WHO'S WHO
In
Saline County, Nebraska
Transcribed by Fred Dethlefsen
From the WHO'S WHO in NEBRASKA, published by Nebraska Press Association. Lincoln, Nebraska 1940.
Many thanks to Mr. Alan Beermann, Executive Director of the Nebraska Press Association and American Press Advertising service for permission to transcribe this wonderful piece of Wayne county history for all to enjoy.
This page contains only names from K to Z
KAURA,JAMES W; Farmer; b DeWitt, Neb Sept 26, 1886; s
of Frank Kaura-Mary Tramba; ed Marsland HS; m Emma
Inderlied Jan 28. 1915 DeWitt (dee Sept 28, 1928);
s Arnold F, Stanley J; m Margaret Dexter Brooks June
15, 1933 MePherson Kas; step-s Ray Brooks; 1899-farmer
near DeWitt; 1926-39 Saline Co commr, during
construction of modern courthouse at Wilber; also
supervised bldg of lst county aid road in Saline Co
1929; later participated in Improvement and bldg of
approximately 100 miles of gravelled roads and
regrading of 500 miles of road in dist; 1931 while
working on DeWitt-Plymouth road was severely injured
by falling trees; pres Saline Co FarmersUnion, secy
at DeWitt; Luth Ch; hobby, travel; father (dee Nov 18,
1899), came to DeWitt in the 80's then moved to
Marsland, Dawes Co and engaged in ranching,
stockraising and farming; res DeWitt.
KERST, FRED W; Auto Dealer; b Crete, Neb Oct 15,
1903; s of Alfred Kerst-Ella Aden; ed Crete; m Pearl
Tavis June 9, 1925 Crete; s Gerald; d Marilyn; 1917-20
with Farmers Union Gen Store in Crete; 1920-22 in
dairy bus near Buffalo N Y; 1922-23 in off of whol
groc, Lincoln; 1924- with Ford dlr, in 1932 became
owner'of Kerst Motor Co; Neb Auto Dlrs Assn; C of C;
mbr bd of edn Izaak Walton; AF and AM; Congl Ch;
hobby, fishing; off 143 E 13th res 620 S Main, Crete.
KILMER, MORTON TRUEP; Postmaster; b Western, Neb Aug 20,
1879, s of George Monroe Kilmer-Mary J Fisher; ed
Western; m Lydia Witt June 20, 1904 Western; s Everett F;
1901-02 with brother, A L, ran cattle near Bird City Kas;
1903 with CB and Q RR at Western and Wilcox; 1904-06 with
A C Gross Gen Store, Western; 1907-14 in produce and feed
bus; 1914-23 P M at Western; 1923-24 with Neb State dept
of agr; 1925-27 owned and oprd Ford Agcy at Western;
1928-31 traveling representative in collecting dept of
Oliver Farm Equipment Co in SW Kas, SE Colo and Tex and
Okla panhandle; 1932-37 in sales dept of 0 C Brickell
Chevrolet Co of Fairbury; 1937- P M, Western; Neb ch Natl
Assn of P Ms of US; Neb League of Dist P Ms; AF and AM,
past master; RAM, Wilber; York and Scot Rites, Fairbury;
KT; Sesostris Shrine; hobbies, fishing and hunting;
family homesteaded near Western in 1870; off Federal
Building; res Western.
KIRCHMAN, ROBERT CHARLES; Physician; b Wahoo, Neb Sept
30, 1894; s of Wenceslaus C KJrchman-Johanna Bastar;
ed Wahoo HS 1912; Notre Dame U; Creighton U, BSc, MD
1919; Phi Chi; m Marie Ann Kastl Apr 21, 1926 Prague;
s Robert George; d Rose Marie; 1919-20 interne at St
Josephs Hosp, Omaha; 1921-26 priv prac at Dodge;
1926-priv prac at Wilber; past secy and past pres
Saline Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn; fellow AMA; C
of C; Wilber, Swimming Pool Assn; during World War
enl in med res corps; Amer Leg, past mbr; rnbr city
bd of health; city phys; past mbr KC; St Wenceslaus
Cath Ch; hobbies, football, baseball; res Wilber.
KLASEK, BERNARD J; Attorney and Superintendent of
Schools; b near Wilber, Neb Mar 10, 1905; s of Stephen
J Klasek-Josephine T Polivka; ed Wilber HS 1923; Doane
Coll, BA 1927; Iota Delta Chi; Pi Kappa Delta; Doane
Players 4 years, treas, bus mgr and pres; orchestra,
band, stage mgr Doane Symphony Orchestra; Doane Pep
Band, pres; NNG 110th med regiment band 3 years, priv,
Ist class priv, then corp; freshman honors; fraternity
secy treas and pres; Doane Owl 2 years; Tiger Staff;
YMCA cabinet; glee club; chorus; asst track mgr; 3rd
place winner in Dawes oratorical contest during 3rd
year; track mgr; varsity debate squad; U of N, MA 1939;
Delta Theta Phi; m Sylvia F Smrz Feb 26, 1931 Wilber;
s Charles B; 1927-29 prin Callaway HS; 1929-30 student
Coll of Law, U of N; 1931-34 Saline Co clk; 1932 adm to
Neb bar; 1935-37 priv law prac at Wilber; 1937- supt of
schs, Wilber; NSTA; 1935-37 mbr sch bd; Rotary, past
pres; Neb Assn of Co Commrs, Co Clks, Co Registers of
Deeds and Co Highway Commrs, past secy; Saline Co and
Neb St Bar Assns; 1936-37 mbr Saline Co insanity bd;
Sokol; past master AF and AM 64; OES; Prot;hobbies,
music, dramatic arts; off HS; res Wilber.
KLEIN, JENNINGS BRYAN; Dentist; b Adams, Neb Nov 29,
1896; s of G John Klein-Jennie DeBoer; ed Adams HS;
U of N, 1928, BSc and DDS; Phi Beta Pi; Delta Sigma
Delta; m Julia Irene Moren Mar 4, 1933 Washington Kas;
1928- priv prac, DeWitt; lst It res corps U S army 11
years; inspector of soldiers govt remittances to
service men's families during World War; SE Neb Dental
Soc; Neb St and pres DeWitt Civic Service Club;
hobbies, aviation, fishing, hunting, collecting old
guns; res; DeWitt.
KOBES, FRANK JOSEPH; Mayor; b Wilber, Neb Jan 28,
1890; s of Frank Joseph Kobes-Josephine Kubes; ed
Wilber; Crete HS; LBC; m Otillie Vavra June 18, 1912
Crete; s Frank; d Mary Josephine; 1918-28 asst cash
First State Bank of Crete; 1928- in ins and surety
bonds bus; 1918-22 city clk; 1922-28, 1930-mayor;
pres Crete Park Assn; pres Crete Brewery; Sokol
instr 20 years and mbr com which raised $20,000 for
Sokol theater, trustee and dir many years, in chg
of leasing theater; past pres 2 terms League of Neb
Municipalities; Saline Co ARC; Rotary, pres 1928,
nominated for governor's trophy; opposed at election
only once in 14 years; Comml Club, dir; mbr vol fire
dept; helped in fish replenishment of Blue River;
1922 mbr com which raised $500,000 endowment for
Doane Coll; has suorted all paving in city; worked
or light plant built in 1933 and paid for without
taxation; helped settle 50 year controversy over
location of Saline Co seat; supported purchase
Riverside Cemetery 1932; supported construction of
$35,000 sewage disosal plant during 1933-34, paid
for by $8,100 PWA grant and earnings of water and
sewer dept, one of first projects authorized in Neb;
AF and AM, York Rite, KT, Sesostris Shrine, AM, past
high priest; OES; KP; ZCBJ; Sons of Hermann; BSA,
bd mbr; during World War 4-min man, active in fund
drives; hobbies, hasetball, football, hunting and
fishing; res Crete.
KHOUT, BENJAMIN VOLCAN; Atorney; b Chicago, III Dec
19, 1873; s of Vaclav Kohout-Barbara Skarivoda; ed
Wilber ITS; U of Mich, LB 1898; came with parents to
Wilber in 1878; 1891-95 teleg opr CB and Q RR,
Alliance and Wyo divs; 1898 adm to Neb bar; 1898-1905
priv law prac, Crete and Wilber; 1903-06 Saline Co
atty; 1906-25 priv prac, Wilber; 1925-36 Saline Co
judge; 1936- atty, Wilber; owner, and opr farms Saline
and Adams Cos; during World War chmn Saline Co defense
coun, chmn and an org Saline Co ARC, chmn food and fuel
administration, US govt appeal agt, and 4-min man; past
chmn Saline Co Bar Assn; 7th Judicial Dist, Neb St and
Amer Bar Assns; C of C; Rotary; AF and AM; Scot Rite
32degree; York Rite; KT; Seostris Shrine; KP; ZCBJ;
Rep, past chmn Saline Co Central Com; hobbies, fishing,
travel; Unitarian Ch; res Wilber.
KHOUT, VACLAV J; Mayor; b Omaha, Neb Aug 27, 1879; s of
Vaclav Kohout-Anna Tichacek; ed Saunders and Saline Cos;
m Rose Rachovsky Feb 25 1903 Wilber; s Otto (dec 1926);
d Silvia (dec 1935); 1893 settled 16 miles NW of Wilber,
farmed with parents; 1900-11 in threshing bus; 1903-04
farmed near Friend; 1904 came to Wilber; 1905 in impt
bus, Wilber; 1910- in auto bus, auto ins added 1917;
other lines ins added 1926; pres Saline Co B and L
Assn; 1910-14 mbr village coun; 1932 city elk; 1936-
mayor; C of C; mbr, ZCBJ since 1903; mbr Sokol since
1911; Neb Auto Dlrs Assn; res Wilber.
KUNC, JOSEPH F; Retired; b Sedlec-Horovice Bohemia Dec
27, 1871; s of Frank Kunc- Anna Broz; ed Bohemia; priv
tchrs, Omaha, m Anna Famferlik July 26, 1898 Omaha; s
Rudolph Karl; d Sylvia, Loretta (Mrs L J Bible); 1889
came to Amer, 1889-92 butcher, Wahoo; 1892-1902 with
Swift and Co, also in sales dept of Cudahy Packing Co,
Omaha, 1902-21 ptr of Joseph Snyder in meat bus Wilber;
1921 pur Snyder's int; 1921-32 owner and opr meat bus;
1932 ret; son R K and Vaclav Demjl now in chg; during
World War active in ARC and YMCA drives; 1918-19 chmn
town bd; lib bd; past mbr Wilber Cemetery bd; mbr
Rotary; past mbr C of C; past mbr vol fire dept; Wilber
Swimming Pool Assn; Horseshoe Club; ZCBJ and Sokol,
has held all offs in each; KP; hobby, reading, politics;
res Wilber.
