Emma SVOBODA

1909 - 1999  (89 years)

• Name	Emma SVOBODA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	25 Aug 1909	Elba, Howard, Nebraska, USA   [2, 11]
  		SVOBODA, Emma SVOBODA, James Fred Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004 This document is admittedly a little bit confusing. For the line that lists Anton and Bessie, what is "HART"? This column appears to be maiden name but then that does not align with Bessie's (TUMA). Additionally, the date on that line is Emma's birthdate, not James'. Then,…
  Gender	Female
  Census	16 Apr 1910	Elba, Howard, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  		1910 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Elba Supervisor's District No. 6 Enumeration District No. 149 Sheet No. 2A
  Census	Abt 10 Apr 1930	Geranium, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [6]
  		1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Valley County, Geranium Enumeration District No. 88-7 Supervisor's District No. 5 Sheet No. 3B
  Census	22 Apr 1940	Geranium, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [7]
  		1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Valley County, Geranium Supervisor's District No. 10 Enumeration District No. 88-8 Sheet No. 4B
  Census	17 Apr 1950	Michigan, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [8]
  		1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Valley County, Michigan Enumeration District No. 88-11 Sheet No. 71
  Death	2 Mar 1999	Valley County Hospital/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [2, 11]
  		NOVAK, Emma Obituary Part I
  		NOVAK, Emma Obituary Part II
  Burial	5 Mar 1999	Ord Cemetery/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA   [2, 11]
  		NOVAK, Emma NOVAK, Frank
  Person ID	I4469	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Anton SVOBODA,   b. 25 Oct 1874, Czech Republic d. 20 May 1964, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bessie E. TUMA,   b. 28 Jun 1885, Howard, Nebraska, USA d. 17 Feb 1965, Garfield, Nebraska, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Dec 1905	St Paul, Howard, Nebraska, USA   [13, 14]
  		SVOBODA, Anton TUMA, Bessie Marriage License Witnesses are Anton's brothers.
  Family ID	F1222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank NOVAK,   b. 30 Mar 1903, Arcadia, Valley, Nebraska, USA d. 7 Sep 1996, Valley County Hospital/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1929	Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, USA   [2, 5, 11, 12, 15]
  		STANLEY, Robert SVOBODA, Charlotte SVOBODA, Emma Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
  		NOVAK, Frank SVOBODA, Emma Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
  Children	1. LaVerne Frank NOVAK,   b. 23 Jun 1930, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA d. 12 Nov 1932, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Eugene E. NOVAK
  Family ID	F1639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Aug 1909 - Elba, Howard, Nebraska, USA Census - 16 Apr 1910 - Elba, Howard, Nebraska, USA Marriage - 19 Mar 1929 - Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, USA Census - Abt 10 Apr 1930 - Geranium, Valley, Nebraska, USA Census - 22 Apr 1940 - Geranium, Valley, Nebraska, USA Census - 17 Apr 1950 - Michigan, Valley, Nebraska, USA Death - 2 Mar 1999 - Valley County Hospital/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Burial - 5 Mar 1999 - Ord Cemetery/Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		NOVAK, Frank U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  		NOVAK, LaVerne Obituary
  		NOVAK, Frank Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S1450] 1910 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Howard, Elba, Thirteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 149, Sheet No. 2A. Lines 14 thru 18 [S974] Ord Cemetery (Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers. NOVAK EMMA AUG. 25, 1909 MAR. 2, 1999 MARRIED MAR. 19, 1929 FRANK MAR. 30, 1903 SEPT. 7, 1996 [S974] Ord Cemetery (Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers. LAVERNE FRANK SON OF MR.-MRS. FRANK NOVAK 1930 - 1932 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Frank Novak Gender: Male Race: White Age: 39 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 30 Mar 1902 [sic] Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA Residence Place: Geranium, Valley, Nebraska, USA Registration Date: 14 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Geranium, Valley, Nebraska, USA Employer: Self Height: 5 8 Weight: 185 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Emma Novak [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022. Name: Emma M Svoboda Marriage Date: 1929 Marriage Place: Custer, Nebraska, USA Certificate Number: 1609 [S1376] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Valley, Geranium, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 88-7, Supervisor's District No. 5, Sheet No. 3B. Lines 53 thru 54 [S1452] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Valley, Geranium, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 88-8, Sheet No. 4B. Lines 73 thru 75 [S1453] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Valley, Michigan, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 88-11, Sheet No. 71. Lines 15 thru 17 [S1454] Obituary of Ina Fae NOVAK, (Name: KNLV Radio; Location: Nebraska, USA; Date: 5 Feb 2019;). Ina Fae Novak, 84, of Ord passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019, at the Ord First United Methodist Church. Reverends Stefanie Hayes and Glenda Pearson will officiate. Burial will be in the Ord Bohemian Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Ord Memorial Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the National Hall. Ord Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Ina Fae was born September 4, 1934, at Ord, Nebraska to Walter and Mary (Plejdrup) Jorgensen. She was raised in the Haskell Creek and Gravel Creek areas of Valley County. She received her education at Sunny Slope District #12 School and graduated from Ord High School in 1952. On April 8, 1953, Ina Fae was united in marriage to Eugene Novak at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Ord, Nebraska. The couple made their home on the farm west of Ord. In 2002, they moved into Ord. Ina Fae was a member of the Neighborly Sister’s Extension Club and Crimson Angels. Her hobbies included flowers, sewing, cooking; and collecting and reading cookbooks. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids and great-grandkids and loved her cat. