Son of Abou Samra Khouri and Fatnah Bou Farhat.
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Husband of:
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1) Anna Loretta Gertrude Burdish, whom he married on February 12, 1907, in Omaha, Douglas, NE, and with whom he had six children:
Leona Madonna Koory
Amal Richard Koory
Madonna Valentine Koory
Joseph Florence Koory
Anita Rose Koory
Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory
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2) Flora Jessie "Muzzie" McKenzie, whom he married on January 28, 1936 in Schuyler, Colfax, NE.
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OBITUARY
DR. S. B. KOORY DIED NOV. 6;
SCHUYLER RESIDENT 40 YEARS
A retired physician who began his practice in Schuyler in 1913 died at Woodland Hills, Calif., Nov. 6.
He was Dr. S. B. Koory, 74, who had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral rites were conducted Saturday morning at S. Mel's Catholic Church in Woodland Hills.
Dr. Koory was born April 10, 1884, in Syria, where he received his early education. He attended Creighton Medical College in Omaha, receiving his degree in 1907. He was assistant for a time to Dr. C C Allison professor of surgery at Creighton.
His marriage to Anna Burdish took place Feb. 12, 1907. They were the parents of two sons, Amal and Joseph, and four daughters, Leona, Mrs. Jack Pollard, Madonna, Mrs. Lawrence Halstead, Anita and Fetna, the married names of the latter two unknown.
Dr. Koory practiced medicine with Dr. Allison, and was associated with St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha two years. He also practiced in Norton, Kan, and Humphrey, Nebr. before coming to Schuyler in 1913.
He retired from practice in the late 1940s. With his wife, the former Flora McKenzie, whom he married Jan. 28, 1936, he moved to California in 1952.
Dr. Koory was particularly interested in recreational activities and he is credited with bringing swimming to the young people of Schuyler. He built a private pool at his home and turned it over to the public.
He was a leader of the group which was instrumental in developing Community Park and its facilities, and devoted a vast amount of his time to the project.
On Sept. 22, 1952 before he and Mrs. Koory departed for California to make their home, he was feted in recognition of what he had done for the community at a testimonial dinner at Schuyler Golf Club. He was presented a citation and a gift.
[Source: The Schuyer Sun (Schuyler, NE), Thursday, Nov. 13, 1958; retrieved from Newspapers. Com]
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MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
30 Apr 1987, Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska. The Schuler Sun: Dr. S. B. Koory Named "Father of the Park"
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Dr. S. B. Koory has been called the "Father of the Park" … the Oak Ballroom was said to be "his baby", but the Doctor, as he was called by many, was the first to give credit to the many others who worked with him diligently in making the whole Schuyler Park Project a reality.
How and why did he become so interested in a dream that took so much time, energy and so many years to become what it is today… a source of pride and enjoyment for the Schuyler community?
"Because so many people were on welfare," says his wife Flora. "We took care of so many welfare patients and the Doctor felt they'd be more proud if they could work to earn something… he felt they'd rather work than be on welfare. Those were very, very bad times then."
Did he ever feel it wasn't worth the effort? "No, no… he had a lot of opposition, but he never gave up," Mrs. Koory says.
On May 4, 1937, completion of the first major facility - the Oak Ballroom - was celebrated with a grand opening. Over 2,000 persons came to dance to Lawrence Welk's Orchestra in the new dance pavilion… "The most unique structure of its kind, it is expected to become the show place of this section of the state (The Schuyler Sun April 29, 1937)."
Mrs. Koory does not remember the Doctor's comments on that occasion. It is ironic that Koory, who worked so hard to make a new dance pavilion a source of enjoyment for others, did not go to dances or even out to the Ballroom to listen to bands.
"Oh, he was very interested in it," Mrs. Koory says. "He would go out there dance nights to see what kind of a crown they had and if people were enjoying what they had. But, he spent his evenings mostly reading medical journals… he was not the kind who galavanted around."
"I think on the whole out there (the Park), the thing he enjoyed the most was his golf course. He really enjoyed golfing."
Koory, born April 10, 1884, in Lebanon came to the US at the age of 16 to live with an older brother who lived in Omaha. He worked a couple of years, and attended Creighton University medical school to become a general practitioner.
