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Carl A. Chesley

Services for Carl A. Chesley, 79, were held Sunday afternoon at Moser Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Anderson Kwankin officiating. Mrs. Lee Robinson was organist and Greg Satorie, soloist.

Burial was in Killian Cemetery near Morse Bluff. Pallbearers were Ed Abraham, William Pollard, Nels Jorgensen, Charles White, Emil Vyhlidal and Marvin Winkelman.

Chesley, a retired farmer and school custodian, passed away Feb. 16 at an Omaha hospital.

He was born Jan. 8, 1899 at Clarks, and spent most of his life in the North Bend community. On June 29, 1929 he married Tillie Racek in Fremont. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife: sons, Marvin of Omaha and Gayle of North Bend; daughter, Mrs. Eldon (Arlene) Kracl of Bruno; brother, Harold of Casper, Wyo.; sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Ruth) Williams of Central City, Mrs. Charles (Merle) Johnson of North Bend, and Mrs. Florence Schmidt of Fremont; and eight grandchildren.

(Undated, unreferenced clipping, courtesy of Caroline Mastny)

Carl married Tillie Racek on 29 Jun 1929 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. Tillie (daughter of Frank Racek and Mary Virka) was born on 17 Aug 1905 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska; died on 18 Feb 1984 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tillie Chesley

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning for Mrs. Tillie Chesley of North Bend, who died Feb. 18, 1984 at the Fremont Hospital. She was 78.

Born Aug. 17, 1905 at North Bend, Mrs. Chesley was a lifetime resident of the community. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of North Bend.

On June 29, 1929 she married Carl A. Chesley at Fremont. He preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1978.

Survivors include two sons, Marvin of Omaha and Gayle of North Bend; a daughter, Mrs. Eldon (Arlene) Kracl of Bruno; two sisters, Mrs. Zikmond (Julia) Divis of Schuyler and Mrs. Clara Best of North Bend; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at First United Methodist Church in North Bend with Rev. Gary Main officiating. Mrs. Mary Satorie was organis and Dick Satorie was soloist.

Burial was in Killian Cemetery, west of Morse Bluff. Pallbearers were Robert and Alfred Allan, Walter Nissan, Rex Shober, Bill Vyhlidal and Marvin Winkelman.

Memorials are suggested to the North Bend Library of the North Bend Rescue Squad.

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Edward married Lillian Loukota. Lillian was born on 2 Apr 1912; died on 3 Dec 1993; was buried in Schuyler Cemetery, Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stoke is Fatal to North Bend Resident

Frank Racek died at this home in this city Tuesday morning, May 10, at 7:45 o'clock after an illness of only three days. He suffered a strokc of paralysis on Saturday, May 7, from which he did not rally.

Funeral services conducted by Rev. Filipi of Clarkson were held at the Z.C.B.J. hall in Morse Bluff at 2:00 o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon, and interment was made in the Killian cemetery near Morse Bluff. There was a large attendance at the service.

Frank Racek was born on a farm in Saunders county near the present town of Morse Bluff, December 18, 1872, the sond of Mr. and Mrs. James Racek, pioneer settlers of Saunders county. Most of his life was spend on a farm. A few years ago he retired and was located in North Bend. he was married September 22, 1896, to Miss Mary Virka in Fremont.

Surviving are his wife, three brothers, four sisters and the following children: Frank Racek of Barnesville, Minnesota, Lewis of North Bend, Mrs. Owen Jensen (Emma) of Ames, Mrs. Zikmond Divis (Julia) of Schuyler, Mrs. Carl Chesley (Tillie) of North Bend, Mrs. Chester Best (Clara) of North Bend.

There are also seven grandchildren: Merle and Dale Jensen, Marvin and Arlene Chesley, David and Merlin Racek, and Arnold Divis.

(Undated, unreferenced clipping courtesy of Caroline Mastny of Schuyler, Nebraska)

Frank married Mary Virka on 22 Sep 1896 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. Mary (daughter of Jan Virka and Veronika Soukup) was born on 7 Sep 1875 in Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 14 Jun 1961 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Undated, unreferenced clipping courtesy of Caroline Mastny of Schuyler, Nebraska)

Marie (Virka) Racek Obituary

Marie (Virka) Racek was born on a farm near Morse Bluff on September 7, 1875 and died at her home in North Bend June 14, 1961. She had spent her entire life in this vicinity.

On September 22, 1896 she was married to Frank Racek in Fremont. Six children were born to this union. She was a 62 year member of the ZCBJ Lodge in Morse Bluff. She was a kind and loving mother and leaves a host of friends and will be missed by all.

Survivors are son, Lewis of North Bend; four daughters, Mrs. Tillie Chesley, Mrs. Emma Jensen, Mrs. Clara Best of North Bend; and Mrs. Julia Divis of Schuyler; brother Joe Virka of Morse Bluff; 13 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1931, and a son Frank in 1949.

Funeral services were at the Moser Funeral Home Chapel Friday afternoon with the Rev. Robert E. Favre officiating. Music was by Mr. and Mrs. James Arneal.

Pallbearers were Marvin Chesley, Merle Jensen, Melvin Divis, Gayle Chesley, Eugene Zeleny and Arnold Divis.

Interment was in Killian Cemetery near Morse Bluff.

Attending the services from a distance were Mrs. Frank Racek and daughter, Cheryl of Barnsville, Minn.