Soukup, Kathryn (Zoulek) 1860-1946

SOUKUP, ZOULEK, PHILIPS, SCHMITT, PTACHEK, HEROLD, SHEVIK

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 2/3/2013 at 17:42:25

Source: The Howard County Times December 18, 1946, Page 8

Mrs. Kathryn Soukup

Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Soukup, 86, of Spillville, who died at her home her early Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, were held Friday morning at St. Wenceslaus Catholic church, with the Rev. J. P. Chihak, pastor, officiating and delivering a sermon. Burial was made in adjoining cemetery.

Mrs. Soukup, the former Kathryn Zoulek, was born in Czechoslovakia in August, 1860, and came to the United States when a small girl. She was married to Frank Soukup in 1882, and since that time lived on a farm near Spillville and later in Spillville. Her husband died in 1930.

Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Anna Philips, Mrs. Mary Schmitt and Mrs. Celia Ptachek, and one son Frank Soukup, all of this vicinity; 14 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Antonia Herold, Spillville, and Mrs. Helen Shevik, Calmar and one brother, John Zoulek of Spillville. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Edward, who died in 1916 and a daughter in infancy.

Those from out of town attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Moudry and Edmund Schmitt, St. Lucas; Mary Schmitt, R. N. Rochester, Minn.; Mrs. Helen Shevik and Mrs. Mary Hruska of Calmar and Mr. and Mrs. Alois Ryant of Ft. Atkinson.

Transcribed from a newspaper clipping submitted by Janice Sowers.

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