After graduating in 1907, he went to Grant to practice. But, after a few months, he returned to Omaha and went into practice with a prominent surgeon, "who tried to make a surgeon of him". "But, he wasn't happy with the city," says Mrs. Koory, so he went to the smaller community of Norton, Kans., to practice medicine.
He also practiced medicine in Humphrey before moving to Schuyler in 1913 and setting up a medical practice. He married Flora McKenzie on Jan. 28, 1937 and continued to practice medicine until Jan. 1, 1946, when bad health forced him to retire. The Koorys moved to California in the Fall 1952 hoping the change of climate would help his emphysema.
He died Nov. 6, 1958, in Woodland Hills, Calif. four years later, Mrs. Koory returned to Schuyler.
What role did the Oak Ballroom play in Koory's life? "He considered the whole project (Ballroom, swimming pool, golf course, ball park, tennis courts - the whole park area) one of his greatest accomplishments," Mrs. Koory says. "But, he didn't do this thing alone out there. He was the pusher… he took the blame for everything," says Mrs. Koory. "But, as I said, he didn't do it alone… he had lots of help."
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Husband of:
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1) Anna Loretta Gertrude Burdish, whom he married on February 12, 1907, in Omaha, Douglas, NE, and with whom he had six children:
Leona Madonna Koory
Amal Richard Koory
Madonna Valentine Koory
Joseph Florence Koory
Anita Rose Koory
Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory
.
2) Flora Jessie "Muzzie" McKenzie, whom he married on January 28, 1936 in Schuyler, Colfax, NE.
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OBITUARY
DR. S. B. KOORY DIED NOV. 6;
SCHUYLER RESIDENT 40 YEARS
A retired physician who began his practice in Schuyler in 1913 died at Woodland Hills, Calif., Nov. 6.
He was Dr. S. B. Koory, 74, who had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral rites were conducted Saturday morning at S. Mel's Catholic Church in Woodland Hills.
Dr. Koory was born April 10, 1884, in Syria, where he received his early education. He attended Creighton Medical College in Omaha, receiving his degree in 1907. He was assistant for a time to Dr. C C Allison professor of surgery at Creighton.
His marriage to Anna Burdish took place Feb. 12, 1907. They were the parents of two sons, Amal and Joseph, and four daughters, Leona, Mrs. Jack Pollard, Madonna, Mrs. Lawrence Halstead, Anita and Fetna, the married names of the latter two unknown.
Dr. Koory practiced medicine with Dr. Allison, and was associated with St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha two years. He also practiced in Norton, Kan, and Humphrey, Nebr. before coming to Schuyler in 1913.
He retired from practice in the late 1940s. With his wife, the former Flora McKenzie, whom he married Jan. 28, 1936, he moved to California in 1952.
Dr. Koory was particularly interested in recreational activities and he is credited with bringing swimming to the young people of Schuyler. He built a private pool at his home and turned it over to the public.
He was a leader of the group which was instrumental in developing Community Park and its facilities, and devoted a vast amount of his time to the project.
On Sept. 22, 1952 before he and Mrs. Koory departed for California to make their home, he was feted in recognition of what he had done for the community at a testimonial dinner at Schuyler Golf Club. He was presented a citation and a gift.
[Source: The Schuyer Sun (Schuyler, NE), Thursday, Nov. 13, 1958; retrieved from Newspapers. Com]
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MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
30 Apr 1987, Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska. The Schuler Sun: Dr. S. B. Koory Named "Father of the Park"
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Dr. S. B. Koory has been called the "Father of the Park" … the Oak Ballroom was said to be "his baby", but the Doctor, as he was called by many, was the first to give credit to the many others who worked with him diligently in making the whole Schuyler Park Project a reality.
How and why did he become so interested in a dream that took so much time, energy and so many years to become what it is today… a source of pride and enjoyment for the Schuyler community?
"Because so many people were on welfare," says his wife Flora. "We took care of so many welfare patients and the Doctor felt they'd be more proud if they could work to earn something… he felt they'd rather work than be on welfare. Those were very, very bad times then."
Did he ever feel it wasn't worth the effort? "No, no… he had a lot of opposition, but he never gave up," Mrs. Koory says.
