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Joseph Frank Pavlovec

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Birth	:	19 Mar 1910
Death	:	1 Nov 2002
Burial	:	Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2055000, -91.9538000
Description	:	Joseph Frank Pavlovec was born on the Snyder-Lebl family farm west of Spillville on March 19, 1910, to Vaclav and Mary (Snyder) Pavlovec. He attended country school and St. Wenceslaus Catholic School. He had to take over farming before finishing eighth grade when his father was killed in an accident. At age 16, he began helping Charlie Klimesh at his Ford garage. In addition to Ford cars, he once owned a Stutz Bearcat roadster. His friend from childhood, Fritz Kala, gave him the nickname "Stutz," which was his name in Spillville from then on. Joe Pavlovec was in the Young Men's Choir, filled the... Read More	Joseph Frank Pavlovec was born on the Snyder-Lebl family farm west of Spillville on March 19, 1910, to Vaclav and Mary (Snyder) Pavlovec. He attended country school and St. Wenceslaus Catholic School. He had to take over farming before finishing eighth grade when his father was killed in an accident. At age 16, he began helping Charlie Klimesh at his Ford garage. In addition to Ford cars, he once owned a Stutz Bearcat roadster. His friend from childhood, Fritz Kala, gave him the nickname "Stutz," which was his name in Spillville from then on. Joe Pavlovec was in the Young Men's Choir, filled the priest's woodshed and drove Father Broz to read Mass at St. Clements Church. At age 19 he wrote to Iowa State College to learn about alfalfa and using crushed limestone as a fertilizer. He opened his first quarry at the home farm, hauling rock in a wheelbarrow to a "crusher." He was a believer in soil conservation all his life. He married Idella Swehla Nov. 4, 1938. Their wedding dance a few days later at the Inwood Ballroom was cut short because of a snowstorm that stranded many in Spillville. They lived on the home farm until March 1942, when the family moved to Calmar because of the growing business, J. F. Pavlovec Rock Company, which produced agricultural limestone and crushed rock for roads. He was the namesake of his uncle, Josef Pavlovec, who was a concertina player, so when Joe Pavlovec was 50, he decided to learn to play the concertina himself. "Circling Pigeons" was his theme song. Joseph Frank Pavlovec was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters: Anna Klimesh, Viola Busta and Margie Pavlovec.

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Joseph Frank Pavlovec's memorial is located at: Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, Spillville, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Latitude: 43.2055000
Longitude: -91.9538000

Family Members:

Parent

Vaclav Pavlovec

(1876 - 1924)

Mary Snyder Ruth

(1886 - 1977)

Spouse

Idella Cecilia Esther Swehla Pavlovec

(1910 - 2003)

Siblings

Marjorie M. Pavlovec Ruth

(1921 - 1952)

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