KUNC, RUDOLPH KARL; Sausage; Manufacturer; b Omaha, Neb,
Nov 4, 1899; s of Joseph F Kunc-Anna, Famferlik; ed
Wilber; U of N; m, Sylvia Kresl June 4, 1924 Omaha; s
Ramon Keith; d Beverly Jean; 1902 came with father to
Crete, as lad helped in sausage mfg; 1917-18 sch tchr
Loma; 1918-26 with father in, sausage rnfg, 1926 became,
part owner in bus, 1932 with Vaclav Dejml opr stationed
in Lincoln for service during World War; past comm Amer
Leg; C of C, pres; ZCBJ; sponsor and dir Wilber
Swimniing Pool; Rotary; chief past 4 years, vol fire
dept; Wilber Horseshoe Club; Wilber Rifle Club; Cath
Ch, St Wenceslaus Parish; hobbies, fire dept, amateur
theatricals; res Wilber.
KUNCL, ROBERT K; Manager, Furniture Co and Funeral Home;
b Crete Neb May 4, 1909; s of Joseph Kuncl-Stella Svoboda;
ed Crete HS; Doane Coll; Cincinnati Coll of Embaming,
Alpha Omega; m Norma Nohavec June 16, 1932 Crete; s
Robert, Donald Bruce; during sch emt by P and P Drug
Co, Crete; 1930 lic as embalmer by Neb; 1929 with father
in Kuncl Furn Co and Funeral Home in chg since death of
father Sep 17, 1931; Neb St Funeral Dirs Assn, pres York
dist; Natl Funriture Dirs Assn, Comml Club; Rotary; Izaak
Walton, AF and AM; RAM; KP; Sokol; mbr Crete cemetery bd;
Meth Ch; hobbies, fishing. off 1211 Main;
res 1019 Oak, Crete.
KUNCL, MRS STELLA; Furniture Dealer and Undertaker; b
Cleveland 0; d of John Svoboda-Mary Karbusicka; ed Crete
HS 1896; m Joseph; Kuncl Mar 29, 1901 Wilber (dec Sept
17, 1931); s Dr Joseph, Robert K; d Lucille (Mrs C E
Rhynalds), Mary Louise; as young woman aided father
in gen mdse store; 1901-31 homemaker; since death of
husband with son Robert in chg of Kuncl Furn Co and
Kuncl Funeral Home; JCD, financial secy past 30 years;
ZCBJ; Woodman Circle, financial secy past 30 years
Meth Ch; hobbies, reading, fancy needlework; father
settled on homestead S of Crete, family joined him
1881; off 1211 Main; res S 12th Crete.
LILLIBRIDGE, CHAUNCEY CLARK; Dentist; b Weston, Neb
May 10, 1894; S of Christopher Lillibridge-Clysta
Harrison; ed Weston; Whoo HS; U of N, DDS 1916; Xi Psi;
m Ella Ziegenbein Aug 29, 1917 Memphis; d Betty Ann;
1912-13 tchr, Weston; 1916-19 dentist, Weston; 1919-
dentist, Crete; Ist It Dental reserve corps; S E Neb
Dental Soc; Neb St and ADA; C of C , past secy, past
dir; past secy and past pres Rotary; city treas 14
years; secy-treas Tuxedo Park 10 years; AF and AM 37,
master 1924; York Rite, past high priest RAM; Sesostris
Shrine; OES past patron; treas and trustee Grace Meth
Ch; hobby, hunting; res Hawthorne, Crete.
LONGANECKER, JOHN FRANKLIN; Publisher; b Alexandria,
Mo Feb 19, 1856; s of Henry Longanecker-Charlotte
Charles; ed Hancock and Adams Cos, ILL; m Mary Helen
Hoggatt Apr 26, 1883 Lincoln; s John Franklin jr; 1883
came with bride to Dorchester and became publisher-
of Dorchester Star, thought to be oldest paper in Neb
from point of continuous Publication and oldest bus
orgn in Dorchester; paper issued on time each week
during 56 years; observed 50th wedding anniversary
Apr 26, 1933; past treas town coun; past treas bd of
edn; has trained 3 outstanding Neb newspapermen; Half
Century Club of Amer PressAssn; Meth Ch;
res Dorchester.
LOTHROP, JOHN ARTHUR; Farmer; b Dubuque, la June 15,
1885; s of Franklin B Lothrop-Catherine McCallum; ed
Doane Coll, BSc1908; m Edna E Cobb Oct 26, 1910
Minneapolis Minn; s John Arthur Jr, Franklin; d
Dorothy M, Helene Jean; 1904 came to Clete, 1910-
owner- and opr farm; sells to the trade approximately
five tons of poultry feed weekly, together, with
equipment and remedies; 1929 Master Farmer; 1910
Mrs Lothrop poultry raiser-; has flock of
approximately 3000 layers with average record of
175 premium eggs each per year, constant winner,
of prizes in Neb egg shows; produces 10,000 broilers
and hatches approximately 100,000 chicks annually;
1913 recd recognition from U of N Coll of Agr for
most outstanding record of cost and production found
among poultry raisers; hobby, improvement of farming
and poultry raising methods; res RFD 1, Crete.
MEKOTA, JOHN EDWARD; Attorney; b Solon, la Apr, 23,
1893; s of Frank Mekota-Anna Viach; ed Iowa City Acad;
U of la, BA 1916, LLB 1920; m Edna Dreyer, Aug 25,
1917 Iowa City la; s John Edward jr; d Beth Anna; adm
to la and Neb bars 1920; 19207 prac, Crete; 1923-27
and 1931-35 Saline Co atty; 1938- mbr state
legislature; during World War. in U S army OTC Fort
Snelling, comnd 2nd It, 14 mos O/S in major offensives
Somme, Meuse-Argonne, also in defensive sector;
Ist It 129th inf, lst div army of occupation, disch
July 1919, retd to U of la; past cornm Amer Leg; pres
7th Judicial Dist Bar Assn; Neb St Bar Assn; C of C;
Luth Ch; off City Natl Bank Bldg;
res 806 Forest Ave, Crete.
MELICHAR, ANTON JR; Farmer; b Crete, Neb July 7, 1892;
s of Anton Melichar Sr-Mary Cerne; ed Seward Co; m
Anna Husa; Feb 10, 1914 Crete; s Leonard Leo; d
LaVerne; 1912-farmer near Crete; during winters assists
nephew in Fred Kusy Recreation Parlor; Saline Co Fair
bd; 4 terms; past pct assessor; Dem; Cath Ch; hobbies,
football, sports; parents were pioneers, celebrated
Golden wedding anniversary 1935; res Crete.
MENKE, MRS M A R I E HAMMAN; b Bremen, Germany 1858; d
of John Hammen; m John Dietrich Menke Mar 10, 1878 Crete;
s John D; Kate (Mrs Henry Clouse), Lena (Mrs Herman
Kahle), Sina, Minnie, Hannah(Mrs Hans Warkcow, dec 1937),
Charlotte (Mrs Henry Heers), Sophia,(Mrs J W Byers),
Clara; parents came from Germany to Amer, in 1867 lived
in Chicago 2 years, 1869 homesteaded on RR land near
Berks and lived in Crete; Mr- Menke (dec 1908) came
with parents from Bohlenburg Germany to Amer and
homesteaded at Crete; added to land holdings and
property at death left each child of family a farm
in Crete neighborhood, also owned town residence
property, hotel and bus bldgs; hobbies, flowers and
needlework; res 942 Juniper, Crete.
MILLER, BENJAMIN GEORGE; Executive; b Martel, Neb
Oct 3, 1877; s of J G Miller-Wilhemina-Herzer; ed
Lincoln HS; la Wes; U of N; m Florence Hazen Nov 16,
1911 Lawrence Kas; 1900-05 with Automatic Electric
Co of Chicago now Amer Automatic Electric Co, 1 year,
in factory and 4 years traveled and installed,
automatic switchboards; 1906 org Kramer-Denton Tele
Co, became pres and mgr, installed exchanges and
tele service at Kramer and Denton in 1906; 1907 pur
central off and extended tele service to Pleasant
Dale; 1907 obtained franchise and org Crete Tele Co
of which he was secy-treas and mgr until 1931, 1931-
pres and mgr; built exchange and began tele service
at Crete in spring of 1908 in conipetition with Bell
Tele Co; 1908 merged the Kramer-Denton Tele Co with
Crete Tele Co; 1912 Lincoln Tele and Teleg Co pur
Bell Tele Co plant at Crete; 1914 Crete Tele Co pur
old Bell plant from Lincoln Tele and Teleg Co,
consolidated two exchanges in Crete; 1917 disposed of
Denton and Pleasant Dale exchanges to Lincoln Tele
and Teleg Co, retained Kramer and Crete exchanges;
1926 pur, Reynolds Tele Co exchange; 1927 pur Frontier
Tele Co exchange at Hubbell; 1938 Frontier Tele Co pur
Chester exchange; opr exchanges at Reynolds, Hubbell
and Chester under name of Frontier Tele Co; opr Crete
Tele Co exchanges at Crete and Kramer; 1911 also with
Charles M Algermissen in Universal Auto Co, Overland
dealer at Crete, sold int fall of 1911; 1930-mbr F and
M Coop Gas and Oil Co, dir since 1932, pres since 1936;
dir and VP Crete State Bank; VP Crete B and L Assn;
owner and opr farms near Crete and in la; 1928 reorg
Centerville Cemetery Assn, pres; 1926 with associates
org and became dir Crete Park Assn which established
Tuxedo Park; dir Crete swimming pool; dir and VP Neb
Indep Tele Assn; U S Indep Tele Assn; dir Saline Co
Fair Assn; helped org BSA camp, camp dir com mbr; mbr
Crete city coun 2 years; past dir Crete C of C; dir
and past secy Rotary; dir Neb St Izaak Walton League,
helped org Crete ch which built clubhouse 1938; Congl
Ch; hobbies, hunting, fishing, boys activities;
off Crete Tele Co; res 1243 Forest, Crete.
MILLER, Mrs FLORENCE HAZEN; Clubwoman; b Reno Co, Kas;
d of Daniel Webster Hazen-Frances Eliza Kinnamon; direct
descendant John and Priscilla Alden; ed U of Kas; m
Benjamin G Miller Nov 16, 1911 Lawrence Kas; as
half-owner manages 320 A farm in Kas; recognized by
state legislature and internationally famous as originator
of the Living Christmas Tree, idea being featured by
various publications in US, Oslo Norway and London
England; designer of Neb state flag and wrote words to
Flag Song of Neb; author of resolution naming Amer elm
as Neb State tree; named Tuxedo Park at Crete; gave to
4-H clubs 13 A area known as Ilazen Park in Reno Co Kas
in memory of mother buried in Hazen Cemetery; compiled
3 vol Memorial album of Revolutionary soldiers placed
in lib of Memorial Continental Hall; Daughters of Amer
Colonists; DAR, state chmn natl history magazine;
special state chmn Neb Carillon bell for Valley Forge
dedicated Apr, 13, 1939; special state chmn Neb State
flag for Annapolis Naval Acad; John Alden and His
Descendants of N Y City and vicinity; Colonial Order
of Royal Crown, ancestry dates back to Charlemagne;
Neb Writers Guild; awarded fellowship, Inst of Amer
Genealogy; state registrar Founders and Patriots of
Neb; state regent Kenmore Assn, raised funds for,
antique Chippendale sofa in reception hall at Kenmore;
past state dir Natl Soc Children of Amer Revovolution,
org Crete ch. vice-chmn of radio in western div; natl
chmn Elinor Washington Howard fund for silver ewer for
christening of children at Christ Ch at Alexandria Va;
Mrs Howard was the last living Washington to be born at
Mt Vernon and she lived to see this dedicatory service
in her honor at this ch, but died soon after; Mrs Miller
has written playlet After the Battle at Yorktown at
Kenmore; honored by Mary Pickford and Robert Taylor;
during World War spent 15 hours daily in tele service;
Congl Ch; hobby, research work; res 1243 Forest, Crete.
