ANTON AND EMMA [BENDA] HOLECEK
Anton Holecek was born on January 18, 1883, to John and Catherine (Vorcek)
Holecek in Knox County. Anton grew to manhood on the homestead of
his father and mother located in the Northwest Quarter of section 4,
Township 31 North, Range 6 West of the 6th P. M. Anton lived most of
his life on that homestead where he worked, planted, cultivated, and
harvested the crops, and cared for his livestock. His mother died
while Anton was a young boy, sometime around 1890, and he lived with
his father, John, until the latter passed away on January 27, 1911.
Anton’s parents are buried on the homestead.
On May 6, 1913, Anton Holecek and Emma Benda, daughter of Anton and
Mary (Ticky) Benda, were married in Knox County, Nebraska. Emma was
born July 6, 1894.
They lived and farmed on his parents’ homestead in Sparta and
Niobrara Townships until June 20, 1950, when they retired from
farming and moved to Niobrara, Nebraska. Due to failing health,
Anton went to live in the Riverview Rest Home in Niobrara on June
11, 1963. He remained there until November 16, 1967, when he was
moved to the Butte nursing home at Butte, Nebraska. There Anton
resided until his death on April 7, 1968, at the Lynch hospital,
Lynch, Nebraska.
Emma Holecek lived in Niobrara until July 16, 1969, when she moved
to Bruce Park Terrace in Creighton. She resides there at this
writing at the age of 92.
The Holecek homestead was purchased by a neighbor, Adolph O. Liska
of Niobrara.
Anton and Emma Holecek were blessed with twelve children, seven sons
and five daughters. Helen married Ernest Franek and they have one
son, Raymond; all reside in Verdigre. Louis Holecek and wife Ilene
of Cleveland, Mississippi, have one son, Joey. Adoph and Betty
Holecek of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have a daughter, Lisa. Elsie
and husband Douglas Olson of Creighton have two sons, Mark and
Donald. Rosemary and husband Alvin Reckling of Philip, South Dakota,
have three sons: Randy, Steve, and Bobby. Sally is Mrs. Art Slechta
and resides in Gardena, California. Tillie with her husband William
Klinetobe of Verdel have three children: Gerald, Nancy (Mrs. Joe
Knouse), and Leland. Elmer Holecek and wife Fannie reside at
Verdigre. John Holecek passed away August 16, 1969. Frank Holecek
and wife Esther of Creighton have five children: Donna (Mrs. Mike
Hoff), Cathy (Mrs. Robert Maertins), Kevin, Rhonda (Mrs. Doug
Bauer), Diana (Mrs. David Huigens). George Holecek resides at
Brownsville, Nebraska; Jim Holecek, youngest son of Anton and Emma,
lives in Niobrara.
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