A transcription of pages 195-469,
Family Histories from the Verdigre Centennial Book
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Index's A-I, J-P, & Q-Z

ANTON J. AND SHIRLEY CHOCHOLOUSEK

Anton J. Chocholousek was born living, and was named after his grandfather. Anton, better known as Tony, attended Verdigre School and after graduation went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked for one year. In 1943 he joined the United States Navy where he was a member of the Seabees. After discharge in 1946, Tony returned to Verdigre and he and Alan Schreier did carpentry and cement work for two years. During the severe blizzard of 1948 Tony and Alan set up and operated a twenty-four-hour-a-day café in the basement of the ZCBJ Hall to accommodate the snow-


[pg 218 PHOTO Anton and Shirley Chocholousek]

removal crews. Tony and Spencer Stephens worked together for the next two years doing carpentry and Tony then worked for Gordon McElhose driving truck and operating heavy equipment. In 1954 Tony and Willard Jacot purchased a local tavern and operated in partnership for two years. In 1956 Tony assumed total ownership of the business and has operated Tony’s Tavern in Verdigre for 30 years.

Tony married Shirley Cihlar Wycoff on August 9, 1970. In 1971 Tony became the adoptive father of Shirley’s two children, Valorie and Steven. Steven married Velda Coover of Verdigre in 1980 and they are the parents of Kyla Jean, born living, and Kelli Marie, born living. Valorie married Scott Vadnais of Omaha in 1981, and they are the parents of a son, Jesse, born living.

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