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Marie Agatha Macholan Shonka
2 Aug 1891 – 9 Jun 1922
| Birth | 2 Aug 1891 |
| Death | 9 Jun 1922 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Cemetery David City , Butler County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Scott on 30 Aug 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96278934 |
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Butler County Press (David City, Nebr.), June 15, 1922, p. 1, col. 3 DEATH OF MRS. J. E. SHONKA She Passed Away at Her Home Near David City on Friday. Mrs. Jerold E. Shonka passed away at her home five miles southwest of David City at 1 o'clock Friday morning, June 9, after an illness of two weeks following birth of a daughter on May 25. She was aged 30 years, 10 months and 7 days. Funeral services were held in St. Mary's Catholic church, David City, at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, June 11, and were conducted by Rev. Bernard Sproll. Mike Birkel, Fred Dolison, U. S. Gelwick, Victor Hilger, D. B. Kinnison and Alfred Sweenie were the pallbearers. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, David City. Mary Agatha Macholan was Mrs. Shonka's maiden name. She was born near Linwood August 2, 1891, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Macholan. Her marriage to Jerold Shonka took place in Linwood on October 14, 1912. They lived in Abie three years after their marriage, mloving to the farm near David City in 1915. Mrs. Shonka leaves her husband and three children, Arline, Leonard and Dolores. One daughter, Louise, died two years ago. Mrs. Shonka is also survived by her parents, one sister, Mrs. James Zakovec, of Morse Bluff, and five brothers, Joseph, John, Stephen, Rudolph and Louis, who live at Linwood. Devoted to her husband and children and deeply beloved by them, Mrs. Shonka's home life was unusually happy, and all her interests were centered in her home. She was a consistent follower of the Catholic faith and by living a good life daily had won the regard and close friendship of many people, as was attested by the unusually large attendance at the funeral. _____ Card of Thanks - I wish to heartily thank all my neighbors and friends for their great kindness and sympathy during the illness and at time of death of my dear wife. Jerold Shonka.
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- Joseph William "Joe" Macholan 1890–1965
- John Frank Macholan 1893–1960
- Winifred H Macholan Zakovec 1897–1945
- Steve S. Macholan 1904–1984
- Rudy Macholan 1907–1985
- Louis Patrick Macholan 1909–1974
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