MILLER, JAMES GORDON; Owner Insurance and Finance Co; b
Crete, Neb July 12, 1886; s of Theodore H Miller-Mary
George; ed Crete; Doane Coll; m Norma Knight Sept 9,
1908 d Florence (Mrs G A Gooch); 1906-21 with Crete State
Bank, 1908-21 cash, 1921-38 VP; 1921 owner and opr-
Millers Ins Co; 1936 owner and opr Millers Finance Co;
dir Crete Loan and Savings Assn; Neb Assn of Ins Agts;
Neb Assn of Personal Finance Cos; C of C; ch mbr Rotary;
Comml Club; Izaak Walton; org Crete Park Assn; AF and
AM; Scot Rite 32degree; York Rite; KT; Sesostris Shrine;
Congl Ch; during World War active in drives for funds;
hobby, hunting; off 114 E 13th; res 1107 Crete.
MILLER, MARION; Superintendent Light and Power Co;
b Crete, Neb Apr 14, 1907; s of Joseph Miller-Lillian
Bricker; ed Crete; m Edna Dean Apr 1931 F'airbury; s
Perry Dean; d Marilyn, Martha Ellen; 1924 with MoP RR
at Crete short time, also emp in installation of bake
oven at Kindles Bakery; 1925-30 with E D Spadt in
Keystone Groc; 1930-35 pipe fitter and later foreman
with Ia-Neb Light and Power Co, 1935- supt la-Neb Light
and Power Co at Crete; holder of certificate in ARC
first aid Cof C; Rotary; ch mbr Jr C of C vol fire
dept; Meth Ch; hobbies, hunting and fishing; off Ia-Neb
Light and Power Co; res 706 Grove, Crete.
MILLER, OSCAR G; Property Manager; b Crete, Neb Apr 27,
1888; s of Theodore Henry Miller-Mary George; ed Crete;
Doane Coll Acad; LSC; m Grace Florence Holbrook June 24,
1914 Firth; s Robert Holbrook; time devoted, largely to
management of various properties and investments; VP
Crete State Bank; Aug 14, 1918 ent U S army for World
War, in med corps trained at Lincoln and Allentown Penn;
10 mos O/S at Bordeaux, France, disch June 1919; Amer
Leg; C of C; Congl Ch; hobbies, nature study and travel;
parents pioneers, mother's homestead lying E of Main
and S of 13th Sts, Crete; original land grants by Pres
U S Grant Aug 10, 1871; father engaged in banking and
finance; Mrs Miller grad of PSTC; taught sch in Firth
and Lincoln; res 1142 Hawthorne, Crete.
MOCK, FERDINAND GEORGE; Clergyman; b West Point, Neb
Sept 21, 1889; s of Henry Mock-Wilhelmina Hartwig;
ed pub and parochial sch; Pontifical Coll Josephinum,
Colurnbus 0 1915, BA and MA; June 9, 1915 ordained
to priesthood by Most Rev James E Hartley, bishop of
Columbus 0 diocese; first mass at Ch of the Assumption,
West Point June 13, 1915; lncardinated in Lincoln
diocese 1915; 1915-33 pastor St Marys at Luxemburg,
Butler Co; 1916 built sch and 1924 org Marietta HS
vocational sch at Luxemburg, accredited by U of N,
was sch supt and tchr, conducted rural short course;
administrator Sacred Heart Parish, Shelby 11 mos;
1933- pastor Sacred Heart Ch and supt of St James
Sch, Crete; sponsor rural electrification movement
in Neb; holds permanent tchrs certificate; mbr
diocesan sch bd and bldg bd; pro-syndal examiner;
Alumni Assn of Pontifical Coll Josephinum; assoc
mbr Neb Chris Rural Fellowship; moderator In various
World War activities Butler Co; C of C; Rotary; ARC;
mbr Saline Co 4-H corn; KC; Natl Cath Rural Life Conf,
dir; Rural Life Bur, diocesan dir; hobbies, fishing,
hunting and outdoor life; parents settled at West
Point in early 70's, father oprd lst furn store and
cabinet making in Thurston Co, homesteaded in Cherry
Co; off and res 542 E 13th, Crete.
MOOBERRY, RUSSELL; Postmaster; b Morton, III Apr
1874; s of Alexander Mooberry-Mary C Lott; ed
Dorchester HS; LBC; 1901 spent year in Alaska; 1902
emp in lbr industry, Seattle Wash; 1904-15 in
livestock bus short time, later in ins bus,
Dorchester; Apr 7, 1915- P M of Dorchester; int in
farming, livestock, ins and civic activities;
during World War active in drives for funds; IOOF,
mbr 40 years, past grand lodge instr 2 terms; MWA;
Mar 3, 1883 father came to Dorchester with train of
Immigrants, engaged In farming and stock raising;
off US PO; res Dorchester.
MULLIN,PATRICK JAMES; Postmaster; b Detroit, Mich
Jan 8, 1872; s of Eugene Mullin-Barbara Meehan; ed
Crete; m Blanche M Murphy June 14, 1916 Friend; s
Phillip J; came with parents to Neb in 1879, located
at Crete; 1892 moved to Friend; 1892-98 with uncle
T A Moore as bkkpr in windmill and plumbing bus;
1898-1913 with William Burke Grain Co, first bkkpr
and acct later a ptr in bus, 1913-18 owner and opr,
sold bus July 1,1918; 1919 pur control of Friend State
Bank, became pres and gen mgr, oprd bank until
liquidation 1933; 1933-36 with Regional Agri Credit
Corp, hdqrs Omaha; 1936- P M, Friend; Neb League of
Dist P M's; Neb ch Natl Assn of P M's of U S; during
World War capt of various activities in drives for
funds, 4-min man, holder of medal of U S treasury dept
for patriotic service in behalf of Liberty loans; past
secy, past pres C of C; KC, ch mbr and lst grand knight
10 years; off US PO; res 405 Maple, Friend.
MUNRO, PERCY LEROY; Credit and Office Manager Creamery
Co; b Hastings, Neb Nov 29, 1889; s of Charles Munro-
Lillian Ferry; ed Fairbury HS and Bus Coll; York Coll;
m Jennie Montanye Aug 16, 1911 Alexandria; d Evelyn;
1911 with York Foundry and Engine Works; 1912 steno,
off clk, later bkkpr, now off mgr and credit mgr Fairmont
Creamery Co, Crete; past dir Comml Club; AF and AM 37
past master; past high priest RAM; OES,,past patron;
Cretonian Male Glee Club; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby,
woodworking; off Fairmont Creamery Co;
res 1517 Ivy Ave, Crete.
NAVE, CLEMENS D; Farmer; b Crete, Neb May 18, 1881; s
of Theodore Nave-Catherine Sattler; ed Saline Co; St
James Parochial Sch, Crete; m Bertha Hunt Feb 27,
1911 Crete (dec 1927); s George, Theodore, Edward;
d Adelaide, Catherine, Mary; 1911- farmer on home
place; KC, Friends Coun; Sacred Heart Cath Ch; hobbies,
woodwork, pioneer history; parents early pioneers,
came west in 1875 and located in Crete in 1880,
engaged In farmng; res RFD 2, Crete.
NOVAK, FRANK ANTHONY; Insurance, Real Estate and
Investment Dealer; b Medric, Tabor, Czechoslavakia
Oct 4, 1880; s of John Novak-Katerina Fines; ed
Crete; m Anna J Yunek June 9, 1908 Dodge (dec Nov 24,
1938); came with parents to Amer July 1887, settled
in Crete; as boy worked in onion fields at 35cents
daily and in beet fields at 50cents daily; 1894 left
sch to assist family, emp by Fay and Croston Shoe Co
of Crete at $6 per mo; 1895 emp by Steidl Drug Co,
Crete; 1896-1901 in chg of shoe dept P L Knight and Co
Gen Store; 1901 Crete Merc Co absorbed P L Knight and
Co, remained until 1906 in chg of shoe and mens
furnishings depts; 1906-10 with First Natl Bank of
Crete, bkkpr, later asst cash and cash; 1910-36 org
City Natl Bank, became cash; 1936-in ins, real est and
Investment bus, lic real est broker; past secy C of C;
city clerk 9 terms; city treas 8 terms; during World War
on ARC com, in chg of restrictions on sale of
ammunitions; YMCA drive, treas; Neb Real Est Assn; KC;
Sacred Heart Cath Ch, mbr com 20 years; hobby, home
life; off City Natl Bank; res 709 E 13th, Crete.
NOVAK, JOSEPH J; Bank Cashier b Wilber, Neb Feb 6,
1878; s of Frank Novak-Anna Duchek; ed Wilber; Crete;
Omaha Comml Coll, 1898-99; m Anna M Borecky June 2,
1904 Wilber; s Robert A, Irvin F, Otto J. Joe W; d
Irene E (Mrs Robert Timm); family came to Saline 1869,
among first homeateaders; 1900-03 Saline Co asst treas;
1903-06 Saline Co dep treas; 1906-12 asst, cash Natl
Bank of Wilber now, Saline State Bank, 1912-cash;
during,World War active in drives for funds holder
of special Liberty Loan award of U S govt; Farmers
Union Elevator, treas, bd mbr 24 years; treas Saline
Co Bldg Assn; Neb Bankers Assn, past secy lst dist;
Amer Bankers Assn; FDIC; C of C, dir 2 years mayor of
Wilber; mbr sch bd many years; helped org and past bd
mbr Wilber Swimming Pool Assn; Rotary, ch mbr and first
pres ZCBJ past pres, past finance secy now VP, 5 years
mbr natl finance com, 6 times del to natl conv Sokols,
an org and builder of lodge, chmn finance com; Bohemian
Cemetery Assn, treas 15 years; KP; past master AF and
AM; past high priest RAM; hobby, Bohemian lodge;
off Saline State Bank; res Wilber.
NOVAK, ROBERT A; Merchant and Cleaner; b Wilber, Neb
Jun 22 1905; s of J J Novak-Anna Borecy, ed Wilber
HS 1924; U of N 1926, Natl Salesmens Training Assn of
Chicago; Lambda Chi Alpha; m Katharine Esther Johnston
Nov 8, 1930 Toledo 0 ; d Carol Ann, Sally, Kay; 1926
with Western Electric Co Chicago IL; 1927-29 traveling
reprsentative in Mich for Plough Chemical Co of Memphis
Tenn; 1930 brother estab Wilber Cleaners, oprd until
1934; 1934 merged with Standard Cleaners, added mens
clothing and now opr as Standard Cleaners and Clothiers;
Neb Assn of Cleaners and Dyers; C of C; mbr vol fire
dept, CMTC, att Fort Des Moines Ia camp 1923; AF and AM,
master; ZCBJ; hobbies, fishing and hunting; res Wilber.
