From the Platte County, NE. web site:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1939.html
The Daily Telegram, April 29, 1939
In [an] effort to establish definitely, if possible, whether head injuries that resulted in the death of Michael C. Skorupa, 70, were inflicted by some unknown assailant or were incurred, as their original investigation led them to believe, by an accidental fall against a fence post, officers today renewed investigation into incidents preceding the time when he was found helpless in a field northwest of the Columbus rendering plant early Thursday morning.
Mr. Skorupa died at 7:40 p.m. yesterday in St. Mary's hospital where he had been taken by Sheriff Herb Person and Patrolman John Smagacz after they were notified by an employe of the rendering plant who had seen him lying in the field a short distance east of the road leading into the plant.
Garbled remarks credited to the badly injured man before he lapsed from a dazed condition into unconsciousness at the hospital Thursday, one of which was said to have contained the words "they didn't get me this time," and the further report of Miss Mollie Skorupa, a sister, who said that her brother had answered "yes" when she had asked him if someone had hit him, started off a fresh investigation of the case.
In the meantime, the attending physician told a Daily Telegram reporter that in his opinion it was "impossible, but hardly probably," that Skorupa could have sustained such an injury by a fall, and that a blunt instrument might have been used in causing the skull fracture. The physician said the cause of death would be entered on the death certificate as infection caused by a fracture of the skull.
This afternoon, County Attorney Jesse L. Dougherty said that circumstances in the case would indicate that there might have been foul play.
This morning, Sheriff Person and Chief of Police Nickolite, who, yesterday afternoon, retraced Skorupa's steps along the Loup river bank, said that footprints on a sandy pathway at the river's edge showed where Skorupa had stumbled into a hole in the path, and that marks in the sandy ground showed where a shoulder had made a deep impression in the ground about six inches from a fence post, in such a position as would indicate that he had stumbled, fallen, and struck the side of his head on the post. Both officers said tracks leading away from the post were much more wavering than those leading to the post. Piecing the tracks and other impressions together, they had concluded, they said, that an accident had occurred at that point.
Sheriff Person, however was conducting a renewed investigation today at the request of County Attorney Dougherty who said he was reserving decision about calling an inquest until the officer had completed his investigation
Attacked in 1930 Possibility that Mr. Skorupa might have been attacked sometime during Wednesday night was given some credence in view of the fact that the house-to-house salesman, during the early evening of Nov. 18, 1930, was attacked by two men a block from his home at 2003 Sixteen street, taken blindfolded in an automobile, to a point three miles in the country, where he was beaten about his face, robbed of $150 in cash, and left to find his way back to the city.
Mr. Skorupa was hospitalized for several weeks following that attack.
This morning, Miss Mollie Skorupa, his sister, told a Daily Telegraph reporter that the destruction by fire of Mr. Skorupa's store building and residence in Tarnov about 1906 was believed by the family to have been the work of an enemy.
Came Here 59 Years Ago Mr. Skorupa was born at Pilsno Poland, Sept 15,1868, and came to the United States with his parents when he was 11 years old. the family located on a farm 14 miles southwest of Columbus in Polk county,and he lived there for a while, later going to live with his aunt, Mrs. Thomas Podraza, near Duncan, to help with the farm work.
Later he worked in a general store at Duncan, and then came to Columbus and worked in Joe Borowiak's general store for a while.
From here he went to Tarnov, where he opened his own general store and saloon. It was there he met Miss Mary Bogus to whom he was married in the early 90's.
About 1906 his store and home burned down, and a year later Mrs. Skorupa died leaving five small sons and two small daughters. Her mother took the children to her home near Ashton, and Mr. Skorupa returned to the home of his parents, who were then living on a farm east of Columbus. the children were reared by their grandmother, and the members of the family here do not know were they are all living.
He stayed on the farm with his parents until they retired and moved to town. Since their deaths, he and his youngest sister, Miss Mollie, have resided together in Columbus. For many years he has worked as a house-to-house salesman, selling dress materials.
Surviving besides his sons and daughters, are one brother, John Skorupa of Hollywood, and five sisters, Mrs. John Kotlar, Mrs. Kate Valasek and Miss Mollie Skorupa of Columbus, Mrs Tom Micek of Silver Creek and Mrs. Joe Mader of Omaha.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bonaventure's church, Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, officiating. burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Monday afternoon from the Gass Funeral home. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. "Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
[...and from an unknown source...]
