ZAHASKY, Alma Marie 1909-1994

ZAHASKY, HUBER, CHYLE, JUNG, BLACKBURN, NOCKLES, WOLDUM

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/17/2014 at 22:32:02

Alma Marie Zahasky died Thursday, October 20, 1994, at the Allen Memorial Home in Waterloo after suffering a heart attack. She had donated her body to medical research at Des Moines.

Alma Marie Zahasky was born September 8, 1909, the daughter of John Zahasky and Matilda Huber Zahasky. She attended school at rural Protivin.

On September 24, 1926, she married Charles W. Chyle at Holy Trinity Church in Protivin. They were married for 62 years before Charles died in 1988. Two children were born to this union.

Alma worked at Polashek's Meat Market and at Romens Processing. She also was a housewife and caregiver for her husband's long illness.

Surviving her are her daughter, Olga Chule Jung of Waterloo, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, one son, Herbert Chyle, in 1968, her parents, three sisters, Regina Blackburn, Zephie Nockles, Viola Woldum and one brother, Edward Zahasky.

[NCIGS Obituary Archive, Cresco Times-Plain Dealer, October 1994]