Chester W. Best

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Nebraska, Dodge County, North Bend City
Enumerated April 8, 1930
ED 27-20 SD 3 Sheet 7B
174-184
Best, H. Allane Hd M W 36 M 22 Ark Miss Ky Laborer Steam Railroad
Best, Cleda F Wf F W 33 M 19 Ne Oh Mich
Best, Floyd C Son m W 14 S Ne Ark Ne
Best, Marjorie L Dtr F W 10 S Mon Ark Ne
Best, Katherine L Dtr F W 5 S Ne Ark Ne
Best, Shirley M Dtr F W 2 S Ne Ark Ne
Best, Chester W Brother M W 27 S Mo Miss Ky Truck Drive Transfer Co

Chester married Clara Racek about 1934. Clara (daughter of Frank Racek and Mary Virka) was born on 13 Sep 1907 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska; died on 8 Jan 1995 in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Norma married Eugene R. Zeleny on 14 Apr 1954 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Eugene was born on 5 May 1933; died on 26 Dec 2009 in Blair, Washington County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]