Clara  Sedlacek

CELEBRANT
Fr. Gerald Thury
MUSIC
Organist ~ Marcene Kniffen
St. Leo Choir & Congregation
Processional ~  “I Know My Redeemer Lives”
Offertory ~  “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus”
Communion ~  “How Great Thou Art”
Recessional ~  “The Strife is O’er”
CASKETBEARERS
James Sedlacek
Joe Sedlacek, Jr.
Jesse Binder
Rod McGill
Russell Reiner
Ryan Reiner
Jon Pietz
David Pietz
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
Staff of the Good Samaritan Society of Tyndall
Clara (Sykora) Sedlacek was born on Thursday, July 24, 1913 at Tyndall, South Dakota. She was one of ten children born to Joseph and Mary (Pibal) Sykora. She attended Tyndall High School. Following high school, she worked in Yankton as a housekeeper for several families.
Clara was united in marriage to Louis Sedlacek on June 26, 1934 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor. They farmed just west of Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church at Vodnany. Clara always had a large garden, raised chickens, ducks and geese, and milked cows by hand. Clara enjoyed crocheting, and she will be remembered for her homemade kolaches. She loved to play cards, especially “Svick” and poker, and also bingo. Louis and Clara retired and moved into Tyndall in 1977, and Clara got her first driver’s license shortly after moving to town. She was a member of the Vodnany Altar Society, Catholic Workmen, and the VFW Auxiliary.
Clara lived in the Lidi Apartments for a short time, then became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society of Tyndall on October 31 of 2003. It is there that Clara passed away on Friday, April 2, 2010 at the age of 96 years, 8 months and 8 days.
In addition to her many children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren listed below, Clara is survived by a sister-in-law, Luverne Sykora of Tyndall, and many nieces and nephews.
Clara was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Sedlacek, Sr.; five brothers: Frank, George, Joseph, Jim, and Tom; four sisters: Mamie, Albina, Hattie and Helen; and three great-grandchildren: Haley Geisinger, Isaak Sedlacek and Jordan Sedlacek.
THE DESCENDANTS OF LOUIS AND CLARA SEDLACEK
Children and Grandchildren
Robert (Arline) Sedlacek of Tyndall
Nancy Brewer
Gary Sedlacek
Shelley Humpal
Jim Sedlacek
Julie Machese
Louis (Joan) Sedlacek, Jr. of Tripp
Karen Bittner
Therese Binder
Barbara Bohaboj
Craig Sedlacek
Emily (Donald) Mudloff of Tabor
Sharon Myers  Vicki McGill
Don Mudloff  Linda Schwab
Jackie Wyatt  Sandy Mudloff
Richard (Karen) Sedlacek of Hermosa
Dan Sedlacek
Kim Jones
Christy Stumpf
Cindy Cable
Joseph (Jane) Sedlacek of Scotland
Joni Weber
Joe Sedlacek, Jr.
Jason Sedlacek
Jeni Richmond
Irene (Dennis) Reiner of Sioux Falls
Sherry Bartels
Ryan Reiner
Lisa McCuen
Russell Reiner
Charlene (Ken) Pietz of Mitchell
Stephanie Weber
Jon Pietz
David Pietz
Great-Grandchildren
Jackie, Adam, Eric, Katey, Jessica, Brandon,
Jamie, Jennifer, Shannon, Jaden, Laci, Charlie, Nicholas, Nicole, Kyle, Jamie, Carter, Rachel, Anthony, Jesse, Cody, Kate, Lea, Bill, Mandi, Justine, Weston, Josh, Dominic, Jon, Joel, Noah, Diego, Jacob, Clara, Daniel, Alice Anne, Roland, Josh, Justin, Timmi, Allison, Samantha, Danielle, Christopher, Max, Samantha Jo, Tristan, McKensie, Sydney, Tanner, Presley, Olivia, Chloe, Madeline, Natalie Jane, Easton, Kennedy, Addison, Troy, Mason, Ava, Isabella
Great-Great-Grandchildren
Madelyn, Macalester, Weston, Wyatt, Waylon,
Alaura, Destiny, Dylan, Jace, Sadie, Layla