Helen Vavak

1927 - 2021  (94 years)

• Name	Helen Vavak  [1]
  Birth	10 Sep 1927	Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Dec 2021	Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska
  Burial	Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska
  Notes	Helen M. Vyhlidal, 94, of Fremont, NE, passed away December 26, 2021, at her home. Helen was born September 10, 1927, in Prague, NE, to Thomas and Bessie (Soukup) Vavak. Helen taught country school for several years prior to her marriage. She married Leonard Vyhlidal Sr., on December 29, 1951, at St. John's Catholic Church in Prague. They moved to Fremont before moving to North Bend in 1960. Helen and Leonard operated the Dairy Dream in North Bend until 1972. In 1976, they returned to Fremont and owned and operated Len's Liquor Store until 1982. Helen was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont, and VFW Post 8223 auxiliary. She enjoyed spending time crocheting, and working on puzzle books. Helen is survived by her son, Leonard Vyhlidal Jr. of Fremont; daughters, Carol (Doug) Dale of Fremont, and JoAnn (Francis) Zakovec of Morse Bluff, NE; 5 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leonard Sr.; 2 infant daughters; brothers, Tom, Ray, and Frank Vavak. Private family Funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Burial will be at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from Moser Memorial Chapel)
  Person ID	I29961	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Stanley Vavak,   b. 4 Jun 1889, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 8 Jan 1957, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Bozena Bessie Soukup,   b. 25 Aug 1897, Plasi, Saunders, Nebraska d. 28 Dec 1969, O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F14387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonard Vyhlidal, Sr.,   b. 20 Jun 1928, North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska d. 13 Nov 2007, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1951	Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F9646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Sep 1927 - Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Marriage - 29 Dec 1951 - Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Death - 26 Dec 2021 - Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Burial - - Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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).