Jaroslav "Jerry" Rudolph Kucera

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Funeral Held for Jerry R. Kucera

Jaroslav Rudolph Kucera, son of Joseph Kucera and Mary (nee Milacek) was born on June 8, 1884 near Prague, Nebraska. He passed away on July 30, 1965 at the Birchwood Manor Home in North Bend.

Jerry, as he was commonly called, was baptized as in infant in the Church at Plasi, near Prague. He grew up in the Prague-Weston area. On August 2, 1904 he was united in Holy Matrimony to Albie Beznoska, who survives. Other survivors include a son Ernest of Fremont, a daughter, Mrs. Joe (Olga) Krepel of North Bend, two grandchildren and six great-children.

For approximately 40 years, Jerry was a farmer. In about 1945 he and Mrs. Kucera moved to North Bend where he operated a filling station for a few years, and then worked on road maintenance for the county until 1960 when he retired.

Funeral services were held at 2 P.M. Monday at the Moser Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Beckmann officiated. Organist was Mrs. Ralph Wilshusen who accompanied soloist Miss LaDonna Wilshusen.

Pallbearers were Ray Beznoska, Melvin Beznoska, Leonard Tomasek, Leland Tomasek, Robert Allan and Duane Arthur. Honorary Pallbearers were Jim Philips, Jim Vojtech, Ed Borgelt, Louis Kracl, Lewis Racek and Albert Dvorak. Burial was at National Cemetery, Prague, Nebraska. Arrangements were by Moser Funeral Home.

(Undated, unreferenced clipping courtesy of Caroline Mastny, Schuyler, Nebraska: 1965 handwritten on clipping)

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Census Information:

1930 Census
Nebraska, Polk County, Osceola Twp
Enumerated April 13, 1930
ED 82-7 SD 6 Sheet 7B
171-171
Kucera, Jerry R Hd M W 46 M 22 Neb Czech Czech Farmer
Kucera, Albie M. Wife F W 44 M 19 Neb Boh Neb
Kucera, Ernest G Son M W 16 S Neb Neb Neb Farm Laborer
Butcher, Clarence A Son-in-law M W 25 M 22 Neb Neb Neb
Butcher, Olga A Dtr F W 23 M 19 Neb Neb Neb
Butcher, Dolores Jean Granddaughter F W 1 10/12 Neb Neb Neb

Jaroslav married Albina M. "Albie" Beznoska on 2 Aug 1904 in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska. Albina (daughter of Frantisek "Frank" Beznoska, Jr. and Karolina "Caroline" Datel) was born on 27 Aug 1885 in Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 9 Feb 1980 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska; was buried in Prague Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olga married Clarence A. Butcher on 13 Apr 1926 in Nebraska. Clarence was born on 5 Jun 1908 in Nebraska; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Olga married Joseph Krepel on 2 May 1950 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska. Joseph was born on 7 Feb 1910; died in Dec 1983 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ernest Kucera

Funeral services were at 2 pm last Wednesday at Moser Memorial Chapel, North Bend, for Ernest G. Kucera, 62, who died Monday, October 20 at his home in Fremont after a short illness.

Surviving are his widow; his mother, Mrs. Albie Beznoska Kucera, North Bend; and a sister, Mrs. Joe (Olga) Krepel, North Bend. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry R. Kucera.

Mr. Kucera was born at Brainard Sept. 15, 1913. He farmed in Dodge County before moving to Fremont. He was a 20-year employee of Lincoln Sand and Gravel.

He married Eugenia Barta on Aug. 31, 1943, at Hiawatha, Kansas.

The Rev. Audrey Scott officiated, and burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Fremont.

Pallbearers were Robert Barta, Leonard Tomasek, Leland Tomasek, Robert Allan, Raymond Beznoska, and Bill Lambrecht.

Mrs. Ralph Diffey was organist and Mrs. Richard Nott was vocalist.

(Undated, unreferenced clipping courtesy of Caroline Mastny, Schuyler, Nebraska: 1975 handwritten on clipping)

SSN 506-40-8676

Ernest married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She married Willis Lambrecht (born 15 Dec 1925) on 21 Dec 1946. They were the parents of Connie Lambrecht (born 25 Nov 1947), who married Don Krueger on 18 May 1968 in North Bend, Nebraska. Connie and Don Krueger had two children, Rebecca Jean who married Dennis J. Hellman of Fairbury and Bill Wayne who married Debra Sue Waiski and has one son. A "Five Generations" picture was published in a local paper showing "Miss Rebecca Jean Kruger, held on the laps of great grandmother, Olga Krepel, and her great grandmother, Albie Kucera. Standing were her grandmother, Dolores Lambrecht and her mother Connie Kruger."