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Joseph J. Sinek Jr.

Birth	:	17 Jul 1906 Roosevelt Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Feb 1981 Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7335000, -94.6597000
Description	:	OBITUARY: Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Pocahontas, Iowa, Thursday, March 12, 1981, Sec. 2, Page 2 Joe Sinek, 74, was found dead of natural causes in his home in Pocahontas on March 6. Funeral services were held Monday, March 9, in the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, Pocahontas, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Flaherty, Tom Flaherty, Bob Sernett, Val Hronek, Don Wolf and Mike Krejchi. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ann Claussen, Fort Dodge. Mr. Sinek was born in Pocahontas and graduated from Sacred... Read More	OBITUARY: Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Pocahontas, Iowa, Thursday, March 12, 1981, Sec. 2, Page 2 Joe Sinek, 74, was found dead of natural causes in his home in Pocahontas on March 6. Funeral services were held Monday, March 9, in the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, Pocahontas, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Flaherty, Tom Flaherty, Bob Sernett, Val Hronek, Don Wolf and Mike Krejchi. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ann Claussen, Fort Dodge. Mr. Sinek was born in Pocahontas and graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic High School. He attended Iowa State University, Ames, and had farmed near Pocahontas until retiring several years ago when he moved to town. - - - - - NOTE: Pocahontas Record-Democrat, Pocahontas, Iowa, Thursday, March 12, 1981, Page 1 Joseph Sinek estate provides PHS scholarship fund Several four-year scholarships will be available to graduating seniors each year at Pocahontas High School from funds provided by the Joseph J. Sinek estate, it was announced this week by Rod Amlie, president and trust officer of the Commercial State Bank. Amlie said that a major portion of the estate has been set aside in a perpetual trust and that the income from the trust will provide the scholarship money. The funds will pay for tuition for four years of post-high school study. Students who attend two-year schools are also eligible, but the remaining two years worth of tuition will revert to the trust. Sinek, who died at the age of 74, farmed for many years in Pocahontas County and is listed as the owner of 160 acres of farmland in Roosevelt Township, according to the 1977 plat book of the county published by Rockford Map Publishers. He was retired at the time of his death. This generous act will not only directly benefit unknown numbers of future Pocahontas Community School graduates, said Amlie, “but will be a most supportive factor for the entire community in the years ahead.” Sinek’s will, which was read this week, puts no limit on the number of scholarships provided by the trust and states that the money should be used for purposes of higher education. The critera for awarding scholarships are scholarship, citizenship and need. Amlie, who is executor of the will, said he was not sure how much money would be available in the trust fund and that he did not want to “speculate” on it at this time. He said that it would provide for more than “just two or three scholarships a year.” “It would be a sizeable amount of money, annually,” he stated. The will names the Commercial State Bank, school board, and school superintendent as the scholarship selection committee. Amile said he does not expect the funds to be available during the next two years because income has to be generated by the trust before scholarships may be awarded. He said that perhaps the first class to benefit from it would be the class of 1983, but that he couldn’t guarantee that. Amlie said the trust was established three years ago by Sinek and his attorney, H. Dale Huffman. The will also bequeathed $2,000 to five churches in the community and $5,000 to Pocahontas Community Hospital. Contributed by Teresa, #49560808

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Where is Joseph J. Sinek Jr.'s memorial?
Joseph J. Sinek Jr.'s memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, USA.
When did Joseph J. Sinek Jr. death?
Joseph J. Sinek Jr. death on 15 Feb 1981 in Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Joseph J. Sinek Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 42.7335000
Longitude: -94.6597000

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph John Sinek

(1871 - 1956)

Elizabeth Ann Reha Sinek

(1870 - 1961)

Siblings

Elizabeth Marie “Bess” Sinek Krejchi

(1898 - 1978)

Anastasia Cecilia Sinek Claussen

(1901 - 2000)

Charles James Sinek

(1909 - 1938)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

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Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7335000, -94.6597000

2. Summit Hill Cemetery
Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7315000, -94.6595000

3. Grant Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6571999, -94.6996994

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Coordinate: 42.6342010, -94.6188965

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6. Evangelical Covenant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6165720, -94.6803640

7. Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6169014, -94.6875000

8. Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6138992, -94.6774979

9. Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8055300, -94.5202500

10. Saint Margarets Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8164978, -94.5307465

11. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6176000, -94.5893500

12. Palmer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6166992, -94.5894012

13. Powhatan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8557396, -94.5801773

14. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7332993, -94.4672012

15. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6268997, -94.5205994

16. Dover Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6896100, -94.8524200

17. Marble Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7458850, -94.4430150

18. Saint Columbkilles Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6467018, -94.8443985

19. Calvary Cemetery
Laurens, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8403015, -94.8368988

20. Laurens Cemetery
Laurens, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8438988, -94.8330994

21. Old Rolfe Cemetery
Rolfe, Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8403511, -94.4764175

22. Marshall Cemetery
Pocahontas County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7633018, -94.8930969

23. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Pomeroy, Calhoun County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5558014, -94.6889038

24. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5539017, -94.6789017