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     Frank A. Skluzacek was born circa 1890.¹ He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha.
     Frank A. Skluzacek lived in 1947 at New Prague, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota; when brother Thomas died.

     Fr. George Skluzacek was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha.
     Rice County Families, Their History Our Heritage, 1981, pg 681.

     Jacob Skluzacek was born at Bohemia.¹ He married Anna Mvacek().¹

     Jacob C. Skluzacek was born circa 1873.¹ He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha.
     Jacob living in Northfield, MN in 1947 when brother Thomas died.

     John Skluzacek was born circa 1878.¹ He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha. John Skluzacek died circa 1904.¹

     Joseph F. Skluzacek Sr. was born on 8 October 1874 at Wheatland Twsp., Rice Co., Minnesota.^2,3 He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha. Joseph F. Skluzacek Sr. married Elizabeth Trnka on 17 November 1891 at Veseli, Rice Co., Minnesota. Joseph F. Skluzacek Sr. died on 26 April 1957 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 82.⁴ He was buried on 29 April 1957 at Calvary Cemetery, Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota.⁴
     He lived in 1947 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota. Joseph living in Lonsdale, MN in 1947 when brother Thomas died. According to Joseph's obituary, he had eleven children.

Following from Faribault Daily News, 27Apr 1957 Saturday.
Joe F. Skluzacek, 89 died Friday afternoon, April 26, at his Lonsdale home. He was a lifelong resident of Lonsdale. Funeral services will be held Monday morning, April 29, at 11:00 o'clock from the Immaculate Conception Church in Lonsdale. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Lonsdale. The Catholic Workmen Lodge is requested to attend the services in a body. Mr. Skluzacek is survived by his wife and 11 children.


Following from Faribault Daily News, 11 May 1957 Saturday, page 2 column 2-3.
A Solemn Requiem was recently entoned at the Immaculate Conception Church in Lonsdale, for Joseph Skluzacek, Sr., by his son, the Rev. Jerry S. Skluzacek, as celebrant, and another son, the Rev. Father Valentine Skluzacek, as deacon. The Rev. Stephen Kucera of Iowa was subdeacon, and the Rev. Charles C. Jirik and the Rev. Richard Skluzacek officiated. Pallbearers were Joseph Skluzacek, Theodore Jirik, E. Skluzacek and Donald Skluzacek. All his grandsons were honorary pallbearers, and internment was in Calvary Cemetery.
Present in the sanctuary were the Very Rev. C.M. Popelka and the Rev. Alfred Skluzacek of New Prague, the Rev. W.J. Jiracek of St. Paul, the Rev. Stanley Skluzacek of Olivia, the Rev. Francis Tomek of Montgomery, the Rev. J. Herman of New Market, the Rev. S.J. Srnec of Veseli and the Rev. L. Urbancek and the Rev. J. Millota of Protivin, Iowa, as well as school sisters.
Joseph F. Skluzacek passed away on Friday afternoon, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. at the age of 89. Born in Wheatland Township in Rice County, Mr. Skluzacek lived all his live in Lonsdale. He was married to Elizabeth Trnkt on Nov. 17, 1891, in the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Veseli. He is survived by his wife and 11 children: Mrs. Frank A. (Ludmilla) Kirik, Lonsdale; Joseph J. Skluzacek, New Prague; George A. Skluzacek, John T. Skluzacek, and the Rev. U.S. Skluzacek, Protivin, Iowa; Edward E. Skluzacek, New Prague; Theodore Skluzacek, Frank T. Skluzacek, Venerable Sister M. Valeria of St. Paul; the Rev. Valentine Skluzacek, St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, Ill., and Miss Josephine Skluzacek at home. He is also survived by one sister and four brothers: Jacob of Northfield, Albert of Faribault, Frank A. and Anton of Fallbrook, Calif., and 43 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren.
Mr. Skluzacek was a successful farmer all his life. He served many years as president of the State Bank of Lonsdale, and was president of the State Insurance Company of New Prague. He held several offices in the Catholic Workmen (Katolisky Delnik), and was frequently a delegate to state and national conventions of the Fraternal Insurance Organization.


Following from the Faribault Daily News, 07 Jan 2003 Tuesday:
MANKATO -- Sister Mary Valeria Skluzacek, 90, a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Good Counsel Convent, Mankato.
Services were held Friday at Good Counsel Chapel, with the Rev. Ted Hottinger officiating. Burial was in Good Counsel Cemetery.