Funeral of Mr. Skorupa---- Funeral services for Michael C. Skorupa, 70 residing at 2003 Sixteen street, and who died Friday evening, were held at 9 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure's Catholic church, with Rev. Father Athanase, pastor officiating. The body was laid to sepulcher in the Catholic cemetery by John Mader and Henry Skorupa of Omaha, Ed Skorupa, John Valasek, Henry Kotlar and Lester Staveak, the latter of Omaha. His daughters, Miss Bernice Skorupa of Ashton and Ven. Sister M. Adella of Chicago, and his sons and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cyriles [Cyril] Skorupka [Skorupa] and Theodore Skorupa of Ashton and Henry Skorupa of Pine Bluffs, Wyo. were here for the funeral. Others attending the last rites were Frank and Miss. Katherine Bogus and Stanley and Vincent [Vince] Skornik [Skorniak] of Ashton,and Mrs. Sylvia Mader Orent, Joseph F. Mader, Mrs. Loretta Mader Stavneak, Lester Stavneak, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Norris and Loretta Micek, all of Omaha. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. " Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1939.html
The Daily Telegram, April 29, 1939
In [an] effort to establish definitely, if possible, whether head injuries that resulted in the death of Michael C. Skorupa, 70, were inflicted by some unknown assailant or were incurred, as their original investigation led them to believe, by an accidental fall against a fence post, officers today renewed investigation into incidents preceding the time when he was found helpless in a field northwest of the Columbus rendering plant early Thursday morning.
Mr. Skorupa died at 7:40 p.m. yesterday in St. Mary's hospital where he had been taken by Sheriff Herb Person and Patrolman John Smagacz after they were notified by an employe of the rendering plant who had seen him lying in the field a short distance east of the road leading into the plant.
Garbled remarks credited to the badly injured man before he lapsed from a dazed condition into unconsciousness at the hospital Thursday, one of which was said to have contained the words "they didn't get me this time," and the further report of Miss Mollie Skorupa, a sister, who said that her brother had answered "yes" when she had asked him if someone had hit him, started off a fresh investigation of the case.
In the meantime, the attending physician told a Daily Telegram reporter that in his opinion it was "impossible, but hardly probably," that Skorupa could have sustained such an injury by a fall, and that a blunt instrument might have been used in causing the skull fracture. The physician said the cause of death would be entered on the death certificate as infection caused by a fracture of the skull.
This afternoon, County Attorney Jesse L. Dougherty said that circumstances in the case would indicate that there might have been foul play.
This morning, Sheriff Person and Chief of Police Nickolite, who, yesterday afternoon, retraced Skorupa's steps along the Loup river bank, said that footprints on a sandy pathway at the river's edge showed where Skorupa had stumbled into a hole in the path, and that marks in the sandy ground showed where a shoulder had made a deep impression in the ground about six inches from a fence post, in such a position as would indicate that he had stumbled, fallen, and struck the side of his head on the post. Both officers said tracks leading away from the post were much more wavering than those leading to the post. Piecing the tracks and other impressions together, they had concluded, they said, that an accident had occurred at that point.
Sheriff Person, however was conducting a renewed investigation today at the request of County Attorney Dougherty who said he was reserving decision about calling an inquest until the officer had completed his investigation
Attacked in 1930 Possibility that Mr. Skorupa might have been attacked sometime during Wednesday night was given some credence in view of the fact that the house-to-house salesman, during the early evening of Nov. 18, 1930, was attacked by two men a block from his home at 2003 Sixteen street, taken blindfolded in an automobile, to a point three miles in the country, where he was beaten about his face, robbed of $150 in cash, and left to find his way back to the city.
Mr. Skorupa was hospitalized for several weeks following that attack.
This morning, Miss Mollie Skorupa, his sister, told a Daily Telegraph reporter that the destruction by fire of Mr. Skorupa's store building and residence in Tarnov about 1906 was believed by the family to have been the work of an enemy.
Came Here 59 Years Ago Mr. Skorupa was born at Pilsno Poland, Sept 15,1868, and came to the United States with his parents when he was 11 years old. the family located on a farm 14 miles southwest of Columbus in Polk county,and he lived there for a while, later going to live with his aunt, Mrs. Thomas Podraza, near Duncan, to help with the farm work.
Later he worked in a general store at Duncan, and then came to Columbus and worked in Joe Borowiak's general store for a while.
