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Donald Edward Soukup

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Birth	:	3 Jan 1930
Death	:	9 Jul 2019 Seward, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brainard, Butler County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1777992, -96.9953003
Description	:	Donald E. Soukup was born to Edward and Lucille (Bruner) Soukup on January 3, 1930. He was the oldest of four children. During his childhood he attended District #45, a rural school, for eight years. It was about six miles southwest of Brainard. He attended Dwight Assumption Parochial School his high school freshman year, and completed his last three years at Brainard High School (now, East Butler). He graduated in May, 1947, and began farming with his father, Edward. Don joined the Army on January 17,... Read More	Donald E. Soukup was born to Edward and Lucille (Bruner) Soukup on January 3, 1930. He was the oldest of four children. During his childhood he attended District #45, a rural school, for eight years. It was about six miles southwest of Brainard. He attended Dwight Assumption Parochial School his high school freshman year, and completed his last three years at Brainard High School (now, East Butler). He graduated in May, 1947, and began farming with his father, Edward. Don joined the Army on January 17, 1951. He and Vangie Bouc were engaged in May of 1951. He completed 13 weeks of Basic Training at Fort Riley, Kansas and was sent to Korea manning an artillery Howitzer gun clearing the way for the infantry ground troops. He was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky from June to August, 1952. The couple was married on Thursday, Sept. 11, 1952 at St. Mary’s Church in Valparaiso, prior to his assignment in Austria and Germany. After his discharge, they lived in a small house seven miles southwest of Brainard where one daughter, Donna Lynn, was born. The couple moved southeast of Ulysses where another daughter, Valerie Lea, was born. Don was employed by Western Electric for two years. In 1963, the family moved to the home place farm and lived there for 30 years. In 1993, they built a ranch style house in which they now still reside. The family attended Holy Trinity Church; the two children spent their elementary years at Holy Trinity Parochial School. Their high school years were at East Butler Public school where Don and Vangie were loyal fans of the girls’ school events. Don farmed for 63 years, retiring in 2017. He kept busy doing yard work and odd jobs around the farm. He was an active church board member, a Northrup King seed dealer, and loved to hunt, fish, bowl, play pool and cards. He especially enjoyed “Darda” and passed his Darda-playing skills onto his grandchildren. Don had several health issues. In July of 2018, he had a hospital stay with a broken hip. In December, he had an artificial heart valve inserted with a long stay at the Heart Institute. Christmas was spent with all of the family visiting in the hospital and one week later at his home. His health issues kept increasing from January to July with many emergency room visits and hospital stays Don died peacefully early Tuesday morning, on July 9th at Seward Memorial Hospital. His greatest joys were his seven grandchildren, his nine great-grandchildren, and receiving the Quilt of Valor in March. Don also has a brick at the Memorial Wall at Columbus and one at Evergreen Park in Brainard which commemorates his service to his country. Don loved to attend the grandchildren’s activities, especially watching the boys play baseball. He gave four-wheeler honda rides which were a favorite of all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had a beloved cat named Pepper who also rode the honda with him, every day. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Lucille Soukup; Parents -in- law, John and Adeline Bouc; his sister-in-law, Gail Soukup and a nephew, Allen Kudlacek, who died in the Vietnam War. Survivors include : wife, Vangie Soukup; daughters Donna (Ron) Furasek, Valerie (Dave) Tvrdy; 7 grandchildren: Jonathan (Allison) Furasek, Jessica Furasek and Ryan Smith; Amanda Furasek, Zachary (Erin) Furasek, Joseph Furasek, Candice (Matt) Martin, Ashley (Ryan) Holt,; nine great grandchildren: Lucie and Addy Furasek, Nevaeh Tyler, Trinity and Stryker Youngblood, Derek Martin, Maeble, Jordon and Jackson Holt; one brother- Merlyn Soukup, two sisters: Maxine Armstead and Darlene (Edwin) Kudlacek; many cousins and friends.

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Donald Edward Soukup's memorial is located at: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brainard, Butler County, USA.
When did Donald Edward Soukup death?
Donald Edward Soukup death on 9 Jul 2019 in Seward, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.1777992
Longitude: -96.9953003

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Edward J. Soukup

(1908 - 1956)

Lucille M. Bruner Soukup

(1908 - 2007)

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