A transcription of pages 195-469,
Family Histories from the Verdigre Centennial Book
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JERRY L. AND FLORENCE [ULRICH] KONOPASEK

Jerry Konopasek was born October 11, 1936, to Rudy and Lizzie Konopasek at Verdigre, Nebraska. He started to school in Verdigre and then attended the Pleasant Valley School, returning to Verdigre for four years of high school. He graduated in 1954.

Jerry enlisted in the army and served from February 18, 1955, to February 15, 1957. During that time he spent two months on an experimental maneuver in Alaska to see if troops and equipment could be in fighting condition in the extreme cold.

[pg 298 PHOTO Jerry and Florence Konopasek family - from left: Jerry and Florence, Christine Konopasek Kotrous, Terry Kotrous, Cindy Konopasek, and Marty Konopasek]

He served as a cadre for the last eight months, training recruits in heavy artillery.

After his time in the army, he worked at the Verdigre Livestock Market and farmed with his dad.

On July 6, 1960, he married Florence Ulrich at St. Wenceslaus Church in Verdigre and they lived in town for about a year. After that they lived on several rented farms in the Verdigre area.

A daughter, Christine, was born April 26, 1963, while they were living on a farm on the south edge of Verdigre owned by Florence’s grandfather, J. J. Chalupnik.

On July 30, 1964, their daughter Cindy was born and their son Marty was born May 24, 1968. They were living on the Floyd Bennar farm when both of these children were born.

Jerry and his family moved to the Tony Paesl farm in August of 1971 and bought this farm in 1973.

Jerry and Florence were both project leaders and club leaders during the ten years that their children were in 4-H. Jerry served one term on the Jefferson Township Board and is a member of the ZCBJ Lodge and the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church.

Their daughter Christine went to Wayne State College, is employed by Northeast Technical Community College as a secretary, and was married to Terry Kotrous on October 4, 1986.

Their daughter Cindy attended the Nettleton College of Hair Design in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and has been employed as the manager of the Regis Beauty Salon in Huron, South Dakota. She will soon be transferred to Omaha to manage a new Regis Salon at the Crossroads.

Marty graduated in 1986 and is home farming with Jerry. If family farming doesn’t become a thing of the past, he will continue the family farming tradition.

Pages 298, 299