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The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Emilie PETRZELKA
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Name Emilie PETRZELKA [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 9 Aug 1894 Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic
[1, 2, 5] Gender Female Also Known As Emily PETRZELKA, Emilia PETRZELKA [5, 6] Immigration 6 Jun 1934 Québec, Quebec, Canada
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S.S. Montclare
Ship Name: Montclare
Years in service: 1922-1958
Funnels: 2
Masts: 2
Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific
Ship Description: Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 16,314. Dimensions: 549' x 70' (577' o.l.). Twin-screw, 17 knots. Six steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels.
History: Maiden voyage:…
S.S. Montclare
Ship Name: Montclare
Years in service: 1922-1958
Funnels: 2
Masts: 2
Shipping Line: Canadian Pacific
Ship Description: Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 16,314. Dimensions: 549' x 70' (577' o.l.). Twin-screw, 17 knots. Six steam turbines. Two masts and two funnels.
History: Maiden voyage:…
Passenger Manifest of The S.S. Montclare
Passenger manifest of the S.S. Montclare, departed ville de Cherbourg en Normandie, France, on 30-May-1934 and arrived in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on 06-Jun-1934. It documents the arrival of Emily Staroba and her 3 daughters - including my grandmother Anna - and notes Viking, Alberta, as their destination (to meet up with Henry).Naturalization 19 May 1944 Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
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STAROBA, Emilie
Canada, Naturalization Records, 1915-1951Death 20 Aug 1983 [2] Burial 23 Aug 1983 St. Nepomucene Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[2] STAROBA, Emilie
STAROBA, HenryPerson ID I53 Family Tree Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
Father Antonin PETRZELKA, b. 31 May 1869 d. 1956 (Age 86 years) Relationship natural Mother Anna ZEMANEK, b. 15 Jan 1872 d. 17 Jun 1931 (Age 59 years) Relationship natural Marriage 30 May 1892 [1] Family ID F32 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jindrich STAROBA, b. 17 Sep 1891, Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic
d. 23 Oct 1980, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
(Age 89 years) Marriage 15 Jun 1920 [7] 
STAROBA-PETRZELKA Wedding
STAROBA, Henry
PETRZELKA, EmilieChildren + 1. Anna Henrietta STAROBA, b. 10 Jul 1921, Pitín, South Moravia, Czech Republic
d. 17 Feb 2016, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Mary STAROBA, b. 15 Feb 1927 d. Abt 29 Sep 2002 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. Zdenka Marian STAROBA Photos 
STAROBA, Henry & Emily
50th Wedding AnniversaryFamily ID F29 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
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Event Map
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Photos 
RUZICKA 40th Wedding Anniversary 
STAROBA, Emilie 
STAROBA / ROSE / RUZICKA Family
STAROBA, Zdenka
STAROBA, Mary
ROSE, Anne
ROSE, Pat (in arms)
Sister Stephanie
STAROBA, Emilie
STAROBA Ladies
Emily (seated)
Anne (tallest, standing)
Mary, Zdenka
Women Outside Prague Church 
STAROBA Family
l to r
STAROBA, Henry
STAROBA, Zdenka
STAROBA, Emily
STAROBA, Stanley
STAROBA, Lillian
Documents 
Certificate of Birth
STAROBA, Anna
ROSE, John Joseph
STAROBA, Anna
Province of Alberta, Registration of Marriage
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Sources - [S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 14 Jan 2009.
6. Anna Zemanek was born 15.1.1872. Died on 17.6.1951 (erron 1931)
She married 30.5.1892 Antonin Petrzelka.
Antonin Petrzelka was born 31.5.1869. Died on 1956. Antonin Petrzelka son Josef,
farmer Pitín and Anna Prax.
They had the following children :
14. Rudolf *1892 (Amerika)
15. Emilie *1894 (husband Jindrich Staroba)
16. Josef *1896 ; +1918 (Fell in the First World War)
17. Frantiska *1897 (husband Rudolf Zemanek)
18. Alois *1900 (Canada)
19. Antonín *1901, +? (son Zdenek theater and film direcor-I have the article)
20. Frantisek *1903, +?
21. Anna *1905
22. Marie * 1906
23. Stanislav *1912 - [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
STAROBA, Mother: Emilie, 1894 - 1983; Father: Henry, 1891 - 1980 - [S890] Birth Certificate of Anna Henriette STAROBA.
traanslation needed - [S1167] Canada, Naturalization Records, 1915-1951, (Name: Library and Archives Canada;), The "H" Series letter indicates "Certificates to married women whose husbands are naturalized".
Given Name(s): Emilie
Surname: Staroba
Country: Czechoslovakia
Year: 1944
Page: 5127
Reference: Canada Gazette1944
Item Number: 459907 - [S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 06 Jan 2009.
9.8.1894 Emilia Petrzelkova (baptized in the Church of Sts. Stanislav in Pitin
Father : Antonin Petrzelka farmer Pitin son Josef Petrzelka farmer Pitin and his wife Anna, born Frantisek Prax, famer Pitin
Mother Anna daughter Frantisek Zemanek an Frantiska born Fr.antisek Josefcak farmer Pitin - [S112] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Montclare, Montclare, Canadian Pacific.
RG76 - IMMIGRATION, series C-1-a, 1934 volume 2, page 143, microfilm reel T-14786 - [S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 05 Jan 2009.
Antonin Staroba and Anna Hudeckova
They had the following children :
Stanislav Staroba
Josef Staroba, was born in Pitin 23.9.1884
Regina Starobova
Anna Marie Starobova was born in Pitin 6.8.1885
Frantiska Starobova was born in Pitin 13.8.1887
Antonin Staroba was born in Pitin 2.9.1880 (he married Marie Behlikova on 13.2.1909 was born Marie in Krhov
Jindrich Staroba was born 17.9.1891 Pitin. He married Emilie Petrzelkova
on 15. 6.1920
- [S297] KLEMSOVA, Miroslava, Email of 14 Jan 2009.
