Theadale Swenka - line 16

(For reasons unknown, listed as Godfrey)

Source - Year: 1920; Census Place: Madison, Johnson, Iowa; Roll: T625_496; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 188

Theadale Swenka - line 43

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Madison, Johnson, Iowa; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340396

Theadale Swenka - line 48

Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01160; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 33-31

On Oct. 20 at ten o'clock in the St. Joseph church in Wadena, Father Dorrance Noonan united in marriage Miss Irene Scholbrock, youngest daughter of Herman Scholbrock, and Theadale Swenka, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Swenka of Riverside.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white satin gown with long sleeves and senior train of sheer crepe. Her fingertip veil was attached to a small beaded cap. She wore a double strand of pearls, the gift from the groom. She carried a white rosary and an arm bouquet of white and pink carnations.

The maid of honor was the groom's sister, Mrs. Robert Schaffer of Iowa City, and she wore a yellow taffeta gown with matching tiara. Her bouquet was of yellow chrysanthemums.

Miss Donna Richmond, a friend of the bride from Sumner, served as bridesmaid. She wore an orchid taffeta gown and tiara and a bouquet of orchid mums.

The groom wore a brown suit and was attended by Marcellus Samek, Fayette, and Herbert Scholbrock, brother of the bride. Ushers were Walter Scholbrock of Sheldon, Wis., and Gordon Russell of New Boston, Ill.

A reception for 200 guests was held in the bride's home following the ceremony. The bride's chosen colors of orchid, yellow and green and garden flowers decorated the home. In the evening a dance was held at the Spillville hall.

The bride graduated from Fayette High school with the class of 1946 and has been assisting with the work at home since.

The groom was educated in the Riverside school and served in the armed forces four years, part of the time in the Pacific area.

They will make home on a farm near Oelwein where the groom has been living since spring.

Source - Fayette County Leader - Oct 30, 1947

Theadale "Ted" Paul Swenka, of Greeley, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Regional Medical Center in Manchester after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Edgewood. Burial will be at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Colesburg. Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muller Funeral Home, Edgewood, with a rosary service at 7:30 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark's Catholic Church on Saturday.

Theadale was born July 7, 1916, near North Liberty, Iowa, the son of John and Mary (Svoboda) Swenka. The family later farmed near Riverside, Iowa. Ted served in the Army-Air I Force during World War II from 1942 to 1945, including foreign service in the China-Burma-India Theatre. On Oct. 20, 1947, he married Irene M. Scholbrock at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wadena. They farmed near Randalia until moving to a farm near Greeley in 1957, where he lived until his death. Ted enjoyed farming and gardening, belonging to National Farmer's Organization and family gatherings and reunions.

Ted's family includes his wife, Irene of Greeley; son, Paul (Jane) Swenka of Greeley; daughters, Patricia (Illes Bognar) Swenka of Dundee, Ruth (Bob) Ham of Jacksonville, Fla., and Alice (John) Vontalge of Epworth; grandchildren, Robert (Elisia) Swenka of Sumner, Kathy (Jason) Smith of New Vienna, Mike Beswick of Tacoma, Wash., and Tanner and Jordan Vontalge of Epworth; three great-grandsons; sisters, Angeline Russell of Iowa City, and Laura (Dale) Piersall of Cedar Rapids; sisters-in-law, Jeanne Swenka of Iowa City, and Rita Manderfield of Fayette; brothers-in-law, Walter (Mary) Scholbrock of Rice Lake, Wis., and Herbert (Donna) Scholbrock of West Union.

Theadale was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Timothy Swenka at birth; sisters, Georgia, Nora, Caroline and Wilma; and brothers, Frank, Samuel, Arthur, Woodrow and John.

Following committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at St. Mark's Parish Center.

Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com

Source - Cedar Rapids Gazette - Apr 15, 2008

Source - Photo courtesy of a Find a Grave volunteer.