Married Margaret E Yates 26 Feb 1942 In Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada.
Turlock Journal, Page A16
Thursday, 4 February 1988
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Denair Cemetery for John
Earl Jilka, 74, of Denair who died Tuesday at a local hospital after a short
illness.
Visitation is at Allen Mortuary from 4 to 9 p.m. today, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
A native of Kansas, he came to California in 1936 and lived in Los Angeles
before coming to Denair in 1945.
He was a heavy equipment operator for Stanislaus County for 30 years. He was a
member of the Eagles Lodge and the Antique Telephone Operators Club.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Jilka of Denair; three sons, Gerald of
Santa Cruz, Charles of Aptos and Donald of Modesto; two sisters, Mabel Chunn of
North Carolina and Emma Myrdahl of San Gabriel; a brother, Lester Jilka of
Kansas; and four grandchildren.
The family requests remembrances go to the American Heart Association,
Stanislaus-Tuolumne division, 144 Woodrow Ave., Suite 4, Modesto 85350; or to
the American Cancer Society, P. O. Bos 1002, Turlock 95380; or to a favorite
charity.
Married Margaret E Yates 26 Feb 1942 In Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada.
Turlock Journal, Page A16
Thursday, 4 February 1988
A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Denair Cemetery for John
Earl Jilka, 74, of Denair who died Tuesday at a local hospital after a short
illness.
Visitation is at Allen Mortuary from 4 to 9 p.m. today, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
A native of Kansas, he came to California in 1936 and lived in Los Angeles
before coming to Denair in 1945.
He was a heavy equipment operator for Stanislaus County for 30 years. He was a
member of the Eagles Lodge and the Antique Telephone Operators Club.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Jilka of Denair; three sons, Gerald of
Santa Cruz, Charles of Aptos and Donald of Modesto; two sisters, Mabel Chunn of
North Carolina and Emma Myrdahl of San Gabriel; a brother, Lester Jilka of
Kansas; and four grandchildren.
The family requests remembrances go to the American Heart Association,
Stanislaus-Tuolumne division, 144 Woodrow Ave., Suite 4, Modesto 85350; or to
the American Cancer Society, P. O. Bos 1002, Turlock 95380; or to a favorite
charity.
Family Members
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Blanche Virginia Jilka Homolka
1901–1972
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Agnes Alice Jilka Giersch
1902–1986
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Rudolph Ralph Jilka
1904–1973
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Frederick Jerry "Fred" Jilka
1906–1979
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Sgt Frank Alfred Jilka
1907–1987
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Emma Claire Jilka Myrdahl
1909–2002
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Adolph Jilka
1911–1986
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Victor Jilka
1916–1919
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Raymond L Jilka
1918–1982
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Mabel May Jilka Chunn
1920–2011
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Sgt Lester Dale "Les" Jilka
1923–1998
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