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Thereasa Rose KUDLACEK
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Name Thereasa Rose KUDLACEK [1, 2, 3] - The 20 Nov 1939 border crossing document (Emily RUZICKA) lists her name as Theresa Marie.
Birth 1887 [1] Gender Female Also Known As Teresa Rose KUDLACEK, Rose KUDLACEK [4] Immigration 29 Jun 1888 New York, New York, USA
[5] - Departed Hamburg, Germany on 17 Jun 1888 aboard the Hammonia. Arrived New York, NY, USA on 29 Jun 1888. Travelled with parents and 2 siblings.
Death 21 Feb 1941 [1, 4] Burial Abt 24 Feb 1941 Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[1] SVOBODA, Thereasa and Frank Person ID I1611 Family Tree Last Modified 24 Jun 2026
Family Frank SVOBODA, b. 1875 d. Sep 1967 (Age 92 years) Children 1. Joseph W. SWOBODA, b. 25 May 1908 d. 2 Feb 1997 (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Frank SWOBODA, b. 1909 d. 2002 (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. Anna Marie SVOBODA, b. 1911 d. 28 Jul 1986 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 4. Fred George SWOBODA, b. 1913 d. Jan 1979 (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Amelia Christina SWOBODA, b. 23 Jun 1917 d. 10 Jun 1995 (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 6. Alice I. SWOBODA, b. 4 Mar 1923 d. 2 May 2009 (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F527 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jun 2026
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Event Map 
Immigration - 29 Jun 1888 - New York, New York, USA 

Burial - Abt 24 Feb 1941 - Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada 
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Documents 
RUZICKA, Emily
Canada to US Border Crossing, Babb, MT, 20 Nov 1939
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Sources - [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
SVOBODA
Mother
Thereasa
1887 - 1941
Father
Frank
1875 - 1967 - [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 1003, FRANK SWOBODA SR. FAMILY.
... their grandparents (John and Anna Kudlacek) and Aunt Frances [Kudlacek]... - [S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
Name: Emily Rose Ruzicka
Arrival Date: 20 Nov 1939
Port of Arrival: Babb, Montana, USA
Accompanied by: Son Louis Daughter Agnes Friend Mrs. Theresa Marie Svoboda Son Frank Daughter Mollie
Arrival Contact: Mother Mary Hellman
Departure Contact: Husband John
Age: 47
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1892
Birth Place: Hayes Ne
Gender: Female
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards - [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 1003, FRANK SWOBODA SR. FAMILY.
In the winter of 1940-41, Rose became very ill with pneumonia and died February 21, 1941 at the young age of fifty-three years. - [S1033] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957.
Name: Therese Kudlacek
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Austrian
Age: 9/12
Birth Date: abt 1887
Place of Origin: Austria
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
Destination: USA
Arrival Date: 29 Jun 1888
Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: Hammonia
- [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