Mary Skluzacek, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Trnka) Skluzacek, was born May 13, 1912, at New Prague. She entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1928 and took first vows in 1931. She taught upper and middle grades for 27 years in elementary schools in Minnesota, Iowa and Washington. She earned her bachelor's degree in education from Holy Names College in Spokane. She assisted in the Novitiate of School Sisters of Notre Dame in the Milwaukee Motherhouse and helped with general domestic work for 26 years, spending two years in Detroit. Returning to Mankato in 1984, she did community service in the Provincial House and in Hastings before retiring to Good Counsel in 1993.

She is survived by one brother, Edward Skluzacek of New Prague; and one sister, Josephine Skluzacek of Northfield.
She was preceded in death by two sisters and seven brothers: Ludmilla Jirik, Joe, George, John, the Rev. Jerry, Ted, Frank, Abbot Val Skluzacek and Josephine's twin, who died at birth.


Following from the Faribault Daily News, 26 Nov 2002 Tuesday:
LONSDALE -- Frank T. Skluzacek, 92, of Lonsdale, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, in St. Francis Hospital, Shakopee.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Immaculate Conception Church, Lonsdale, with the Rev. Michael Sauber officiating. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery, Lonsdale. Visitation is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. today and one hour prior to Mass at the White Funeral Home, Lonsdale.

Frank T. Skluzacek was born Jan. 20, 1910, in New Prague. He married Cecelia in August of 1935. He was a farmer and part-time custodian at Immaculate Conception Church in Lonsdale. He also worked at Lonsdale Tool.

He is survived by his wife, Cecelia of 67 years; one son, David (and Kathy) Skluzacek of Lonsdale; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Edward Skluzacek; and two sisters, Sr. Valeria Skluzacek and Josephine Skluzacek. He was preceded in death by one son, Jerome; one grandson, Lukas Ceplecha; six brothers; and one sister.

     Joseph Skluzacek Sr. was born on 14 April 1843 at Dunajice, Bohemia.² He was the son of Jacob Skluzacek and Anna Mvacek().¹ Joseph Skluzacek Sr. married Katherine Sticha after 1872. Joseph Skluzacek Sr. married Catherine Bruzek. Joseph Skluzacek Sr. died on 23 September 1922 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 79.^2,1 He was buried on 25 September 1922 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota.¹
      Joseph Skluzacek Sr. was a Farmer. Obituary of son Thomas in 1947, listed his parents and siblings. The cause of death was general exhaustion due to inability to take food for 15 days. Secondary cause was carcinoma of zygmosis for 2-years.¹

     Josephine Skluzacek was the daughter of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha.
     Her married name was Carser. Rice County Families, Their History Our Heritage, 1981, pg 681.

     Katherine Skluzacek was the daughter of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha.
     Her married name was Boutille. Rice County Families, Their History Our Heritage, 1981, pg 681.

     Lepeska Skluzacek was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha.
     Rice County Families, Their History Our Heritage, 1981, pg 681.

     Mary Skluzacek was born on 19 August 1866 at Wheatland Twsp., Rice Co., Minnesota.¹ She was born circa 1867 at Wheatland Twsp., Rice Co., Minnesota.² She was the daughter of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Catherine Bruzek. Mary Skluzacek married John Kucera. Mary Skluzacek died on 3 June 1956 at Le Center, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.^2,1 She was buried on 5 June 1956 at Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.¹
     Her married name was Kucera. She lived in 1947 at Le Center, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota; when when brother Thomas died. The cause of death was Arteriosclerosis.¹

     Stella Catherine Skluzacek was born on 3 October 1916 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota.² She married Paul Joseph Fink. Stella Catherine Skluzacek was the daughter of Thomas Charles Skluzacek and Emily V. Nestaval. Stella Catherine Skluzacek died on 24 April 1978 at Northfield, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 61.³ She was buried on 27 April 1978 at Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.³
     Her married name was Fink. She appeared on the census of 28 April 1930 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota; lists as 13 years old and born in Minnesota. Stella living in Northfield, Minnesota in 1947, when father died. SOURCE: Jerry E. Nestaval letter 26Mar1992. Birth Record lists Stella being born at 4 am. Her Social Security Number was 108-07-3326.
Following from The Faribault Daily News newspaper of 25 Apr 1978 Tuesday, page 2, column 6.
Mrs. Paul (Stella) Fink, 61, of Northfield, died Monday, April 24, at the Northfield City Hospital. Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Dominic's Catholic Church in Northfield with Msgr. John Sankovitz officiating and internment at the Calvary Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Paul; two sons: Stephen of Perth, Australia and Paul Jr. of Mound, Minn; three daughters: Mrs. Francis (Elizabeth) Krennick) of Loveland, Colo., Mrs. Robert (Vivian) Malloy of Tulsa, Okla., and Marian Fink of St. Paul; one sister, Mrs. Vivian Wayne of Huntington Beach, Calif., her mother, Mrs. Emily Skluzacek of Orange, Calif., and four grandchildren.