OSTERHOUT, MILO DAVID; Retired; b White Pigeon, Mich
June 3, 1872; s of Christian Osterhout-Sarah Yohn; ed
White Pigeon Mich; Highland Kas; Morrowville Kas; m
Olive Watson Jan 1, 1903 Morrowville Kas, s Milo David;
d Ruth (Mrs J G Hallstead), Dorothy; 1898 emp by
Fairmont Creamery Co at $40 a month furnished all
equipment and teams hauled and hauled milk at
Morrowville, 1900 in chg of skimming station, 1901
traveling supt of various stations with hdqrs at Crete,
1908-10 territory mgr, 1910 gen mgr of plant at Crete,
ret Aug 1938; dir of Fairmont Creamery approximately
25 years; mbr sch bd 25 years; trustee Doane Coll 25
years, vice-chmn of bd, chmn of executive com; Rotary,
ch mbr and past pres 17 years perfect attendance; past
pres C of C; AF and AM; MWA, ch mbr; Congl Ch, trustee
25 years hobby, turkey raising, raised flock of 10,000
one of largest in state 1938; 1883 father came to
Highland Kas, farmed 2 years; 1885 moved to Morrowville,
Kas and farmed until 1898, res East 13th,
Crete.
PALLETT, JAMES EDWARD Merchant; b Crete, Neb Nov 14, 1906,
s of William H Pallett-Carrie Cooper; ed Crete; U of N;
Doane Coll, BA 1930; Alpha Omega; m Ida Hoehne June 26,
1934 Hebron; s James Edward Jr; 1930 in extn work for
Doane Coll; 1930-31 mgr of Springfield MO off Mutual
Benefit and United Benefit Life Ins Cos; 1931-34 athletic
dir Hebron schs, winners of S Neb conf championship
1931-32, 1933-34 in basketball, and winner of football
championship 1933; 1934-owner and opr Ben Franklin Store
Crete; past mbr Hebron Kiwanis; dir Crete Rotary; past
dir Comml Club; Congl Ch; hobby, athletics;
off 1222 Main; res 919 Hawthorne, Crete.
PANTER, R 0 B E R T CARPENTER; Physician and Surgeon;
b Dorchester, Neb Oct 11, 1882; s of Dr Samuel G Panter-
Laura Woodruff; ed Dorchester HS; U of N, MD 1904;
youngest mbr, held highest class honors; NY Polyclinic
and Lying-In Hosp 1920; surg, Washington U, St Louis Mo;
m Agnes V Jack Oct 24, 1906 Dorchester; s Byron Davis;
d Florence Viola (Mrs Wallace Flint); 1904-05 Interne
Immanuel Hosp, Omaha; 1905 prac with father Dorchester;
1906 indep prac; city phys; Saline Co phys many years;
non-resident staff phys St Elizabeth Lincoln Gen and
Bryan Memorial Hosps. Lincoln; during World War in
US army, commd It in med corps, staff mbr base hosp 49,
stationed at Allerey France, also in detached service,
ARC mil hosp 5 Paris, Camp Hosp 27 Tours France. commd
capt of med corps; Amer Leg; 40 and 8; past pres Saline
Co Med Soc; Neb St Med Assn; fellow AMA; Uni Club,
Lincoln; AF and AM, past master; Scot Rite 32degree;
Sesostris Shrine; hobby, fishing, during past 18 years
has spent 2 mos each year at summer home at Hackensack
Minn; born in off bldg erected by father and occupies
off in which he practised many years; parents early
pioneers of Saline Co, father prac med in Dorchester
many years; res Dorchester.
PARKER, EDMUND McINTYRE; Secretary and Treasurer Lumber
Co; b Dorchester, Neb Oct 10, 1873; s of Thomas Benton
Parker-Emma Livingston; ed Dorchester; Lincoln Normal;
m Dora Moobery July 1903 Dorchester (dec); s Gerald
Edmund, Paul Merwyn; m Emnia Calvers Aug 14, 1934
Oshkosh; as boy learned carpentry; 1896-1901 with
engineers in construction of Florence and Cripple Creek
RR in Colo; 1901-04 with same engineers in construction
of another RR in same section of Colo; 1904 with Moffett
Lbr Co, Dorchester; 1905-08 with Geo A Hoagland Lbr Co
of Omaha at Rogers; 1908- R Jacobsen org the Parker and
Jacobsen Lbr Co of Crete, Parker now secy-treas and mgr;
past pres C of C; pres Crete Loan and Savingi Assn;
1914-15 mayor of Crete; Neb Lbr Mchts Assn, dir; Natl
Retail Lbr Dlrs Assn; Rotary, ch mbr and past pres;
AF and AM Scot Rite; Sesostris Shrine; hobby, travel;
off 338 W 13th; res 1408 Ivy, Crete.
PEIKER, HARRY; Merchant and Cleaner; b Velka Dobra,
Czechoslovakia May 14, 1904; s of Joseph Peiker-
Elizabeth Simacek; ed Prague Czechoslovakia; Tobias;
m Martha M Cupl June 24, 1936 St Paul; d Gloria Beth;
came to Amer in 1921 located at Tobias; 1923-25 sign
painter, Wilber; 1925 estab first dry cleaning plant,
Kozak and Peiker in Wilber; 1926 built a new and
modern plant, in 1930 acquired int of ptr, changed
name to Standard Cleaners; 1934 merged with Wilber
Cleaners under name of Standard Cleaners and Clothiers
and added men's clothing; Neb Assn of Cleaners and Dyers;
C of C; Rotary; mbr vol fire dept; Sokol; ZCBJ, secy;
hobbies, sightseeing travel; res Wilber.
PETERSEN, WILLIAM; Manufacturer; b Skjoldborg, Denmark
Apr 16, 1882; s of Christian Michael Petersen-Johanna
Marie Nelsen; ed Skjoldborg Denmark; m Ane Marie
Petersen Oct 20, 1904 Ilion N Y; s Christian, Ralph
William, Richard Harold; d Harriet Marie (Mrs H E Fort);
1902 came to Amer, blacksmith at Minden; 1902-06 with
Chris Hove of Minden; 1906-07 blacksmith at Curtis,
farmed with brother Nels; 1907-14 owner and opr
blacksmith shop Axtell; 1914 sold shop and pur farm at
Redfield Ark; 1915-21 blacksmith in DeWitt; during
this time invented and developed Vise Grip wrench,
1921 patented wrench, 1924 obtained additional patents
for improvements; 1921- engaged in mfr and sale of
wrench; since 1932 product has had natl and Internat
distribution; Assoc Industries of Neb; mbr town bd;
Civic Club; Luth Ch; hobbies, fishing, reading;
res DeWitt.
PLACEK, MRS CAMILLE BARTOS; Attorney; b Wilber, Neb;
d of Frank W Bartos-Anna Svacina; ed Wilber HS 1922;
U of N; m Otto E Placek Sept 25, 1923 Council Bluffs
la; s Frank, Otto; d Camille; adm to Neb bar 1927;
1933- priv law prac at Wilber; 1935-37 bkkpr Bank of
Wilber, 1937- asst cash; candidate for Congress from
4th congl dist of Neb 1933; 2nd Neb woman candidate
for Congress; pub speaker of note, gives lectures in
Bohemian; 7th Judicial Dist and Neb St Bar Assns;
Pythian Sisters; St Wenceslaus Cath Ch; pres YD Club,
Wilber and Saline Co, dist sub-clmn; hobby, travel;
off Bank of Wilber; res Wilber.
PLACEK, OTTO ERWIN; Attorney; b Wilber, Neb Aug 1, 1901;
s of Joseph F Placek-Lillian Korbel; ed Wilber HS 1919;
U of N, BA 1923, LLB 1925; Chi Phi; Pli Delta Phi; m
Camille Bartos Sept 25. 1923 Council Bluffs la; s
Frank, Otto; d Camille; adm to Neb bar June 1925;
1925-34 in law prac as mbr of Bartos, Bartos and
Placek; 1934- indep prac; Saline Co, 7th Judicial
Dist and Neb St Bar Assns; C of C; Rotary, ch mbr;
AF and AM; Scot Rite, 32degree; Sesostris Shrine; KP;
Prot; hobbies, gardening, fishing; res Wilber.
PLOUZEK, ANTON; Hardware Merchant; b Crete, Neb
Jan 12, 1889; s of Anton Plouzek-Elenora Plouzek;
ed Crete; m Agnes L McCargar Apr 27, 1915 Crete;
s Norman Keith; d Barbara June; as boy worked for
nursery; 1905-06 with groc dept of Crete Merc Co,
1907 tsfrd to hdw dept, 1912-17 owner and opr hdw
part of bus; 1908-12 in chg dept, 1919-20 with
City Natl Bank of Crete; 1920-25 co-owner of Ford
Sales and Service Co; 1925- owner and opr hdw bus;
during World War ent U S army Sept 1917, 89th div
stationed at Camp Funston, disch Ist sgt Apr 1919;
Neb Ret Hdw Assn, rnbr 20 years; C of C, mbr 30
years, past pres; Rotary, past pres; mbr sch bd;
AF and AM, Scot Rite; Sesostris Stirine; Sokol;
Meth Ch, SS treas; hobby, camping; grandparents
came to Crete; off 142 W 13th;
res 1222 Hawthorne, Crete.
PLOUZEK, E D W A R D CHARLES; Banker; b Crete, Neb
Dec 6, s of Anton Plouzek-Elenora Plouzek; ed Crete;
Mozer-Lampman Comml Coll Omaha; Boyles Bus Coll, Omaha;
m Marie Parizek May 4. 1920 Crete; d Jean Marie; mbr
groc dept of Crete Merc Co 1912-14; 1915-17 in
accounting dept of Fairmont Creamery Co; Jan 1917 enl
in U S army Co E 318th engineers, 171/2 mos O/S;
active in 3 major offensives Meuse-Argonne,
Alsace-Lorraine, Verdun, disch Sept 28, 1919; Amer
Leg, past finance ofcr, 9 terms; past bd mbr 2 terms;
1919 accountant, Fairmont Creamery Co, Crete, 1920-22
cash; 1922-23 mgr Farmers Union Store at Crete; 1923-
with City Natl Bank, first as clk and later asst cash,
1936- exec VP; Saline Co Bankers Assn, past secy and
treas; mbr Neb and Amer Bankers Assns; Sokol; Izaak
Walton, ch mbr, active in bldg of clubhouse 1938;
Sacred Heart Cath Ch; hobby. hunting; off City Natl
Bank; res 1221 Hawthorne, Crete.
