IRENE SONDER PROKOP SPERSTAD
Irene Mathilda Sonder, daughter of Andrew and Laura Sonder, was born
living. She married Henry Vac Prokop on January 30, 1937, at
Neligh, Nebraska.
They lived on the Prokop farm until 1946 when they moved to the town
of Verdigre where Henry owned and operated the Minneapolis Moline
Implement business and Irene helped with the bookkeeping.
Three daughters were born to Henry and Irene: Laura Marie, Carolyn
Irene, and Sonia Martha.
Laura married Gerain Spatz and they reside in Ord, Nebraska. Their
children are Tyron James, Kimberly Jayne, and John Colby.
Carolyn Irene and her husband, Rudolph Pavlik, reside in Norfolk,
Nebraska, and their children are: Thomas Henry, Christopher Alan,
and Cory Robert.
Sonia married Raymond Kounovsky and they live in Ord, Nebraska, with
their children: Jason Carter, Morgan Ray, and Bethany Coryn Irene.
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photo Robert amd Irene Sperstad]
Following Henry’s death on August 31, 1962, Irene sold the implement
business and worked at the Plainview hospital, West Side Café, and
Alpine Village rest home. In 1965 she and her sister Evelyn
Fosterman bought and began to operate the Empress Theater.
Irene married Robert L. Sperstad on August 20, 1972, and they reside
in Verdigre.
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