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John R Kratina

Male 1894 - 1976  (81 years)


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  • Name John R Kratina 
    Born 5 Jul 1894  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Jun 1976  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4512  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2017 

    Father John Kratina, Sr.,   b. 27 Mar 1854, Pozdechov, Moravia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1930, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Anna Mynar Kratina,   b. 24 Dec 1855, Prlov, Moravia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1935, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F6183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Hruska Kratina,   b. 19 Jun 1898, Dolany, Moravia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1983, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1932  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Kratina,   b. 2 Apr 1924, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2018, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +2. George Franklin Kratina,   b. 26 Jul 1934, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 2015, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +3. John Delano Kratina,   b. 26 Jul 1934, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 2020, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2021 19:13:05 
    Family ID F4206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Kratina, John 1
    Obituary- Kratina, John 1
    JOHN KRATINA

    Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rossville Presbyterian Church for John R. Kratina, 81, Rossville, who died Wednesday, June 16, 1976 at a Topeka hospital.

    He was born July 5, 1894 in Rossville, where he spent all of his life.

    He was a farmer before he retired and worked at the dehydrating plant in Rossville from 1947 until 1960. He was a medical supervisor in a field hospital near Tours, France during World War I.

    He was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church, Lodge No. 128 Moravan, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association, a 50-year member of the Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and an active member of the Czech-Moravian Cemetery Committee, all at Rossville. He served on the grade school board of Victor No. 101, from 1940 until 1948.

    He was married to Helen Hruska in 1932, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include two sons, John D. Kratina, Rossville, and George F. Kratina, Silver Lake; a daughter, Sister Mary Kratina, Rossville; a brother Frank E. Kratina, Topeka, a sister, Mrs. Tessie Uhl, Grantville; and three grandchildren.

    Bible vigil services were at 8 p.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Military graveside services conducted by the Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31 were after funeral services Saturday at Czech-Moravian Cemetery, north of Rossville. Casket bearers were Frank Cerney, Ben Stach, Bennie Martinek, Emil Martinek, Ernest Kratina, Sr., Ernest Kratina, Jr., Gerald Uhl and William Olejnik.

    Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Presbyterian Church for Christian education purposes.
    Obituary- Kratina, John 2
    Obituary- Kratina, John 2
    John Kratina
    ROSSVILLE — Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rossville Presbyterian Church for John R. Kratina, 81, Rossville, who died Wednesday at a Topeka hospital.

    He was born July 5, 1894, in Rossville, where he spent all of his life.

    He was a farmer before he retired and worked at the dehydrating plant in Rossville from 1947 until 1960. He was a medical supervisor in a field hospital near Tours, France, during World War I.

    He. was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church, Lodge No. 128 Moravan, Western Bohemian Fraternal Association, a 50-year member of Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and an active member of the Czech-Moravian Cemetery Committee, all at Rossville. He served on the grade school board of Victor No. 101, from 1940 until 1948.

    He was married to Helen Hruska in 1932 in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include two sons, John D. Kratina, Rossville, and George F. Kratina, Silver Lake; a daughter, Sister Mary Kratina, Rossville; a brother, Frank E. Kratina, 1942 N. Quincy, Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Tressie Uhl, Grantville; and three grandchildren.

    Bible Vigil services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Military graveside services conducted by the Jimmy Lillard Post- No. 31 will be after funeral services Saturday at Czech-Moravian Cemetery, north of Rossville.

    Mr. Kratina will lie in state from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Presbyterian Church for Christian education purposes.