Bernice M. Tenopir

1933 - 2020  (86 years)

• Name	Bernice M. Tenopir  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Oct 1933	Malmo, Saunders County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 May 2020	Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska
  Notes	Obituary WAHOO '96 Bernice M. Conkling, 86, of Wahoo, formerly North Bend, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Saunders Medical Center Long Term Care in Wahoo. She was born Oct. 9, 1933 at Malmo to Harry and Sylvia (Brecka) Tenopir. Bernice grew up near Cedar Bluffs and attended country school there. She married Richard Zakovec on Feb. 17, 1953. She then moved to the farm at Morse Bluff. She helped Richard farm for many years. After Richard's death in 1972 she started working at Campbell's Soup Co, Plumfield Nursery and the North Bend Post Office and cooked at the Rawhide Steakhouse in North Bend. Bernice married Frank Conkling Sept. 30, 1990. He died in 2000. She is survived by son, Francis (JoAnn) Zakovec of Morse Bluff; grandchildren, Ryan (Brienna) Zakovec, Brent (Brook) Zakovec and Mike Albert and great-grandchildren, Haley, Dustin, Ashtynn, Kinsley, Grayden and Barrett Zakovec. Bernice is preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; daughter, Janice Leffers; brother, Wilford Tenopir and grandson, Adam Buchta. The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 18, 2020 at Moser Memorial Chapel in North Bend. The Rev. Michael Hill of United Presbyterian Church in North Bend will officiate. A COVID-controlled visitation will be held on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. also at Moser's. Memorials have been established to Dodge County Humane Society. Online condolences at www.mosermemorialchapels.com Arrangements were made by Moser Memorial Chapel, North Bend. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I11798	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Harry Tenopir,   b. 7 Mar 1907, Geronimo, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 18 Sep 1989, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sylvia Brecka,   b. 8 Jul 1910, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 1 Sep 1997, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1931	Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska   [1]
  Family ID	F4978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Richard F. Zakovec,   b. 14 Jan 1932, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 13 Apr 1972 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1953	Logansport, Boone County, Iowa   [1]
  Children	1. Janice Zakovec,   b. 3 Feb 1953, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska d. 5 Feb 2017, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska (Age 64 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F4977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Frank E. Conkling,   b. 16 Aug 1922, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa d. 11 Dec 2000, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1972
  Family ID	F11473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Oct 1933 - Malmo, Saunders County, Nebraska Marriage - 7 Feb 1953 - Logansport, Boone County, Iowa Death - 14 May 2020 - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661. [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).