John DVORACEK

1912 - 1999  (86 years)

• Name	John DVORACEK  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	31 Dec 1912	Howard, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	16 Apr 1930	Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA   [9]
  Census	2 May 1940	Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA   [7]
  Death	27 Dec 1999  [2]
  Burial	Abt 30 Dec 1999	Cotesfield Cemetery/Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I4344	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph DVORACEK,   b. 10 Sep 1882, Starkoc, East Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 12 Feb 1958 (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Antonia TUMA,   b. 1 Jun 1887, Nebraska, USA d. 24 Jan 1962 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel L. BURSON,   b. 8 Feb 1919, Garfield, Nebraska, USA d. 5 Jan 2000, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1956  [2]
  Children	+ 1. John Lee DVORACEK,   b. 16 Sep 1960, Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA d. 13 Dec 2019, CHI Health St. Francis/Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Mary Ann DVORACEK
  Family ID	F1581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004. Name: John Dvoracek Gender: Male Birth Date: 31 Dec 1912 Birth Place: Howard, Nebraska, USA Parent 1 Name: Joseph Dvoracek Certificate Number: 26204 Birth Certificate Type: Normal [S969] Cotesfield Cemetery (Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers. DVORACEK JOHN DEC. 31, 1912 DEC. 27, 1999 HAZEL L. BURSON FEB. 8, 1919 JAN. 5, 2000 MARRIED DEC. 8 1956 [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004. Name: John Lee Dvoracek Gender: Male Birth Date: 16 Sep 1960 Birth Place: Garfield, Nebraska, USA Parent 1 Name: John Dvoracek Certificate Number: 23931 Birth Certificate Type: Normal [S1004] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Name: John L. Dvoracek Gender: Male Death Age: 59 Birth Date: 16 Sep 1960 Birth Place: Burwell, Nebraska Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1990 Marriage Place: Grand Island, Nebraska Death Date: 13 Dec 2019 Death Place: Grand Island Burial Place: Cotesfield Obituary Date: 14 Dec 2019 Father: John Dvoracek Child: Michelle Bose Tyler Bose Kristine Dvoracek Amanda Dvoracek Michelle Kristine Amanda Siblings: Mary Ann Bolton Tim Bolton [S1371] Obituary of John L. DVORACEK. John L. Dvoracek, 59, of Farwell, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, surrounded by his family, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Russ Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in the Cotesfield Cemetery. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is assisting the family. John was born in Burwell, Nebraska to John and Hazel (Burson) Dvoracek on September 16, 1960. He grew up on the family farm near Farwell and graduated from Elba High School in 1979. He attended Central Community College and finished with a degree in Electrical Technology. He then returned to the family farm to work alongside his father. He was united in marriage to Robyn Bilslend on March 17, 1990, in Grand Island, Nebraska. To this union three daughters were born: Michelle, Amanda, and Kristine. John had a passion for both promoting agriculture and small community life. These passions led him to serve on numerous boards and organizations. He was formerly president of the Elba School Board, involved with Howard County and Nebraska Farm Bureau, Cotesfield Cemetery Association, Howard County Medical Foundation Board, and in recent years he served on the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. He was also a member of the Nebraska LEAD Program Class XXI. He also opened his home to host 10 exchange students and taught them his love for agriculture and rural life. John enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He became a grandpa in 2017 and loved playing with his granddaughter, Sydney. Before his stroke in July, he was looking forward to welcoming his grandson into the world in October. He didn’t let his Parkinson’s slow him down much. He traveled the world promoting sorghum and agriculture. He enjoyed cutting trees with his skid steer, windrowing hay, and driving around the farm in his Kubota. John is survived by his wife, Robyn of Farwell; daughters and son-in-law, Michelle and Tyler Bose of Arcadia, Amanda Dvoracek of Columbus, Kristine Dvoracek of Farwell; 2 grandchildren, Sydney and Jace Bose; his sister and brother-in-law, MaryAnn and Tim Bolton of Doniphan; in-laws, Walter and Carolyn Bilslend of Wood River; sisters-in-law and spouses, Dian and Mark Gloe of Wood River and Marcy and David Luth of Grand Island; 3 nephews, Chris (Beth) Bolton of Kenesaw, Eric (Danielle) Bolton of Mound Ridge, KS and Matthew (Hannah) Gloe of Wood River; and 1 niece, Melissa (Chad) Imler of Glenvil; along with great nieces and nephews, aunts and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. [S1372] Death Notice of Antonia D. RYSAVY. RYSAVY ANTONIA D. Beloved sister of John and Frank Dvoracek and Mary Lagger. Visitation to be held on Saturday, from 4:00-9:00 p.m., and Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with funeral services at 11:00 a.m., Monday September 15, 1997, at the Little Church of the Flowers, Forest Lawn, Glendale, Forest Lawn Mortuary. [S1218] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Howard, Dannevirke, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 2A. Lines 18 thru 23 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: John Dvoracek Gender: Male Race: White Age: 26 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 31 Dec 1913 Birth Place: Howard, Nebraska, USA Residence Place: Farwell, Howard, Nebraska, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Farwell, Howard, Nebraska, USA Employer: Self Height: 5 8 Weight: 160 Complexion: Light Brown Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Joseph Dvoracek [S1217] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Howard, Dannevirke, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Supervisor's District No. 5, Sheet No. 1A. Lines 10 thru 15