A transcription of pages 195-469,
Family Histories from the Verdigre Centennial Book
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JOHN WILLIAM AND JULIA [KURKA] SUKUP

The second son of a pioneer family, John William Sukup, was born to Andrew and Mary (Sedivy) Sukup on January 10, 1882, on a farm homestead located southwest of Verdigre, Nebraska. Verdigre was then a river located in that area, also known as the Verdigris. John’s parents were among the first settlers to homestead in the Walnut community.

[pg 413 photo John W. and Julia [Kurka] Sukup]

John Sukup attended school in a sod schoolhouse located on his father’s farm. Later he attended school at O’Neill and Wayne. He was one of the older sons of Andrew and Mary and was ambitious and anxious to help his pioneer father.

[pg 413 photo Adolph and Helen Sukup]

On April 18, 1910, John was married to Julia Kurka of Dukeville, Nebraska, at St. Wenceslaus Church in Verdigre, Nebraska. Rev. Charles Z. Petlach officiated at the marriage ceremony.

John and Julia lived on a farm southwest of Verdigre where their children were all born. In 1952 they retired from farming and moved to Creighton, Nebraska, where they lived until their death. He died June 26, 1958. They are buried in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery in Verdigre, Nebraska.

Six children were born to this couple. Rose, married Kenneth Carrel, and they reside in Creighton; Julia married Alphonse Riibe and they live in Hartington; John married Wilma Van Brocklin, and they live in Creighton; Walter married Joan Vecera and they live in Verdigre; Adolph married Helen Vesely, and they reside in Verdigre; also, Deloris married Leonard Meyer, and they make their home in Appleton, Minnesota. Sixteen grandchildren were born to John and Julia and there are 52 great-grandchildren.

-Submitted by Wilma Sukup

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