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Berniece Koca

Female 1931 - 2012  (80 years)


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  • Name Berniece Koca  [1
    Born 25 Oct 1931  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Sep 2012  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Berniece E. Pavelka, 80, Lincoln, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Berniece was born October 25, 1931, on a farm near Exeter, Neb., to Jim and Emma (Becwar) Koca. She graduated from Milligan High School in 1949 and married her high school sweetheart, Bernard "Bernie", on June 22, 1952. They were married for 57 years before his death in September, 2009. Berniece spent her entire life as a homemaker. She and Bernie were very active in their retirement years with the Hallam American Legion and Auxiliary as well as the 82nd Airborne.

      She is survived by daughters, Candice "Candy" (Dave) Johnson, Valparaiso; Deena (Dave) Brauer, Lincoln; grandsons, Jason (Tammy) Johnson, Lincoln, Josh (Catrin) Johnson, Columbia, Mo., Nicholas "Nick" Brauer, Lincoln; granddaughter, Ashley Brauer, Lincoln; great grandsons, Hunter, Cooper, Cole and Ryan Johnson. Preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bernard.

      Services: 3 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2012, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 So. 14th St. Interment: Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to the Hallam American Legion Auxiliary or Tabitha Meals on Wheels. Condolences may be left at www.lincolnfh.com


      (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
    Person ID I20355  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Koca,   b. 13 Aug 1905, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Emma Becwar,   b. 27 Apr 1909, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Apr 1930  York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Attendants at their wedding were Rose KOCA and Henry SIEBER. They live on a farm northwest of Milligan, a mile south of where Emma grew up. (Milligan, p 338).
    Family ID F2129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernard Pavelka,   b. 6 Feb 1931, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 2009, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1952  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • They are the parents of Candice Lee and Deena PAVELKA and grandparents of Jason and Joshua JOHNSON and Nicholas BRAUER. (Milligan, p 338).
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2009 
    Family ID F7284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Oct 1931 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jun 1952 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Sep 2012 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 338 (Reliability: 3).