POKORNY, JEROME B; Clergyman,, b Dwight, Neb Oct 23,
1909; s of Joseph Pokorny-Annia Maresh; ed Marion Kas;
Assumption Parochial Sch, Dwight; David City HS; St
Benedict's Parochial HS, Atchison Kas; St Benedict's
Coll, Atchison Kea, BA 1931; St Paul's Seminary, St
Paul Minn; St Procopius Seminary Chicago III; 1935
ordained to priesthood Apr 19, in Lincoln by Most
Rev Bishop Louis B Kucera DD; first Mass at
Assumption Ch, Dwight, Apr 21, 1935; 1935-38
administrator of St Wenceslaus Parish at Wilber,
1938- pastor, also pastor of St James Ch, Cortland;
while at St Benediet's Coll was dist and coll
correspondent for UP at Atchison; editor, The Rambler,
The Abbey Student, The Raven; Rotary, treas;
Cath Workmen; Saline Co 4-H Club com; White Spot
Foresters 4-H Club, leader; Wilber BSA, troop
counselor; Holy Name Soc; Confraternity of Blessed
Sacrament St Wenceslaus Guild, Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine; off St Wenceslaus Rectory;
res Wilber.
POLNICKY, EMIL J; Farmer and Agricultural Extension
Agent; b Red Cloud, Neb Dee 2, 1895; s of Joseph
Polnicky-Anna Sarybnicky; ed Red Cloud HS; U of N
1919; AEF Uni Beaunne, France 1919; m Mary Spence
Dec 29, 1921 Lincoln; s Harold; d Joy, Beth, Patsy;
enl Apr 16, 1918 in U S army, 14 mos O/S in 105th
field signal batt of 117th inf, 30th (Old Hickory)
div, on Ypres front and Hindenburg drive on Somme,
disch June 9, 1919; Amer Leg; 1920-farmer on family
homestead near Red Cloud; 1934-Saline Co agrl agt;
increased 4-H Club mbrship from 11 to 328 since Jan 1,
1934; Farm Bur; Farmers Union; Neb Co Agri Agts Assn,
past pres; Republican Valley Turkey Growers Assn;
Meth Ch; hobby, hunting; off Courthouse, Wilber;
res Red Cloud.
PROCHA.ZKA, JOHN A; Dentist; b Hemingford, Neb Feb 8,
1909; s of Joseph Prochazka-Marie Prochazka; ed
Hemingford HS 1925; CSTC; Creighton U, DDS 1935;
Omicron Kappa Epsilon; m Libbie Turek Dec 28, 1933
Bridgeport; 1935-36 dentist at McCook; 1937- prac at
Wilber, Neb St and ADA; C of C; BPOE; KC; St
Weneceslaus Cath Ch; hobbies, baseball, fishing, and
bowling; off Wilber Hotel; res Wilber.
PROUDFIT, ROBERT MORTON; District Judge; b Rockford, IL
Apr 30, 1862; s of Robert Proudfit-Eliza P Cilley; ed
Virden IL and priv study; m Ida M Dorwart Aug 28, 1889
Friend; s Robert W; d Helen M (Mrs Windom A Rosene);
Winifred K (Mrs Robert I McWilliams); 1868 came with
parents to Virden IL; 1881 came to Friend; 1881-84 with
Proudfit Bros, gen store; 1884-1904 with First Natl
Bank of Friend, 1889-1904 asst cash; also studied law;
adm to Neb bar 1892; 1904-24 in priv law prac; 1924-
judge 7th Judicial Dist, now serving 4th term; during
World War Saline Co chmn ARC, 50% over budget; Saline
Co Bar Assn, past pres; 7th Judicial Dist, Neb St and
Amer Bar Assns; Bar of Supreme Court of U S; Neb St
Hist Soc; AF and AM, past master; Bapt Ch, past deacon,
past treas; Rep. past chmn Saline Co Central Com, past
mbr St Central Com; hobby, home; off lst Natl Bank Bldg;
res 420 Maple, Friend.
PUTNAM, FRANK EVERETT; Farmer and Dairyman; b Warren Co,
la Apr 2, 1874; s of Rufus Putnam-Rosina Eastman; ed
Oakland la; m Myrtle Palmer Sept 12, 1899 Oakland la;
s Earl, Roy, Raymond; d Florence (Mrs Lyle Forsyth),
Marion; with father on farm in Ia until 1914; 1914-24
engaged in dairying, farming and breeding pure-bred
cattle, Beatrice; 1924- farmer, dairyman and Holstein
cattle breeder, Crete; 1918-24 dir of Gage Co Agri Assn;
1925 an org of Saline Co Agri Assn, first pres 14 years;
Neb Holstein Friesian Assn, dir past 22 years; Holstein
Friesian Assn of Amer; Gage Co Farm Bur, past dir 6
years; Saline Co Farm Bur; WOW; Chris Ch; hobby,
horses, cattle and co fairs; direct descendant of
Howard Putnam who served in Amer Revolutionary War;
res Crete.
RADEMACHER, GERARD V; Furniture Dealer and Undertaker;
b Crete, Neb Jan 21, 1889; s of Frank J Rademacher-Mary
Pavlik; ed St James Parochial Sch, Crete; Crete HS;
Creighton U, BA 1910, LLB 1913; Gamma Eta Gamma; 1913-26
with father in furn and undertaking bus, 1926- lndep
owner and opr; during World war ent U S army, first
stationed in Ia and later at Camp Pike, Ark, OTC; Amer
Leg, ch mbr, holder 20 year membership award, past bd
mbr, past vice-comm and past finance ofcr; C of C, past
dir and past bd mbr; Rotary past treas and past bd mbr;
Izaak Walton; Sacred Heart Cath Ch; came to Crete in
1870 and estab Rademacher Furn and Undertaking bus;
mother homesteaded in Lancaster Co 1872; off 1221 Main;
res 1424 Grove, Crete.
ROLAND, FRED ISAAC; Auctioneer; b Poweshiek Co, Ia
Apr 10, 1875; s of George W Roland-Martha Louise Moore;
ed Crete; m Elinor E Talley June 2, 1897 Wilber; s
Ray R; d Vera (Mrs L J Barron), Grace (Mrs Lawrence C
McDermot); family pioneers, came to Neb by covered
wagon and located NE of Crete In 1878; 1898 farmed;
1898-1901 in draying, house moving bus; 1901-07
emp by Rademacher Furn, and Undertaking Co, cared for
equipment and did driving; 1908 with Herman Wissenberg
impl dlr; 1908-11 with C P Sloniger in real est bus;
1911-12 mason 1912-14 bought and sold horses; auctioneer
and real est dir; C of C; past mbr city coun; city
assessor 10 years; honorary mbr vol fire dept, mbr 40
years; mbr Saline Co Fair bd; Crete Park Assn, bd mbr;
Meth Ch; hobbies, hunting, travel, nature study;
off 1226 Main: res RFD 1, Crete.
ROZANEK, ADOLPH: Theater, Manager: b Milligan, Neb Nov 22,
1903; s of Frank J Rozanek-Josephine Hanus; ed Milligan
HS; U of N, BSc 1928: m Elsie Moravec Apr 6,1929 Chicago:
s Rodney; d Karen; asst cash Citizens Bank,
Bonesteel S D; during summer of 1926 toured 9 European
countries, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Italy,
Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, met
bride-to-be while abroad: 1928-33 mgr father's est
Milligan and Crete; 1933-39 comml tchr in J Sterling
Morton HS and Jr Coll Chicago, largest HS in world with
7,000 students and 300 tchrs; 1939- owner and opr Times
Theater, Crete: C of C; Rotary: AF and AM; Presby Ch;
hobby, outdoor sports; parents Came as children from
Bohemia, were pioneers near Milligan, father (dec 1921)
in furn and undertaking bus in Milligan 20 years;
off Times Theater: res 1307 Main, Crete.
RUNTY, HARVEY DANIEL; Physician and Surgeon; b DeWitt,
Neb Sept 14, 1903; s of Daniel L Runty-.Jennie Gehrke;
ed Plymouth HS 1922; U of N, BSc 1929, MD 1931; Alpha
Kappa Kappa; m Marie Caley June 24, 1931, Omaha; s
Harvey Daniel Jr; William Caley; 1931-32 interne Meth
Hosp, Indianapolis lnd; 1932-33 chief resident surg
Meth Hosp, Gary, Ind; 1933- prac med, DeWitt; local
surg CB and Q RR since 1933; local surg CRI and P RR
since 1933; mbr sch bd since 1935; commr of health,
DeWitt since 1933; mbr of staff Luth Hosp and Mennonite
Hosp, Beatrice; Gage Co Med Soc, secy 1938; Neb St Med
Assn, pres 1939, mbr 3rd dist; fellow AMA; Amer Assn
of Railway Surgs; Civic Service Club, pres 1938; special
ints med and traumatic surgery; AF and AM, worshipful
master; Evang Ch; hobbies, travel, books; res DeWitt.
SACK, JACOB; President Lumber, and Coal Co; b Huck,
Saratov, Russia Feb 7, 1874; s of Phillip Sack Sr-Mary
Elizabeth Kaiser; ed Russia; Sutton; Wilton German-
English Coll, Wilton Junction la 1898; m Lillie Weber
Mar 12, 1906 Friend; s Merlin; d Genevieve; family
Russian colonists 1765; came with parents to Amer 1886,
located at Sutton; emp in groc as delivery boy at $5 a
month, in furn store at $2 to $4 per week; 1898
machinists helper CB and Q RR, West Burlington la;
1898 carp in Sutton; pur lot and built carpentry and
woodwork shop, brought Ist gas engine to Sutton;
1899-1912 owned and oprd lbr yard in Sutton; 1906
pur city light plant; 1912-16 owned and oprd Ord lbr
yard; 1916 pur lbr yards at Crete and Dorchester, at
times owned and oprd yards at Columbus, Polk, Lincoln;
now has hdqrs at Crete, with yards in Beatrice,
Plymouth, Dorchester, Genoa, Ord, Alliance; past bd
mbr Neb; Lbr Mchts Assn; Natl Retail Lumber Dlrs Assn;
C of C; Doane Coll; trustee; IOOF; Congl Ch; hobby,
reading; off Crete Lbr and Coal; res 841 Forest, Crete.
SACK, PHILIP JR; Secretary Lumber and Coal Co; b Sutton,
Neb; s of Philip Sack Sr-Mary Elizabeth Kiaser; ed
Sutton HS; LSC; U of IL, with brother Jacob, opr lbr
yard and secy of co which operates brances over Neb;
Neb Lbr Mchts Assn; Natl Retail Lumber Dlrs Assn; C
of C AF and AM; mbr city coun in Prolk Prot; hobbies,
music, especially piano and pipe organ; off Sack Lbr
and Coal Co; res 1213 Forest Crete.
