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Norma Best

Female 1935 - 1986  (51 years)


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  • Name Norma Best  [1, 2
    Birth 23 Apr 1935  North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Sep 1986  Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • September 10, 1986 NORTH BEND EAGLE

      Norma Zeleny, 51

      Funeral services were held Saturday morning for Norma J. Zeleny of Arlington, who died Sept. 3, 1986 at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha of cancer. She was 51.

      She was born April 23, 1935 at North Bend to Chester and Clara Best. She grew up in North Bend and lived in Fremont for six years before moving to Arlington 20 years ago.

      She was a member of the Arlington American Legion Auxiliary and First United Methodist Church of Fremont.

      On April 14, 1954, she married Eugene R. Zeleny at Council Bluffs, Iowa. He survives.

      Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Steve (Cindy) Wiblishouser of Blair; her mother, Clara Best of North Bend; mother and father-in-law, Bessie and Edward Zeleny of Hooper; and a granddson.

      Funeral services were held at Arlington Community Church with Rev. Robert Saunders officiating. Ruby House was organist and Melvin Misfeldt was soloist.

      Burial was in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont. Pallbearers were Robert French, Dick Totten, Herman Allen, LeRoy Brown, Don Lottman and Loren Knoell.

      She was preceded in death by her father, Chester Best.

      (Courtesy of Caroline Mastny)
    • (Research):SSDI:
      NORMA ZELENY 23 Apr 1935 Sep 1986 68002 (Arlington, Washington, NE ) 68002 (Arlington, Washington, NE ) 506-36-5583 Nebraska SS
    Person ID I15848  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Chester W. Best,   b. Abt 1903, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Clara Racek,   b. 13 Sep 1907, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1995, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1934  [1
    Family ID F5159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eugene R. Zeleny,   b. 5 May 1933   d. 26 Dec 2009, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1954  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Apr 1935 - North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Apr 1954 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Sep 1986 - Omaha, Douglas 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. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).