Obituary of Dan KOUDELKA, St Clair County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Karen Souhrada [Source: Belleville, Illinois newspaper death notices; estimated to be dated to abt. 1966. Saved by Anna Rose Walta, from the files of her mother, Mrs. Julia Walta. The subject is the grandson of WILLIAM & MARIE WALTA/VALTA of Belleville, Illinois] DAN KOUDELKA, 74, COAL MINER, DIES DAN KOUDELKA, 74, a retired coal miner of 211 North 47th Street, was pronounced dead upon arrival at 2:50 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Hospital. He was stricken at his home and was rushed to the hospital in a Pete Gaerdner ambulance. Mr. KOUDELKA had been under the care of a physician. He was born in Czechoslovakia October 27, 1892, and was a son of the late CARL and MARIE [nee WALTA/VALTA] KOUDELKA. He married LOUISE KOUDELKA in St. Louis in 1914. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, JERRY KOUDELKA, 17 Dennis Drive; two grandchildren, Mrs. NORMA BILLHARTZ and Patrolman MILTON KOUDELKA; six great-grandchildren; a brother, FRANK KOUDELKA, Okawville; and a sister, VLASTA, wife of CHARLES CHIELD of Houston. Another son, LESLIE KOUDELKA, was killed in action in World War II, and a sister and two brothers preceded him in death. He was a member of St. Henry Church and the Czechoslovakian Society. The funeral will be held at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday from the Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home to St. Henry Church where the pastor, Msgr. Leonard BAUER, will officiate at services at 10: a.m. Burial will be in Valhalla Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00 p.m. Monday. The pallbearers will be WARREN BILLHARTZ, OTTO BOSSLER, ANDREW KIRKWOOD, JERRY KOUDELKA, JOSEPH LIDISKY and JOHN SCHIELD. -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Souhrada