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Elsie Stephanie Hartl Kratochvil
16 Nov 1915 – 21 Jul 2013
| Birth | 16 Nov 1915 |
| Death | 21 Jul 2013 |
| Cemetery | Crown Hill Cemetery Madison , Madison County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | CPR on 22 Jul 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114194889 |
Bio
Elsie Stephanie (Hartl) Kratochvil, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at the Countryside Home, in Madison, Nebraska. Elsie was born on November 16, 1915, on Maple Crest Farm, in Stanton County, Nebraska, on land owned by the family since 1894. Elsie was the 4th youngest of 13 children born to Anton Hartl and Amelia Stoklasa. Elsiee was raised on the farm and attended rural school before graduating from Stanton (NE.) High School in 1933. After completing her normal training, Elsie taught in several rural schools in Stanton County, Nebraska for five years. She continued with her education during the summers at Wayne State Teacher's College, in Nebraska. On June 6, 1939, Elsie was married to Arnold Earl Kratochvil at New Zion Presbyterian Church, in Clarkson, Nebraska. The couple farmed and later operated a John Deere dealership. Elsie was a fifty year member of PEO Chapter AL. She served the Madison (NE.) Presbyterian Church in many capacities. She had long-time friends in the Dimick Township Ladies Club. Elsie loved to travel and always had an atlas at hand. Elsie was a wonderful Czech cook and gardener. She had a love for Husker sports. Elsie is survived by: children and their spouses, ret.nurse and dietitian JoAnn and State Senator, Les Seiler, of Hastings, Nebraska, ret.Command Sergeant Major, Arnold Michael "Mick" and Mary Kratochvil, of Gretna, Nebraska and Washington State Park Ranger, Kevin and Dellene Kratochvil, of Concrete, Washington; grandchildren and their spouses, Ginger McCormick, Richard and Kay Gorton, Stephanie Seiler, Gregory and Melissa Seiler, Bradley and Melissa Seiler, Tracy and Mike Beaman, Jennifer and Brian Steventon; twenty-one great grandchildren and a host of family and friends.. Elsie was preceded in death by: parents; husband, Arnold Earl Kratochvil; eldest child, Arnelle Snell and twelve Hart siblings, Rudolph, Anton, Miles I, Libbie, Bessie, Emily, Joe, Jarmil, Lumir, Mary, Miles II and Gabriel. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery, in Madison, Nebraska.
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- Rudolf J Hartl 1902–1921
- Anton B Hartl 1903–1922
- Libbie Ann Hartl Zelinger 1906–1997
- Bessie Evelyn Hartl Stepanek 1908–1960
- Emily Rose Hartl Vala 1911–2008
- Joseph John Hartl 1912–1963
- Jarmil Jerry Hartl 1913–1990
- Lumir Edward Hartl 1914–2001
- Mary Arlene Hartl Fischer 1917–2002
- Miles Rudolph Hartl 1919–2003
- Gabriel Allen Hartl 1923–2013
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