Source: MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD (Marshfield, Wis.) 04/11/2002

Arbelovsky, Marie (7 DEC 1902 - 8 APR 2002)

CHILI--Marie Arbelovsky, age 99, of Cherry Valley, Ill., died at her daughter's home on April 8, 2002, at 12:25 a.m., after a brief illness.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2002, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Bakerville. Father Gerum and Father Doug Mayer will officiate. Peggy Nelles will be the organist and Ray Drager will assist for congregational singing. Burial will be in St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery in Chili. Casket bearers are Doug and Rob Noe, Todd Freeburg, Joe Svoboda and Scott and Adam Krasselt.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church.

The Gesche Funeral Home is assisting Marie's family with arrangements.

Marie was born Dec. 7, 1902, in Kresin, Czechoslovakia to Josefe and Leopold Fanta. She married Joseph Arbelovsky on Oct. 6, 1923, in Cicero, Ill. Joseph died on Jan. 21, 1992.

Marie farmed with her husband in the Chili area for many years and later they retired and moved to Chili. Marie was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She came to the United States in 1922. She was a gentle, hard-working woman who enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, visiting with family and writing to relatives in Czechoslovakia. The family would like to give a special thanks to O.S.F. St. Anthony Center for Home Health for their compassionate caring. She was a former member of St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Chili.

Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph her parents four sisters a granddaughter, Mary Breseman and a son-in-law, Otto Svoboda.

She is survived by two sons, Frank (Ardith) Arbelovsky of Kenai, Alaska, Joe (Donna) Arbelovsky of Spencer a daughter, Marie Svoboda of Cherry Valley, Ill. 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren a brother, Joseph Fanta of Kresin Czechoslovakia and many nieces and nephews in the Czech Republic.