On May 4, 1937, completion of the first major facility - the Oak Ballroom - was celebrated with a grand opening. Over 2,000 persons came to dance to Lawrence Welk's Orchestra in the new dance pavilion… "The most unique structure of its kind, it is expected to become the show place of this section of the state (The Schuyler Sun April 29, 1937)."
Mrs. Koory does not remember the Doctor's comments on that occasion. It is ironic that Koory, who worked so hard to make a new dance pavilion a source of enjoyment for others, did not go to dances or even out to the Ballroom to listen to bands.
"Oh, he was very interested in it," Mrs. Koory says. "He would go out there dance nights to see what kind of a crown they had and if people were enjoying what they had. But, he spent his evenings mostly reading medical journals… he was not the kind who galavanted around."
"I think on the whole out there (the Park), the thing he enjoyed the most was his golf course. He really enjoyed golfing."
Koory, born April 10, 1884, in Lebanon came to the US at the age of 16 to live with an older brother who lived in Omaha. He worked a couple of years, and attended Creighton University medical school to become a general practitioner.
After graduating in 1907, he went to Grant to practice. But, after a few months, he returned to Omaha and went into practice with a prominent surgeon, "who tried to make a surgeon of him". "But, he wasn't happy with the city," says Mrs. Koory, so he went to the smaller community of Norton, Kans., to practice medicine.
He also practiced medicine in Humphrey before moving to Schuyler in 1913 and setting up a medical practice. He married Flora McKenzie on Jan. 28, 1937 and continued to practice medicine until Jan. 1, 1946, when bad health forced him to retire. The Koorys moved to California in the Fall 1952 hoping the change of climate would help his emphysema.
He died Nov. 6, 1958, in Woodland Hills, Calif. four years later, Mrs. Koory returned to Schuyler.
What role did the Oak Ballroom play in Koory's life? "He considered the whole project (Ballroom, swimming pool, golf course, ball park, tennis courts - the whole park area) one of his greatest accomplishments," Mrs. Koory says. "But, he didn't do this thing alone out there. He was the pusher… he took the blame for everything," says Mrs. Koory. "But, as I said, he didn't do it alone… he had lots of help."
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Son of Abou Samra Khouri and Fatnah Bou Farhat.
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Husband of:
.
1) Anna Loretta Gertrude Burdish, whom he married on February 12, 1907, in Omaha, Douglas, NE, and with whom he had six children:
Leona Madonna Koory
Amal Richard Koory
Madonna Valentine Koory
Joseph Florence Koory
Anita Rose Koory
Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory
.
2) Flora Jessie "Muzzie" McKenzie, whom he married on January 28, 1936 in Schuyler, Colfax, NE.
.
OBITUARY
DR. S. B. KOORY DIED NOV. 6;
SCHUYLER RESIDENT 40 YEARS
A retired physician who began his practice in Schuyler in 1913 died at Woodland Hills, Calif., Nov. 6.
He was Dr. S. B. Koory, 74, who had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral rites were conducted Saturday morning at S. Mel's Catholic Church in Woodland Hills.
Dr. Koory was born April 10, 1884, in Syria, where he received his early education. He attended Creighton Medical College in Omaha, receiving his degree in 1907. He was assistant for a time to Dr. C C Allison professor of surgery at Creighton.
His marriage to Anna Burdish took place Feb. 12, 1907. They were the parents of two sons, Amal and Joseph, and four daughters, Leona, Mrs. Jack Pollard, Madonna, Mrs. Lawrence Halstead, Anita and Fetna, the married names of the latter two unknown.
Dr. Koory practiced medicine with Dr. Allison, and was associated with St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha two years. He also practiced in Norton, Kan, and Humphrey, Nebr. before coming to Schuyler in 1913.
He retired from practice in the late 1940s. With his wife, the former Flora McKenzie, whom he married Jan. 28, 1936, he moved to California in 1952.
Dr. Koory was particularly interested in recreational activities and he is credited with bringing swimming to the young people of Schuyler. He built a private pool at his home and turned it over to the public.
He was a leader of the group which was instrumental in developing Community Park and its facilities, and devoted a vast amount of his time to the project.
On Sept. 22, 1952 before he and Mrs. Koory departed for California to make their home, he was feted in recognition of what he had done for the community at a testimonial dinner at Schuyler Golf Club. He was presented a citation and a gift.
