Bessie Mamie Havlik

1888 - 1959  (71 years)

• Name	Bessie Mamie Havlik  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	17 Mar 1888	Rushville, Sheridan County, Nebraska   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Nov 1959	Saunders County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Burial	Czech National (Killian) Cemetery, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska
  Notes	Funeral Services for Bessie Beznoska, 71, Held Here Saturday Mrs. Bessie Beznoska, 71, for many years a resident of this community, died unexpectedly Thursday, November 12. Bessie Mamie Havlik was born in Rushville, Nebr. on March 17, 1868. As a small girl she moved with her family to Lawton, Oklahoma. On Sept. 6, 1904 she was married to Frank Beznoska, to whom one son, Raymond, was born. They moved to Nebraska in 1918 and spent the last thirty-seven years in and near North Bend. Mrs. Beznoska was a member of the Methodist Church and the Rebekah and Z.C.B.J. Lodges. Her husband preceded her in death in 1956. Survivors are the son Raymond; one grandson, Kenneth; a brother Henry J. Havlik, Lawton, OK; a sister, Agnes LaHue, Pueblo, Colorado. Funeral services were in the Methodist Church Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Hugh J. Hogchin officiated. Mrs. Willie Sellhorn accompanied by Mrs. Clarence Karsk, sang "Nearer My God To Thee" and "Going Home" Pallbearers were Leonard Tomasek, Leland Tomasek, Louis Mastny Jr, Duane Arthur, Bob Allen, and Ernest Knears? Burial was in Killian Cemetery in Saunders County. CZECH NATIONAL CEMETERY (also known as Killian Cemetery) located in Bohemian township in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec 23 Township 17, Range 5E of Saunders County, Nebraska. Recorded on April 12, 1977 and completed on April 15, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Cemetery in very good condition. Working from front to back in rows. Row 5 Sec 1 east to west Bessie M Beznoska 1888 - 1959
  Person ID	I13603	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Frank R. Beznoska, Jr.,   b. 10 Aug 1881, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska d. 21 Dec 1956, Saunders County, Nebraska (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1904	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [1]
  	North Bend Couple to Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary North Bend--Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Beznoska will observe their golden wedding anniversary at an open house at their home Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. with a 6 p.m. dinner for relatives. Beznoska was born near Morse Bluffs and Mrs. Beznoska was born near Crete. Both moved to Oklahoma where they met and were married in Lawton, Oklahoma Sept. 6, 1904. The couple moved back to this vicinity in 1918. Since 1935 they have lived in North Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Beznoska have one son, Raymond, who lives in North Bend and one grandson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beznoska Observe 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beznoska, long time residents of North Bend, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Sunday, September 5th, by holding an open house at their home, from two to five in the afternoon. Nearly 150 guests were present. A dinner for about 50 relatives was served at six in the evening. The honored couple received many lovely gifts, cards and flowers. Long distance phone calls came from Lawton, Oklahoma, and Flint, Michigan. Out of town guests were present from Fremont, Schuyler, Cedar Bluffs, Milligan, Omaha, Nebraska and Thunder Hawk, South Dakota. The attractive wedding cake was baked by their niece, Mrs. Louis Mastny, Jr. of Schuyler. (Undated, unreferenced news clippings: courtesty of Caroline Mastney of Schuyler, Nebraska)
  Children	1. Raymond Beznoska,   b. 24 Jan 1909, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 26 Sep 1988, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Mar 1888 - Rushville, Sheridan County, Nebraska Marriage - 6 Sep 1904 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Death - 12 Nov 1959 - Saunders County, Nebraska Burial - - Czech National (Killian) Cemetery, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661. [S773] Saunders County, NEGenWeb Project - Czech National (Killian) Cemetery ; http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/saunders/cemetery/killian2.html. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Nebraska, Saunders County, Cedar Bluffs, ED 146 Enumerated 30 & 31 Jan 1920 by L.E. Smith SD 4 ED 146 Sheet 14B 362-367 (Reliability: 3).