Raymond Joseph Vellek

Tyndall, SD

1938, 2746, Alcester, SCS-3,

Raymond J. Vellek, 85, Tabor, died Wednesday (May 9, 2001) of an apparent heart attack at his residence.

Funeral services are at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, with Msgr. Carlton Hermann officiating. Burial will be at the ZCBJ Cemetery, Tabor.

Pallbearers will be David Vellek, Roger Kostel, Darrell Beran, Helen Munkvold, Terry Vellek, Mary Kay Law, Carol Andera and Shirley Weisler.

Visitation is from 3-9 p.m. today (Friday) at the Kostel Funeral Home, Yankton, with the family present at 7 p.m. in the fellowship room.

He was born April 6, 1916, on a farm near Tyndall to William and Bessie (Bambas) Vellek. He attended the Vellek Country School. He worked on the family farm and then served in the CC camp during 1938-39. He married Hattie Beran on Oct. 7, 1941, in Hartington, Neb. They moved to a farmstead near Tabor where they farmed for several years. In 1951, they purchased a farm south of Tabor where they have lived ever since. He retired from farming in 1999.

He enjoyed farming alongside his wife and working on motorcycles. His most important accomplishment was his love for his family.

He was on the ASC Board in Bon Homme County for several years. He was a life member of the Czech Heritage Society of Tabor.

He is survived by his wife, Hattie, Tabor; one son, Dennis (Betty) Vellek, Lincoln, Neb.; three granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; three brothers: Emil, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Charlie, Tyndall; and Robert, Scotland; and one sister, Della Kostel, Yankton.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

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