[Source: The Schuyer Sun (Schuyler, NE), Thursday, Nov. 13, 1958; retrieved from Newspapers. Com]
.
MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
30 Apr 1987, Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska. The Schuler Sun: Dr. S. B. Koory Named "Father of the Park"
.
Dr. S. B. Koory has been called the "Father of the Park" … the Oak Ballroom was said to be "his baby", but the Doctor, as he was called by many, was the first to give credit to the many others who worked with him diligently in making the whole Schuyler Park Project a reality.
How and why did he become so interested in a dream that took so much time, energy and so many years to become what it is today… a source of pride and enjoyment for the Schuyler community?
"Because so many people were on welfare," says his wife Flora. "We took care of so many welfare patients and the Doctor felt they'd be more proud if they could work to earn something… he felt they'd rather work than be on welfare. Those were very, very bad times then."
Did he ever feel it wasn't worth the effort? "No, no… he had a lot of opposition, but he never gave up," Mrs. Koory says.
On May 4, 1937, completion of the first major facility - the Oak Ballroom - was celebrated with a grand opening. Over 2,000 persons came to dance to Lawrence Welk's Orchestra in the new dance pavilion… "The most unique structure of its kind, it is expected to become the show place of this section of the state (The Schuyler Sun April 29, 1937)."
Mrs. Koory does not remember the Doctor's comments on that occasion. It is ironic that Koory, who worked so hard to make a new dance pavilion a source of enjoyment for others, did not go to dances or even out to the Ballroom to listen to bands.
"Oh, he was very interested in it," Mrs. Koory says. "He would go out there dance nights to see what kind of a crown they had and if people were enjoying what they had. But, he spent his evenings mostly reading medical journals… he was not the kind who galavanted around."
"I think on the whole out there (the Park), the thing he enjoyed the most was his golf course. He really enjoyed golfing."
Koory, born April 10, 1884, in Lebanon came to the US at the age of 16 to live with an older brother who lived in Omaha. He worked a couple of years, and attended Creighton University medical school to become a general practitioner.
After graduating in 1907, he went to Grant to practice. But, after a few months, he returned to Omaha and went into practice with a prominent surgeon, "who tried to make a surgeon of him". "But, he wasn't happy with the city," says Mrs. Koory, so he went to the smaller community of Norton, Kans., to practice medicine.
He also practiced medicine in Humphrey before moving to Schuyler in 1913 and setting up a medical practice. He married Flora McKenzie on Jan. 28, 1937 and continued to practice medicine until Jan. 1, 1946, when bad health forced him to retire. The Koorys moved to California in the Fall 1952 hoping the change of climate would help his emphysema.
He died Nov. 6, 1958, in Woodland Hills, Calif. four years later, Mrs. Koory returned to Schuyler.
What role did the Oak Ballroom play in Koory's life? "He considered the whole project (Ballroom, swimming pool, golf course, ball park, tennis courts - the whole park area) one of his greatest accomplishments," Mrs. Koory says. "But, he didn't do this thing alone out there. He was the pusher… he took the blame for everything," says Mrs. Koory. "But, as I said, he didn't do it alone… he had lots of help."
.
.
Husband of:
.
1) Anna Loretta Gertrude Burdish, whom he married on February 12, 1907, in Omaha, Douglas, NE, and with whom he had six children:
Leona Madonna Koory
Amal Richard Koory
Madonna Valentine Koory
Joseph Florence Koory
Anita Rose Koory
Fetna Louise "Fette" Koory
.
2) Flora Jessie "Muzzie" McKenzie, whom he married on January 28, 1936 in Schuyler, Colfax, NE.
.
OBITUARY
DR. S. B. KOORY DIED NOV. 6;
SCHUYLER RESIDENT 40 YEARS
A retired physician who began his practice in Schuyler in 1913 died at Woodland Hills, Calif., Nov. 6.
He was Dr. S. B. Koory, 74, who had been in failing health for several years.
Funeral rites were conducted Saturday morning at S. Mel's Catholic Church in Woodland Hills.
Dr. Koory was born April 10, 1884, in Syria, where he received his early education. He attended Creighton Medical College in Omaha, receiving his degree in 1907. He was assistant for a time to Dr. C C Allison professor of surgery at Creighton.
