History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa . movements which his judgment sanctions as factors for public good. REV. RUDOLPH LAKOMY. Rev. Rudolph Lakomy, pastor of the Holy Trinity Catholic church at Protivin, How-ard county, was born in Bohemia on the 17th of April, 1862, a son of Anthony and Mary(Kubicek) Lakomy, who spent their entire lives in Bohemia, where the father followedthe occupation of farming and also carried on business as a building contractor. The son acquired his education in the schools of his native country, pursuing aLatin course in a gymnasium at Olomouc. Bohemia. He a
History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa . movements which his judgment sanctions as factors for public good. REV. RUDOLPH LAKOMY. Rev. Rudolph Lakomy, pastor of the Holy Trinity Catholic church at Protivin, How-ard county, was born in Bohemia on the 17th of April, 1862, a son of Anthony and Mary(Kubicek) Lakomy, who spent their entire lives in Bohemia, where the father followedthe occupation of farming and also carried on business as a building contractor. The son acquired his education in the schools of his native country, pursuing aLatin course in a gymnasium at Olomouc. Bohemia. He afterward served for a year inthe army and then entered upon a theological course of study in Vienna. Austria, wherehe was a student for four years. In 1887 he was ordained to the priesthood at Viennaby Cardinal Gaugelbauer and following his ordination he served as priest at differentpoints in Austria for a period of eight years. In 1895 he came to the United States,landing in New York city on the 13th of September of that year. From the eastern. REV. RUDOLPH LAKOMY Vol. 11—23 I I CHICKASAW AND HOWARD COUNTIES 363 metropolis he made his way westward to Wisconsin and was appointed priest to theGreen Bay diocese, with whicli lie was connected for four years. In 1899 he wasappointed to take charge of the Sacred Heart church at Oxford Junction, Johnson county,Iowa, and presided over that congregation for three years. While there he built a finestone and brick edifice at Prairieburg, which was then in his mission. In 1902 he wastransferred to Chelsea, Tama county, Iowa, where he remained for three years, buildinga modern brick church at that point. In 1906 he came to Protivin as pastor of HolyTrinity church and the following year built the present church edifice in Protivin,v/hich is one of the finest church buildings in Howard county. Rev. Lakomy drew theplans also for the Bohemian Savings Bank and for Beseda Hall at Protivin and was thesuperintendent of construction of both build
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