Helen Tenopir

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Obituary

Helen L. Jirovsky, 88, of Fremont passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Hooper Care Center in Hooper.

Helen was born Oct. 6, 1927, in Morse Bluff to Emil and Lillian (Wesely) Tenopir. Helen grew up at Cedar Bluffs and graduated from Cedar Bluffs High School. She married Frank J. Jirovsky on May 11, 1949, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cedar Bluffs. Helen and Frank farmed near Cedar Bluffs until moving to Fremont in 1977. Frank passed away May 2, 2012.

Helen was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fremont, the Catholic Daughters, and the Cedar Bluffs American Legion Auxiliary Post 158. Some of Helen's hobbies included sewing, crafting, baking kolaches and pies. She was active serving Meals on Wheels in Fremont. Helen also worked at a fabric store in Fremont.

Helen is survived by her sons, David (Linda) Jirovsky of Fremont and Frank Jr. (Kim) Jirovsky of Cedar Bluffs; daughters, Cathy (Ken) Pieper and Mary (Chuck) Williamson, all of Fremont; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Frank; and brother, Adolph Tenopir.

The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fremont. The Rev. Ron Battiato will officiate. A Catholic Daughters rosary/vigil service will be 7 p.m. Monday at Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont. Visitation with family receiving friends will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Fremont.

From the Fremont Tribune, January 18, 2016 (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

Helen married Frank J. Jirovsky on 11 May 1949. Frank was born on 29 Jan 1919; died on 2 May 2012; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Emil married Lillian L. Wesley on 28 Feb 1925 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. Lillian was born on 29 Mar 1904; died on 19 Jun 1990. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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After their marriage, they made their home on a farm in Malmo, Nebraska.

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Albert Tenopir is Buried Today

Native Bohemian Dies at Home of Daughter, Mrs. Frank Havlik

Albert Tenopir, 63 years of age, died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Frank Havlik, 2 1/2 miles south of Lawton yesterday afternoon at 3:35 o'clock following an illness of three months.

Mr. Tenopir was born in Bohemia, came to the United States and was naturalized over forty years ago, settling at wilber, Sanline county, Nebraska, coming to this community in 1911 and purchasing a farm near Geronimo.

Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by six sons, Lewis, Emil and Harry of Morse Bluff, Neb. Edward, William, and Henry reside at the parental home.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at Ritter's chapel at 4 o'clock, Rev. Robert Ray, pastor of the Beal Heights Presbyterian church officiating.

Burial was made in Highland cemetery with Ritter's in charge. The many friends of the family sympathize with them in their bereavement.

(Undated, unreferenced clipping, courtesy of Caroline Mastny)

His death certificate, on file with the Oklahoma State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Comanche County, Lawton shows his father as A. Tenopir and his mother unknown. It appears to me that he is part of the Vaclav and Anna TENOPIR family of Saline County, Nebraska.

Albert married Anna Racek after 1889 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Anna (daughter of Vaclav "James" Racek and Veronika Beznoska) was born on 20 Dec 1873 in Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska; died on 31 Jul 1951 in Geronimo, Comanche County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Anna Tenopir

Services for Mrs. Anna Tenopir, 77, who died at 7:30 am Tuesday at her home three miles southwest of Geronimo, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Ritter Funeral Home chapel.

Lloyd Brent, Sixth and Arlington Church of Christ minister, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Highland cemetery.

Mrs. Tenopir died after an illness of four weeks. She came to the Geronimo community in 1927 from Morse Bluff, Neb.

She was born Dec, 20, 1873, in Saunders county, Neb. and was married to Albert Tenopir in Milligan, Neb. Mr. Tenopir died May 27, 1928. Mrs. Tenopir was a member of the Catholic Church in Milligan.

Survivors are six sons, Louis, Morse Bluff, Neb.; Harry, Cedar Bluff, Neb.; Emil, Malmo, Neb.; Bill, Tuscon, Ariz.; Edd, Lawton; and Henry, of the home address; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Havlik, Rt. 2 Lawton.

One brother, Will Racek, Morse Bluff, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. John Vachal and Mrs. Emma Virka, both of Morse Bluff, Neb.; and Mrs. Joe Svec, Milligan, Neb; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Mrs. Anna Tenopir

Services for Mrs. Anna Tenopir, who died Tuesday at her home in Geronimo, were held at 3 pm Thursday in the Ritter Funeral home chapel.

Lloyd Brent, pastor of the Sixth and Arlington Church of Christ, conducted the services and the commital rites at Highland cemetery.

Bearers were Joe Devine, Mack George, W.M. Pinc, Henry Mixa, Tom Kuchynka, and M.R. Dunlap.

(Undated, unreferenced clippings, courtesy of Caroline Mastny)

(Research):Census Information

Oklahoma, Comanche County, Crosby Twp
Enumerated April 11, 1930 by Lawrence DeVinell
ED 16-6 SD 8 Sheet 4A
71-78
Tenopir, Anna Hd F W 57 Wd Neb Czech Czech
Tenopir, Edward Son M W 28 S Neb Czech Czech
Tenopir, Will Son M W 26 S Okla Czech Czech
Tenopir, Henry SOn M w 19 S Okla Czech Czech

She was living a few households away from her cousin, Jame
s BEZNOSKA, also from Nebraska.

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Obituary, Copied from FindAGrave

Vaclav Tenopir died at his home on Omaha last Friday. The body was brought here for burial, the funeral taking place Monday morning from the Catholic church. Father Mosler of Odell officiating. The deceased was past 80 years old. He leaves an aged widow, six sons, and one daughter.

