Obit of Stejskal, Ralph L. (s324) - Canadian County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <genephillips@usa.net>  5 Dec 2003
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Stejskal, Ralph L.     
 
Ralph L. Stejskal, age 88, passed from this life on December 3, 2003, at 
his home in Yukon, OK. A Farmer/ Rancher all his life, he was born October 
1, 1915 on the family farm west of Yukon, living there until 1973, when he 
bought land at Anthony, KS. That year he married Betty Smith Krshka. They 
enjoyed raising cattle, and farming for 20 years before moving back to 
Yukon to retire. After retiring, Ralph remained very active, working in 
his shop, dancing, traveling and listening to Czech music. He was a member 
of the WFLA Lodge #67, serving many years as President and later as State 
President; Oklahoma Czechs, serving as First Vice President and was one of 
two founding fathers of the Oklahoma Czech Festival held in Yukon, and 
since its inception in 1966, Ralph only missed working the festival one 
time; Banner Coop; Anthony, Kansas Coop and Oklahoma Polka Club. Survivors 
include his wife Betty of the home; daughters, Linda Laverty and husband 
Eddie of Yukon, Becky Sebring and husband Gordon of Edmond, OK and Claudia 
Dyer and husband Curtis of Broken Arrow, OK; son, Tom Krshka of Yukon and 
grandchildren, Matt Laverty and wife Carey, Cara Laverty, Ashley Sebring, 
Kyle Krshka, Scott Dyer and Katy Krshka. Also surviving are two sisters, 
Agnes Patzack of Yukon and Rose Netahla of Bluff City, Kansas; sister-in-
law, Gene Stejskal of Oklahoma City as well as many nieces, nephews and 
friends. Ralph is preceded in death by his mother & father, Joe & Anna 
Stejskal and brothers, Emil, Joe, Charlie, Lidy, Stanley, Roy and Robert. 
Donations may be made to the Mabel C. Fry Library, Yukon, OK. Funeral 
services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2003, at the 
Yanda & Son Chapel, Yukon, OK, with interment following at the Yukon 
Cemetery. YANDA & SON FUNERAL HOME Yukon, OK 350-7101 

Published in the Oklahoman on 12/5/2003.  
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