001 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]