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- [S974] Ord Cemetery (Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
PROSKOCIL
WILLIAM E.
NOV. 12, 1926
AUG. 25, 2015
GEORGIA L.
SEPT. 29, 1931
JULY 8, 1988
- [S1387] Obituary of Georgia PROSKOCIL.
Services for Georgia Proskocil
Georgia Proskocil was born September 29, 1931 at Ord to Charles and Louise Puncochar Svoboda and died July 8, 1988 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord at the age of 56.
Georgia attended grade school and high school in Ord. She worked for a short time at the Valley County Hospital. She married William Proskocil February 5, 1948 in Ord. She lived all her married life in Ord and was a housewife.
Survivors include her husband William of Ord; two sons, William Jr. of Papillion, and Richard of Council Bluffs, IA; a daughter, Holly Proskocil of Ord; one grandchild and two step grandchildren; three brothers, Charles of Kearney, George of Shelton and Leroy of Hastings, one sister Charlotte Stanley of Hastings. She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 11, 1988 at the Ord Christian Church with Rev. Harold Brown officiating. The organist was Shirley Karre and the Soloist was Marlys Hackel; Pallbearers were Jim Wray, John Wray, Gene Wray, Charles Hackel, Al Boro, Warren Philbrick. Burial was in the Ord City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Ord Christian church. Ord Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
- [S1388] Obituary of William E. PROSKOCIL.
OMAHA — William E. Proskocil, 88, of Omaha, formerly of Ord, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at CHI Lakeside Medical Center in Omaha.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ord Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Trever Rook will officiate. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery.
Mr. Proskocil was born Nov. 12, 1926, at Ord to Joseph and Anna (Tatcy) Proskocil.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgia.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, William E. and Thanu Proskocil Jr. of Omaha, and Richard L. and Zeta Proskocil of Illinois; a daughter and son-in-law, Holly D. and Martin Mortensen of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was raised in Ord where he also received his education. As a young man William farmed and delivered milk. He began a career with the State of Nebraska Department of Roads and continued to work there until his retirement.
On Feb. 5, 1948, William was united in marriage to Georgia Svoboda at Ord. The couple spent their entire married life in Ord. Mrs. Proskocil passed away on July 8, 1988. William has made his home in Omaha for the past several years.
William enjoyed carpentry and gardening.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Joe, Tony and Ed.
- [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
Name: William E Proskocil
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1948
Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
Parent 1 Name: William E Proskocil
Certificate Number: 30556
Birth Certificate Type: Normal
- [S1389] Obituary of Karen Kay PROSKOCIL.
Proskocil Infant Dies
Karen Kay, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Proskocil, died shortly after birth at Ord hospital Monday. Graveside services were held at Ord City Cemetery Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Allen W. Martin officiating. Survivors include two brothers, William Jr., and Richard Lee, parents and grandparents.
- [S1440] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Valley, Ord, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 88-15, Sheet No. 71.
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- [S1448] Obituary of LeRoy John SVOBODA, (Date: Abt. 1 Dec 2021;).
LeRoy John Svoboda
January 18, 1942 - November 29, 2021
LeRoy J. Svoboda, 79, of St. Paul passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021, at the CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Ord City Cemetery. Father Scott Harter will officiate. Military Honors will be presented by the Ord VFW Post # 7029 and American Legion Post #38. Inurnment will be in the Ord City Cemetery.
LeRoy John was born January 18, 1942, at Ord, Nebraska to Charles and Louise (Puncochar) Svoboda. He was raised in Ord.
LeRoy served during Vietnam in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. Following the service he returned to Ord and began his career in law enforcement. In 1978, LeRoy moved to Shelton where he was Chief of Police until 1984. He moved to Hastings and was the head cook at the Front Porch until moving to Loup City where he was on the Police Force. He became 1st Deputy for Sherman County Sherriff’s Department and then Deputy for the Valley County Sherriff’s at Ord until his retirement in 2009.
LeRoy was a member of the Dannebrog American Legion. He spent his time working on tractors and taking Boom Boom for rides. His favorite pastime was fishing with his family and making memories. No matter where he went he would tell jokes with people and he made an impact on everyone.
Survivors include a son, Randy Svoboda (Crystal Asuncion) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; two daughters, Candy Svoboda (JC Cedar) of Clarks and Kimberly Chollar (Charles) of Polk; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Phyllis Svoboda of Kearney; eight grandchildren, Allen Svoboda, Jamessa Svoboda, Kailey Schleicher, Kaden Stenka, Aaron McGee, Darren McKnight, Adrian McKnight, and Brayden Milhon; and one great-granddaughter, Zailhah Haven.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Georgia and William Proskocil; a sister, Charlotte Stanley; a brother, George Svoboda; infant brother; nephew and niece, Rodney and Laurie; and two nephews.
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- [S1004] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current.
Name: Le Roy John Svoboda
Gender: Male
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1942
Birth Place: Ord, Nebraska
Death Date: 29 Nov 2021
Death Place: Grand Island
Obituary Date: 7 Jun 2024
Father: Charles Svoboda
Child:
Candy Svoboda
Randy Svoboda
Kimberly Chollar
Siblings:
Charlotte Stanley
George Svoboda
Charles Svoboda
William Proskocil
Georgia Proskocil
Phyllis Svoboda
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