     Thomas Skluzacek was born in 1867.¹ He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Catherine Bruzek. Thomas Skluzacek died circa 1872.¹

     Thomas Charles Skluzacek was born on 31 March 1887 at Wheatland, Rice Co., Minnesota.³ He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha. Thomas Charles Skluzacek married Emily V. Nestaval, daughter of Joseph Nestaval and Anna Factor, on 4 June 1912 at Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota. Thomas Charles Skluzacek died on 7 August 1947 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 60.⁴ He was buried on 9 August 1947 at Calvary Cemetery, Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota.⁴
      Thomas Charles Skluzacek was a Banker. He appeared on the census of 28 April 1930 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota; lists as 43 years old, born in Minnesota, 25 years old when first married. SOURCE: Jerry E. Nestaval letter 26Mar1992. Obituary from 25Aug1947, lists Thomas born on 29Mar1887. Rice County Families, Their History Our Heritage, 1981, pg 681. Death Record for Thomas, lists birth as 28Mar1887 in Minnesota. Thomas Charles Skluzacek was a Catholic.

Following from History of Rice and Steele Counties, volume II, published in 1910, compiled by Franklin Curtiss-Wedge, page 1442-1443.
Thomas Skluzacek was born in Wheatland , March 31, 1887., a son of Joseph and Katherine (Sticha) Skluzacek, natives of Bohemia. The father was by occupation a farmer, and came to this country in 1855, locating at St. Louis, remained there about one year, and then came to Minnesota, settling in Jordan, where he resided for six months. He then moved to New Prague, where he was in the hotel business for about eight years; from there he moved to Wheatland township, where he bought a farm in section 19, when he carried on until 1890. He deeded the property to his oldest son, Joseph F., and moved two miles further south where he farmed until 1907. He moved to Lonsdale where he now lives. Mr. Thomas Skluzacek was educated in the district schools of Wheatland, and at Montgomery. He spent seven months at a business college in Mankato. After leaving school he took up banking. He started as bookkeeper in the State Bank of Lonsdale, and is now cashier. He is one of a family of fourteen children. In his political views he is a Republican, and is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He is now the village recorder and is a stockholder in the Lonsdale Bank.


Following from The Faribault Daily News newspaper of 14 Aug 1947 Thursday, page 14, column 1.
Funeral services were held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday morning.August 9, for Thomas C. Skluzacek of Lonsdale who passed away at his home of Thursday evening, August 7.


Following from The Faribault Daily News newspaper of 25 Aug 1947 Monday, page 8, column 1.
Thomas C. Skluzacek, a well known member of the community passed away at his Lonsdale home on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 9:30 p.m. after an illness of seven weeks. He was born on March 29, 1887, son of the later Joseph and Catherine Skluzacek, in Wheatland township. After attending the rural schools, Montgomery high school and Mankato Business College, he entered the Lonsdale State bank as assistant cashier at the age of 19 and worked there until 1930. After that he was engaged in the coal and implement business until his death at the age of 60. On June 4, 1912 he was united in marriage to Miss Emily Nestaval at Montgomery.
In 1912 he served at village clerk and worked as land appraiser for Federal Lank Bank in 1930 and 1931. Always interested in agriculture he assisted in organizing the first 4-H club in Rice county and in this community. He also took an active part in the Farm Bureau. Mr. Skluzacek was a lifelong member of the Immaculate Conception parish and the many floral tributes and innumerable mass offerings attest to the respect he enjoyed among his many friends.
The deceased is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. James A. Wayne (Vivian) of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Paul J. Fink of Northfield and four grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Kucera of LeCenter, Mrs. Anna Schatz of Montgomery, and five brothers, Joseph F. of Lonsdale, Albert J. of Faribault, Jacob C. of Northfield, Frank A. of New Prague, and Anthony of Arizona.
Funeral services were held at the Immaculate Conception church on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Stanley J. Skluzacek, intoned the requiem high mass. Internment was made in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers were all nephews of the deceased: Frank Skluzacek, Theodore Skluzacek of Lonsdale, Leonard Skluzacek, Roland Skluzacek, Daniel Skluzacek of Northfield, and Frank Jirik of Webster. Relatives and friends from out of town present at the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Skluzacek of Northfield, Mrs. William Tralee of Northfield, Rev. Jerry Skluzacek and Miss Josephine Skluzacek of Protivin, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Traxler and Mrs. Anna Schatz and son, Joseph of Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Kaisersatt and daughter Harriet of Faribault, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Gale of Minneapolis, Mr. and Mrs. George Fink, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fink of Northfield, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fink of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. J. Minar of New Prague and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mahowald of Northfield.

