Grace was 96 years of age having been born on Feb. 21, 1913, west of Paplin, Nebraska to John J. and Elizabeth (Gappa) Badura.
Grace is survived by; sons and daughters-in-law, John R. and Cheryl Smedra and Frank and Betty Smedra, all of Ord, Nebraska and Tom and Debora Smedra of Mason City, Nebraska and sister, Florence Chilewski of Loup City, Nebraska.
Grace as a young child moved with her family to a farm west of Loup City, Nebraska and attended Moon Creek rural school near Loup City, Nebraska. Upon completing her education she farmed with her family.
She was united in marriage to John A. Smedra on January 31, 1939, at Loup City, Nebraska. The couple lived and farmed in Sherman County, Nebraska buying the Smedra home place in 1953. Grace continued to live on the farm until two-and-a-half weeks ago.
She was a member of St. Josephat's Catholic Church and its Council of Catholic Women and Rosary Sodality of Loup City, Nebraska.
She enjoyed raising chickens, gardening, canning and cooking for her family.
Grace was welcomed into The Heavenly Home; by her parents, John J. and Elizabeth Badura; husband, husband John A. Smedra; brothers, Alex, Ben, Tony, John, Edmund, Stanley, Hubert and Mike Badura; and sisters, Anna Carkoski; Antasia Jarzynka; Elizabeth John; Nellie Badura; Josie Kuta and Emma Martin.
Grace was 96 years of age having been born on Feb. 21, 1913, west of Paplin, Nebraska to John J. and Elizabeth (Gappa) Badura.
Grace is survived by; sons and daughters-in-law, John R. and Cheryl Smedra and Frank and Betty Smedra, all of Ord, Nebraska and Tom and Debora Smedra of Mason City, Nebraska and sister, Florence Chilewski of Loup City, Nebraska.
Grace as a young child moved with her family to a farm west of Loup City, Nebraska and attended Moon Creek rural school near Loup City, Nebraska. Upon completing her education she farmed with her family.
She was united in marriage to John A. Smedra on January 31, 1939, at Loup City, Nebraska. The couple lived and farmed in Sherman County, Nebraska buying the Smedra home place in 1953. Grace continued to live on the farm until two-and-a-half weeks ago.
She was a member of St. Josephat's Catholic Church and its Council of Catholic Women and Rosary Sodality of Loup City, Nebraska.
She enjoyed raising chickens, gardening, canning and cooking for her family.
Grace was welcomed into The Heavenly Home; by her parents, John J. and Elizabeth Badura; husband, husband John A. Smedra; brothers, Alex, Ben, Tony, John, Edmund, Stanley, Hubert and Mike Badura; and sisters, Anna Carkoski; Antasia Jarzynka; Elizabeth John; Nellie Badura; Josie Kuta and Emma Martin.
Family Members
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Antonia Badura Jarzynka
1894–1974
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Anna Elizabeth Badura Carkoski
1895–1991
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Alexander Joseph "Alex" Badura
1896–1958
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Anton George "Tony" Badura
1897–1974
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Benjamin Bernard "Ben" Badura
1899–1971
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John Francis Badura
1901–1986
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Elizabeth Emma Badura John
1902–1990
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Stanley Peter "Pete" Badura
1903–1973
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Michael Peter "Mike" Badura
1905–2002
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Josephine Marie "Josie" Badura Kuta
1907–2003
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Nellie Badura
1908–1952
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Florence Dorothy Badura Chilewski
1909–2011
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Edmund Ernest Badura
1911–1988
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Hubert Joseph Badura
1914–2001
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Ernestine Badura
1916–1916
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Emma Marie Badura Martin
1917–2001
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