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Bessie Mamie Havlik

Female 1888 - 1959  (71 years)


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  • Name Bessie Mamie Havlik  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 17 Mar 1888  Rushville, Sheridan County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Nov 1959  Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Czech National (Killian) Cemetery, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1956, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 6 Sep 1904  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1988, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F5465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Mar 1888 - Rushville, Sheridan County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Sep 1904 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 1959 - Saunders County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Czech National (Killian) Cemetery, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661.

    2. [S773] Saunders County, NEGenWeb Project - Czech National (Killian) Cemetery ; http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/saunders/cemetery/killian2.html.

    3. [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).