Josef "Joseph" Matejka: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Josef "Joseph" Matejka was born on 14 Nov 1899 in Bohemia; died on 18 Jan 1972 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Notes:

His Texas Death Certificate shows him as a son of Joseph Matejka and Mary Pirote, and the husband of Leona Matejka, who was the informant. He was born in Czechoslovakia, and a citizen of the US. His usual residence was Friend, Nebraska, and his usual occupation was shown as a carpenter, in the trade of building homes.

Family/Spouse: Leona J. Kotas. Leona (daughter of Jan "John" Kotas and Marie Rejsek) was born on 5 Dec 1900; died on 1 Apr 1997 in Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Milo "Mike" J. Matejka was born on 1 Jul 1929; died on 13 Apr 2001 in Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado; was buried in Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska.

Generation: 2

Milo "Mike" J. Matejka

(1.Josef¹) was born on 1 Jul 1929; died on 13 Apr 2001 in Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado; was buried in Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska.

Notes:

He married Donna Jean Seiffert-Bryson, the daughter of Royal George SEIFFERT and Alice LESSER. He worked with his father in home building and was a master bricklayer, working on large construction projects in several states. He was a union bricklayer in Local No. 2.

He was inducted into the US Army in 1950, and served during the Korean conflict as part of a ski patrol based out of Alaska.

He was the father of Mark Matejka of Denver and Mona Matejka (Mrs. James) Costalupes of Incline Village, Nevada, and grandfather of Vincent and Monique Matejka, Nicole, Christopher and Alexandria Costalupes. He also had two stepdaughters, Vicki Scruggs and Annette Bryson, six step grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren.