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Jiri "George" Bartek Jr

27 Mar 1877 – 10 Aug 1972

Birth27 Mar 1877
Death10 Aug 1972
CemeteryAssumption Catholic Cemetery
Dwight , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
Added byGenealogy Transcriber on 03 Nov 2007
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Biography by Jeanne Pritchett (#46990964): Jiri was the son of Jiri, Sr. and Veronika (Kramolis) Bartek (there are discrepancies in records but family researcher, B. Rosenberg was told her name was Anna through oral history). George, Jr. married Celestine Walla in Czechoslovakia on May 4, 1904. He came to the U.S. in late 1905 and found employment so that Celestine and infant Jaroslav could follow in July 1906. They lived in Saunders County, Nebr. for three years and then settled on a farm near Dwight, Nebr. until retirement when they moved into Dwight.He died from prostate cancer. It is said that George was always smiling and loved to pick on the grandkids. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The Columbus Telegram (Columbus, Nebr.), August 12, 1972, p. 5, col. 4 Deaths and funerals BARTEK – Funeral rites for Jiri (George) Bartek, 95, Valparaiso, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Assumption Catholic Church and Cemetery at Dwight, with Rev. W. Beranek officiating. Parish wake will be 8 p.m. today at Holesovsky Funeral Home, Brainard. Mr. Bartek, who died Thursday in a Lincoln hospital, is survived by five sons and four daughters: Jerry of Dorchester; Frank of Valparaiso; George and Antonette of Wilber; Anton and Mrs. Frank (Lillian) Pekarek of Wahoo; Ed of Lincoln; Mrs. Ivan (Mary) Kobza of David City; Mrs. Adolph (Julia) Policky of Weston; also 29 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Anna Antolka [sic]. '''''''''''''''''''' The Banner-Press (David City, Nebr.), August 17, 1972, p. 7, col. 6 Services Sunday For Jiri (George) Bartek Funeral services for Jiri (George) Bartek, 95, Valparaiso, a retired farmer, were conducted Sunday afternoon, Aug. 13, from Dwight Assumption Church. Mr. Bartek died Aug. 10 at Lincoln General Hospital. He was born March 27, 1877, in Czechoslovakia. He was married in Czechoslovakia to Celestine Walla, who preceded him in death. Survivors include five sons, Jerry of Dorchester, Frank of Valparaiso, Anton of Wahoo, Ed of Lincoln and George of Wilber; four daughters, Mrs. Ivan (Mary) Kobza of David City, Antonette Bartek of Wilber, Mrs. Adolph (Julia) Policky of Weston, and Mrs. Frank (Lillian) Perkarek of Wahoo, 29 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Anna Matulka. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The Banner-Press , August 24, 1972, p. 7, col. 3 CARD OF THANKS – Our sincerest thanks to our relatives and friends for their prayers, visits, cards, expression of sympathy, mass offerings and flowers during the illness, hospitalization and loss of our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather. Special thanks to Father Beranek, Msgr. Lisko, Father Redmerski, the doctors and the hospital staff of the David City hospital and the Lincoln General Hospital for their wonderful care, the Assumption church choir, especially for singing a special Czech hymn. Also to the Holesovsky Funeral Home, to George Krska, the servers and the commentators. Your kindness will never be forgotten. May God bless you all. Family of Jiri (Geo.) Bartek.

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