From here he went to Tarnov, where he opened his own general store and saloon. It was there he met Miss Mary Bogus to whom he was married in the early 90's.
About 1906 his store and home burned down, and a year later Mrs. Skorupa died leaving five small sons and two small daughters. Her mother took the children to her home near Ashton, and Mr. Skorupa returned to the home of his parents, who were then living on a farm east of Columbus. the children were reared by their grandmother, and the members of the family here do not know were they are all living.
He stayed on the farm with his parents until they retired and moved to town. Since their deaths, he and his youngest sister, Miss Mollie, have resided together in Columbus. For many years he has worked as a house-to-house salesman, selling dress materials.
Surviving besides his sons and daughters, are one brother, John Skorupa of Hollywood, and five sisters, Mrs. John Kotlar, Mrs. Kate Valasek and Miss Mollie Skorupa of Columbus, Mrs Tom Micek of Silver Creek and Mrs. Joe Mader of Omaha.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bonaventure's church, Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, officiating. burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Monday afternoon from the Gass Funeral home. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. "Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
[...and from an unknown source...]
Funeral of Mr. Skorupa---- Funeral services for Michael C. Skorupa, 70 residing at 2003 Sixteen street, and who died Friday evening, were held at 9 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure's Catholic church, with Rev. Father Athanase, pastor officiating. The body was laid to sepulcher in the Catholic cemetery by John Mader and Henry Skorupa of Omaha, Ed Skorupa, John Valasek, Henry Kotlar and Lester Staveak, the latter of Omaha. His daughters, Miss Bernice Skorupa of Ashton and Ven. Sister M. Adella of Chicago, and his sons and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cyriles [Cyril] Skorupka [Skorupa] and Theodore Skorupa of Ashton and Henry Skorupa of Pine Bluffs, Wyo. were here for the funeral. Others attending the last rites were Frank and Miss. Katherine Bogus and Stanley and Vincent [Vince] Skornik [Skorniak] of Ashton,and Mrs. Sylvia Mader Orent, Joseph F. Mader, Mrs. Loretta Mader Stavneak, Lester Stavneak, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Norris and Loretta Micek, all of Omaha. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. " Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
From the Platte County, NE. web site:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1939.html
The Daily Telegram, April 29, 1939
In [an] effort to establish definitely, if possible, whether head injuries that resulted in the death of Michael C. Skorupa, 70, were inflicted by some unknown assailant or were incurred, as their original investigation led them to believe, by an accidental fall against a fence post, officers today renewed investigation into incidents preceding the time when he was found helpless in a field northwest of the Columbus rendering plant early Thursday morning.
Mr. Skorupa died at 7:40 p.m. yesterday in St. Mary's hospital where he had been taken by Sheriff Herb Person and Patrolman John Smagacz after they were notified by an employe of the rendering plant who had seen him lying in the field a short distance east of the road leading into the plant.
Garbled remarks credited to the badly injured man before he lapsed from a dazed condition into unconsciousness at the hospital Thursday, one of which was said to have contained the words "they didn't get me this time," and the further report of Miss Mollie Skorupa, a sister, who said that her brother had answered "yes" when she had asked him if someone had hit him, started off a fresh investigation of the case.
In the meantime, the attending physician told a Daily Telegram reporter that in his opinion it was "impossible, but hardly probably," that Skorupa could have sustained such an injury by a fall, and that a blunt instrument might have been used in causing the skull fracture. The physician said the cause of death would be entered on the death certificate as infection caused by a fracture of the skull.
This afternoon, County Attorney Jesse L. Dougherty said that circumstances in the case would indicate that there might have been foul play.
This morning, Sheriff Person and Chief of Police Nickolite, who, yesterday afternoon, retraced Skorupa's steps along the Loup river bank, said that footprints on a sandy pathway at the river's edge showed where Skorupa had stumbled into a hole in the path, and that marks in the sandy ground showed where a shoulder had made a deep impression in the ground about six inches from a fence post, in such a position as would indicate that he had stumbled, fallen, and struck the side of his head on the post. Both officers said tracks leading away from the post were much more wavering than those leading to the post. Piecing the tracks and other impressions together, they had concluded, they said, that an accident had occurred at that point.
