Soukup, Vivian John 1919 – 2000

SOUKUP, PECINOVSKY, BARLOON, SPENCE, PHILLIPS, BEARMAN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/9/2016 at 16:47:10

Source: Times Plain Dealer August 30, 2000, P.A3
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee

Services held for Vivian Soukup, 81

Funeral services for Vivian Soukup of Spillville were held Saturday, August 26 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. Rev. Donald Hawes officiated. Interment was in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Spillville. Pall bearers were: Jim Balik, Bob Clausen, Stanley Shevik, Dave Mashek, Howard Taylor and Marvin Soukup, Sr. Balik Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Vivian, 81, died Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at the Cresco Care Center in Cresco after a long illness.

Vivian John Soukup was born June 28, 1919 on the family farm near Protivin, the son of Joseph and Albina (Pecinovsky) Soukup. He attended country school.

On August 27, 1940 he married Lucille Barloon at the Assumption Catholic Church in Little Turkey. He farmed near Jackson Junction until 1953 when he moved to Spillville and worked as a mechanic at the Allis Chalmers and John Deere stores in Fort Atkinson, retiring in 1981. He also was the Spillville Policeman for 18 years During his retirement he did Mechanic work for many area farmers, did lawn work for people in town and had a large garden.

Survivors include two daughters: Elaine Spence of Rudolph, OH, and Carol Phillips of Palo; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one brother: Cyril of Ingram, TX; and one sister: Evelyn Bearman of New Hampton.

Vivian was preceded in death by his wife Lucille in 1995 and his parents.

St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
 

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