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Marcella Dolezal Obituary

Marcella Louise Dolezal, 100, of Belleville, formerly of rural Cuba,KS the daughter of Frank Kalivoda and Rosa (Kauer) Kalivoda, was born October 4, 1915 at rural Agenda, KS and passed away on August 24, 2016.

On June 20, 1934, she was united in marriage to Elmer Dolezal. Marcella served as Republic County Treasurer for 6 terms (12 years) and continued to work in the treasurer's office until her retirement in 1982.

Marcella was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Elmer in 1999; her siblings, Mildred Steier, Edgar Kalivoda, and Donald Kalivoda, and her grandson, Mark Dolezal in June of 2016.

She is survived by two sons, Loren (Beverly) Dolezal of Lawrence, KS and Joe (Sue) Dolezal of Hays, KS; 5 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the Cuba Presbyterian Church, Cuba, KS.

Interment at the National Bohemian (Kopsa) Cemetery, rural Cuba, KS. Memorials to Cuba Presbyterian Church or Meadowlark Hospice. Online condolences at www.bachelor-surber.com Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville, KS

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Aug. 26, 2016.

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Ruthie Dolezal

August 26, 2016

There will never be another woman like our Grandma (by Marriage to her grandson, Bryan) Marcella. You were the Queen of the family. Light of our lives for sure. Best KOLACHES EVER. And, we will never forget you ever. And, your memories will live on; I will make sure of that. We love you sweet Grandma! God Bless You and keep all of us as find and make new memories. You gave us great traditions to use and carry on and we shall. Thank you for all you did for all of us, Marcella! You were so much to so many people. One of a kind for sure. See you later.

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