Sheriff Person, however was conducting a renewed investigation today at the request of County Attorney Dougherty who said he was reserving decision about calling an inquest until the officer had completed his investigation
Attacked in 1930 Possibility that Mr. Skorupa might have been attacked sometime during Wednesday night was given some credence in view of the fact that the house-to-house salesman, during the early evening of Nov. 18, 1930, was attacked by two men a block from his home at 2003 Sixteen street, taken blindfolded in an automobile, to a point three miles in the country, where he was beaten about his face, robbed of $150 in cash, and left to find his way back to the city.
Mr. Skorupa was hospitalized for several weeks following that attack.
This morning, Miss Mollie Skorupa, his sister, told a Daily Telegraph reporter that the destruction by fire of Mr. Skorupa's store building and residence in Tarnov about 1906 was believed by the family to have been the work of an enemy.
Came Here 59 Years Ago Mr. Skorupa was born at Pilsno Poland, Sept 15,1868, and came to the United States with his parents when he was 11 years old. the family located on a farm 14 miles southwest of Columbus in Polk county,and he lived there for a while, later going to live with his aunt, Mrs. Thomas Podraza, near Duncan, to help with the farm work.
Later he worked in a general store at Duncan, and then came to Columbus and worked in Joe Borowiak's general store for a while.
From here he went to Tarnov, where he opened his own general store and saloon. It was there he met Miss Mary Bogus to whom he was married in the early 90's.
About 1906 his store and home burned down, and a year later Mrs. Skorupa died leaving five small sons and two small daughters. Her mother took the children to her home near Ashton, and Mr. Skorupa returned to the home of his parents, who were then living on a farm east of Columbus. the children were reared by their grandmother, and the members of the family here do not know were they are all living.
He stayed on the farm with his parents until they retired and moved to town. Since their deaths, he and his youngest sister, Miss Mollie, have resided together in Columbus. For many years he has worked as a house-to-house salesman, selling dress materials.
Surviving besides his sons and daughters, are one brother, John Skorupa of Hollywood, and five sisters, Mrs. John Kotlar, Mrs. Kate Valasek and Miss Mollie Skorupa of Columbus, Mrs Tom Micek of Silver Creek and Mrs. Joe Mader of Omaha.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bonaventure's church, Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, officiating. burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Monday afternoon from the Gass Funeral home. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. "Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
[...and from an unknown source...]
Funeral of Mr. Skorupa---- Funeral services for Michael C. Skorupa, 70 residing at 2003 Sixteen street, and who died Friday evening, were held at 9 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure's Catholic church, with Rev. Father Athanase, pastor officiating. The body was laid to sepulcher in the Catholic cemetery by John Mader and Henry Skorupa of Omaha, Ed Skorupa, John Valasek, Henry Kotlar and Lester Staveak, the latter of Omaha. His daughters, Miss Bernice Skorupa of Ashton and Ven. Sister M. Adella of Chicago, and his sons and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cyriles [Cyril] Skorupka [Skorupa] and Theodore Skorupa of Ashton and Henry Skorupa of Pine Bluffs, Wyo. were here for the funeral. Others attending the last rites were Frank and Miss. Katherine Bogus and Stanley and Vincent [Vince] Skornik [Skorniak] of Ashton,and Mrs. Sylvia Mader Orent, Joseph F. Mader, Mrs. Loretta Mader Stavneak, Lester Stavneak, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Norris and Loretta Micek, all of Omaha. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. " Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1939.html
The Daily Telegram, April 29, 1939
In [an] effort to establish definitely, if possible, whether head injuries that resulted in the death of Michael C. Skorupa, 70, were inflicted by some unknown assailant or were incurred, as their original investigation led them to believe, by an accidental fall against a fence post, officers today renewed investigation into incidents preceding the time when he was found helpless in a field northwest of the Columbus rendering plant early Thursday morning.
Mr. Skorupa died at 7:40 p.m. yesterday in St. Mary's hospital where he had been taken by Sheriff Herb Person and Patrolman John Smagacz after they were notified by an employe of the rendering plant who had seen him lying in the field a short distance east of the road leading into the plant.
Garbled remarks credited to the badly injured man before he lapsed from a dazed condition into unconsciousness at the hospital Thursday, one of which was said to have contained the words "they didn't get me this time," and the further report of Miss Mollie Skorupa, a sister, who said that her brother had answered "yes" when she had asked him if someone had hit him, started off a fresh investigation of the case.
In the meantime, the attending physician told a Daily Telegram reporter that in his opinion it was "impossible, but hardly probably," that Skorupa could have sustained such an injury by a fall, and that a blunt instrument might have been used in causing the skull fracture. The physician said the cause of death would be entered on the death certificate as infection caused by a fracture of the skull.
