Cuming County NeArchives Obituaries.....Urkoski, Barbara Josephine March 28, 2010
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Catherine Placzek cplaczek@cox.net March 1, 2011, 3:01 pm

 Palmer Funeral Home Fullerton, Ne - 2010
Daughter of Charles and Pauline (Barnes) Zoucha. She grew up in the Tarnov 
area attending St. Michaels Catholic School. She was one of eight brothers and 
sisters.

On Jan. 5, 1937, she married Andrew P. Urkoski at St. Bernards Catholic Church 
in Omaha. They made their home and farmed seven miles north of Clarks. To this 
union 5 children were born.

Andrew played the bass fiddle for the Urkoski Polka band with their sons, 
brothers and cousins.

She work at Louie's restaurant and at Dale's Electronics. She retired in 1976.

She was a member of Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Krakow, near Genoa, 
the church choir and the altar society.

Her love for the farm, raising children, gardening, especially her flowers in 
her yard and most favorite Geraniums, was work but yet not because of the love 
and care of her family. As a farm wife and mother she always canned vegetables 
from the garden and of course making and canning sourkraut from cabbage and 
her famous dill pickles. To this day the children and grandchildren would want 
a jar or two.

Her husband, Andrew, passed away on July 22, 1984. She remained on the farm 
until 2004, she moved to Valley View Assisted Living in Fullerton. In Aug. 
2009, she moved to Cloverlodge Nursing Home in St. Edward.

Survivors include, three sons and daughter-in-laws, Ron and Jeannette Urkoski, 
Gene and Phyllis Urkoski and Allan and Pat Urkoski, all of Silver Creek, two 
daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Don Sock, of Norfolk, and Ev and Wayne 
Wondercheck, of Fullerton, 25 grandchildren, and 49 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Andrew, eight brothers 
and sisters-in-law, Joe B. and Anna Zoucha, Louie and Frances Zoucha, Florian 
and Eva Zoucha, Dominic and Lillian Zoucha, four sisters and brothers-in-law, 
Bell and Florian Placzek, Mary and Joe Zoucha, Ann and Joe Urkoski, Cecelia 
and Tony Lassek
 


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