Marvel Ann Jansky

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Obituary
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

A Private Family Mass Of Christian Burial for Marvel will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tobias, Nebraska with Fr. Robert Barnhill presiding.

Visitation will take place on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 p.m. until the start of the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska.

Praying of the Rosary will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 starting at 7:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska.

Graveside Services will be conducted following the funeral mass at the Tobias Cemetery in rural Tobias, Nebraska.

Memorials are to be directed to the family to be designated at a later date.

A Livestream Video of the services will begin at 10:30 a.m. To view the Livestream Video you can go to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page or in your search engine type @friendlyfuneraldirectors and click the link to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page.

Marvel Ann Baxa, daughter of Rudolph J. and Anna (Novak) Jansky was born March 18, 1930 near Geneva, Nebraska. She passed away on June 28, 2020 in Crete, Nebraska at the age of 90 days 3 months and 10 days.

Marvel graduated from Milligan High School in 1947. After graduation she taught school for two years at the Palmer, District 30 School in Saline County near Tobias, Nebraska.

On May 31, 1949 she was united in marriage to Leonard J. Baxa. They made their home on a farm northeast of Tobias, Nebraska where they lived until March of 2017. To this union 10 children were born. Eight sons and two daughters.

Marvel was a member of St. Joseph's Altar Society and held several offices over the years. She also taught C.C.D. classes and saw many changes in the ways of presenting the material. She enjoyed teaching the children and hoping that what she tried to instill in them bore fruit. Her church was very important in her life. Marvel also worked at the Meridian Public School system as a part-time cook. A plaque was given to her for 22 years of service.

Marvel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She leaves to mourn her sons: James Leonard and Peggy of Crete, Nebraska; Daniel Joseph and wife Julie of Western, Nebraska; Steven Ray of Wilber, Nebraska; Ralph David and wife Jan of Tobias, Nebraska; Leonard John and Betty of Beatrice, Nebraska; Kevin Dean and wife Dawn of Roca, Nebraska; Michael Robert and wife Lisa of Clay Center, Nebraska. Daughters, Connie Lee Novotny of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Sandra Renee of Jasper, Minnesota; 23 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren. Brother, Robert Jansky and wife Shirley of Lincoln, Nebraska; one aunt and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Preceding her in death are her husband, Leonard, parents, son, Allen, son-in-law, Wayne Novotny, sister, Elaine and brother-in-law, Edwin Grubbs.

Marvel married Leonard Joseph Baxa on 31 May 1949. Leonard (son of Joseph A. Baxa, Sr and Ludmilla Mary Lorenz) was born on 5 Nov 1925 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 15 Jan 2018 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave Memorial Page

Thanks to Contributor M. Jensen Seggerman, #47078678, for the following:

Rudolph J. Jansky, son of Josephine and the late Frank J. Jansky, was born near Milligan, Neb., September 9, 1902. He passed away at his home near Milligan Sunday, April 27, 1952, at the age of 49 years, 7 months and 18 days. He attended the rural school and the Milligan high school, after which he made farming his occupation.

February 28, 1929, he was united in marriage to Anna E. Novak and to this union were born two daughters and one son.

He was a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather. He always had a cheering war of all and greeted everyone with a smile. He had many friends and will be missed by all.

He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, Anna; son, Robert; daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Marvel Ann) Boxa of Tobias and Elaine Jansky of Lincoln; his mother, Josephine Jansky of Milligan; a brother, William of Tobias; two sisters, Miss Alice Jansky and Mrs. Millard (Leona) Korbelik, both of Milligan; many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. His father and three brothers, Frank, Milo and Leo preceded him in death.

He was a member of Z.C.B.J. lodge Cornhusker No. 283.

Funeral services were held from the Milligan auditorium Tuesday, April 29, at 2 p.m. with Rev. C. Stirn officiating. Mrs. James A. Hamouz and Mrs. E. A. Havel, accompanied by Virgie Lee Havel on the organ, rendered the song service. Mrs. Frank W. Kassik spoke in behalf of Cornhusker lodge No. 283. A very large number of relatives and friends came to pay their last respects and accompanied the funeral cortege to the final resting place in the Bohemian National Cemetery, where he was laid to rest beneath a blanket of beautiful floral tributes.

The Nebraska Signal May 1952.

Rudolph married Anna Novak. Anna (daughter of Albert Novak and Antonie Kabes) was born on 9 May 1908 in Nebraska; died on 23 Aug 1976; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They were the parents of Marvel Ann, Elaine and Robert. (Milligan, p 316).

Frank married Josephine Fujan on 17 Oct 1899 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Josephine (daughter of Frantisek Fujan and Marie Koziskova) was born on 2 Feb 1875 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 3 Apr 1963 in Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her parents brought her to America as an infant. They settled in Saunders County, Nebraska and lived there until 1892. They then moved to Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. (Milligan, p 316).

