Christina "Dean" Rischling

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Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page

Christina Uldrich, aged 94, was born on a farm near Tobias to Frantisek and Petrolena Rischling. She passed away at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Roy Brinson, in Chanute, Kas., Friday morning, December 13, 1974.

Christina, nicknamed "Dean", was the last of a family of seven children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adolf; a daughter, Clara Coxbill; her parents and five brothers, Frank, Anton, Joseph, Henry and Edward, and one sister, Caroline Korbelik.

Funeral services were scheduled for Sunday, December 15, but due to the snowstorm they took place Monday, December 16, 1974, at 1:30 p.m. at Urbauer Funeral Chapel in Edgar, Neb. Clergyman was Rev. Werner. Vergene Gunn was organist and the singers were Phyllis Hand and Laverta Beck.

Pallbearers were Dale White, Leland Uldrich, Charles gross, Gen Watts, George Sykora and L. W. Aksamit. Interment was in the Edgar Cemetery.

the Nebraska Signal 20 Dec. 1974

Family/Spouse: Adolph E. Uldrich. Adolph was born on 28 Apr 1881; died on 17 Jun 1951; was buried in Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, Clay County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Grandpa Rischling Gone....After an illness lasting than two long years, Frank Rischling passed away last Thursday in the early morning, May 12, and the remains were interred in the Bohemian National cemetery Saturday afternoon. He suffered a stroke of paralysis two years ago and from that date to the day of his passing away, there was never a hope of his recovery. It was his lot to wait in patience for Father Time to garner him to his fold and the time was long and dreary and never ending. It was with wonderful fortitude that he bore his suffering and waited for the end to come.

The deceased was born in Bohemia, in Krivokat, November 1, 1841 and came to this country in 18_2. In 187_He was united in marriage to Petrolina Smikova and thereupon returned to Bohemia, where they remained about two years when they again came to this country and settled here permanently taking up land in Saline County. He leaves surviving him his widow and sons, Anton, Joseph, Frank, Henry and Edward and daughters Carolina Korbelik and Kristina Uldrich . For more than ten years the deceased served in the Austrian army under Maximillian a character of much not especially in the affairs of Mexico over which he ruled until put to death. When the Mexicans overthrew the monarchy established for him by France.

The declining years of his life was spent in Milligan and was loved by everyone for his gentle manners and always courteous bearing. The army training had left its impress upon him and taught him to live a life of precision and orderliness. He was a splendid neighbor to have and a fine character to know. Death was a welcome visitor in view of his physical condition and he richly deserves the untroubled sleep that embraces him now in the life beyond where he longed to go.

(Nebraska Signal.. 19 May 1921, bottom col 2 and top col. 3, p. 3) the underline for the years were unreadable
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Frantisek married Petrolina Smikova about 1873. Petrolina was born on 31 May 1846 in Bezdekov, Klatovy, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 17 Jun 1939; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page

Petrolina Rischling was born May 31, 1846 in Bezdekov, kral Pisecky, Czechoslovakia, Europe. She came to America in 1873 at the age of twenty -six, locating in New York City. In 1874 she was married to Frank Rischling and they continued their residence there for a few years and then returned to the mother-land for twenty two months stay, after which they came back to the United States and located near Milligan, Neb. Two years thereafter they moved onto a farm near Tobias in Saline county and resided there until they retired and moved to Milligan, December 14, 1904. Her husband preceded her in death May 12, 1921.

The deceased is survived by seven children, Anton, Frank, Joseph, Mrs. Caroline Korbelik of Nelson, Cristina Uldrich of Deweese , Henry and Ed, besides thirty five grandchildren , thirty four great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

She was one of the pioneers of this community who helped pave the way for a better day, and was one of the oldest residents of this community being at the time of her death 93 years and 17 days of age.

She died Saturday evening June 17, 1939 at her home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted from the Kotas funeral chapel Monday afternoon, in charge of Rev. K.O. Zavadil of Wilber. The Milligan trio, Mr and Mrs R.C. Dvorak and Mrs James A. Hamous sang. The body was laid to rest in the south cemetery by the side of her husband...(Nebraska Signal... 22 June 1939, p. 19 col 1)

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