Mary Frances Koca

1901 - 1998  (97 years)

• Name	Mary Frances Koca  [1, 2]
  Born	17 May 1901	Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Aug 1998	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [4]
  Buried	Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska
  Notes	Mary was born on her families farm, and attended Saline County Rural School #83 through the Eighth grade. She is a charter member of the Milligan American Legion Auxiliary HSSK Post #240, with the recognition of Gold Star Sister (Milligan, p 260). Obituary Dlouhy -- Mary Frances, 97, Tobias, died Sunday (8/30/98) in Geneva. Born to Vaclav and Marie (Bernasek) Koca (5/17/ 01). Homemaker. Gold Star Member, American Legion Auxiliary HSSK Post 240, 67 years. Survivors: sons, daughters-inlaw, Adolph Jr. and Evelyn, Tobias, John and Helen, Lincoln; daughter, son-in-law, Emilye and Ron Dunn, Lincoln; sister, Anna Kotas, Friend; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; two stepgreat-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Tobias Community Church. Tobias City Cemetery. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Tuesday, Farmer and Son Funeral HomeKotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials to the Tobias Rescue Unit. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, Lincoln Journal Star, 31 Aug 1998)
  Person ID	I2999	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia ,   d. 1 Apr 1950, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Marie Bernasek,   b. 25 Mar 1868, Bohy, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? Kraj, Bohemia ,   d. 1 Dec 1960, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 92 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1889	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [5]
  	They were married in the the Koca home, with Frank TENOPIR and Albert BIBA as witnesses. Vaclav's brother Joseph, a widower, was married on the same day in a double ceremony. They repeated their vows in the Catholic Church on January 6, 1891 before it was completely plastered and finished. Attendants were Frank TENOPIR, Frank KOCA, Josephine BECK, and Mary PRIBYL. They farmed in Section 19 of Atlanta Township for many years, buying a home from Frank STECH in Milligan to retire too. They moved into this home in 1923, with their two youngest daughters. In February, 1950, their home caught fire due to a glowing ember from a stove. The were away from home, and arrived with the kitchen floor ablaze. Marie went to get help, and Vaclav attempted to douse the flames. A hole the size of a basket was left in the floor. He died of respiratory problems related to the smoke he inhaled a few months later. His brother Joseph died of pneumonia as well, a few days after Vaclav (Milligan, p 343).
  Family ID	F1770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adolph Joseph Dlouhy, Jr.,   b. 2 Jan 1895, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 6 Mar 1974, Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1922	Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska   [6]
  	Married at 9:30 am Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tobias by Father Supik. The bride was attired in a white georgette gown, carrying a bouquet of bride's roses. The attendants were John Kotas, Otto Horak, Anna Koca, sister of the bride, and Agnes Dlouhy, sister of the groom. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents, followed by a 4 o'clock reception and an elaborate dinner was served to relatives and friends. Numerous wedding stunts and dancing during the afternoon and evening was enjoyed by old and young, alike. (Milligan, p 260).
  Children	1. Adolph Joseph Dlouhy, Jr.,   b. 16 Mar 1925, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 5 Sep 2010, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 85 years)   2. Emilye Marie Dlouhy,   b. 3 Nov 1927, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 13 May 2018, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 90 years)   3. John Frank Dlouhy,   b. 5 Jan 1930, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 8 Jun 2005, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F1758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 May 1901 - Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Married - 28 Nov 1922 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Died - 30 Aug 1998 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Buried - - Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 260, 343 (Reliability: 3). [S482] Chromy, Ken & Kathy, 706 Road 19, Ohiowa, NE 68416; Our Bohemian & Moravian Ancestors in Nebraska; Ver. 2007-03-05 14:07:03; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kchromy. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 260 (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). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 261 (Reliability: 3).