SAFARIK, ROBERT FRANKIN; Assistant Managl!r Milling Co;
b Crete, Neb July 15, 1876; s of Peter S Safarik-Anna
Barta; ed Wilber 1894; m Emma Zwonechek June 14, 1899
Wilber; s Edgar R, Otto C, d Anne H; 1895 toured
Europe and visited Bohemia; 1896-1902 with brother
in drug bus, Schuyler; 1902- with Zwonechek and Aksamit
Milling Co, at Wilber, 1903-18 in chg of branch in
Lincoln, 1918- in chg of mill at DeWitt; during World
War, mill opr under govt control; during, residence in
Lincoln was active in music circles, mbr Neb St Band,
Eddie Walt's orchestra and various dance ochestras; KP;
hobby, music; res DeWitt.
SCHREIN, ADOLPH FREDERICK; Clergyman; b Scribner, Neb
Sept 13, 1885; s of George Schrein-Anna Schnueck; ed
Scribner; Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfeild
Ill 1903-09; m Anna Haessler June 1, 1910 Deshler;
s R T; d Velma, Marion, Eunice; 1909 ordained; 1909-11
pastor Hartley Ia; 1911-13 pastor Bethlehem Luth Ch,
Crete; during World War aided fund drives min-man, mbr
classification bd; vice-chmn. Saline Co War Aid Assn
Cretonians, an org and mbr 8 years; chmn Lincoln
regional conf, mbr program, com 10 years, now chmn
housing com Southern Neb dist of Luth Ch, chmn zone 7,
Walther League, mbr state exec bd 8 years; hobbies
hunting, gardening, music;
off and res 1007 Grove, Crete.
SEDLACEK, FRANK EDWARD; Merchant; b Czechoslovakia
July 24, 1890; s of Frank Sedlacek-Josephine Jezek;
ed Crete; m Frances Hier Feb 14, 1917 Crete; s Eugene;
d Lucille; father came to Amer 1890, settled in Chicago,
1893 came to Crete; while in sch was delivery boy in
Fred Boekel's Market, later with Henry Eichelberger
as store clk, 1915-16 with M B Immell groc of Ravenna;
1916-17 with Adams Express Co, Crete; 1917- owner and
opr groc bus; Fedn of Neb Retailers; Rotary; Sacred
Heart Cath Ch; hobbies, baseball, football, wrestling;
off 1230 Main; res 1241 Hawthoren, Crete.
SHIMERDA, FRANK A; County Sheriff; b Saline Co, Neb
Mar 3. 1887 s of Anton H Shimerda-Frances Kostecka;
ed Wilber HS; m Anna Srajhans Nov 18, 1908 Crete;
d Irma(Mrs Charles Jelinek), Melva (Mrs Clarence
Sukovaty), Inez; as boy aided father; 1908-31 farmed
indep near Dorchester; 1931- Saline Co sheriff; past
pct-assessor; Neb Sheriffs and Peace Ofcrs Assn;
Wilber Horse Shoe Club; Wilber Swimming Pool Assn;
KP; ZCBJ; hobbies, hunting fishing; parents pioneers,
engaged in farming and livestock raising;
off Courthouse; res Wilber.
SHIMERDA, FRED; Postmaster and Funeral Director; b
Wilber, Neb Sept 28, 1891; s of Anton, H Shimerda-
Frances Kosteck; ed Wilber HS; Creighton U, PhG 1913,
registered pharm in Neb; mbr Wilber HS and Creighton
U basketball teams; m Rose Sasek June 4, 1913 Omaha;
d Grace Frances (Mrs F H Vandeburg), Faye Marie;
while in sch emp by R F Dusil gen merc store Wilber;
while in Creighton U emp during vacations by A F
Zajicek Drug Co; 1913 pur drug bus of Joseph A
Simerka, ptr in drug store of Prucha and Shimerda
until 1914; 1914-16 east cash Nati Bank of Wilber;
1916 with assocs org Wilber State Bank, 1916-27,
asst cash and dir; during World War in US army med
corps, 7 mos O/S in France and with army of occupation
in Germany, stationed at Treves; Amer Leg 101 ch mbr
and first comm; 1927 estab Shimerda-Ripa Undetertaking
Co, 1928 became Shimerda Furn and Undertaking Co, May
1936 renamed Shimerda Funeral Home; 1936- Wilber P M;
Neb and Natl Funeral Dirs Assns; Neb ch Natl Assn of
P M's of US, state mbrship chmn; C of C; Rotary, past
dir; Wilber Gun Club; 8 years, city treas; mbr city
coun many years; ARC; KP; Sokol; ZCBJ; Wilber Horseshoe
Club, secy-treas; Dem; Y D Club of Neb; hobbies,
fishing, hunting; off P 0 Bldg; res Wilber.
SHOEMAKER, CLIFF C; Bank President; b Woonsocket, S D
Aug 12, 1884; s of G N Shoemaker-Hannah-Joyce; ed
DeWitt; U of N, LLB 1909; Alpha Tau Oinega; m Frances
Peart Sept 10, 1910 Flandreau SD; d Margaret (Mrs
Marvin Drake); 1891 with parents came to DeWitt; 1909
with Home State Bank, DeWitt; 1910-11 prac law,
Flandreau S D; retd to DeWitt 1912; 1913-33 cash
Home State Bank, merged with Farmers and Mchts Bank
under name of DeWitt State Bank, 1933- pres; 1909
adm to Neb bar; 1910 adm to SD bar; city atty; mbr
town bd 4 years; 7th Judicial Dist and Neb St Bar
Assns; Neb St and Amer Bankers Assns; Civic Club;
AF and AM, treas and past master; RAM, Beatrice;
vestryman, St Augustine's Episc Ch; res DeWitt.
SHOLL, BENJAMIN HARRISON; Department Manager of
Creamery Co; b Narka Kas Aug 18, 1890; s of Daniel
Sholl-Louisa Crisman; ed Hubbell; m Emma Bolkel
May 3, 1919 Crete; d Marjorie Louise, Virginia May;
has played professional and professional baseball
with Fairbury teams; assisted father in roller mills
at Hubbell; 1917 bkkpr, Fairmont Creamery Co, Crete;
during World War May 1918 U S army Co D, 23rd machine
gun battery 8th div Fort Logan Colo, Camp Fremont Cal,
Camp Mills NY, Camp Lee Va and Camp Dodge Ia, disch
May 1919; Amer Leg, comm, past finance ofcr, past
adjt; retd to Fairmont Creamery Co at Crete and
shortly after became mgr Beatrice off; 1924-34 asst
in sales and traffic and storage and sales depts; MWA;
Meth Ch; hobby, fishing; off Fairmont Creamery;
res 1027 N Main, Crete.
SHRAMEK, JOHN FRANCIS; Dentist; b David City, Neb
June 16, s of John Shramek-Marie Horacek; ed David
City; Friend HS 1920; capt of debate team and mbr
football team; LSC; Creighton U, DDS 1925; Psi Omega;
m Emma C Chaloupka Feb. 23, 1929 Wilber; d Emma
Marie; 1920 detail clk War Finance Corp, Omaha;
1920-21 savings teller, Union State Bank of Omaha;
1926- prac at Wilber; during World War aided fund
drives, recd US treasury medal; 2nd Dist Dental Soc;
Neb St Dental Assn, mbr phophylaxis com; ADA,
contributor to relief fund; attends dental clinics
and convs of Neb St and ADA; Amer Mouth Health Assn;
C of C; Wilber Gun Club; Neb St Sportsmens Assn;
Wilber, Swimming Pool Assn; hobbies, movie photography,
boating, fishing, boxing and football; res Wilber.
SLEPICKA, ALOIS; Retired; b Wilber, Neb Feb 13, 1875;
s of Frank Slepicka-Barbara Cvach; ed Saline Co;
m Antonia Melicliar May 21, 1895 Wilber; s Dr Robert B;
d Alice Balderson, Louise, Camile (Mrs Victor Stipek);
as boy emp by Frank J Kobes Sr; as Young man was Saline
Co deputy registers of deeds I year and Saline Co
deputy sheriff 5 years; Saline Co clk 2 terms; mayor
of Wilber 8 years; 1935-36 state senator in bi-cameral
legislature, 1937-38 state senator, unicameral; has
oil ints in Kas and Tex and farm ints in Canada;
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Assn; Neb state coun of
defense, chmn labor registration bd during World War,
aided fund drives; KP; past secy, ZCBJ; Sokol, past
secy many years; hobby, travel, has made 27 trips to
Canada and has made trip to jungles of Mexico; res Wilber.
SPIRK, EMANUEL J; Lumber Merchant; b Merklin,
Czechoslovakia Jan 1, 1865; s of Joseph Spirk-Barbara
Brabec; ed Crete and Wilber; Lilibridge and Valentine
Comml Coll, Davenport la; m Mary Batta Nov 27, 1887
Wilber; s Victor; d Bertha (Mrs A S Herman), Hilda
(Mrs WILard Cox), Elsie; came with parents to Amer
1874; settled in Crete, father in meat bus; came to
Wilbur 1879; emp in off of Saline Co treas while in
sch; 1889 elec Saline Co treas, served 2 terms; 1897-
owner and opr of E J Spirk Lbr Yard; during World War
active in fund drives, 4-rnin man; 1913-17 state
senator, earned sobriquet of Patrick Henry of Saline
Co; 1919 mbr constitutional conv of Neb, sponsor of
$200 exemption on personal property assessments; org
Farmers Elevator Co of Wilber, pres 33 years; Neb Lbr
Mchts Assn; C of C; Rotary, del to conv Vienna Austria
1931, also visited home country; MWA; ZCBJ; Royal
Highlanders; ARC, treas; hobbies, fishing, travel;
off E J Spirk Lbr Co; res Wilber.
STASENKA, CHARLES ROBERT; Attorney; b Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 1885; s of Charles Stasenka-Esther Viasta
Kohout; ed Wilber HS 1905; U of LLB 1911; Delta Chi;
m Manota B Vedder Oct 1, 1918 Franklin; s Charles
Robert, Andrew; came with widowed mother to Wilber
in 1905-08 CB and QQ RR teleg opr on Wymore div;
1911 adm to Neb bar; 1911-17 prac law, Campbell, city
clk and city atty; 1917-27 Franklin Co atty; 1927-31
priv prac, Franklin; 1931- prac at Wilber, 1936- with
Judge B V Kohout; mbr sch bd; city atty; Saline Co,
10th Judicial Dist and Neb St Bar Assns; C of C;
Rotary; AF and AM; during World war. mbr exemption bd,
secy legal advisory bd, taught mil tactics;
off and res Wilber.
STEJSKAL, FRANCIS JOSEPH; Physician; b Borovany,
Czechoslovakia Nov 25, 1876; s of Vaclav Stejskal-
Katherine Bonska; ed Borovany, Czechoslovakia;
Creighton U, MD 1906; Chicago Post Grad Sch, 1922;
m Helen Agnes Krejci Jan 24, 1924 Tabor S D; s
Francis E, Robert E; d Florence; 1892 came to Amer
and settled in la; 1898 came to Neb; 1906-07 interne
in St Joseph's Hosp, Omaha; 1907- prac med, Crete;
Saline Co phys; C of C; during World War enl in U S
army med corps, Fort Riley, Kas, lst It, tsfrd to
govt hosp at Whipple Barracks Ariz, July 1, 1918-
Aug 31, 1919; Amer Leg, ch mbr. holds 4 star award;
Mil Order of World War; DAV, life mbr; Saline Co Med
Soc, past pres; Bi-Co Med Soc; Neb St and AMA; Izaak
Walton; KC; KD; St James Cath Ch; hobbies, fishing,
hunting; off 115 E 13th; res 1143 Hawthorne Ave, Crete.