The Nebraska Signal 1912

(Research):This is the family at the time of the 1880 Federal Census. Note that a 16 year old Charles Tenopir is living nearby. It would appear that they are part of the same family due to the relative rarity of the name. Also, I assumed that that the ALBERT TENOPIR who was born in 1864 and who married Anna RACEK is part of this family. Perhaps one of the two "Charle's" listed below is him:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James TENOPIR Self M Male W 48 BOH Farmer BOH BOH
Anna TENOPIR Wife M Female W 38 BOH Keeping House BOH BOH
Charles TENOPIR Son S Male W 15 BOH BOH BOH
Frank TENOPIR Son S Male W 12 BOH BOH BOH
Joseph TENOPIR Son S Male W 10 BOH BOH BOH
John TENOPIR Son S Male W 8 BOH BOH BOH
Mary TENOPIR Dau S Female W 6 BOH BOH BOH
James TENOPIR Son S Male W 3 BOH BOH BOH Source Information:
Census Place Atlanta, Saline, Nebraska
Family History Library Film 1254755
NA Film Number T9-0755
Page Number 128B

This MIGHT be where Albert was living, even though he is listed as Charles:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Joseph ROMMO Self M Male W 31 BOHEMIA Laborer BOH B
Annie ROMMO Wife M Female W 23 BOHEMIA Keeping House BOH BOH
Mary ROMMO Dau S Female W 9M NE At Home BOH BOH
Charles TENOPIR Other S Male W 16 BOH Laborer - Servant BOH BOH <----Might this be Albert TENOPIR?, born ca. 1863 Source Information:
Census Place Crete, Saline, Nebraska
Family History Library Film 1254755
NA Film Number T9-0755
Page Number 2A

Vaclav married Anna ???. Anna was born in Jun 1841 in Bohemia; died on 2 Nov 1914 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her double headstone, with Vaclav Tenopir is inscribed Anna Jeho Manzelka (1841-1914).

"----Mrs. Ana Tenopir died at the home of her son in Omaha, Monday, November 2, 1914."

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Czechs in Nebraska - Saunders County

Morse Bluff and Bohemian Precincts. (Data furnished by Frank Kaplan, Morse Bluff)

1869--The Following Came:

Matej Racek, Breskovice, Plzen, Jan. 6, 1818, came with five sons to Iowa in 1861. Died June 2, 1900.

Vaclav Racek, Breskovice, Plzen, Nov. 27, 1849, came with father to Iowa in 1861, died Nov. 18, 1908

James Racek, son of Mathias and Maria Racek, was born 11-27-1849 in Breskovice, Czechoslovakia, and came to the U.S. about 1861. He married Veronica Beznoska (born 2-4-1855). To them were born 4 sons: Frank, William, Edward, and Emil; and 5 daughters: Anna Tenopir, Emma Virka, Lizzie Hines Svec, Teresa, and Julie Vachal. James and Veronica lived all their lives on the homestead they acquired in 1874. James died 11-18-1908, and Veronica on 10-14-1946. (Unreferenced, undated xerox of a biography of Vaclav (James) and Veronka Racek. Courtesy of Caroline Mastny.

In a obituary published in Czech for Veronika, he was listed as Vaclava Racka.

CZECH NATIONAL CEMETERY (also known as Killian Cemetery) located in Bohemian township in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec 23 Township 17, Range 5E of Saunders County, Nebraska.

Recorded on April 12, 1977 and completed on April 15, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Cemetery in very good condition. Working from front to back in rows.

Row 3 west to east
Vaclav Racek Nov 1849 18 Nov 1908



(Research):Census InformationL

1880 Census

Census Place:Douglas, Saunders, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 12
54756
National Archives Film T9-0756 Page 37 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
James RATSICK Self M M W 31 BOHEMIA Occ:Farmer Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Flora RATSICK Wife F M W 25 BOHEMIA Occ: Keeps House Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Frank RATSICK Son M S W 9 NE Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Ann RATSICK Dau F S W 8 NE Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Willie RATSICK Son M S W 3 NE Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Eddie RATSICK Son M S W 2 NE Occ: At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA

Vaclav married Veronika Beznoska in 1871. Veronika (daughter of Frantisek "Frank" Beznoska and Anna Krylova) was born on 4 Feb 1855 in Beroun, Stredocesk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 14 Oct 1946 in Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska; was buried in Czech National (Killian) Cemetery, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She is listed as Veronika on the Czech immigration index and her tombstone, however later census listings variously show her as Sarah and as Flora.

Mrs. James Racek, born February 4, 1885 (sic), in Bohemia, died October 14, 1946, at the age 91 years, 8 months, 10 days. In 1871 she was married to James Racek. They settled on the homestead in Saunders County in 1869 near Morse Bluff where she resided until her death. Her husband preceded her in death 38 years ago. The were blessed with nine children. Three sons and one daughter preceded her in death. She is survived by one son and three daughters, William of Morse Bluff, Anna Tenopir of Geronimo, Oklahoma, Emma Virka, Morse Bluff, Lizzie Svec, Milligan and Julia Vachal, Morse Bluff, 26 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren. One brother and three sisters preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at 1 pm from the Vachal home and at 1:30 pm from the ACBJ hall. Rev. B.A. Filipi of Clarkson officiated. Burial was made in the Killian cemetery.

A copy of an obituary, apparently written in Czech, lists her place of birth as Berouna v Plzenskem kraji. v Cechach.

Caroline noted that Veronika had a stroke in 1930, and was unable to walk or talk for the 16 years preceding her death.

(Courtesty of Caroline Mastny, Schuyler, Nebraska)


CZECH NATIONAL CEMETERY (also known as Killian Cemetery) located in Bohemian township in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec 23 Township 17, Range 5E of Saunders County, Nebraska.

Recorded on April 12, 1977 and completed on April 15, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Cemetery in very good condition. Working from front to back in rows.

Row 3 west to east
Veronika Racek 4 Feb 1855 14 Oct 1946