1927 - 2016 (88 years)
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Name |
Helen Tenopir [1, 2] |
Birth |
6 Oct 1927 |
Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
16 Jan 2016 |
Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska [2] |
Burial |
Calvary Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska [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)
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Person ID |
I11125 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
30 Jan 2021 |
Father |
Emil Tenopir, b. 3 Aug 1898, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 3 Feb 1981, Cedar Bluffs, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 82 years) |
Mother |
Lillian L. Wesley, b. 29 Mar 1904 d. 19 Jun 1990 (Age 86 years) |
Marriage |
28 Feb 1925 |
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska [1] |
- After their marriage, they made their home on a farm in Malmo, Nebraska.
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Family ID |
F3242 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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