     Valentine M. Skluzacek was born circa 1879.¹ He was the son of Joseph Skluzacek Sr. and Katherine Sticha. Valentine M. Skluzacek was born on 13 February 1882 at Minnesota.² He died circa 1911.¹ He died on 20 January 1911 at Wheatland Twsp., Rice Co., Minnesota.² He was buried on 22 January 1911 at New Prague, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.²
     He was never married.² In 1910 Valentine M. Skluzacek was a manager of lumber yard.² The cause of death was Tuberculosis of the lungs for two-years.²

     Vivian Maria Skluzacek is the daughter of Thomas Charles Skluzacek and Emily V. Nestaval. Vivian Maria Skluzacek married James A. Wayne circa 1933.

     Sena Caroline Skow married Harold Henry Ferguson on 16 October 1913.
      As of 16 October 1913,her married name was Ferguson.¹

     Michael Adam Skurdahl married Jodi Renea Thompson, daughter of Gary Thompson and Betty Jane Spilman, on 26 October 2002 at Olmsted Co., Minnesota.^1,2

     Margaret Slabaugh was born on 17 June 1833 at Ohio.¹ She married Ammi Ruple, son of Andrew Ruple and Sarah Wilkins, on 2 August 1855 at Elkhart Co., Indiana. Margaret Slabaugh died on 22 March 1916 at Indiana at age 82.¹ She was buried at Union Cemetery, Marshall Co., Indiana.¹
     Her married name was Ruple.

     Rosmary Slettvet was born on 15 December 1916 at Hollywood, King Co., Washington.¹ She married Robert Bradley Purdy, son of Paul Bradley Purdy and Lila Sophia Shapton, on 7 February 1944 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington. Rosmary Slettvet died circa July 1985 at Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan.²
     Her married name was Purdy. Children adopted.

     Anna Slipka married Martin Factor.
     Her married name was Factor. SOURCE: Kirk Z. Nestaval letter 24Feb1992. Obituary of Anna FACTOR NESTAVAL (1946) listed siblings.

     Ernest Frank Sloan was born circa 31 July?¹ He married Clare Jane Holmes circa 1924.

     Naomi Jean Sloan is the daughter of Ernest Frank Sloan and Clare Jane Holmes.¹ Naomi Jean Sloan married Albert Paul Richards, son of Abe Paul Richards and Florence Irene Andrews, on 16 May 1948.¹

     (?) Smith married Dee Irene Richards, daughter of William Louis Richards and Sarah Addie Munich.¹

     Abigail Smith was born on 21 March 1746.^1,2 She married Jacob Purdy, son of Samuel Purdy and Winnifred Griffin, on 18 October 1762.^1,2 Abigail Smith died on 12 November 1839 at White Plains, Westchester Co., New York, at age 93.^1,2
     Her married name was Purdy.¹ Petition of Abigail Purdy 27 Apr 1839 in Westchester Co. New York, as the widow of Jacob Purdy.

     Allen Smith married Kathy Harrod, daughter of Lee Harrod and Dawna A. (?). Allen Smith and an unknown person were divorced in 2001 at Montana.

     Austin Percival Smith was born on 9 April 1892.¹ He was the son of Murray Hilton Smith and Mary Sophia Van Kirk. Austin Percival Smith married Leah Anita Goodrich on 16 April 1914.¹ Austin Percival Smith died on 4 May 1959 at Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, at age 67.¹ He was buried at Arlington Cemetery.

     Betty Jane Smith was born circa 1930.¹ She married Richard Ellsword Jones Jr., son of Richard Ellsworth Jones and Florence Mildred Peterson, on 18 July 1953 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ Betty Jane Smith died circa 2004.¹

     Bonnie Smith is the daughter of Roger Howard Smith Sr. and Josephine Perkins.

     Brenda Smith is the daughter of Roger Howard Smith Sr. and Josephine Perkins.