Memorials › Ernest L. Sabatka
14 Oct 1930 – 11 Jan 2019
| Birth | 14 Oct 1930 |
| Death | 11 Jan 2019 |
| Cemetery | Holy Trinity Cemetery Brainard , Butler County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Jeanette Beethe Kozisek Heins on 19 Jun 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196032573 |
Ernie was educated through 8th grade in a rural county school, where he learned to speak English having Czech as his first language He farmed with his father and brother. He worked as a cement finisher for Olson Construction. He retired after 25 years as a custodian of East Butler Schools in Brainard. Ernie also was a volunteer umpire, emergency medical technician, blood donor, Brainard city planning board member, news paper carrier, Brainard Holy Trinity parish board member, church volunteer, member of the Knights of Columbus, and funeral assistant at Chermok Funeral Home. He also was a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Through his love of Czech music and dancing he met Florence Sisel. They married on June 6, 1953 in Loma, Nebraska. For their first years of married life they lived near Touhy and later moved to a farm outside of Brainard. In 1967 they moved to an acreage near Brainard. Ernie cared for Florence when she became ill with Alzheimer's. Ernie and Florence were the parents of three children. They survive along with 13 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren
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