Raymond Rudolph Martinek

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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.

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