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Married:
They married in the Catholic Church, and spent their married life farming in Saline County, three miles east of Milligan. They moved into Milligan in 1937. (Milligan, p 316).

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Obituary
(Copied from his FindAGrave Memorial Page)

Albert Novak, son of Vojtech and Marie Stejskal Novak, was born March 31, 1875, in the village of Predbor, near Tabor, Czechoslovakia. He passed away at Warren Memorial Hospital in Friend, Neb., July 7, 1965, at the age of 90 years, 3 months and 7 days. His death came two days before his 58th wedding anniversary.

September 21, 1895, at the age of 20, he came to Chicago with his uncle, Frank Stejskal. He came to Nebraska October 17, 1895 and lived with his sister, Anna Ondrak near Geneva, where he worked as a farm hand until 1903. In the following years, he rented a farm near Geneva.

July 9, 1907, he was united in marriage to Antonie Kabes. They moved to a farm three miles west of Milligan and lived there until January 1916, when they moved to a farm three miles east of Milligan, where his son, Frank now lives. They were blessed with eight children. A son, Edward, died in infancy. He took great pride in his farming and after he retired, gardening was his hobby.

During his entire lifetime, he was active in public and community affairs, having served on the country school board as moderator, was active in Federal Farm Loan Association; was a member of the board of directors on the Farmer's Co-op Elevator and a member of ZCBJ Lodge Svatopluk Cech No. 76 of Milligan 67 years. In 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Novak moved from the farm to Milligan.

He dearly loved his family, friends and neighbors and enjoyed having company, especially his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His 90th birthday brought all his family, relatives and friends together at the auditorium for last time.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; four brothers and an infant son. Survivors include his wife, Antonie; son, Frank of Milligan; daughters, Anna E. Jansky of Omaha, Mrs. James (Ella) Hrouda of Chicago, Mrs. Roy (Rose) Meyer of Hastings, Mrs. Otto (Jamilla) Kottas of Milliagan, Mrs. Frederick (Angeline) Kottas of Milligan and Mrs. Linus (Emily) Betka of Beatrice; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; five brothers and a large number of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held from the Milligan Auditorium Saturday, July 10, at 2 p.m.; Rev. Ernest Horner officiating. John F. Kotas spoke in behalf of Lodge Svatopluk Cech. Mrs. Leslie Skrivanek and Mrs. Joseph G. Capek sang "Zasvit Mi Ti Slunko Zlate" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," accompanied by Mrs. Albert Naimon. Pallbearers were grandsons, Robert Jansky of Lincoln, Lavern Novak of Milligan, James Hrouda of Chicago, Ronald Meyer of Hastings, Brian Kottas of Milligan and Ray Betka of Beatrice. He was laid to rest beneath a beautiful blanket of floral tribute in the Bohemian National Cemetery.

Nebraska Signal July 15, 1965 page 5.
Contributor: M. Jensen Seggerman (47078678)

Albert married Antonie Kabes. Antonie was born on 18 Mar 1887 in Bohemia; died on 7 Jan 1973; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Terezie Sopr before 1873 in Sedlec, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia. Terezie (daughter of Frank Sopr and Veronika Urban) was born about 1849 in Sedlec, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 18 Feb 1901; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Frank and Terizie left Bohemia in June, 1879 on the Steamship "Celleit" out of Hamburg. After landing in New York, they came directly to Saline County, Nebraska. Frank was naturalized in Saline County on January 8, 1889. (Milligan, p 315).

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Frantisek Fujan was the son of Matej and Veronika (Levova) Fujan. He immigrated to the United States in the late 1860's (sic) to join his brother Vaclav in Prague, Nebraska. He and his wife Marie moved to Milligan in 1893, where they farmed. (Milligan, p 275).

(Research):Census Listings:

1880 Census
US Federal 1880 Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace O
ccupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Frank FUYAN Self M Male W 48 BOHEMIA Farmer BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Mary FUYAN Wife M Female W 43 BOHEMIA Keeps House BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Joseph FUYAN Son S Male W 25 BOHEMIA Farms At Home BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Vencel FUYAN Son S Male W 19 BOHEMIA At Home BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Anna FUYAN Dau S Female W 17 BOHEMIA At Home BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Frank FUYAN Son S Male W 12 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Francis FUYAN Dau S Female W 9 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Anton FUYAN Son S Male W 7 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Josey FUYAN Dau S Female W 5 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA

Source Information:
Census Place Elk, Saunders, Nebraska
Family History Library Film 1254755
NA Film Number T9-0755
Page Number 304C

Frantisek married Marie Koziskova on 23 Nov 1852 in Bohemia. Marie was born about 1836 in Bohemia; died on 1 Nov 1914 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Daughter of Antonin Koziska/Kozisek.