Obituary of Frank Svejkovsky

Brother Frank A Svejkovsky, 87, of Yukon Oklahoma passed away at Oklahoma City Veterans' Administration Hospital March 15, 1978. He was born March 11, 1891 to Frank and Bozena (Fridrich) Svejkovsky in Tabor, South Dakota and moved to Oklahoma with his parents that same year to a farm southeast of Yukon. He married Allie Swanda December 27, 1921 and lived the remainder of his life in Yukon. He attended Oklahoma State University in 1910 - 11, later graduated from watch repair school in Kansas City. He opened the first jewelry store in Bristow in 1915 and returned to Yukon in 1918 where he owned and operated a jewelry store until his 1960 retirement. He was an Army veteran of WWI, a member of American Legion Post 160, Yukon First Christian Church and Sokol. Brother Frank joined our Lodge in 1914, receiving his 50 year membership pin in 1964. In 1973 he received a plaque honoring him for outstanding work and devotion to the lodge. He was Yukon Czech Hall treasurer 1958 - 59 and held the lodge office of guard many years. In 1957 he built a one - inch scale model of the 1915 Case steam engine, making all the parts. The engine threshes and builds up over two horsepower and it has been displayed at several exhibitions. Services were March 18th with burial in Yukon Cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Allie; a daughter Mrs Aline Garrett of Oklahoma City; 3 brothers, Clarence of Yukon, William of Oklahoma City, Albert of California; 2 sisters, Mrs Bessie Krivanek of Yukon, Mrs Margaret Shedeck of Spearman, Texas; 3 grandsons and 3 great - grandchildren. Lodge Jan Zizka No 67 of Yukon, Oklahoma extends sincere sympathy to the family, relatives and friends.
LaVerne Benda, secretary

Lodge Newsletter (unidentified]; dated about 15 March 1978; from the Swanda Family History Collection of Aline Svejkovsky Garrett.

Notes for Frank Svejkovsky; compiled by Pamela Hutchison Garrett, 2013; for Family Stories at pamgarrett.com.