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Dr Adolph Srb

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Birth	:	1892
Death	:	1976
Burial	:	St. John's Churchyard, Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate	:	-34.0039720, 18.4667500
Description	:	CLICK on the photos for more family history. Dr. Adolph F. Srb first married Ferne Longacre. She died of flu during the epidemic of 1919. At the time Adolph was in the U.S. Medical Corp in Europe. He probably received word of her illness and death after she was buried. She is buried in Glencoe Cemetery SE of Dodge. They had no children. Adolph next married Marie Wagner and they had several children. Adolph was a surgeon in Omaha. They lived among the Czech's in South Omaha. _______ From CZECH MUSIC IN NEBRASKA SRB MUSICAL FAMILY (This Srb article... Read More	CLICK on the photos for more family history. Dr. Adolph F. Srb first married Ferne Longacre. She died of flu during the epidemic of 1919. At the time Adolph was in the U.S. Medical Corp in Europe. He probably received word of her illness and death after she was buried. She is buried in Glencoe Cemetery SE of Dodge. They had no children. Adolph next married Marie Wagner and they had several children. Adolph was a surgeon in Omaha. They lived among the Czech's in South Omaha. _______ From CZECH MUSIC IN NEBRASKA SRB MUSICAL FAMILY (This Srb article was written and compiled by DeLores Kucera around 1980. There is much in this book / article that I am leaving out because it has been covered elsewhere.) Picture, page 116 Srb Band. Front row: John Skala, Joe Srb, Tom Vogltance. Back Row: A (Dick) Scholte, Vincent Kriz, Al Clement, Adolph Srb, Frank Bartosh, Joe Srb, Ed Schinkel and Jerome Srb ……..In the Silver Jubilee edition of the "Criterion," Joseph Srb Sr. was listed as an expert musician and leader of the band. His family all participated in Band and other musical activities. This article is primarily offered as a tribute to the late Dr. Adolph Frank Srb, a general practitioner and surgeon in Omaha for 56 years. I knew him, admired his work, both in the health care area and his musical ability, and loved him. He provided both medical care and inspiration to our family in some rather difficult times. Always, he was a gentleman, humanitarian and friend. When Sousa's band was in Omaha, Adolph played in it as a substitute. Adolph was a graduate of Creighton University College of Medicine in 1916. His first office was in the Belvedere Apartments at the southeast corner of 16th and William Streets in Omaha. ……….In 1923 he married Marie Rose Wagner of Fremont, NE, his future bookkeeper and mother of seven children. In 1923 Dr. Adolph Srb built a massive brick home at 1719 S. 16th Street in Omaha, with 16 room plus basement (for his office and treatment rooms, childbirth and minor surgery. Trying to collect bills during the 30's, Dr. Srb would settle for musical instruments. He donated flutes, clarinets, 32 violins, etc. to Comenius School, 15th and Pine Street which gave music lessons. Here, Dr. Srb recruited an orchestra which performed free at Sokol Halls, etc. He hired professional musicians to augment it, and put on two-hour Memorial Day Concerts at Dodge (1949-1961) in the chapel of the Bohemian National Cemetery. Mrs. Srb cooked for the musicians and guests. Dr. Srb was one of the busiest surgeons, obstetricians, general practitioners and musicians in Omaha. His schedule for many years: 8 A.M. to 3 P.M.—surgery and making his rounds at Doctors Hospital (where he was Chief of Staff); from 4 to 6 P.M. and 8 to 10 P.M. home office hours; from 7 to 8 P.M. he conducted the Srb orchestra from the area of Comenius Youth School to which he had donated the instruments. House calls were squeezed in as needed if necessary. Among Dr. Srb's close relatives were five physicians, a dentist, and a PhD in genetics. But none of his children were attracted to the health sciences. Son Warren (Fritz) explained why he wasn't. One day Dr. Srb ordered him to put on sterile gloves to hold apart the cheeks of a prone patient being treated for hemorrhoids. Warren succeeded admirably and later wheedled, "Shouldn't I get half the fee?" "Yes, you earned it, half of three dollars." "Gee, when do I get the $1.50?" "When the patient pays me, and he owes me $400.00 already." ……….. Dr. Srb's right hand man for over 30 years was Rose Blazek, R.N. In his last years, after his cerebral vascular accidents, she also nursed him. And she continued his office practice until the end, consulting him when necessary. Dr. Adolph F. Srb;, 84, died April 29, 1976 in Omaha, Nebraska and a giant among men was lost, particularly to the Czech people. An old Czech custom was having orchestras play at funerals. For Dr. Srb's funeral an orchestra of his children etc. played……….. Article by DeLores Kucera (In about 2000 and 2002 I, Jack Hultquist, visited with Rose Blazek. I was just north of where Adolph lived and I asked an older man if he knew Dr. Srb. He did. I asked if he knew Rose. He did and he pointed to her house. At that time Rose's sister was still living and I talked with both of them. I think her name was Mary. The next time I was back it was a year or two later and Mary had died, but Rose and I had a good talk. --- Jack Hultquist)

