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Thereasa Rose KUDLACEK
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Name Thereasa Rose KUDLACEK [1, 2, 3] - The 20 Nov 1939 border crossing document (Emily RUZICKA) lists her name as Theresa Marie.
Birth 1887 [1] Gender Female Also Known As Teresa Rose KUDLACEK, Rose KUDLACEK [4] Immigration 29 Jun 1888 New York, New York, USA
[5] - Departed Hamburg, Germany on 17 Jun 1888 aboard the Hammonia. Arrived New York, NY, USA on 29 Jun 1888. Travelled with parents and 2 siblings.
Death 21 Feb 1941 [1, 4] Burial Abt 24 Feb 1941 Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
[1] SVOBODA, Thereasa and Frank Person ID I1611 Family Tree Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
Family Frank SVOBODA, b. 1875 d. Sep 1967 (Age 92 years) Children 1. Joseph W. SWOBODA, b. 25 May 1908 d. 2 Feb 1997 (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Frank SWOBODA, b. 1909 d. 2002 (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. Anna Marie SVOBODA, b. 1911 d. 28 Jul 1986 (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 4. Fred George SWOBODA, b. 1913 d. Jan 1979 (Age 66 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Amelia Christina SWOBODA, b. 23 Jun 1917 d. 10 Jun 1995 (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 6. Alice I. SWOBODA, b. 4 Mar 1923 d. 2 May 2009 (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F527 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2026
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Event Map 
Immigration - 29 Jun 1888 - New York, New York, USA 

Burial - Abt 24 Feb 1941 - Prague Catholic Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada 
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Documents 
RUZICKA, Emily
Canada to US Border Crossing, Babb, MT, 20 Nov 1939
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Sources - [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
SVOBODA
Mother
Thereasa
1887 - 1941
Father
Frank
1875 - 1967 - [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 1003, FRANK SWOBODA SR. FAMILY.
... their grandparents (John and Anna Kudlacek) and Aunt Frances [Kudlacek]... - [S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
Name: Emily Rose Ruzicka
Arrival Date: 20 Nov 1939
Port of Arrival: Babb, Montana, USA
Accompanied by: Son Louis Daughter Agnes Friend Mrs. Theresa Marie Svoboda Son Frank Daughter Mollie
Arrival Contact: Mother Mary Hellman
Departure Contact: Husband John
Age: 47
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1892
Birth Place: Hayes Ne
Gender: Female
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards - [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 1003, FRANK SWOBODA SR. FAMILY.
In the winter of 1940-41, Rose became very ill with pneumonia and died February 21, 1941 at the young age of fifty-three years. - [S1033] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957.
Name: Therese Kudlacek
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Austrian
Age: 9/12
Birth Date: abt 1887
Place of Origin: Austria
Departure Port: Hamburg, Germany and Le Havre, France
Destination: USA
Arrival Date: 29 Jun 1888
Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: Hammonia
- [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
