Delma E. Sobotka

1916 - 2008  (92 years)

• Name	Delma E. Sobotka  [1, 2]
  Born	20 Apr 1916	Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	13 Sep 2008	Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	Delma E. Smith, age 92 of Tobias, Nebraska passed away on September 13, 2008 in Fairbury. She was born April 20, 1916 at Tobias the daughter of Joseph and Anna Burda Sobotka. Survivors include her daughters Carol Shelton and husband Mose of LaBelle, FL., Joyce Patch and husband [Francis] "Mick" of Broken Bow, NE., son Lynn Smith and wife Jean of Tobias, daughter-in-law Carol Smith of Atlantic, IA., 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Maurice Smith, son Darryl Smith*, son-in-law Lyle Ahrens, sisters Olga and Irma and brother Melvin. Services will be on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at the Tobias Community Church in Tobias with Joyce Heidelk officiating. Visitation will be on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home in Fairbury, on Tuesday from noon until 1:30 p.m. at the church in Tobias. A private family burial at the Tobias Cemetery will precede the 2:30 p.m. public service. Memorials are to the Tobias Rescue Unit and family's choice. (Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home Obituaries, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy) *Obit for child of Delma (Sobotka) Smith from LJS archives, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy Smith - Darryl D., 57, Atlantic, Iowa, died Tuesday (8/6/96) in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Born, Tobias. Financial planner. Survivors: wife, Carol; sons, Mark, Atlantic, Greg, Omaha; sisters, Joyce Patch, Broken Bow, Carol Shelton, LaBelle, Fla.; brother, Lynn, Tobias; aunts, Marjorie Franck, Audubon, Iowa, Irma Knutsen, Tobias; uncle, Melvin Sobotka, Tobias; mother-in-law, Margaret Svec, Geneva; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews; cousins. Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Atlantic. Prayer service: 6 p.m. today, Roland Funeral Home, Atlantic. Visitation: today, 7-8 p.m., funeral home.
  Person ID	I32563	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Sobotka,   b. 22 Mar 1887, Nebraska ,   d. Oct 1973, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Anna Burda,   b. 17 Aug 1892, Nebraska ,   d. May 1972, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Bef 1912
  Family ID	F10419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maurice F. Smith,   b. 23 Sep 1911,   d. 22 May 1992, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F10455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Apr 1916 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Died - 13 Sep 2008 - Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Nebraska, Saline County, Olive Precinct (Reliability: 3).