STEWART, WALTER RECTOR; Implement Dealer; b Dorchester,
Neb Jan 14. 1872; s of WILiam H Stewart-Isabelle N
Simmons; ed Dorchester HS; LBC; m Etta M Hoover
Lincoln (dec Jan 29, 1929); d Mildred (Mrs Waldo R Hime);
m Emma Ward Sept 13, 1934 Lincoln; aided father on farm
and in impl bus in Dorchester; 1901-02 traveling
representative for Deering Harvester Co; 1902-33 ptr
of father in W H Stewart and Son, 1933- owner and mgr
impl bus; during World War active in fund drives;
Midwest Farm Impl Dlrs Assn; mbr city coun 14 years;
mbr sch bd 16 years; Meth Ch, chmn ofcl bd; hobby,
travel; father (dec 1933) homesteaded in Saline Co,
1887 ent impt bus in Dorchester; maternal grandfather,
Dr Hugh Simmons, Civil War Veteran, homesteaded between
Dorchester and. Crete in early '70s and later prac med
at Dorchester; res Dorchester.
SWANBOM, ELMER E; Dentist; b Axtell, Neb May 30, 1893;
s of Rev J E Swanbom-Eva Dalstrom; ed Wahoo; Gustavus
Adolphus Coll, St Peter Minn; U of N. DDS 1918; Xi Psi
Phi; m Fay Prowant June 28, 1922 Cawker City, Kas; s
Robert Prowant; d Lorna Jeane, Lola, Jane; during World
War ent US army Oct 1918, lst batt dental corps Camp
Greenleaf Ga, disch Dec 1918; capt dental res corps U S
army; Amer Leg; Mar 1, 1919- dentist in Crete; 2nd Dist
Dental Soc; Neb St and ADA; Cornhusker Study Club; Izaak
Walton; AF and AM; First Congl Ch; hobbies, fishing and
hunting; off 1219 Main; res 510 Grove, Crete.
TALHELM, EARL A; Sales Manager; b Crete, Neb Oct 30,
1885; s of Samuel B Talhelm-Mary Casterline; ed Crete
HS 1904; PSTC; Doane Coll, 1911; IDC; m Lucretia May
Smith Nov 29, 1912 Crete; d Ruth (Mrs Edward Dysart
McDonald); during HS won four lst prizes in track, mbr
basketball and baseball teams; mbr at PSTC; mbr
orchestra, glee club and debate team at Doane Coll;
1910 with Crete Mills, first in minor capacity and
later handled traffic, accounting and sales, now sales
mgr; Neb Mfrs Assn, bd mbr; Neb Millers Assn, pres 1929;
Amer Corn MILers, natl pres 1929-31; Comml Club, past
bd mbr; trustee Doane Coll; pres, past secy sch bd;
Rotary, past pres; BSA; Nebraskana Soc; MWA; Grace
Meth Ch, 10 years SS supt; hobby, music; off Crete
Mills; res 709 E llth, Crete.
TALHELM, SAMUEL B; Accountant; b Greencastle, Penn
Aug 11, 1856; s of Samuel Talhelm-Elizabeth Saylor;
ed Franklin Co Penn; m Mary Casterline 1882 Crete,
(dec Sept 1931); s Earl A; came to IL in 1875; 1879
came to Crete; 1880 engaged in boring of wells and
carpentry; 1881-83 with John Lee Lbr Yds; 1883-with
Crete Mills, oldest in point of service in orgn,
first in minor capacities, later buyer, mILer and
now acct; durIng World War active in fund drives;
MWA; Meth Ch; hobbies, reading, movie pictures;
off Crete Mills; res 544 Main, Crete.
TAVIS, FRANK H; County Commissioner; b Milford, Neb
July 11, 1881; s of Fred Tavis-Katherine Lamster;
ed Seward Co; m Josephine Johnson Mar 5, 1903 Crete;
s Harold; d Evelyn (Mrs George Znamenacek), Pearl
(Mrs Fred Kerst), Thelma (Mrs Elmer Moore); farmed
with father in Seward Co; after marriage farmed
lndep in Seward Co, came to Saline Co and farmed
until 1923; 1923- Saline Co commr; mbr bldg com of
courthouse and chmn of dedicating com, now chmn bd
of commrs; past highway commr 12 years; past mbr of
highway com; instrumental in obtaining gravel roads
in Saline Co; in 1923 no roads were surfaced, now
286 miles gravel roads exclusive of state and fed
highways; estab highway patrol system of 13 motor
patrols and repair shops; Crete Comml Club, dir 8
years, VP; Crete Brewery, dir; com mbr for placing
plaque on Press Bldg; Neb Assn of Co Commrs, Co Clks,
Co Registers of Deeds and Co Highway Commrs; mbr
legislative com, has att all meetings; Izaak Walton,
pres and past dir; Second Congl Ch; hobbles, fishing,
moutain trips, home life; off Courthouse;
res 518 E llth, Crete.
TAYLOR, JOSEPH ELBERT; Educator; b Ashland, Neb
July 28, 1872; s of Benjamin F Taylor-Olive M
Collins; ed Linwood; Franklin Acad 1890-94; Doane
Coll, BA 1899; U of N, MA 1909; Alpha Omega; Pi
Kappa Delta; m Anna B Bennett, Aug 4 1904 Crete; s
Paul Bennet; Philip Elbert, Milard Benjamin; d Ruth
Eva; 1894-96 and 1899-1901 tchr at Weeping Water
Acad; 1902-08 prin Gates Acad, Neligh; 1908- mbr
Doane Coll faculty, 1908-09 instr, 1909-10 prof of
English, 1910- prof of history and govt, 1919-25
chmn of faculty, Apr-July 1925 coll treas, 1925-
dean of the coll, Mar 1936-June 1927 acting pres
of Coll; Neb Assn of Ch Colleges; Congl Ch, mbr
prudential com Amer Bd of Commrs for Foreign
Missions; hobbies, home and garden off Doane Coll;
res Crete.
TIMMEL, EDWARD; County Commissioner; b Western, Neb
Oct 21, 1879; s of Ferdinand P Timmel-Mary M Dawson;
ed Western HS; m Laura May McMaster, Western; s
Leslie, d Helen (Mrs Harve Zabel); 1908-10 with
CB and Q RR at Aurora;1910-farmer near Western;
1939-Saline Co commr; mbr sch bd many years; Saline
Co Farm Bur, past pres 2 terms; AAA, past mbr
Saline Co Wheat Program com; SE Neb Co Commrs Assn;
Neb St Assn of Co Commrs, Co Clks, Co Registers of
Deeds and Co Highway Commrs; AF and AM, master;
hobbies,travel and radio experimentation;
off Court-house; res Western.
TRAVNICEK, FRANK G; Physician; b Cedar Rapids, la
Feb 8, 1911; s of Joseph Travnicek-Anna ??????;
ed Omaha HS 1929; Omaha U 1931; U of N, BSc, MD 1935;
1929-35 advertising dept Omaha World Herald; came
with parents to Omaha in 1913; 1935 Interne St
Francis Hosp, La Crosse, Wis; 1936 prac in Crete;
1936, prac in Wilber; Saline Co Med Soc, VP; Neb
St Med Assn; fellow AMA; Rotary; Sokol; ZCBJ; hobby,
sports; res Wilber.
VELTE, CHARLES HENRY; Superlntendent of Schools;
b Lexington, Neb Aug 7, 1889; s of Adam F Velte-Minnie
Bauercamper; ed Lexington; Hebron HS; Hastings Coll,
BA 1914; U of N, MA 1929; Phi Delta Kappa; m Eglantine
Skilman Aug 16, 1916 Broken Bow; s Charles Skilman;
d Phyllis, Clare W; 1914-16 prin Nelson HS; 1916-18
sch supt, Stuart; 1918-19 in US army, 2nd It air corps
in Cal, then Brooks Field Tex, recd flying instructor's
certificate; sent to Souther Field Ga as flying instr,
disch 1919; Mar-May 1919 prin Shelton HS; 1910- supt
of schs, Crete; NSTA, past pres dist 1; NEA, dept of
supts and prins; Neb HS Activities Assn, bd mbr since
1933; Neb Schoolmasters Club; C of C; Rotary, past pres;
BSA, scout master and mbr of com; secy and treas lib
bd; AF and AM;Congl Ch, SS tchr; hobby, gardening;
off Crete HS; res Crete.
WAGNER, DANIEL FRANKLIN; Photographer; b Buena Vista,
IL Mar 14, 1877; s of Daniel Wagner-Wilhelmina Giese;
ed Buena Vista IL; Dixon IL Normal; m Grace Marian
Trisler Sept 17, 1907 Fort Calhoun; s Daniel Franklin
Jr; 1895-96 tchr at Buena Vista IL; 1896 came to
Eustis; 1899-1901 mgr of station for Beatrice Creamery
Co, Eustis; 190103 traveling representative for
Beatrice Creamery Co; 1904 with Lincoln City Gas Co;
1905-08 with Equitable Investment Co of Lincoln;
1909-12 co-owner I H Hatfield Merc Co at College
View; 1912-14 lived at Chambers; 1915-21 in
photograph studio at Wahoo; 1922-26 in photograph
studio at Osceola; 1926- opr Wagner Photo Shop, Crete;
C of C; Congi Ch; hobbies, fishing and checkers;
off and res 125 W 13th, Crete.
WALDO, CLIFF E; Hog Breeder; b DeWitt, Neb Sept 13,
1882; s of Harmon Waldo-Mary Carmichael; ed DeWitt;
m Grace G Lindley Dec 17,1902 DeWitt; s Lowell C,
Clifford Dwight, Harvey Harmon; d Beulah (Mrs William
Quackenbush), Zells (Mrs Milton Meyer); left orphan
while small, lived with older broth W F; delivered
milk and sold vegtables in DeWitt and assisted brother
in dray and livery bus; later became ptr of 2 bros in
raising hogs; indep hog breeder, has exhibited
purebred hogs at fairs since 1902, winner of awards
in la, Kas and Neb, winner 1931 Neb pork prodt contest,
sponsored by U of N Coll of Agr; has shipped hogs to
almost every state; 26 years marshal constable;
honorary mbr vol dept; 15 years mbr sch bd; United
Duroc Record Assn; Farm Bur; Farmers Union; Civic
Club; AF and AM Meth Ch, steward and mbr ofci bd;
hobby, Duroc hogs; father oprd first blacksmith shop
in Lincoln than 70 years ago, d Sadie said to be
first white girl born in Lincoln located in Swan
City in early 70's and came to DeWitt when RR was
built; Saline Co sheriff when Pleasant Hill was co
seat; opr of first blacksmith shop and livery
in Dewitt; res DeWitt.