This afternoon, County Attorney Jesse L. Dougherty said that circumstances in the case would indicate that there might have been foul play.
This morning, Sheriff Person and Chief of Police Nickolite, who, yesterday afternoon, retraced Skorupa's steps along the Loup river bank, said that footprints on a sandy pathway at the river's edge showed where Skorupa had stumbled into a hole in the path, and that marks in the sandy ground showed where a shoulder had made a deep impression in the ground about six inches from a fence post, in such a position as would indicate that he had stumbled, fallen, and struck the side of his head on the post. Both officers said tracks leading away from the post were much more wavering than those leading to the post. Piecing the tracks and other impressions together, they had concluded, they said, that an accident had occurred at that point.
Sheriff Person, however was conducting a renewed investigation today at the request of County Attorney Dougherty who said he was reserving decision about calling an inquest until the officer had completed his investigation
Attacked in 1930 Possibility that Mr. Skorupa might have been attacked sometime during Wednesday night was given some credence in view of the fact that the house-to-house salesman, during the early evening of Nov. 18, 1930, was attacked by two men a block from his home at 2003 Sixteen street, taken blindfolded in an automobile, to a point three miles in the country, where he was beaten about his face, robbed of $150 in cash, and left to find his way back to the city.
Mr. Skorupa was hospitalized for several weeks following that attack.
This morning, Miss Mollie Skorupa, his sister, told a Daily Telegraph reporter that the destruction by fire of Mr. Skorupa's store building and residence in Tarnov about 1906 was believed by the family to have been the work of an enemy.
Came Here 59 Years Ago Mr. Skorupa was born at Pilsno Poland, Sept 15,1868, and came to the United States with his parents when he was 11 years old. the family located on a farm 14 miles southwest of Columbus in Polk county,and he lived there for a while, later going to live with his aunt, Mrs. Thomas Podraza, near Duncan, to help with the farm work.
Later he worked in a general store at Duncan, and then came to Columbus and worked in Joe Borowiak's general store for a while.
From here he went to Tarnov, where he opened his own general store and saloon. It was there he met Miss Mary Bogus to whom he was married in the early 90's.
About 1906 his store and home burned down, and a year later Mrs. Skorupa died leaving five small sons and two small daughters. Her mother took the children to her home near Ashton, and Mr. Skorupa returned to the home of his parents, who were then living on a farm east of Columbus. the children were reared by their grandmother, and the members of the family here do not know were they are all living.
He stayed on the farm with his parents until they retired and moved to town. Since their deaths, he and his youngest sister, Miss Mollie, have resided together in Columbus. For many years he has worked as a house-to-house salesman, selling dress materials.
Surviving besides his sons and daughters, are one brother, John Skorupa of Hollywood, and five sisters, Mrs. John Kotlar, Mrs. Kate Valasek and Miss Mollie Skorupa of Columbus, Mrs Tom Micek of Silver Creek and Mrs. Joe Mader of Omaha.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bonaventure's church, Rev. Fr. Athanase, pastor, officiating. burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Monday afternoon from the Gass Funeral home. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. "Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
[...and from an unknown source...]
Funeral of Mr. Skorupa---- Funeral services for Michael C. Skorupa, 70 residing at 2003 Sixteen street, and who died Friday evening, were held at 9 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure's Catholic church, with Rev. Father Athanase, pastor officiating. The body was laid to sepulcher in the Catholic cemetery by John Mader and Henry Skorupa of Omaha, Ed Skorupa, John Valasek, Henry Kotlar and Lester Staveak, the latter of Omaha. His daughters, Miss Bernice Skorupa of Ashton and Ven. Sister M. Adella of Chicago, and his sons and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Cyriles [Cyril] Skorupka [Skorupa] and Theodore Skorupa of Ashton and Henry Skorupa of Pine Bluffs, Wyo. were here for the funeral. Others attending the last rites were Frank and Miss. Katherine Bogus and Stanley and Vincent [Vince] Skornik [Skorniak] of Ashton,and Mrs. Sylvia Mader Orent, Joseph F. Mader, Mrs. Loretta Mader Stavneak, Lester Stavneak, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Norris and Loretta Micek, all of Omaha. ---Grandfather of and submitted by Cyril A. " Charlie" Skorupa ([email protected])
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