His marriage to Anna Burdish took place Feb. 12, 1907. They were the parents of two sons, Amal and Joseph, and four daughters, Leona, Mrs. Jack Pollard, Madonna, Mrs. Lawrence Halstead, Anita and Fetna, the married names of the latter two unknown.
Dr. Koory practiced medicine with Dr. Allison, and was associated with St. Joseph's Hospital in Omaha two years. He also practiced in Norton, Kan, and Humphrey, Nebr. before coming to Schuyler in 1913.
He retired from practice in the late 1940s. With his wife, the former Flora McKenzie, whom he married Jan. 28, 1936, he moved to California in 1952.
Dr. Koory was particularly interested in recreational activities and he is credited with bringing swimming to the young people of Schuyler. He built a private pool at his home and turned it over to the public.
He was a leader of the group which was instrumental in developing Community Park and its facilities, and devoted a vast amount of his time to the project.
On Sept. 22, 1952 before he and Mrs. Koory departed for California to make their home, he was feted in recognition of what he had done for the community at a testimonial dinner at Schuyler Golf Club. He was presented a citation and a gift.
[Source: The Schuyer Sun (Schuyler, NE), Thursday, Nov. 13, 1958; retrieved from Newspapers. Com]
.
MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
30 Apr 1987, Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska. The Schuler Sun: Dr. S. B. Koory Named "Father of the Park"
.
Dr. S. B. Koory has been called the "Father of the Park" … the Oak Ballroom was said to be "his baby", but the Doctor, as he was called by many, was the first to give credit to the many others who worked with him diligently in making the whole Schuyler Park Project a reality.
How and why did he become so interested in a dream that took so much time, energy and so many years to become what it is today… a source of pride and enjoyment for the Schuyler community?
"Because so many people were on welfare," says his wife Flora. "We took care of so many welfare patients and the Doctor felt they'd be more proud if they could work to earn something… he felt they'd rather work than be on welfare. Those were very, very bad times then."
Did he ever feel it wasn't worth the effort? "No, no… he had a lot of opposition, but he never gave up," Mrs. Koory says.
On May 4, 1937, completion of the first major facility - the Oak Ballroom - was celebrated with a grand opening. Over 2,000 persons came to dance to Lawrence Welk's Orchestra in the new dance pavilion… "The most unique structure of its kind, it is expected to become the show place of this section of the state (The Schuyler Sun April 29, 1937)."
Mrs. Koory does not remember the Doctor's comments on that occasion. It is ironic that Koory, who worked so hard to make a new dance pavilion a source of enjoyment for others, did not go to dances or even out to the Ballroom to listen to bands.
"Oh, he was very interested in it," Mrs. Koory says. "He would go out there dance nights to see what kind of a crown they had and if people were enjoying what they had. But, he spent his evenings mostly reading medical journals… he was not the kind who galavanted around."
"I think on the whole out there (the Park), the thing he enjoyed the most was his golf course. He really enjoyed golfing."
Koory, born April 10, 1884, in Lebanon came to the US at the age of 16 to live with an older brother who lived in Omaha. He worked a couple of years, and attended Creighton University medical school to become a general practitioner.
After graduating in 1907, he went to Grant to practice. But, after a few months, he returned to Omaha and went into practice with a prominent surgeon, "who tried to make a surgeon of him". "But, he wasn't happy with the city," says Mrs. Koory, so he went to the smaller community of Norton, Kans., to practice medicine.
He also practiced medicine in Humphrey before moving to Schuyler in 1913 and setting up a medical practice. He married Flora McKenzie on Jan. 28, 1937 and continued to practice medicine until Jan. 1, 1946, when bad health forced him to retire. The Koorys moved to California in the Fall 1952 hoping the change of climate would help his emphysema.
He died Nov. 6, 1958, in Woodland Hills, Calif. four years later, Mrs. Koory returned to Schuyler.
What role did the Oak Ballroom play in Koory's life? "He considered the whole project (Ballroom, swimming pool, golf course, ball park, tennis courts - the whole park area) one of his greatest accomplishments," Mrs. Koory says. "But, he didn't do this thing alone out there. He was the pusher… he took the blame for everything," says Mrs. Koory. "But, as I said, he didn't do it alone… he had lots of help."
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