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Raymond Rudolph Martinek

Male 1903 - 1951  (48 years)


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  • Name Raymond Rudolph Martinek 
    Born 17 Jul 1903  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Oct 1951  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 26 Oct 1951  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4647  Rossville
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2016 

    Father Vincent Martinek, Sr.,   b. 24 Jun 1868, Silesia, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1916, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Agnes Simecka Martinek,   b. 21 Jan 1870, Monrovia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1954, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1890 
    Family ID F768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha J Macha Martinek,   b. 2 Nov 1907, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 2002, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1948 
    Children 
     1. Infant Martinek,   b. 24 Feb 1949,   d. 24 Feb 1949  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2016 14:00:16 
    Family ID F1923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Oct 1951 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Martinek, Raymond 1
    Obituary- Martinek, Raymond 1
    RAY R. MARTINEK

    Ray R. Martinek, 48, a life-long resident of Rossville-Delia communities, died early Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1951, in a Topeka hospital after an illness of several months. He was born July 17, 1903, on the family farm northeast of Rossville. Since his return from army service in the second World war had operated an electrical business in Delia. He was a member of Capitol Post No. 1, American Legion; the Sacred Heart Church of Delia and the Z. C. B. J., a Moravian Lodge No. 129 of Rossville Township.

    Beside his wife, Mrs. Bertha Martinek, of the home, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Agnes Martinek, Route One, Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Brown, Kansas City, Mo.,; Mrs. Helen Macha, Council Grove; Mrs. Agnes Kozak, Topeka and Mrs. Stella Kovar, Rossville; seven brothers: Vince and William Martinek, Silver Lake; Steven Martinek, Topeka; Albert, Henry, Emil and Bennie of this community.

    The funeral will be at 9 a. m. Friday at the Sacred Heart Church at Delia with American Legion services at the grave in Mount Calvary cemetery at St. Marys. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p. m. this (Thursday) night at his home.


    Ray R. Martinek

    Ray R. Martinek, 48, of Delia, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1951, in a Topeka Hospital after an illness of several months. He was born July 17, 1903, in Rossville and operated an electrical business in Delia. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of Capitol Post No.1, American Legion, the Sacred Heart Church in Delia and the Morvan Lodge No. 129, at Rossville.

    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bertha Martinek, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Agnes Martinek, Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Brown, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Helen Macha, Council Grove, Mrs. Agnes Kozak, Topeka, and Mrs. Stella Kovar, Rossville; seven brothers, Vince and William Martinek, Silver Lake, Steven Martinek, Topeka, Albert, Henry, Emil and Bennie Martinek, all of Rossville. The funeral will be at 9 a. m., Friday at the Sacred Heart Church at Delia with American Legion services at the grave in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p. m., Thursday, at his home.
    Obituary- Martinek, Raymond 2
    Obituary- Martinek, Raymond 2
    RAYMOND RUDOLPH MARTINEK

    Raymond R. Martinek, son of Mrs. Agnes Martinek and the late Vincent Martinek of Rossville, passed away at St. Francis hospital on October 23, 1951, at 1:40 p. m. after an extended illness of two years.

    He was born July 17, 1903, on the Martinek farm, northeast of Rossville, where his mother still resides.

    Ray was 48 years, 3 months and 6 days old when he was taken away.

    He spent his entire life in this community as a farmer and later as an electrician, having owned and operated a successful electrical business in Delia. Since the REA lines started Ray has wired a big majority of the farm homes around here.

    He has made many friends in this way who will always remember his fine personality and loving ways he kept up during his courageous fight in his long illness. He was always happy and shared this with everyone.

    Ray voluntarily enlisted his services in World War II in July, 1942. He spent most of his 2 1-2 years in the Southwest Pacific as a member of Company F, 592nd Engineer Amphibian Regiment. He was also a member of Capitol Post American Legion No. 1 of Topeka; Sacred Heart Church in Delia and the Moravian Lodge No. 128, Rossville.

    On June 22, 1948, he was united in marriage to Bertha Macha of Delia. To this union was born a daughter who died in infancy.

    Surviving, besides his wife, Bertha Martinek, of the home are his mother Agnes Martinek, Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Brown, Kansas City, Mo.,; Mrs. H. Macha, Council Grove; Mrs. Agnes Kozak, Topeka; Mrs. Stella Kovar, Rossville; seven brothers, Vince and William, Silver Lake; Steven Martinek, Topeka; Albert, Emil, Henry and Bennie, all of Rossville.

    Funeral services were held at the Sacred Heart Church in Delia, Friday, Oct. 26, 1951, at 9 o’clock with Fr. McManus officiating. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery at St. Marys.

    The Altar boys were Douglas Martinek, Bobbie Simecka, Norman Simecka and Jimmie Simecka. The honorary pallbearers were his seven brothers.

    Active pallbearers were his brother-in-laws: Dick Macha, Edward Macha, Marvin Macha, Pete Kovar, Dr. Adrian J. Brown and his cousin, Arthur Simecka.