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OTTAWA - Mr. Leroy Kubelka, 77, of rural Ottawa (Serena Township), died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Harding United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cynthia Zolk officiating. Burial will be in West Serena Cemetery where military flag-folding services will be conducted. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa and one hour prior to the services at the church Saturday.

Leroy was born Feb. 25, 1932, in Huntsville, Texas, to Joseph and Annie R. (Marek) Kubelka. He married Barbara A. Leiter on March 16, 1957, in Sedalia, Mo.

He was an Air Force veteran of the Korea War. He was a guidance counselor and an assistant to the superintendent at the Sheridan Correctional Center for more than 30 years. He was a liturgist and usher at Harding United Methodist Church and he served on the school board for Serena Schools District No. 2 for eight years.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara; two sons, Stephan (Carolyn) Kubelka of Peotone and Jason (Susan) Kubelka of Oswego; two daughters, Rachel (Carl) Meyer of St. Helena, Calif., and Laura Kubelka of Chicago; and three grandchildren, Claire, Leland and Dean.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Pallbearers will be Dan and Dillon Mason, Dan Leiter, Kent Butterfield, Randy Rosengren and Norman Alsvig.

Memorials may be directed to the Harding United Methodist Church.

The online guestbook may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.MuellerFH.com.

(Published in The Streator, Illinois Times on January 28, 2010)

Leroy married B.A. Leiter [Group Sheet]

1. S.L. Kubelka
2. J.R. Kubelka
3. R.A. Kubelka
4. L.R. Kubelka

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CALDWELL - Funeral services for Mr. Joe Kubelka, 72, of Caldwell are pending with Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home.

(Published in The Bryan/College Station Eagle on December 7, 1977)



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CALDWELL - Funeral services for Joe Kubelka, 72, of Rt. 1 Caldwell will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Caldwell Brethren Church with the Rev. Henry Beseda officiating. Burial will be in Caldwell Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home of Caldwell.

Mr. Kubelka was born in Milam County but lived in Brazos County most of his life.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Annie Rosie Kubelka of Caldwell; one son, Leroy J. Kubelka of Ottawa, Ill.; one brother, Frank V. Kubelka of Caldwell; one sister Miss Rosie Kubelka of Dallas; and four grandchildren.

(Published in The Bryan/College Station Eagle on December 9, 1977)

Joseph married Annie Rosie Marek 18 Dec 1928. Annie (daughter of Frank Marek, Jr. and Rosie Anna Skrivanek) was born 2 Apr 1910, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA; died 23 Nov 1995, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA; was buried 4 Dec 1995, Masonic Cemetery - Caldwell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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KUBELKA, Annie R., 85, of Caldwell died Nov. 23. Services 10 a.m. Monday, Caldwell Brethren Church. Burial Caldwell Masonic Cemetery. (Phillips & Luckey, Caldwell)

(Published in The Austin American-Statesman on December 1, 1995)

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Saturday Rites Scheduled For Frank Marek

Frank Marek Sr., 69, died Thursday night in a Bryan hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday from teh Czech-Moravian Brethren Church in Caldwell under the direction of the Harvey-Schiller Funeral Home in Caldwell. Burial will be in New Tabor Cemetery near Caldwell.

Marek is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rose Marek; two sons, Theodore J. Marek of Austin and Frank T. Marek of Caldwell; three daugthers, Mrs. Rose Skrabanek and Mrs. Annie Kubelka, both of Caldwell and Mrs. Lil Skrivanek of College Station and by eight grandchildren and nine brothers and sisters.

(Published in The Austin American-Statesman on June 7, 1957)

Frank married Rosie Anna Skrivanek 29 Sep 1908, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA. Rosie (daughter of Joseph Skrivanek and Anna Mucha) was born 22 Oct 1890, Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA; died 4 Sep 1984, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 Sep 1984, New Tabor Cemetery - Caldwell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Rosie Anna Marek passed away September 4, 1984 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Bryan, Texas.

Sister Marek was born October 22, 1890 in the New Tabor community, the daughter of Joseph Skrivanek and Anna Mucha Skrivanek. She was married to Frank Marek, Jr. September 29, 1908 in the home of her parents in the New Tabor Community by the late Rev. Chlumsky. He preceded her in death June 6, 1957.

Mrs. Marek was a homemaker and a faithful and active member of the Caldwell Brethren Church, Sunday School and Christian Sisters Society. Her hobby was reading her Bible, preparing her Sunday School lessons for adult Czech class which she taught for many years in earlier days. She was very proud of her 22 years perfect attendance pin and for not missing a church service for around 30 years. She was also a member of the Mutual Aid Society, serving as Vice President at one time. In every way she had lived an exemplary Christian life, and will be missed by her Christian friends.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. September 8 in the Caldwell Brethren Church with the pastor Rev. Albert Michalik and Rev. Henry E. Beseda, pastor of the Snook Brethren Church officiating. Interment was in the New Tabor Cemetery. Her great-grand-nephew, John Crnkovic of Cooks Point, was the organist.

Sister Marek is survived by two sons, Frank P. Marek of Caldwell and Theodore J. Marek of San Marcos; daughters-in-law, Neldina Marek and Bessie Lee Marek; three daughters, Mrs. Rose Skrabanek of Caldwell, Mrs. Annie Kubelka of Caldwell and Mrs. John M. (Lil) Skrivanek of Austin; eight grandchildren, two step-grandsons, twelve great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Annie Marek.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Joseph Skrivanek and Frank Skrivanek and a sister, Stannie Drgac.

Pallbeareres were grandsons, John Hall, Mark Skrabanek, John Skrabanek, John David Skrivanek, Leroy Kubelka, Larry Marek, Richard Linnstaedter, Ronnie Linnstaedter, Claude Butterfield and John Clark.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace and may her memory live with us forever.

(Published in The Vestnik SPJST Herald on November 14, 1984)

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MAREK, Rosie Anna, 93, of Caldwell died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Caldwell Brethren Church. Burial New Tabor Cemetery near Caldwell. (Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home, Caldwell)

(Published in The Austin American-Statesman on September 7, 1984)

Joseph married Anna Mucha 23 Nov 1875, Washington County, Texas, USA. Anna (daughter of Martin Mucha and Marie Holubec) was born 19 May 1859, Stredokluky, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic; died 19 May 1938, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA; was buried 20 May 1938, New Tabor Cemetery - Caldwell, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Skrivanek Buried May 19th

Was Resident Of County Fifty-Eight Years

Mrs. Anna Mucha Skrivanek, a resident of Burleson County for the past 58 years, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John K. Drgac, in the Cook's Point community, Thursday, May 19.

Mrs. Skrivanek was born in Czechoslovakia on May 19, 1859, and came to America in 1872, at the age of 13. Her family settled at Wesley, Washington County. Here on November 23, 1875, she was married to Joseph Skrivanek. In 1880, she and her husband moved by wagon to the New Tabor community in Burleson County, where she lived continuously on the farm which they then bought until within a year of her death. Her husband and two children preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John K. Drgac, with burial in the New Tabor cemetery. The Revs. Jos. Barton, Granger, and H.E. Beseda, Caldwell, officiated. Burial was in charge of Harvey-Schiller.

Survivors include two sons, Joseph and Frank Skrivanek; three daughters, Mrs. John K. Drgac, Mrs. Frank Marek, Mrs. Hynek Marek; twenty-two grand-children, and one great-grand-child, all of Burleson County.

(Published in The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger on May 26, 1938)