Obit: Soucek, Anna (1847 – 1934)

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Surnames: Soucek, Baer, Horacek, Stava, Hoffmann, Schrieber

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 11 Oct. 1934

Soucek, Anna (25 Mar. 1847 – 6 Oct. 1934)

Mrs. Frank Soucek, Sr., aged 87 years, died at the home of her son John, Saturday, at 11:30 A.M. of old age. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church at Wuerzberg Monday morning at 9 o’clock, the Rev. Urban Baer officiating.

Anna Horecek was born in Bohemia March 25, 1847. At about the age of 18 years she came to America. She was united in marriage to Frank Soucek June 11, 1874 at Chicago. Thirty years ago the family came to Milan and settled on the present farm near Wurtzberg where she died. Her husband preceded her in death ten years ago. She leaves to mourn her death, three sons, Frank, James and John, and three daughters, Mrs. Anna Stava, mrs. Emil Hoffmann and Mrs. Bernard Schrieber, all living on Athens, Rt. 2, also twenty-five grand children and nineteen great-grand children.

The deceased was a kind and helpful neighbor and a faithful member of the Catholic church.