WALDO, HARMON 0; Farmer, Dairyman and Auctioneer;
b DeWitt, Neb Aug 21, 1885; s of Harmon Waldo-Jane
Carmichael; ed DeWitt; m Louise Dankroger July 12,
1910 Beatatrice; s Willard H, Thomas J, Harmon Dean;
d Julia; reared by older brother, C F, broke out 80
A of land 5 miles E of DeWitt and farmed 2 years;
1897 with brother W F in purebred hog bus; became
ptr in Waldo Bros in 1908 after return from S D
homestead, 1910 pur old home place; 1910- farmer
and dairyman; constable 10 years; marshal 6 years;
Amer Duroc Jersey Swine Breeders Assn; Civic Club,
past pres PTA; past pres; mbr coun of defense during
World War; AF and AM, past master; Meth Ch, steward,
past mbr finance com; hobbies, livestock and farming;
res DeWitt.
WECKBACH, MRS ELLA; Banker, b Waterloo, la; d of Asher
Clark-Mary Coyle; ed Plattsmouth; studied music and art
in Omaha, New York City and Paris; m Charles William
Weckbach Sept 19, 1905 Los Angeles Cal (dec Jan 20,
1928); s Charles William Jr. Clark; was head of PSTC
music dept; 1905 after marriage came to Crete, active
in social, religious and civic ints; since 1905 has
been assoc with banking bus, exec VP City Natl Bank
since 1928; during World War active in war work, ARC
publicity chmn in drives for funds; treas Saline Co
ch ARC; an org and past pres Woman's Club; Crete Music
Club; Wednesday Club, one of oldest. clubs in state;
Sacred Heart Cath Ch; hobbies, music and art; parents
came to Plattsmouth 1880; parents of husband also
setteled in Plattsmouth; as young man he was with
First Natl Bank of Lincoln and other banks before
coming to Crete 1897; cash of First Natl Bank of
Crete; 1910 org City Natl Bank was cash, later pres;
one of orgs and first pres Crete C of C; mbr Rotary;
off City Natl Bank; res Crete.
WHITE, HENRY; Retired; b Wilber, Neb Aug 8, 1879;
s of Robert White-Sarah Munyan; ed Wilber; Lamoni Ia
HS; m Gertie Brolliar Apr 12,1905 Wilber; foster
d Margaret; farmed with father until 1903-06 emp by
Wilber Light and Power Co; 1906-09 with Farmers
Elevator Co; began as trouble man Salinr Tele Co,
now part of Lincoln Tele Teleg Co, 1917-34 mgr,
DeWitt exchange, 1934 tsfrd to Wilber and apptd
combination man, at his request stationed at DeWitt;
Aug 1, 1939, ret; Civic Club; mbr village bd 6 years,
mbr sch bd 3 year; mbr vol fire dept 17 years;
Reorganized Ch of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints,
SS tchr 30 years; hobbies, fishing and outdoor life;
father a Confederate soldier, came to Wilber after
Civil War; res DeWitt.
WICKENKAMP,ANDREW DEITRICH; Operator Service
Station; b Dorchester, Neb Nov 25, 1894; s of Andrew
Wickenkamp-Elizabeth Droeliner; ed Dorchester HS;
m Gladys Rose Oct 18, 1923 Council Bluffs, Ia;
s Wayne; d Marilyn; 1913-18 located in southern Cal
in various kinds work; July 13, 1917 ent U S army
40th div machine gun battery 8os O/S, disch May 12,
1917; service ofcr and past comm Amer Leg; retd to
Dorchester short time; 1919-21 homesteaded near
Casper, Wyo; 1922-31 carp in CB and Q RR shops,
Havelock; 1931-35 opr service station at Dorchester;
1935-owner and opr service station; AF and AM,
Havelock; IOOF; Meth Ch; hobby, travel;
res Dorchester.
WIELAGE, HENRY J; Farmer and Stockman; b Lancaster
Co, Neb Dec 13, 1886; s of Christian H Wielage Mary
Sleck; ed Crete; m Henriette J Rethmeier Aug 26, 1914
Crete; s Donald R, Edward E; d Mae H (Mrs J T Shaw),
Lucille M (Mrs J E Keill), Ellen Grace, Ruth A,
Jeanne E; as boy assisted father in farming; 1908
with Sierra and San Francisco Power Co, in Cal; 1909-
farmer in Saline Co; also owns and opr farm land near
Julesburg Col; instrumental in road improvements in
Saline Co; during World War emergency agri extn agnt;
past dir sch bd; bd mbr and treas many years farmers
Union Co-op Assn; Farm Bur; mbr exec bd Saline Co 4-H
Clubs; children won Co and state health championships
and one son natl health champion 1938, awarded trip
to Internatl 4-H Club Congress, Chicago; Second Congl
Ch; hobby, sports; father located in Lancaster Co 1892,
moved to Saline Co and farmed NW of Crete;
res Dorchester.
WIELAGE, JOHN F; Farmer and Stock Feeder; b Lancaster
Co, NebDec 11, 1889; son of Christian H Wielage-Mary
Sleck; ed Crete; m Ruby E Baker Apr 11, 1917 Lincoln;
s Charles Christian; d Maurine; Marguerite, Claire,
Verna; 1910-16 worked at various types of work in many
sections of U S and Canada; freighted Canada, worked
in oil fields of Cal, orchards of Wash and Ore, harvest
fields of Mont, Wyo, Colo; July 4, 1916- farmer near
Crete, 1937- owner home farm; Farm Bur; past mbr
Farmers Union; Congl Ch; hobby, travel; parents
homesteaded near Crete; res RFD 2, Crete.
WIGHTMAN, E RUSSELL; Educator, b Fennville, Mich
Mar 10, 1886; s of A A Wightman-Sarah M Newell;
ed Grand Rapids Mich; Fennville Mich HS; Albion
Mich Coll, BA 1908. MA 1914; U of Mich, PhD 1930;
Kappa Delta Pi; Sigma Xi; m E Anna Rowley Aug 4,
1909 Albion Mich; s Russell Rowley; 1908-12 prin HS,
Nashville Mich; 1912-14 grad asst in physics, Albion
Mich Coll; 1914-17 prof of physics, Central HS Flint
Mich; 1917-18 grad asst in physics, U of Mich;
1918-19 asst physics prof, Penn St Coll; 1919-20
grad asst in physics U of Mich; 1920-31 prof of
Physics, Western State Coll, Gunnison, Colo; 1931-
prof of physics and asst to the dean, Doane Coll;
AAAS; Amer Inst of Physics; ch mbr Acoustical Soc
of Amer; Amer Physical Soc; Amer Assn of Physics
Tchrs; Neb Acad of Sciences, councilor, past pres;
article presented at AAAS; Freak Broadcasting in
Rocky Mtn Regions; with T E Paynter co-author Radio,
Violin; article in Journal of Acoustical Soc of
Amer-Binaural Localization of Pure Tones; published
books; Modern Problems in Physics 1935, also Doane
Physics Laboratory Manual 1938; originated and built
radio station KFHA, Western State Coll, Gunnison Colo
dedicated Mar 8, 1923; amateur radio opr, in 1936
picked up distress signal from snowbound miner
seriously ill at Aspen, Colo; was able to transmit
from Crete doctor directions which saved life of
miner; Grace Meth Ch, bd mbr, dir religious edn,
dir recreation activities, adult SS class tchr;
hobbies, travel, amateur radio, photography;
res Crete.
WILLY, GEORGE RAYMOND; High School Principal;
b Carleton, Neb Feb 10, 1900; s of Joseph A Willy-Emma
Kriley; ed Carleton; Gilead; Hebron HS; PSTC, BA 1924;
U of N; m Gertrude Carver Aug 20, 1930 Lincoln; s Don E;
1924-31 athletic coach Wilber HS; 1931- prin Wilber HS;
1924 winner SE Neb football championship and Saline Co
track championship; NSTA; St Wenceslaus Cath Ch;
hobbies, craftsmanship, hunting and fishing;
off HS; res Wilber.
WINTERMUTE, MERLIN EDWARD; Publisher; b Friend, Neb
Nov 3, 1904; s of Edward Goodell Wintermute-Maude
Edith Owens; ed Friend HS 1923; Mergenthaler Linotype
Sch, Chicago; m Gertrude Irene Range Apr 4, 1926
Belleville, Kas; s Richard, Roger; d Carol Jean,
Leslie Gayle; 1920- with Friend Sentinel; 1933- owner
and publisher Dorchester Leader; NPA; Meth Ch; hobbies,
photography and woodwork; off Friend Sentinel;
res 313 Maple; Friend.
WRIGHT,JOSEPH D; Retired; b Coshocton Co, Ohio Mar 4,
1847; s of JohnWrtght-Julianne Ogle; ed Coshocton Co;
m Sarah Jane Wright Oct 6, 1868 Coshocton Co, Ohio
(dec Feb 8, 1927); s James Manferd (dec June 16,
1927); Minnie Lou (Mrs H F McTaggart), Myrta Iola
(Mrs Ed Wilding); 1869 took chg of 130 A farm, from
which he cleared $4,100 indebtedness in 6 years; Oct 8,
1868 started in covered wagon to Neb, came from St
Louis to Atchison Kas by boat; arrived Waverly Nov 1,
1868 farmed 1 year; Nov 1868 homesteaded on Turkey
Creek near Pleasant Hill, farmed until 1902, son later
farmed place until 1926; 1910 with assocs org City
Natl Bank, Crete, dir 16 years; Pleasant Hill pct
assessor 16 years; Crete pct assessor 9 years; Saline
Co assessor 25 years; past constable many years;
supvr bldg of lst school house at Pleasant Hill;
thought to be only surviving person connected with
removal of Saline Co seat from Swan City to Pleasant
Hill 1871; Neb Territorial Pioneers Assn; Meth Ch,
past trustee; hobby, gardening; res 909 Juniper; Crete.
ZWONECHEK, FERDINAND J; Manager of Milling Co;
b Wilber, Neb May 31, 1888; s of John Zwonechek-Anna
Hynek; ad Wilber HS 1905; Capitol City Comml Coll,
Des Moines 1907; Columbus Milling and Baking
Laboratories, Chicago 1908; m Mae Helen Chab Sept 9,
1911 Lincoln; s John Donald, Harold Ferdinand; 1908-18
secy DeWitt Mill; 1918 aided reconstruction and
modernization of Wilber Mills; 1919- VP and mgr Wilber
Mills; 1917 as ptr of Aksamits, built on old mill site
at Wilber modern hydro-electric plant which supplies
power to Zwonechek and Aksamit Milling Co, to Wilber
and surplus to la-Neb Light and Power Co; 1923 built
at DeWitt hydro-electric which supplies power to
milling co there; an org and past dir Neb Mfrs Assn;
past pres Neb Millers Assn; DeWitt twp bd, past chmn;
C of C; Rotary, past pres; past chmn Wilber town bd;
first Wilber mayor under city plan; past secy AF and AM;
past high priest RAM; KT; Scot Rite; Sesostris Shrine;
past patron OES; Luth Ch; hobbies, hunting, fishing;
res Wilber.
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