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August Chmelka
12 Mar 1875 – 2 Jan 1943
| Birth | 12 Mar 1875 |
| Death | 2 Jan 1943 |
| Cemetery | Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery Bee , Seward County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Richard Horton on 22 May 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90581461 |
Bio
August Chmelka was born March 21, 1875, on a homestead in Saunders county, Nebr. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Chmelka, Sr., early pioneers, who preceded him in death. He married Anna Moravec on Oct. 14, 1902. This union was blessed with twelve children, of whom three daughters, Evelyn, Mildred and Lillian preceded him in death. The family lived on a farm in Saunders county until 1918, when they moved to a farm 2 miles west of Bee, Nebr., where they lived for the past 25 years. August passed away at his home on Saturday, Jan. 2, 1943, at 8:05 p.m., after an illness of a few weeks, at the age of 67 years. Funeral services were held on Thursday, Jan. 7, 1943, at the St. Vaclav church of Bee, conducted by the pastor, Rev. M. Pazourek, with burial in the Bee cemetery. The pallbearers were Louis Sedlak, Anton Snitily, Joseph Jisa, Jr., Charles Hotovy, James Moravec, and Joseph Moravec. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, Anna, and nine children, namely: Mrs. Louis (Tillie) Kucera of Linwood; Mrs. Martin (Emily) Policky of Bee; Mrs. Anton J. (Gertrude) Makovicka of Ulysses; Mrs. Frank (Amelia) Makovicka of Seward; Pfc. Anton Chmelka of Ft. Benning, Georgia; Cpl. Victor A. Chmelka of Los Angeles, Calif.; Joseph, Alois and Rosalyn at home. He also leaves eight grandchildren; two brothers, Frank of Bruno and John of Brainard; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Coufal of Bruno and Mrs. W. Polak of Prague and a host of friends and relatives.
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Siblings
- John August Chmelka 1871–1944
- Frank Henry Chmelka 1874–1962
- Anna Chmelka Polak 1877–1963
- Rose Chmelka Coufal 1879–1964
Children
- Alois J Chmelka 1903–1980
- Tillie Chmelka Kucera 1905–1979
- Mrs Evelyn Chmelka Makovicka 1906–1935
- Emily Chmelka Policky 1907–1952
- Gertrude Chmelka Makovicka 1909–2004
- Mollie Chmelka Makovicka 1911–2001
- Anton J Chmelka 1912–1946
- Victor A. Chmelka 1914–1956
- Joseph R Chmelka 1916–1988
- Ludmila "Lillian" Chmelka 1917–1917
- Mildred Chmelka 1920–1925
- Rosalyn Marie Chmelka 1926–2021
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