Berniece Koca

1931 - 2012  (80 years)

• Name	Berniece Koca  [1]
  Birth	25 Oct 1931	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Sep 2012	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Burial	Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Notes	Berniece E. Pavelka, 80, Lincoln, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Berniece was born October 25, 1931, on a farm near Exeter, Neb., to Jim and Emma (Becwar) Koca. She graduated from Milligan High School in 1949 and married her high school sweetheart, Bernard "Bernie", on June 22, 1952. They were married for 57 years before his death in September, 2009. Berniece spent her entire life as a homemaker. She and Bernie were very active in their retirement years with the Hallam American Legion and Auxiliary as well as the 82nd Airborne. She is survived by daughters, Candice "Candy" (Dave) Johnson, Valparaiso; Deena (Dave) Brauer, Lincoln; grandsons, Jason (Tammy) Johnson, Lincoln, Josh (Catrin) Johnson, Columbia, Mo., Nicholas "Nick" Brauer, Lincoln; granddaughter, Ashley Brauer, Lincoln; great grandsons, Hunter, Cooper, Cole and Ryan Johnson. Preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bernard. Services: 3 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2012, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 So. 14th St. Interment: Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to the Hallam American Legion Auxiliary or Tabitha Meals on Wheels. Condolences may be left at www.lincolnfh.com (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
  Person ID	I20355	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Koca,   b. 13 Aug 1905, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Mother	Emma Becwar,   b. 27 Apr 1909, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Apr 1930	York, York County, Nebraska   [1]
  	Attendants at their wedding were Rose KOCA and Henry SIEBER. They live on a farm northwest of Milligan, a mile south of where Emma grew up. (Milligan, p 338).
  Family ID	F2129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernard Pavelka,   b. 6 Feb 1931, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 8 Sep 2009, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1952	Fillmore County, Nebraska
  	They are the parents of Candice Lee and Deena PAVELKA and grandparents of Jason and Joshua JOHNSON and Nicholas BRAUER. (Milligan, p 338).
  Family ID	F7284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Oct 1931 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Marriage - 6 Jun 1952 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 29 Sep 2012 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Burial - - Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 338 (Reliability: 3).