Raymond Rudolph Martinek

1903 - 1951  (48 years)

• Documents		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 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.

  
  

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

  
  

  Father	Vincent Martinek, Sr.,   b. 24 Jun 1868, Silesia, Austria ,   d. 4 Aug 1916, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Agnes Simecka Martinek,   b. 21 Jan 1870, Monrovia ,   d. 5 Jul 1954, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas  (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 ,   d. 10 Dec 2002, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (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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  Buried - 26 Oct 1951 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth