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Frank Moucka

30 Jan 1885 – 6 Jan 1951

Birth30 Jan 1885
Death6 Jan 1951
CemeteryMyrtle Cemetery
Ennis , Ellis County , Texas , USA
Added byJennifer Norris on 29 Jul 2025
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Frank Moucka Buried Monday Frank Moucka, age 66, passed away at his home here at 1:30 p.m. Saturday after an illness of several months. Mr. Moucka had been editor of the Vestnik, published at West, for the past 18 years. Funeral services were held here at Aderhold's Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial was at Ennis at 1 p.m. Stephen Valcik of Houston and Jos. Vytopil of Ennis conducted the final rites, all officers of the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, taking part in the services. Pallbearers were Frank J. Cocek, J. F. Holasek, Raymond Urbanovsky, Frank Lichnovsky, John Kubala and J. A. Urbanovsky. Mr. Moucka was born in Czechoslovakia. He came to the United States in 1908 and moved to West in 1932 as editor of the Vestnik, official organ of the SPJST lodge. In 1934, he married the former Mrs. Marie Cernoch, his first wife having died in 1929. In addition to his duties as editor of the Vestnik, Mr. Moucka was active in all affairs of the SPJST lodge. He was an outstanding orator and was much in demand as a speaker at Czech gatherings all over the state. An accomplished musician, Mr. Moucka devoted much time organizing and directing bands and orchestras. In 1936 he led the orchestra which played at the Cotton Bowl for the Czech dance "Beseda." His orchestra also played at Waco Hall and other places in the state. Mr. Moucka is survived by his widow; two sons, Alfred Moucka of Atlanta, Ga., and Eric Moucka of Ennis; three daughters, Mrs. Alice Kopecky of West, Mrs. Libb Zaludek of Ennis, and Mrs. Virginia Nemecek of Corpus Christi; nine grandchildren. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 61, No. 35, Edition 1, Friday, January 12, 1951, page 1 Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083) Frank Moucka Texas, Deaths Name Frank Moucka Event Type Death Event Date 06 Jan 1951 Event Place West, McLennan, Texas, United States Gender Male Marital Status Married Birth Date 30 Jan 1885 Birthplace , Czechoslovakia Certificate Number 43054

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