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Infant SVOBODA

Infant SVOBODA

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  • Name Infant SVOBODA  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 20 Feb 1940  Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Feb 1940  Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 21 Feb 1940  Ord Cemetery/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    SVOBODA, Infant
    SVOBODA, Infant
    SVOBODA, Infant Obituary
    SVOBODA, Infant Obituary
    Person ID I4447  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Charles George SVOBODA,   b. 3 Mar 1908, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1982, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Louise PUNCOCHAR,   b. 3 Mar 1911, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1982, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Feb 1940 - Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.

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    2. [S974] Ord Cemetery (Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      CHAS. SVOBODA INFANT
      1940 - 1940

    3. [S1449] Obituary of Infant SVOBODA, (Date: Abt. 21 Feb 1940;).
      Infant Buried Today.

      Funeral services for the stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Svoboda are being held this afternoon from the Ord Catholic Church at 2 p.m., arrangements in charge of Frazier's. Burial will be made in the Ord Catholic cemetery.


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