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Sylvester Francis Urbany

Birth	:	13 Jun 1866 Luxembourg
Death	:	15 Nov 1942 Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0536340, -94.8595510
Description	:	Carroll Times Herald, IA, Monday, November 16, 1942, pg. 1, cols. 5-6 Sylvester Urbany Dies Here Sunday Retired Merchant and Realtor To Be Buried Wednesday. Sylvester Urbany, retired realtor and merchant, who had long been identified with the business life of Carroll, died at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon after being in declining health for some time. He passed away at the Buchheit Hotel, where he had made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Buchheit, in recent years. His age was seventy-six years. Friends may view the body at the... Read More	Carroll Times Herald, IA, Monday, November 16, 1942, pg. 1, cols. 5-6 Sylvester Urbany Dies Here Sunday Retired Merchant and Realtor To Be Buried Wednesday. Sylvester Urbany, retired realtor and merchant, who had long been identified with the business life of Carroll, died at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon after being in declining health for some time. He passed away at the Buchheit Hotel, where he had made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Buchheit, in recent years. His age was seventy-six years. Friends may view the body at the Dietrich Funeral Home, where it is resting until the time of the rites. Services are to be at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at SS. Peter and Paul's Church, with the Rev. L. Schenkelberg officiating at the requiem mass. Burial will be in the parish cemetery beside his wife who died Mar. 9, 1938. Rosary The rosary, led by the Rev. Father Schenkelberg, will be prayed at the Dietrich Funeral Home immediately after devotions Tuesday evening. Mr. Urbany, who had lived in Carroll since 1880, was well known throughout this community. He was born June 13, 1866, in Hobscheid, Luxemburg, Germany, a son of Nicholas and Marie Nichols Urbany. He was one of a family of nine children. When he was a small boy, his parents died of cholera in July of the same year. A sister, Anne, was also a victim of the same disease at the age of five years. To U.S. in 1870 Mr. Ubany was taken into the home of a cousin in Koerich, Luxemburg, where he was reared until he was thirteen years old. At that time, his sister, Mary, who was already in America, sent for him. He came to this country on a boat in the spring of 1879, accompanying the Rev. Father Flammong. Mr. Urbany went to Lansing, Iowa, where his sister, Mary, and brother, the Rev. Father John Urbany, were then located. A year later they moved to Carroll, arriving here on Jan. 3, 1880. Mr. Urbany, who had learned the shoemaker's trade, was employed by the late O. M. Moore in a shoe store here before going into business for himself. He operated his own store for a number of years. Later, he became a realtor, having been engaged in this business for many years. May 17, 1888, Mr. Urbany was married at Templeton to Miss Elizabeth Albers, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, who came to Carroll County from Guttenberg, Iowa, in 1878. Four Children They were the parents of three daughters and one son, John, a Carroll attorney, who died Mar. 9, 1923. Surviving are the three daughters: Mrs. E. S. Knippel (Mary), Carroll; Mrs. J. E. Marek (Antonia), Mason City; Mrs. Frank J. Buchheit (Colette), Carroll, and five grandchildren: Mary Emily and Lizanne Urbany of Audubon, who are employed in Washington, D.C., Paul Joseph and Marianne Marek, Mason City, and Dorothy Jean Buchheit, Carroll. Additional to his sister, Anne, above named, Mr. Urbany was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters: The Rev. Father John Urbany, Greogore, Mary, Theodore, Barbara, who died in France, Margaret, and Sister M. Dominica (Anna), who was Sister Superior of the St. Angela Academy here for a number of years. Mr. Urbany was a member of SS. Peter and Paul's Church.

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Sylvester Francis Urbany's memorial is located at: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, Carroll County, USA.
When did Sylvester Francis Urbany death?
Sylvester Francis Urbany death on 15 Nov 1942 in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0536340
Longitude: -94.8595510

Family Members:

Spouse

Elizabeth Mary Albers Urbany

(1864 - 1938)

Children

Mary Agnes Urbany Knippel

(1889 - 1957)

John Francis Urbany

(1891 - 1923)

Collette Urbany Buchheit

(1896 - 1964)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Carroll, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0536340, -94.8595510

2. Carroll City Cemetery
Carroll, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0560963, -94.8599856

3. Holy Angels Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0014000, -94.9141998

4. Saint Francis Cemetery
Maple River, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0969009, -94.9372025

5. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Willey, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9783363, -94.8212204

6. Holy Family Cemetery
Lidderdale, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1178017, -94.7839966

7. West Lawn Cemetery
Glidden, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0649986, -94.7406006

8. Immanuel Cemetery
Lidderdale, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1389008, -94.8022003

9. Saint Augustine Cemetery
Halbur, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0066986, -94.9744034

10. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Cemetery
Mount Carmel, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1547012, -94.9088974

11. Arcadia Cemetery
Arcadia Township, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1000680, -95.0130550

12. East Liberty Cemetery
Lidderdale, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1591988, -94.7636032

13. McCurdy Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9403000, -94.7649994

14. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Arcadia, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855406, -95.0341577

15. Dickson Cemetery
Glidden Township, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1074982, -94.6939011

16. Saint Bernards Cemetery
Breda, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1786003, -94.9732971

17. Elba Cemetery
Templeton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9068985, -94.9131012

18. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Templeton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9138746, -94.9460994

19. Dedham Cemetery
Dedham, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -94.8225021

20. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Dedham, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -94.8210983

21. North Coon Cemetery
Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1260986, -94.6716995

22. Old Carrollton Cemetery
Carrollton, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9233017, -94.7403030

23. Lanesboro Cemetery
Lanesboro, Carroll County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1810989, -94.7230988

24. Luckow Cemetery
Auburn, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2168999, -94.9266968