CEIL M. SOUKUP

Mrs. Ceil M. Soukup, 85, of 1717 Wisconsin Avenue, Manitowoc, died Saturday afternoon, February 16, at her home.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Parkside Funeral Home and 11:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Daniel J. Felton with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Soukup was born November 9, 1899, at Maple Grove, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Daniel and Catherine Morrissey Cavanaugh. She was educated at St. Patrick Catholic School, Maple Grove. She continued her education at Teachers Training School in Manitowoc. Mrs. Soukup completed her education at Milwaukee Normal in Milwaukee. She held a life teachers certificate in State of Wisconsin. She then taught for 12 years prior to her marriage to Edwin J. Soukup on October 6, 1926, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Maple Grove. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Soukup was employed at Borndahls Park Drug in Manitowoc. Her husband, Edwin J. Soukup, preceded her in death December 3, 1976. Mrs. Soukup was a charter member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church, a member of Holy Innocents Parish Christian Women, very active in the Renew Program of Holy Innocents Church and a member of Friends of the Library.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, Milton and Carol Soukup of Manitowoc; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ted and Veronica Cavanaugh of Alamo, Texas, Woodrow and Ruth Cavanaugh of Manitowoc and Dan C. Cavanaugh of Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Wanish, Miss Fran Cavanaugh and Mrs. Irene Kruck, all of Manitowoc; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Loretta Cavanaugh of Manitowoc; four grandchildren and their spouses, David and Kathy Soukup of Manitowoc, Sharon and Mike Stuebs of Blythe, California, Gail and Dale Luchsinger of Manitowoc and Miss Nancy Soukup of Manitowoc; five great grandchildren, Michael and Patrick Stuebs of Blythe, California, Jessica and John Soukup of Manitowoc and Larry Lee Luchsinger of Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survived. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 o'clock to 8:30 o'clock this Monday evening. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 o'clock this Monday evening led by Deacon Candidate Donald Schneider. Memorials would be appreciated to Manitowoc County Respite Care Program or American Cancer Society.
Herald Times Reporter, February 18, 1985 P. 3