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The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Family: Warren Joseph CURRAN / Margie Ann SVOBODA (F1663)

• Male Warren Joseph CURRAN

  
  

  Birth	4 Feb 1929	Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
  Death	27 Jun 1996	Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
  Burial	29 Jun 1996	Greeley Cemetery/Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA
  Marriage	14 Feb 1988  [1]	Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA  [1]
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  Female Margie Ann SVOBODA

  
  

  Birth	10 Feb 1939	Valley, Nebraska, USA
  Death	18 May 2019	Normal, McLean, Illinois, USA
  Burial	Abt 21 May 2019	Hillside Cemetery/Wolbach, Greeley, Nebraska, USA
  Other Spouse	Edward Carl ALLEN | F1661
  Marriage	19 Mar 1960	Wolbach, Greeley, Nebraska, USA
  Other Spouse	Harold Leroy MAYBERRY, Jr. | F1662
  Marriage	3 Oct 1996	Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, USA
  Father	James Fred SVOBODA, Sr. | F1644 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Anna WALKOWIAK | F1644 Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S1474] Obituary of Margie Ann MAYBERRY, (Date: Abt. 21 May 2019;). Margie Ann "Marge" Mayberry, 80, of Normal, Illinois, formerly of Burwell, Nebraska died May 18, 2019 at Normal, Illinois. A memorial graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. June 8, 2019 at Cottonwood Cemetery in Burwell. Pastor Dennis Davenport will officiate. Hitchcock Funeral Home in Burwell is in charge of arrangements. Marge was born February 10, 1939 on the family farm on Haskell Creek Road in Valley County, Nebraska to James and Margaret (Walkowiak) Svoboda. She attended grade school at District 17 and graduated from Ord High School in 1956. Marge lived in Aurora, Colorado from 1956 to 1957 where she worked at Stanley Aviation. She then moved to Grand Island, Nebraska until 1996. She worked at Crocker Claims Service where she was an insurance adjuster from 1957 to 1987. Marge marred Edward Allen on March 19, 1960 in Wolbach, Nebraska. Ed died on August 1, 1987. Marge worked in medical records at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island and Mary Lanning Hospital from 1987 until 1996. Marge married Warren "Joe" Curran on February 14, 1988 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Joe died on June 27, 1996. Marge marred Harold "Skeeter" Mayberry on October 3, 1996 in Salmon, Idaho. They moved to Burwell and had a "mom and pop" construction company. Marge also worked at the court house and the Pizza Palace for about eight years, until her health started to fail. Skeeter died on May 21, 2015. Marge moved to Normal, Illinois to be close to her daughter and grandchildren. Marge was a member of the Insurance women of Grand Island and held every office at the local level. She was a troop leader for Brownie Scouts and Jr. Girl Scouts for several years and the head of the Alter Guild at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island for twelve years. Marge is survived by her daughter, Kelly Scalf of Normal, Illinois. Grandchildren Zachary and Sally Nadeau of Normal, Illinois, Kylie Nadeau of Nashville, Tennessee, Kristen Scalf of Normal, Illinois. Two great grandchildren, Baylee Nadeau and Brayden Nadeau of Normal, Illinois.Siblings, Jim and Marilyn Svoboda, Jr. of Ord, Nebraska, Dale Svoboda of Burwell, Nebraska, Rosalene and Buzz Tollman of Marsland, Nebraska, Kathaleen Mead of Burwell, Nebraska, Marylyn and Dave Scharton of St. Paul, Nebraska, Alan and Linda Svoboda of Holdrege, Nebraska and Linda and Gene Thoene of Taylor, Nebraska. Many nieces and nephews. Marge was preceded in death by her parents, three husbands, two infant daughters, Anne Marie and Toni Lynn, a brother Tony Svoboda, sisters, Irene VanWinkle and Shirley "Jeanie" Lemmer, sister-in-law, Elaine Svoboda, brothers-in-law, Bill Liermann, Jerry VanWinkle, Jerry Mead, Bill Vandeman, Don Koger and Lyle Lemmer.