OBITUARY: Frank Valasek, 1914-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa
                                                      
[ Mitchell County Press-News online -  Aug 27, 2003 ]



                           Frank Valasek
                                
Frank Valasek, 89, of Northwood, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003 at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

His funeral service was held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003 at
the Lutheran Retirement Home Chapel, 700 N. 10th Street, Northwood,
with Reverend Allen Stoa officiating.

A graveside service was held the same day at 12:45 pm at the Osage
Cemetery. Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Avenue South, Northwood,
was in charge of the arrangements.

Frank was born June 12, 1914 in Alexandria, MN, the oldest of five
children of Tony and Appolena (Smysik) Valasek.  The family moved to
the Mitchell area when Frank was a child, where he attended country
school near St. Ansgar and Mitchell.

He began farming at an early age using an eight-horse, 14-inch, tandem
disk. With a horse-drawn plow, he farmed 80 acres.  In 1930, Frank bought
his first Hart-Parr tractor to begin farming 1000 acres. He farmed and
raised cattle all his life.

Frank would never wash his pickup truck, saying the rain would do that
for him. He was an excellent cook who loved to bake pies. He also
enjoyed traveling to places like Montana and spending time with his
dog, Reno.

Frank moved to the Lutheran Retirement Home in 1998 where he enjoyed
reading the newspaper, watching TV, bowling, being a part of the Men's
Group and joking around with "His Girls" at the retirement home.

Frank is survived by his brother, William Valasek and his wife, Norma,
of Osage, three nieces, two nephews, two great-nieces and two great-nephews.

He will be sadly missed by Nancy, Dave, Tony, Carol, "His Girls" at the
retirement home, and his special friends, Harvey Ackerman, John Springer,
and Jenna, Jacina, and Jalisa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and several siblings.




Copyright 2003, K. Kittleson