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Eugene of Ord; three sons and two daughters-in-law, David and Louise of Mechanicsville, MD, Keith and Ellen of Seward, and Dale of Ord; a daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Brad Copple of Hastings; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her parents-in-law, Frank and Emma Novak; one brother, Harlan Jorgensen; and four sisters, Evelyn Jorgensen, Lorraine Goff, Dorothy Zulkoski and Norma Holden. [S1451] Obituary of LaVerne Frank NOVAK, (Date: Abt 17 Nov 1932;). Baby Dies Saturday, Was Badly Burned Four Days Before Burns received on November 8 when he fell into a pot of boiling water proved fatal four days later to Laverne [sic] Frank Novak, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Novak, Jr., who passed away at the Ord hospital at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, November 12. He was an only child and is being greatly mourned. The little boy was born June 23, 1930 at the family home thirteen miles west of Ord. When death came Saturday he was two years, four months and nineteen days old. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sowl's chapel, Rev. L. M. Real being in charge, and interment was in the Bhoemian National cemetery at Ord. Pallbearers were Harvey Krahulik, George Radil, Eugene Puncochar and Eddie Puncochar. The services were largely attended by griends and relatives of the family from Howard county as well as the vicinity. Out of town relatives at the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zavitka, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Frandsen and children, Mr. and Mrs. James Zwitka and children, all of Elba, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Svoboda and daughter Minnie and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dworak, of Farwell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tuma, of Cotesfield, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Krbel, of Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. Coln and children and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nightengale, of Burwell. Source note: It is assumed that the obituary refers to Frank Albert and Hilda Agnes TUMA as they are indicated as being from Cotesfield and that is where the TUMA family historically resided. [S1456] Obituary of Emma NOVAK, (Date: Abt. 03 Mar 1999;). Emma Novak Ord resident, 89 Emma Novak, 89, of Ord died Mar. 2, 1999 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord. Funeral services will be held on Fri., Mar. 5, at 10:30 a.m. at the Ord Memorial Chapel, the Rev. Keith Menter will officiate. Musicians are Laddie E. Bruha, Alice Stevens and Agnes Janda. Pallbearers are Dale Svoboda, Allen Svoboda, Brad Copple, David Novak, Keith Novak and Dale Novak. Burial will be in the Ord Bohemian Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 5 - 8:30 p.m. at the Ord Memorial Chapel. Arrangements are by Ord Memorial Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Western Fraternal Life Association #112, or to the Senior Classics of Valley County. Mrs. Novak was born August 25, 1909, three miles west of Elba, to Anton and Bessie (Tuma) Svoboda. At the age of nine years she moved with her parents two miles north of Ord and attended the Melia School. The family then moved west of Ord and she attended the Brace School. On March 19, 1929, she married Frank Novak at Broken Bow. The couple lived on the Novak farm west of Ord. In 1969 they moved into the town of Ord. Mr. Novak died Sept. 7, 1996. Mrs. Novak continued to live in Ord until her death. While on the farm she enjoyed raising chickens and gardening. While living in town she did craft work, grew flowers and spent time at the Senior Center. She was a charter member of the Neighborly Sisters Club since 1945 and a member of the Western Fraternal Life Association #112 for 66 years, having served as secretary for 22 years. She is survived by one son, Eugene of Ord; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three brothers, James Sr. of Burwell, Raymond of Portland, OR and Eldon of Cotesfield; and two sisters, Bessie Toogood of Goleta, CA and Viola Christopherson of Tacoma, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank; one son, LaVerne; and four brothers, Charley, Joe, Wayne and Frank. [S1457] Obituary of Frank NOVAK, (Date: Abt. 12 Sep 1996;). Frank Novak Frank Novak, 93, of Ord died Sept. 7, 1996 at the Valley County Hospital in Ord. Funeral services were held Sept. 10 at the Ord Memorial Chapel at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. M. S. Anderson officiated. The organist was Linda Nance. Dan Bruha was the accordionist. Alice Stevens and Agnes Janda were vocalists. Pallbearers were David Novak, Keith Novak, Dale Novak, Bradly Copple, Myron Novak and Dale Svoboda. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Odd Fellows Lodge and members of Wester Fraternal Life Lodge #112. Special services were conducted by the Oddfellows Lodge of Ord. Burial was in the Ord City Cemetery. Arrangements were by Ord Memorial Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Western Fraternal Life Association Lodge #112 or to the American Heart Association. Mr. Novak was born March 30, 1903 to Frank J. and Julia (Pokorny) Novak in a sod house four miles north of Arcadia. The family moved later to five miles east of Comstock on a farm which was homesteaded by his grandparents, which is currently still in the Novak family. He received his education at Round Valley Country School located four miles east of Comstock. On March 19, 1929 he married Emma Svoboda in Broken Bow. The couple made their home on a farm eight miles west of Ord. They farmed there until their retirement in 1969 when they moved to Ord. Mr. Novak worked at the city golf course and as a trucker. He was a member of the Western Fraternal Association, serving many years as the president and treasurer. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge and the Oddfellows Lodge. He enjoyed bowling and playing cards. He is survived by his wife, Emma; one son, Eugene of Ord; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Ed of Ord; and one sister, Agnes Woods of Cheyenne, Wyo. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, LaVerne; and four sisters, Mary Pesek, Emma Workman, Lillian Knapp and Rose Leska. [S962] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908. Name: Bessie Tuma Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 20 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1885 Birth Place: Howard County, Nebraska Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1905 Marriage Place: St Paul, Nebraska, USA Marriage County Office: Howard Father: Frank Tuma Mother: Mary Tuma Spouse: Anton Svoboda [S969] Cotesfield Cemetery (Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers. SVOBODA BESSIE 1885 - 1965 ANTON 1874 - 1964 MARRIED DEC. 20, 1905 [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022. Name: Frank F Novak Marriage Date: 1929 Marriage Place: Custer, Nebraska, USA Certificate Number: 1609