Ernest L Kratina, Sr.

1922 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Ernest L Kratina
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	23 Jan 1922	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Apr 2009	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	18 Apr 2009	Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4508	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Frank Edward Kratina,   b. 3 Sep 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 31 Jan 1980, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Bernice Uhl Kratina Pritchett Ping,   b. 3 Jan 1901, Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio ,   d. 11 Jun 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilma June Hotzel Kratina
  Married	3 May 1944	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Ernest L (Doc) Kratina, Jr.,   b. 9 Jul 1945, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio ,   d. 27 Jan 2023  (Age 77 years)   2. Bradley Gene Kratina,   b. 24 Jan 1964, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Dec 1993, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 29 years)   3. Sharon E Kratina Overbey Brehm   4. Carol A Kratina Harris   5. Linda K Kratina Ross   6. Cynthia S Kratina Schreiner
  Documents		Marriage- Hotzel, Wilma-Kratina, Ernest Hotzel-Kratina The marriage of Miss Wilma June Hotzel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hotzel, Topeka, to Mr. Ernest L. Kratina, took place May 3, in the Assumption Church at Topeka with Msgr. Eugene Vallely officiating. A breakfast in the Green Room at the Hotel Jayhawk followed. Private Kratina is the son of Frank Kratina, of Chicago, formerly of the Rossville community. He was with the Boeing Aircraft Corporation in Wichita for three years. Mrs. Kratina is a graduate of the Capitol Catholic High School. She plans to join her husband later.
  		Anniversary- Kratina, Ernest and Wilma Ernest and Wilma Kratina Ernest and Wilma Kratina celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise reception and dance on May 1 at the Arab Shrine Temple in Topeka. The event was hosted by their children and their spouses, Ernest and Sheila Kratina, Rossville; Larry and Carol Harris, Topeka; Gary and Linda Ross, St. Louis; Douglas and Sharon Brehm, Topeka; and Cynthia Kratina, Topeka. The Kratinas also were parents of another son, the late Bradley Kratina. Ernest Kratina and Wilma Hotzel were married May 3, 1944, in Topeka.
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2024 21:08:16
  Family ID	F3003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 18 Apr 2009 - Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Kratina, Sr., Ernest ERNEST L. KRATINA SR. Ernest L. Kratina Sr., 87, Topeka, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Colmery-O’Neil VAMC. He was born Jan. 23, 1922, at Delia, the son of Frank E. Kratina and Bernice (Uhl). He graduated from Meriden High School and machinist’s technical school at Chicago, Ill. Ernest served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He retired from Goodyear after 30 years of service. Mr. and Mrs. Kratina owned and operated three Hamburger Haven Cafes in Topeka. He also farmed and dealt in real estate. He was a 65-year member of the Masonic Lodge and a current member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF & AM; Topeka Scottish Rite Bodies; Arab Shrine Temple; Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion; DAV; and ZCBJ Moravian Lodge No. 128. Ernest was married to Wilma J. Hotzel on May 3, 1944, in Topeka. She survives. He was preceded in death by a son, Bradley G. Kratina, on Dec. 1, 1993. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son: Dr. Ernest L. Kratina Jr. of Delia; four daughters: Carol A. Harris of Topeka, Linda K. Ross of St. Louis, Mo., Sharon E. Brehm of Topeka, and Cynthia S. Schreiner of Topeka; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held Saturday, April 18, at Prairie Home Cemetery, NW 35th & Menoken Road. Masonic services will be conducted by Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF&AM. Memorial contributions may be made to Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, AF & AM, 909 NW Lyman, Topeka, KS 66608 or TARC, 1800 SW 42nd, Topeka, KS 66609. Services were conducted by Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, Topeka.