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Lawrence Edward Dokulil
20 Jan 1909 – 31 Jul 1980
| Birth | 20 Jan 1909 |
| Death | 31 Jul 1980 |
| Cemetery | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Omaha , Douglas County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | KDQ on 28 Apr 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37067048 |
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Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 Lawrence Dokulil, age 22, married Gladys Krueger, age 19, on 5 Sep 1930 at Council Bluffs, Iowa Two daughters, Beverly and Joan Omaha World-Herald Sunday, Aug 03, 1980 Omaha, NE Page: 37 Monday Rite For Dokulil Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul United Methodist Church for Lawrence F. Dokulil, self-taught naturalist, collector and speaker. Dokulil, 71, was a retired World-Herald printer. He died of cancer Thursday at a local hospital, his wife, F. Arline, said. Dokulil was frequently quoted in Robert McMorris' column on various topics related to gardens, natural history and geology. he was noted for such feats as growing Peruvian corn and collecting more than 100 varieties of barbed wire. He often spoke to garden clubs and other groups. Other survivors include daughters Beverly Wolfe of Omaha and Joan Lester of Rialto, Calif.; stepson James Drake of Omaha; stepdaughters Nancy Smith and Sharon Smith, both of Arlington, Texas, and Lou Ann Talbert of Riverdale, Ga.; 22 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Longtime Omaha World-Herald columnist Robert McMorris wrote a tribute to Mr. Dokulil in his column on page 2 of the Tuesday, Aug 05, 1980, edition. In it he wrote among other accolades: "Dokulil was a tireless, enthusiastic experimenter. A wonder of his neighborhood was a tree in his back yard from which grew 20 species of apples. One year he experimented with salad tomato seeds developed by a Japanese scientist, ultimately harvesting upwards of 1,000 tiny tomatoes from a single plant. Dokulil's knowledge [of horticulture] was self-taught; he read library books and consulted university experts. While he had a profound respect for the degree holders, his admiration was reciprocated. A learned professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln once told me: 'I just love to talk to Mr. Dokulil.' "
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