Bio of SOUBA, Dr. Frederic Joseph (b.1886), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol III, pg 98-101
FREDERIC JOSEPH SOUBA, M. D.
Dr. Frederic Joseph Souba, a member of the medical profession, now devoting his
attention and energies largely to the practice of surgery, was born in Hopkins,
Minne­sota, January 20, 1886. He is a son of Frederic and Rose (Petricka) Souba,
the former a native of Wisconsin, while the latter was born in Minnesota. Both
were descendants from Bohemian ancestry, their respective families having come
to the new world about 1855, and Ignatius Souba, the grandfather in the paternal
line, was one of the first settlers in Hopkins, Minnesota. He was a farmer by
occupation and assisted in clearing the farms in that vicinity, taking up his
abode on the land on which the town of Hopkins now stands. That constituted his
homestead place and he con­centrated his energies upon the work of clearing the
land, cultivating the fields and transforming the tract into a good farm.
Frederic Souba also devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and likewise took
an active interest in public affairs, serving as mayor of Hopkins for fifteen
years, his long continuance in the office being incon­trovertible proof of his
fidelity to duty and his efficiency. He brought sound business judgment to bear
upon public questions and problems and his administration was characterized by
various valuable reforms and improvements. For twenty years he filled the office
of president of the school board and he also served as assessor, while at
various times he was a member of the city council. In a word, he was one of the
most prominent and influential men of his community and one of the most highly
respected citizens there. He left the impress of his individuality and ability
in large measure upon the records of Hopkins and when he passed away, on the
29th of September, 1916, his death was the occasion of deep and widespread
regret. His widow survives and yet makes her home in Hopkins.
In the schools of that city Frederic Joseph Souba pursued his early education
and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1903. The same year he
entered the University of Minnesota and in 1908 won the Bachelor of Science
degree, and continuing his studies there in the medical department he gained his
professional degree in 1910. For a year he served as resident pathologist at the
Minneapolis City Hospital and completed a regular interneship, covering fourteen
months in the same institution. In September, 1912, he located at Eveleth,
Minnesota, where he remained until February, 1915, and since that time he has
been a resident of Minneapolis. He is now associate obstetrician and
gynecologist in the Minneapolis General Hospital and surgeon of the Fairview
Hospital. He is likewise known in educational circles, being an efficient
assistant professor in gynecology and obstetrics in the University of Minnesota.
His name is also well known throughout the country through his con­tribution to
medical journals, his articles being of much worth and value, according to
professional opinion. He is the author of Dystocia due to Ovarian Tumors, which
was published in the Minnesota Medicine, and many other articles from his pen
have attracted wide attention. He belongs to the Alpha Omega Alpha, also the
Sigma Xi and to the Nu Sigma Nu and he has membership in the Hennepin County
Medical Society, the Minnesota State Medical Society, the American Medical
Association and the American College of Surgeons.


On the 13th of October, 1917, Dr. Souba was married to Miss Bertha Wiley of
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and they have become parents of two sons: Frederic
Joseph, Jr., and Wiley William. Fraternally Dr. Souba is a Mason. He has taken
the degrees of the Scottish Rite up to and including the thirty-second and he
belongs to Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is a faithful follower of the
teachings of the craft and has ample opportunity to exemplify its teachings in
his relation with his fellow-men. He has made his life one of signal service to
humanity and his work is of increasing value as study and experience heighten
his powers in medical and surgical practice.