Mathias Antone "Mike" Nemec
Obituaries
Eagle County Blade page 1 - August 11, 1910
MATHIAS ANTONE NEMEC.
The funeral of Mike NEMEC as he was familiarly known to all and who died in the hospital at Glenwood Springs Wednesday, August 3rd was held at Minturn last Sunday afternoon under the auspices of Minturn Aerie No. 1627, Fraternal Order of Eagles of which lodge he was a charter member. Mr. NEMEC was born in Moravia, Austria January 16, 1874 [sic]. He emigrated to America in 1871, and enlisted in the regular army in 1873 serving five years. He came to Colorado in 1874, being here for about two years, returned east for three years and afterward coming again to this state in 1879 where he has since remained. Mr. NEMEC has followed the profession of prospector and miner and has for the past twenty two years made Minturn his home. He was a man who had a host of friends in Eagle County. His was a life of usefulness and of good fellowship toward his fellow man. He leaves two sisters in the east and a nephew Antone MIKIZEK of Minturn. In the passing away of this man Eagle County loses one of its oldest citizens and one who helped to make this district.
