LEONARD AND MARTHA [HOLAN] SUKUP
Martha Holan was born November 15, 1910, to John and Cyrilla Ann
Ruda Holan on the original homestead of their grandfather, Frank
Holan, the pioneer. Before graduating from Verdigre Public School,
she also attended St. Ludger’s Academy in Creighton. Then she
attended Wayne State Teacher’s College and taught six years in rural
Knox County schools. Her brother and sister are Vac J. Holan, who
lives in Verdigre, and Edith (Holan) Vaca, who resides in Omaha.
[pg 415 photo Leonard and Martha [Holan] Sukup [1979]
Martha Holan married Leonard Sukup on June 14, 1938, in the St.
Wenceslaus Church, Verdigre, Nebraska. Leonard and Martha had three
children: Ethel, Rosalie, and Richard. They lived in the Walnut
community in Jefferson Township on Maria Sukup’s homestead until
Leonard’s death in the spring of 1980.
Ethel Louise (Sukup) Kushinsky graduated from St. Ludger Academy in
Creighton, Nebraska, in 1958. She attended business college in
Omaha, Nebraska, and now works for AT&T in Omaha where she has held
her present secretarial position for the past 27 years.
Rosalie (Sukup) Wakefield also graduated from St. Ludger Academy in
1959. She attended the College of St. Mary in Omaha for two years
and then obtained a job in the television promotion department at
WOW-TV in Omaha. She also worked at the Sisters of Mercy Provincial
House in Omaha. Her husband, Richard Wakefield, worked for Redfield
Printing Co. and Douglas County before they moved to Beaverton, just
west of Portland, in Oregon. He presently works as a Senior
Programmer Analyst for Tektronix. Their children are Bernadette
Wakefield, who attends St. Mary of the Valley High School in
Beaverton, and Daniel Wakefield, a student at St. Pius X Grade
School. Mr. Wakefield served in the U. S. Marines in Okinawa during
World War II.
Richard A. Sukup graduated from St. Ludger Academy in 1962. He
attended Milford Trade School, Milford, Nebraska, for two years
specializing in mechanics and electronics. In 1965 he enlisted in
the Nebraska National Guard. Since 1968 he has worked at AT&T in
Omaha. He is married to Sheryl (Reeson) Sukup, formerly of West
Point, and they have a son, Chad W. Sukup. Sheryl attended business
college in Lincoln and worked for AT&T. They currently reside in
Fremont, Nebraska, where their son attends Fremont Junior High.
Leonard M. Sukup was born in the Walnut community on November 21,
1913. He was the oldest son of Joseph W. Sukup and attended
elementary school in the Walnut community, then St. Ludger’s Academy
in Creighton.
Leonard was on the school board of District No. 26 for 24 years
(from 1940 to 1963). He also was a seed corn dealer for over 35
years. Leonard belonged to the catholic church and Knights of
Columbus, Verdigre, Nebraska, and served on the election board in
Jefferson Township.
Leonard, 66, died April 17, 1980, in Omaha, Nebraska, during open
heart surgery. He is buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Verdigre.
Leonard and Martha lived on his great-grandmother Maria’s homestead
until his death. His wife, Martha, and the three children still own
this homestead which has been in the Sukup family over 100 years.
The Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award was presented to the “Marie Sukup
Homestead” by the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben in 1980.
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