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Helen Tenopir

Female 1927 - 2016  (88 years)


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  • Name Helen Tenopir  [1, 2
    Born 6 Oct 1927  Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Jan 2016  Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Calvary Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 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)
    Person ID I11125  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2021 

    Father Emil Tenopir,   b. 3 Aug 1898, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1981, Cedar Bluffs, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Lillian L. Wesley,   b. 29 Mar 1904,   d. 19 Jun 1990  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1925  Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • After their marriage, they made their home on a farm in Malmo, Nebraska.
    Family ID F3242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frank J. Jirovsky,   b. 29 Jan 1919,   d. 2 May 2012  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 11 May 1949  [1, 2
    Children 
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    Last Modified 30 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F2114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1927 - Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jan 2016 - Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Calvary Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661.

    2. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).