Obituary of Maria Valta KOUDELKA, St Clair County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Karen Souhrada [Death notice from unnamed newspaper source; dated to 1947:] MARIE KOUDELKA, 76, Dies; Funeral Services Monday Mrs. Marie Koudelka, 76, of 4925 West Main Street, died at her home at 8:25 last night after an extended illness. She was seriously ill four weeks. Mrs. Koudelka was born in Czechoslovakia, June 17, 1871, a daughter of VACLAV/WACLAV VALTA/WALTA and MARIE (nee HANUS) VALTA/WALTA, and married KAREL "CHARLES" KOUDELKA in Czechoslovakia, February 2, 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Koudelka came to this country in 1904, settling in Belleville. Koudelka is a retired coal miner. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1940. Besides her husband, Mrs. Koudelka is survived by three sons and two daughters, DAN KOUDELKA, of 211 North Forth-seventh Street; JOSEPH KOUDELKA, of Chicago; VLASTA, wife of CHARLES SCHIELD, of 106 East Caroline Street, Swansea; ROSE, wife of FRANK SEDLACK, of Taylorville, and FRANK KOUDELKA, of 1713 Garden Street, Swansea. She was preceded in death by a daughter, OLGA KOUDELKA, and two sons, LONNY KOUDELKA and WILLIAM KOUDELKA. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a brother, FRANK VALTA/WALTA, of Auburn Grass Valley, California. Three sisters preceded her in death. The body is at the Pete Gaerdner funeral home where friends may call after one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Funeral Services will be held at the Gaerdner chapel at two o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment will be in Walnut Hill cemetery. [Research Notes: This lady was married to KARL "CHARLES" KOUDELKA, and the daughter of VACLAV VALTA and his wife MARIE HANUS KOUDELKA. All of above were born in Czechoslovakia and who emigrated to Belleville, Illinois, United States of America, in the early years of the 1900's. See related obits posted at St. Clair co. Archives, for: CLARA BENESH, nee LIDISKY; LOUISE KOUDELKA] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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