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Adolph Brchan, city street commissioner here, died suddenly last Thursday morning of a heart attack while at work along the river bank across the road from the city dump.
Mr. Brchan, who was 57 years of age, had been pushing tree limbs into a fill along the river bank with the city's diesel caterpillar. C.R. Weaver, city light and water commissioner, was directing the machine so it wouldn't topple over the bank.
Mr. Brchan had just backed away to start a run when he slumped over. He threw the machine out of gear. Mr. Weaver summoned medical aid but Mr. Brchan was dead when the doctor arrived.
The deceased had been a member of the city council for two years. Following that post, he took the job as city street commissioner. Mayor Fred Kerst pointed out a few weeks ago that Mr. Brchan was responsible for the fine land-fill operation which has cleaned up the city dump.
Mr. Brchan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brchan and was born near Crete on September 15, 1896. He grew up on the farm and later found various kinds of work in garages and at the county shop. He served as county shop foreman for a period of 20 years and then worked for Steele Brothers.
He was wed to Anna Slapnicka. In 1940 he was wed to Ellis Castoral.
Survivors include his wife, Ellis; a son by his first marriage, Adolph of Long Beach, California and a daughter by the same marriage, Mrs. Anna Pomajzl of Wilber; two brothers, Joe of Crete and James of Denton; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Rubesh of Cromwell, Minnesota, Mrs. Mary Lisec of Wilber, and Mrs. Bessie Krause of Crete and five grandchildren.
The Rev. J.F. Balzer conducted the funeral service at the Kuncl Chapel assisted by the Tabor ZCBJ Lodge. Burial was in the Bohemian National Cemetery at Wilber.
Source: The Crete News, January 14, 1954
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Adolph Brchan, city street commissioner here, died suddenly last Thursday morning of a heart attack while at work along the river bank across the road from the city dump.
Mr. Brchan, who was 57 years of age, had been pushing tree limbs into a fill along the river bank with the city's diesel caterpillar. C.R. Weaver, city light and water commissioner, was directing the machine so it wouldn't topple over the bank.
Mr. Brchan had just backed away to start a run when he slumped over. He threw the machine out of gear. Mr. Weaver summoned medical aid but Mr. Brchan was dead when the doctor arrived.
The deceased had been a member of the city council for two years. Following that post, he took the job as city street commissioner. Mayor Fred Kerst pointed out a few weeks ago that Mr. Brchan was responsible for the fine land-fill operation which has cleaned up the city dump.
Mr. Brchan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brchan and was born near Crete on September 15, 1896. He grew up on the farm and later found various kinds of work in garages and at the county shop. He served as county shop foreman for a period of 20 years and then worked for Steele Brothers.
He was wed to Anna Slapnicka. In 1940 he was wed to Ellis Castoral.
Survivors include his wife, Ellis; a son by his first marriage, Adolph of Long Beach, California and a daughter by the same marriage, Mrs. Anna Pomajzl of Wilber; two brothers, Joe of Crete and James of Denton; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Rubesh of Cromwell, Minnesota, Mrs. Mary Lisec of Wilber, and Mrs. Bessie Krause of Crete and five grandchildren.
The Rev. J.F. Balzer conducted the funeral service at the Kuncl Chapel assisted by the Tabor ZCBJ Lodge. Burial was in the Bohemian National Cemetery at Wilber.
Source: The Crete News, January 14, 1954
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Adolph Brchan, city street commissioner here, died suddenly last Thursday morning of a heart attack while at work along the river bank across the road from the city dump.
Mr. Brchan, who was 57 years of age, had been pushing tree limbs into a fill along the river bank with the city's diesel caterpillar. C.R. Weaver, city light and water commissioner, was directing the machine so it wouldn't topple over the bank.
Mr. Brchan had just backed away to start a run when he slumped over. He threw the machine out of gear. Mr. Weaver summoned medical aid but Mr. Brchan was dead when the doctor arrived.
The deceased had been a member of the city council for two years. Following that post, he took the job as city street commissioner. Mayor Fred Kerst pointed out a few weeks ago that Mr. Brchan was responsible for the fine land-fill operation which has cleaned up the city dump.
Mr. Brchan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brchan and was born near Crete on September 15, 1896. He grew up on the farm and later found various kinds of work in garages and at the county shop. He served as county shop foreman for a period of 20 years and then worked for Steele Brothers.
He was wed to Anna Slapnicka. In 1940 he was wed to Ellis Castoral.
Survivors include his wife, Ellis; a son by his first marriage, Adolph of Long Beach, California and a daughter by the same marriage, Mrs. Anna Pomajzl of Wilber; two brothers, Joe of Crete and James of Denton; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Rubesh of Cromwell, Minnesota, Mrs. Mary Lisec of Wilber, and Mrs. Bessie Krause of Crete and five grandchildren.
The Rev. J.F. Balzer conducted the funeral service at the Kuncl Chapel assisted by the Tabor ZCBJ Lodge. Burial was in the Bohemian National Cemetery at Wilber.
Source: The Crete News, January 14, 1954
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Adolph Brchan, city street commissioner here, died suddenly last Thursday morning of a heart attack while at work along the river bank across the road from the city dump.
Mr. Brchan, who was 57 years of age, had been pushing tree limbs into a fill along the river bank with the city's diesel caterpillar. C.R. Weaver, city light and water commissioner, was directing the machine so it wouldn't topple over the bank.
Mr. Brchan had just backed away to start a run when he slumped over. He threw the machine out of gear. Mr. Weaver summoned medical aid but Mr. Brchan was dead when the doctor arrived.
The deceased had been a member of the city council for two years. Following that post, he took the job as city street commissioner. Mayor Fred Kerst pointed out a few weeks ago that Mr. Brchan was responsible for the fine land-fill operation which has cleaned up the city dump.
Mr. Brchan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Brchan and was born near Crete on September 15, 1896. He grew up on the farm and later found various kinds of work in garages and at the county shop. He served as county shop foreman for a period of 20 years and then worked for Steele Brothers.
He was wed to Anna Slapnicka. In 1940 he was wed to Ellis Castoral.
Survivors include his wife, Ellis; a son by his first marriage, Adolph of Long Beach, California and a daughter by the same marriage, Mrs. Anna Pomajzl of Wilber; two brothers, Joe of Crete and James of Denton; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Rubesh of Cromwell, Minnesota, Mrs. Mary Lisec of Wilber, and Mrs. Bessie Krause of Crete and five grandchildren.
The Rev. J.F. Balzer conducted the funeral service at the Kuncl Chapel assisted by the Tabor ZCBJ Lodge. Burial was in the Bohemian National Cemetery at Wilber.
Source: The Crete News, January 14, 1954
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