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John Martin Safarik

7 Aug 1904 – 15 Nov 1999

Birth7 Aug 1904
Death15 Nov 1999
CemeterySaint Wenceslaus Cemetery
Howard County , Nebraska , USA
Added byKathy Burgess Burr on 08 Dec 2012
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9536034

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John M. Safarik, 95, formerly of Elba, died Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, at the Heritage Living Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Elba. The Revs. Larry Coulter and David Rykwalder will officiate. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus' Cemetery near St. Paul. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., with a 7 p.m. vigil service, Wednesday at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. Mr. Safarik was born on Aug. 7, 1904, on the family farm northwest of Farwell to James and Anna (Jelinek) Safarik. He grew up on the family farm and attended country school near Farwell. As a young man, he farmed near Farwell and played in the Father Hinzman Band. He married Seraphia S. "Sarah" Pilakowski on Feb. 1, 1932, at Ashton. The couple farmed in the Dannevirke, Cotesfield and Elba areas. He went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad as a section man in 1945. He worked for the railroad until 1966. The couple moved into Elba in 1952 and moved to Heritage Living Center in October 1998. Mr. Safarik enjoyed hunting, music and cutting wood. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Elba and ZCBJ. Survivors include his wife, of Aurora; two sons, Donald of Orange, Calif., and John Jr. of Arvada, Colo.; five daughters, Margie (Mrs. Allen) Dunn of Kansas City, Mo., Phyllis (Mrs. LaVern) Mroczek of Loup City, Arlene (Mrs. Tom) Newlun of Aurora, Carol (Mrs. Franz) Trumler of Boelus and Jeanette (Mrs. Paul) Roberts of Kansas City, Mo.; 32 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Hilda Spilinek of Elba and Emma Christensen of St. Paul. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy and Wilfred. The Grand Island Independent, Nov. 16, 1999

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