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Obituary- Smatla, Thomas G. 2

THOMAS SMATLA
Thomas G. Smatla, 90, Route 1, Silver
Lake, died Thursday morning, November 17, 1977, at a Topeka hospital following a short illness.

He was born September 19, 1887, in Posdechov, Moravia, Czechoslovakia, and came to the United States in 1904. He purchased a farm at Maple Hill in 1914, and lived there until moving to Rossville in 1928. He was a farmer before he retired.

He was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church and Z.C.B.J. Lodge, both of Rossville.

He married Marie Juran on May 6, 1914, in Topeka. She died December 15, 1976.

Survivors include five sons, the Reverend Thomas Smatla, Butte, Mont., Bennie Smatla, Jacksonville, Fla., Henry Smatla, Meriden, and Edward Smatla and William Smatla, both of Silver Lake; three daughters, mrs. Lydia Dailey, Overland Park, Mrs. Marie DeVeney, Raytown, Mo., and Mrs. Alice Kingman, Independence, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rossville Presbyterian Church, Rossville. Burial was in Czech-Moravan Cemetery, north of Rossville.

Prayer services were at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Verschelden Funeral Home.

Active casket bearers were Mr. Smatla’s five sons and a son-in-law, Thomas C. Dailey. Honorary casket bearers were William Olejnik, George Olejnik, Junior Dannefer, August Stach, Marvin Davis, Joe Macha, Ben Stach, Emial Kovar, Frank Stach, James Rezac.

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