LeRoy John SVOBODA

1942 - 2021  (79 years)

• Name	LeRoy John SVOBODA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	18 Jan 1942	Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 Apr 1950	Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  		1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Valley County, Ord Enumeration District No. 88-16 Sheet No. 23
  Death	29 Nov 2021	CHI Health St. Francis/Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  Burial	17 Dec 2021	Ord Cemetery/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I4393	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles George SVOBODA,   b. 3 Mar 1908, Howard, Nebraska, USA d. 14 May 1982, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Louise PUNCOCHAR,   b. 3 Mar 1911, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA d. 19 Aug 1982, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	> 1. Randy SVOBODA > 2. Candy SVOBODA > 3. Kimberly SVOBODA
  Family ID	F1634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jan 1942 - Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Census - 15 Apr 1950 - Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Death - 29 Nov 2021 - CHI Health St. Francis/Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA Burial - 17 Dec 2021 - Ord Cemetery/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1387] Obituary of Georgia PROSKOCIL. Services for Georgia Proskocil Georgia Proskocil was born September 29, 1931 at Ord to Charles and Louise Puncochar Svoboda and died July 8, 1988 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord at the age of 56. Georgia attended grade school and high school in Ord. She worked for a short time at the Valley County Hospital. She married William Proskocil February 5, 1948 in Ord. She lived all her married life in Ord and was a housewife. Survivors include her husband William of Ord; two sons, William Jr. of Papillion, and Richard of Council Bluffs, IA; a daughter, Holly Proskocil of Ord; one grandchild and two step grandchildren; three brothers, Charles of Kearney, George of Shelton and Leroy of Hastings, one sister Charlotte Stanley of Hastings. She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter. Funeral services were held Monday, July 11, 1988 at the Ord Christian Church with Rev. Harold Brown officiating. The organist was Shirley Karre and the Soloist was Marlys Hackel; Pallbearers were Jim Wray, John Wray, Gene Wray, Charles Hackel, Al Boro, Warren Philbrick. Burial was in the Ord City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Ord Christian church. Ord Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. [S1440] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Valley, Ord, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 88-16, Sheet No. 23. Lines 12 thru 17 [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004. Name: Leroy J Svoboda Gender: Male Birth Date: 18 Jan 1942 Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA Parent 1 Name: Charley L Svoboda Certificate Number: 23033 Birth Certificate Type: Normal [S1448] Obituary of LeRoy John SVOBODA, (Date: Abt. 1 Dec 2021;). LeRoy John Svoboda January 18, 1942 - November 29, 2021 LeRoy J. Svoboda, 79, of St. Paul passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021, at the CHI St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Ord City Cemetery. Father Scott Harter will officiate. Military Honors will be presented by the Ord VFW Post # 7029 and American Legion Post #38. Inurnment will be in the Ord City Cemetery. LeRoy John was born January 18, 1942, at Ord, Nebraska to Charles and Louise (Puncochar) Svoboda. He was raised in Ord. LeRoy served during Vietnam in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. Following the service he returned to Ord and began his career in law enforcement. In 1978, LeRoy moved to Shelton where he was Chief of Police until 1984. He moved to Hastings and was the head cook at the Front Porch until moving to Loup City where he was on the Police Force. He became 1st Deputy for Sherman County Sherriff’s Department and then Deputy for the Valley County Sherriff’s at Ord until his retirement in 2009. LeRoy was a member of the Dannebrog American Legion. He spent his time working on tractors and taking Boom Boom for rides. His favorite pastime was fishing with his family and making memories. No matter where he went he would tell jokes with people and he made an impact on everyone. Survivors include a son, Randy Svoboda (Crystal Asuncion) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; two daughters, Candy Svoboda (JC Cedar) of Clarks and Kimberly Chollar (Charles) of Polk; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Phyllis Svoboda of Kearney; eight grandchildren, Allen Svoboda, Jamessa Svoboda, Kailey Schleicher, Kaden Stenka, Aaron McGee, Darren McKnight, Adrian McKnight, and Brayden Milhon; and one great-granddaughter, Zailhah Haven. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Georgia and William Proskocil; a sister, Charlotte Stanley; a brother, George Svoboda; infant brother; nephew and niece, Rodney and Laurie; and two nephews. To send a flower arrangement in memory of LeRoy John Svoboda, please click here to visit our sympathy store. [S1004] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Name: Le Roy John Svoboda Gender: Male Death Age: 79 Birth Date: 18 Jan 1942 Birth Place: Ord, Nebraska Death Date: 29 Nov 2021 Death Place: Grand Island Obituary Date: 7 Jun 2024 Father: Charles Svoboda Child: Candy Svoboda Randy Svoboda Kimberly Chollar Siblings: Charlotte Stanley George Svoboda Charles Svoboda William Proskocil Georgia Proskocil Phyllis Svoboda