Michael Vondrak (1870 - 1951)

Born 15 Jul 1870 in Prague, Czech Republic

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Margarete (Poradek) Vondrak — married 18 May 1895 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1951 at age 80 in Perry Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Mike was born in 1870. Mike Vondrak ... He passed away in 1951.^[1] He had 2 sons, Arthur born 1901 and Clarence born 1904 - both in Iowa. He immigrated in 1878 according to the 1920 census.

Obit from Hinton Iowa newspaper

Michael Vondrak, 80, a retired farmer, died Tuesday at his farm home in Perry township about 10 miles northwest of Sioux City.

Mr. Vondrak was born July 15, 1870, in Czechoslovakia. At the age of 10 years he came to the United States and had resided on the same farm the last 70 years. He retired about 10 years ago. He married Mary Poradek May 18, 1895, in Sioux City.

Survivors are the widow, three sons, Arthur of Sioux City, John and Clarence, both of Hinton, Ia; a daughter, Mrs. Adolph Kovarna of Hinton; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The body was taken to the Westcott-Doughty-Chandler funeral home.

Funeral services for Michael Vondrak, 80, who died Tuesday at a hospital, will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic church. Rev. Newman Flanagan will officiate. Burial will be in Logan park cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock tonight at the Wescott-Doughty-Chandler funeral home

Burial: Logan Park Cemetery Sioux City Woodbury County Iowa, USA

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLC-MWW : 13 July 2016), Michael Wondrak in household of John Wondrak, Perry, Plymouth, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 178, sheet 148C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0359; FHL microfilm 1,254,359.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-H881 : 8 March 2016), Michael Vondrak and Mary Poradak, 1895.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9M-GFX : accessed 30 April 2017), Mike Vondrak, Sioux City Precinct 1, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; citing ED 196, sheet 3B, line 66, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 520; FHL microfilm 1,820,520.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMBW-NJN : accessed 30 April 2017), Micheal Vondrak in household of Clarence Vondrak, Perry Township, Plymouth, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75-24, sheet 5B, line 44, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1190.

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