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Dr Adolph Srb's memorial is located at: St. John's Churchyard, Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.
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Latitude: -34.0039720
Longitude: 18.4667500

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Srb

(1859 - 1922)

Marie Skala Srb

(1863 - 1921)

Spouse

Alice Ferne Longacre Srb

(1894 - 1919)

Mrs Marie Rose Wagner Srb

(1900 - 1959)

Siblings

Anna Marie Srb Popelar

(1882 - 1933)

(1884 - 1949)

(1886 - 1966)

(1888 - 1957)

(1895 - 1967)

(1898 - 1898)

(1905 - 2004)

Children

Warren Jerome “Fritz” Srb

(1927 - 2011)

Douglas G. Srb

(1932 - 1996)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. St. John's Churchyard
Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0039720, 18.4667500

2. Church Street Methodist Church Cemetery
Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0039580, 18.4672820

3. Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0038970, 18.4676620

4. Corpus Christi Church Columbarium
Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0147710, 18.4715930

5. Kenilworth Old Cemetery
Kenilworth, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0017910, 18.4813760

6. Plumstead Methodist Church Memorial Wall
Plumstead, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0209110, 18.4670000

7. St. Saviour's Anglican Church Cemetery
Claremont, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9835070, 18.4642180

8. Von Buchenröder Cemetery
Claremont, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9819016, 18.4600876

9. Plumstead Cemetery
Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0263300, 18.4764000

10. Plumstead Cemetery
Plumstead, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0268500, 18.4765670

11. Constantia Cemetery
Constantia, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0161200, 18.4410500

12. East Claremont Congregational Church Wall of Remembrance
Claremont, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9815330, 18.4792830

13. Church of Christ Memorial Garden
Constantia, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0212670, 18.4388000

14. Van Lier Gravesite
Newlands, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9771390, 18.4523060

15. Church of the Good Shepherd
Bishopscourt, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9870080, 18.4366400

16. Henry Harold Welch Pearson's Burial Site
Wynberg, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9916670, 18.4305000

17. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Gravesite
Glen Dirk, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9895800, 18.4297900

18. Spaanchemat River Muslim Cemetery
Constantia, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0317500, 18.4380330

19. Holy Redeemer Church Memorial Wall
Bergvliet, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0426254, 18.4606879

20. Schoenstatt Convent Cemetery
Constantia, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0240670, 18.4248670

21. Schoenstatt Cemetery
Constantia, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0252720, 18.4251690

22. St. Paul's Churchyard
Rondebosch, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9626390, 18.4691550

23. St. Thomas' Memorial Garden
Rondebosch, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -33.9627080, 18.4769790

24. Klip Road Cemetery
Grassy Park, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -34.0404180, 18.4947390