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Clifford “Cliff” Skarka

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Birth	:	5 Mar 1922 Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	12 May 2012 Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Sidney, Cheyenne County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1497002, -102.9569016
Description	:	Clifford "Cliff" Skarka, 90 of Sidney, died Saturday morning, May 12, 2012 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cliff was born March 5, 1922. Cliff Skarka, the fourth of six children, was born to Joseph and Anna Skarka on March 5th, 1922 on a farm northeast of Potter, NE. Cliff grew up on the farm and attended a country school near the family farm. Cliff served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, at Bridgeport NE. during World War II. Cliff married Jean Pinney on June 26th 1948 in Gering, NE. Cliff and Jean had a loving sixty-four year... Read More	Clifford "Cliff" Skarka, 90 of Sidney, died Saturday morning, May 12, 2012 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Cliff was born March 5, 1922. Cliff Skarka, the fourth of six children, was born to Joseph and Anna Skarka on March 5th, 1922 on a farm northeast of Potter, NE. Cliff grew up on the farm and attended a country school near the family farm. Cliff served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, at Bridgeport NE. during World War II. Cliff married Jean Pinney on June 26th 1948 in Gering, NE. Cliff and Jean had a loving sixty-four year marriage. He enjoyed family visits and taking trips with Jean to various vacation destinations. Raising two sons Ron and Rex, Cliff hauled freight for a local trucking company, before beginning what would turn out to be a 33 year career with The Ohio Oil Company, later to become Marathon Oil Company, in 1952. Cliff started out as a truck driver, hauling oil rig equipment from site to site during the oil boom days around Sidney. He later worked at the company's gas plant southwest of Sidney. Cliff completed his service driving a road grader, building and maintaining roads serving oil well sites for the company. He retired in 1985. Cliff was a long standing member of the Sidney Lodge No. 1894 B.P.O. Elks Organization. Survivors are: son, Ron and his wife Connie Skarka of Littleton, CO, grandson David Skarka and his wife Shannon, and great grandson Joshua of Greeley, CO, granddaughters Jennifer Daniel and husband Matt, and Katie Herrera and husband Chris all of Denver CO; son, Rex and wife Lori Skarka of Kearney, NE, granddaughter Sarah of Omaha, NE, and grandson Kellen of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA.; brother, Harold Skarka of Grand Island NE. and a host of relatives and friends. Cliff was preceded in death by: parents and four siblings. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery, Sidney, NE.

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Clifford “Cliff” Skarka's memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Sidney, Cheyenne County, USA.
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Clifford “Cliff” Skarka death on 12 May 2012 in Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.1497002
Longitude: -102.9569016

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Frank Skarka

(1888 - 1971)

Anna Barbara Benes Skarka

(1893 - 1977)

Spouse

Jean N. Pinney Skarka

(1927 - 2012)

Siblings

(1913 - 1957)

(1916 - 2002)

(1920 - 1959)

(1927 - 2005)

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Coordinate: 41.1497002, -102.9569016

2. Boot Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1491000, -102.9727000

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Coordinate: 40.9707985, -103.1157990

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Coordinate: 40.9392150, -103.1148290

14. Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1534000, -102.6337000

15. Weyerts Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3226700, -102.7242355

16. Saint Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3154000, -103.2045000

17. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2952000, -102.6865000

18. Pleasantview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2080994, -102.6299973

19. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4028015, -102.9630966

20. Dalton Cemetery
Dalton, Cheyenne County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4030991, -102.9649963

21. Lynch Cemetery
Logan County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9103012, -102.7716980

22. Potter Community Cemetery
Potter, Cheyenne County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2085991, -103.3189011

23. Smyrna Cemetery
Potter, Cheyenne County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3078000, -103.2785000

24. Sanders Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4085999, -103.2157974