Frank & Vina Martinek - Mashek, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 00.278 W 091° 04.579
15S E 666570 N 4319051
Memorial attached to obelisk that honors the former Catholic Church for the former town.
Waymark Code: WMW7HM
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2017
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County of memorial Lincoln County
Location of memorial: MO-AA & Mashek Rd., Stm Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's Obelisk, Mashek
Memorial text:
Both Pictures
In Loving Memory
of
FRANK and VINA
MARTINEK
Real names are: William Francis (Frank) and Veronica (Vina) [Shramek] Martinek
[NOTE: US-40 through Gumbo (now Chesterfield Valley), was a three (3) land highway..with center land for passing from either direction. It was referred to as a "Suicide" highway]
"Miss Josephine Martinek, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martinek of Hawk Point was killed in an automobile collision on Highway 40. near Gumbo in St. Louis County, Tuesday afternoon. Her parents are in a critical condition, and also her sister, Barbara, age 8. All three are in a St. Louis hospital. The mother, Mrs. Vina Martinek, age 47 suffered multiple fractures, while the father, Frank Martinek, age 47, suffered head injuries. Barbara suffered head injuries and a fractured left jaw. [the other car] Also seriously hurt and taken to the hospital were Robert Orr, 17, head injury, and August Mendze, 19, fractured right leg. Both are from Bellwood, Illinois. Richard J. Olson of Maywood, Illinois, was treated for a cut hand and released. " ~ Gasconade County Republican in Owensville, from Warrenton Banner, Thursday July 5, 1951, page 1