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Albert Sevcik
31 Mar 1843 – 20 Aug 1927
| Birth | 31 Mar 1843 |
| Death | 20 Aug 1927 |
| Cemetery | Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery Howard County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Kathy Burgess Burr on 08 Dec 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9536015 |
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From The Phonograph, August 24, 1927, page 1, transcribed by Linda Berney: Respected Pioneer of Warsaw at Rest - Albert Sevcik, honored and respected pioneer of Warsaw, passed to his heavenly reward early Sunday morning, following an illness of several months, cancer of the stomach being the cause of his death. Albert Sevcik was a strong man and during the more than 84 years of his life it is not recalled that he ever consulted a doctor for sickness. His children recall that at one time he called a doctor as a result of a fall from a farm wagon. but that dread disease, cancer, secured a hold on him and he had to succumb to its ravages. On March 31, 1843, Albert Sevcik was born in far off Bohemia. He resided in his home community until 1861 when he turned his eyes toward the United States and freedom and during that year he landed in Philadelphia, where he remained for a short time, then going to Winona, Minnesota, where he resided until the late seventies when he came to Nebraska, settling on the farm where his son, Peter P. Sevcik, now resides, and that place has been his home practically all the time since his arrival in this state. He was married to Miss Catherine Trubl in Winona in 1878 [sic, should be 1868] and to this union ten children were born. Two of the ten children passed away in infancy and eight survive. They are Mrs. C. V Svoboda and Frank J. Sevcik, St. Paul, Theodore, Albert and John in the Warsaw neighborhood, Mrs. Mary M Andersen, Cheyenne, Wyo., Jake Sevcik, Midland, Ore., and Peter P. Sevcik, Warsaw. All of the children were at home during the last illness except Jake, who was unable to get here on account of sickness in his family. When Mr. Sevcik first came to Howard county he investigated land conditions for a time and after becoming familiar with the country he purchased the initial quarter that was the beginning of the Sevcik farm. It is just north of the Midway elevator and for many years that station was known as Warsaw and many people today refer to it as Warsaw. From time to time Mr. Sevcik added to his landed holdings, or assisted in securing his boys in securing land adjoining his land until for the past number of years the Sevcik farms covered six quarter sections in one tract, all farms joining, and in addition there is a 90 acre tract a short distance from the main or larger tract. Several years ago Mr. Sevcik settled up his property interests and gave each of his children their share and we do not know of a family in the entire country that resides in such a compact manner that has got along so nicely and so harmoniously. The Sevcik children are a credit to the parents and to the entire community. It is hard to find such a family of upstanding young men, men who have performed their work well and helped to improve and build up the community. Albert Sevcik instilled into those sons of his the right stuff to make them good citizens, good neighbors and good men for the community. As he leaves this world he is assured of a fine monument that will last for ages. After his children finish their labors on this earth there will be 30 or more grandchildren who will continue the good work that has been done by the Sevcik's for the last half century. Mrs. Sevcik passed away on August 29, 1912, and after her death Mr. Sevcik made his home with his son, Peter, on the old home place, and during the past 15 years he has visited around with his various children a good deal, but the old home place was his home for all the time. Mr. Sevcik was a member of the Catholic church all his life and he died in that faith. He was one of the first to start the agitation which resulted in the Warsaw church and he was always a staunch supporter of that house of worship and a regular attendant at the services. From that church he was buried on Tuesday forenoon and his remains were interred in the cemetery nearby along side of his wife. Truly a good man gone to his heavenly reward. There should be no regrets and no sorrowing because of his death. He lived a good life, he served his time on this earth, he leaves a fine family of children to carry on and the children should rejoice that their loved and revered father is at rest in the Lord where he will enjoy rest and peace for all eternity. The children can well feel proud of the life work of their father and if they continue to live as they have in the past, they will do as he has done, lay down the work of a time time honored and respected men and women just as their parents did. The funeral was held from the home at 9:30 and from the Warsaw Catholic church at 10:00, Rev. Father Gleeson, local pastor, having charge of the services. a large crowd was in attendance to pay their last respects to the memory of a mighty good man. Peace to his ashes, is the wish of the Phonograph.
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- Johanna F "Jenney/Jane" Sevcik Svoboda 1868–1950
- Frank J Sevcik 1869–1959
- Theodore J. Sevcik 1871–1952
- Albert Vincent Sevcik 1873–1942
- John Stephen Sevcik 1876–1936
- Marie M. Sevcik Delaney 1880–1938
- Jacob C. Sevcik 1883–1962
- Peter Paul Sevcik 1884–1974
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