Mildred J. Svoboda, the daughter of Lawrence and Jenny (Sebek) Drudik, was born on May 12, 1927, on a farm near Lawrence, Nebraska. She died Aug. 6, 2021, at the CHI St. Francis Hospital at Grand Island,at the age of 94 years, 2 months, 25 days.

Mildred was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence. Growing up on a farm North East of Lawrence she attended Sacred Heart Grade School and was a 1945 Lawrence High School graduate. After high school, she attended Lincoln School of Commerce and received an associate degree. She then worked for Lincoln Telephone and Teleg...