Karl Vaclav Kotas

1914 - 1996  (82 years)

• Name	Karl Vaclav Kotas  [1, 2]
  Born	10 Jul 1914	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Oct 1996	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	Karl graduated from Milligan High School with the Class of 1934. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attended watch repair school, going into business in Milligan and later moving to Lincoln, where he made his home. (Milligan, p 354). Obituary Kotas - Karl V., 82, Lincoln, died Tuesday (10/29/96). Born, Milligan. Watch repairman, Sartor Hamann. Member, VFW, Lincoln. Decorated WWII Army veteran; served with Company A, 133rd Ordinance Maintenance Battalion, 11th Armored Division, with General Patton's 3rd Army. Resident of Lincoln since 1965. Survivors: nephews, Dan Kotas, Milligan, James Kotas, Lawrence, Kan.; nieces, Nancy Slepicka, Dorchester, Janet Dunn, Lawrence; cousin, Arlene Weaver, Fremont. Services: 2 p.m. Friday, United Methodist Church, Milligan. Milligan Cemetery. Graveside service, American Legion Post 240, Milligan. Visitation: Thursday, noon-9 p.m., Wadlow-Rozanek Colonial Chapel, 5200 R St.; Friday, 11 a.m. until services, church. Memorials to United Methodist Church, Milligan (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, 30 October 1996 Lincoln Journal Star)
  Person ID	I20441	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James V. Kotas,   b. 28 Jul 1878, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 24 Oct 1940, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Frances Michl,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 26 May 1973, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 83 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1909	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  	James and Frances, along with four other couples, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Capek, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hromadka, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Capek and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schultz were married at the same time by Judge Fulton. (Milligan, p 307).
  Family ID	F7084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jul 1914 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 29 Oct 1996 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 354 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).