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Lilyan Frances SYKORA

Lilyan Frances SYKORA

Female 1918 - 2015  (96 years)


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  • Name Lilyan Frances SYKORA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Birth 13 Oct 1918  Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Lillian SYKORA  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Census 14 Jan 1920  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 11 Apr 1930  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 18 Apr 1940  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 6 Apr 1950  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Death 14 Aug 2015  [3
    Burial Abt 17 Aug 2015  Resurrection Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Holy Angels Mausoleum Archangel Cor Niches 19-1-EAST-D-17
    Person ID I1321  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Richard SYKORA,   b. 29 Mar 1888, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1965 (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Amelia Hattie RUZICKA,   b. 12 May 1890, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1944 (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amilcare Anthony CHILESE,   b. 17 Oct 1919   d. 9 Jul 2013 (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 1945  Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
    +1. Mary Patrice CHILESE
    +2. Lawrence A. CHILESE
    +3. Roberta Louise CHILESE
     4. Steven Michael CHILESE
     5. Rose Marie CHILESE
    Family ID F754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S79] GRIEGO, Lenni, Email of 31 Jan 2007.
      They had two children, Lilyan...

    2. [S432] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2.
      Name: Lilyan F Chilese
      Birth Date: 13 Oct 1918
      Phone Number: 571-1461
      Address: 842 N 75th St, Omaha, NE, 68114-3126 (1993)

    3. [S661] Resurrection Cemetery (Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      CHILESE
      LILYAN F.
      OCT. 13, 1918
      AUG. 14, 2015

    4. [S937] Obituary of Richard Henry SYKORA, (Name: Arizona Republic; Location: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA; Date: 15 Sep 2013;).
      Sykora, Richard Henry
      June 25, 1923 - September 9, 2013. Richard Henry Sykora, 90, passed away on Monday, September 9th in Peoria, Arizona. He was born in Vinita, Oklahoma on June 25, 1923 to parents Amelia Ruzicka Sykora of Moravia and Richard Sykora of Vienna, Austria. Dick was proud to be a first generation American. The family moved from Oklahoma to Omaha when Dick was a young boy. He attended school there, graduating from South High in June of 1942, just as the United States entered World War II. Dick served his country with great pride in the United States Army 8th Air Force Division while stationed in Peterborough, England. His specialty was servicing the radar equipment on the bombers that flew over Europe. Three days after returning from the war to Omaha in December, 1945, he met his future wife, Marian Leonard, while ice-skating at AkSarBen. Married September 14, 1946 at Holy Name Church, they began their lives together for the next fifty-four years, while raising their four children. As the Manager of the Industrial Development Department at the Omaha Public Power District, Dick's career focused on public relations encouraging commercial businesses to relocate to the greater Omaha area. He wore a suit to OPPD every day, but his passion was working with his hands. He built the family home on Spaulding Street. He assembled a replica of a 1936 Cadillac. He built play houses, doll houses, box race cars and toys for his children and grandchildren. He loved everything mechanical; his basement was a sophisticated display of tools and saws, and his gifted use of them showcased what a talented and creative man he was. Dick's other passion was boating. He and Marian owned five boats, the smaller ones used for skiing on Carter Lake, and larger cabin cruisers docked on the Missouri River. Their social lives centered around boating and their boating friends. Upon retirement in 1987, Dick and Marian followed their children to Phoenix, Arizona, which allowed them the joy of more time with children and their six grandchildren. In Phoenix, Dick continued his woodworking, jewelry making and painting. He was able to reconnect with friends in Sun City from his childhood. Dick was a man of quiet dignity, yet, he would never miss an opportunity to tell a good joke at family gatherings. Dick is preceded in death by his wife, Marian. He is survived by Gloria Welch, his beloved companion for the past 12 years; his daughter Lenni (Bob) Griego, Ken (Toni), Dennis (Savana), Penni (Don) Klick; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; and older sister, Lilyan Chilese of Omaha, Nebraska. A private family celebration of Dick's life will be held in December. Internment at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Contributions in Dick's memory may be made to the Arizona Women's Board in support of kidney health at www.authorsluncheonaz.org or AWB 5921 East Indian Bend Road Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253

    5. [S211] ancestry.com.
      Courtney's Family Tree owned by Courtney C Schwenk

    6. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Lilyan F Sykora
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 13 Oct 1918
      Birth Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Richard Sykora
      Certificate Number: 24559
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    7. [S1052] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 95-204, Sheet No. 22.
      Lines 9 thru 12

    8. [S562] 1920 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 68, Sheet No. 12B, Lines 88 thru 90.

    9. [S659] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 94-90, Sheet 12B.
      Lines 51 thru 54

    10. [S1035] Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936.
      Name: Lillian Sykara
      Sex: Female
      Age: 8
      School Enrollment Date: 1927
      School Enrollment Place: Estella, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
      School Enrollment Place (Original): Estella,
      Birth Date: 13 Oct 1918
      Race: White
      Parent Name: Richard Sykara
      Event Type: School enrollment

    11. [S563] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 28-61, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 12B.
      Lines 72 thru 75

    12. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
      Name: Amilcare Chilese
      Marriage Date: 1945
      Marriage Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Certificate Number: 5107


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