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Helen R. Novak

Female 1917 - 2013  (95 years)


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  • Name Helen R. Novak  [1, 2
    Birth 11 Dec 1917  Dillonvale, Jefferson County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Mar 2013  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Ohiowa Public Cemetery, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Obituary

      Helen R. Folkerts, 95, Lincoln, died Friday (3-29-13). Born (12-11-17) in Dillonville, Ohio to James J. and Alzbeta "Betty" (Beranek) Novak. Graduate of Milligan High School and attended Peru State Teachers College. Helen taught school in Ohiowa Public School and rural schools in Fillmore County, Nebraska. Retired from J.C. Penney's after 20 years. She was a member of Sheridan Lutheran Church, Hope Circle, J.C. Penney Retirement Group, J.C. Penney lunch group, 60+ year member of the American Legion Auxiliary (Bitting Norman Post #27) in Beatrice, and Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.

      Survived by son, Pastor David J. (Bonnie) Folkerts, Apple Valley, Minn.; grandchildren, Nick (Erin) Folkerts, Ballwin, Mo., Laura (Tanner) Genest, St. Paul, Minn.; great grandson, Henry Genest; sister, Alice Steyer, Lincoln; brother, Henry James Novak, Atascadero, Calif. Preceded in death by husband, Jurgen Folkerts and parents.

      Celebration of life service: 7 pm Wednesday (4/3) at Roper and Sons Chapel, 4300 'O' St. with Pastor Greg Bouvier officiating. Committal service: 10 am Thursday (4/4) Ohiowa Cemetery. Memorials to The Sunken Gardens c/o Lincoln Parks and Recreation Dept. Family will greet friends from 5-7 pm Wednesday at Roper and Sons. Condolences online at:

      http://roperandsons.com/

      Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy
    Person ID I42855  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2015 

    Father Vaclav "James John" Novak,   b. 30 May 1888, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1955, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Alzbeta "Betty" Beranek,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Bustehrad, Kladno, Stredocesk? Kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1977, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1916  Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F2854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jurgen J. Folkerts,   b. 13 Dec 1918   d. Jan 1978 (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Family ID F12793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Mar 2013 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Ohiowa Public Cemetery, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Nebraska, Fillmore County, Milligan Village Enumerated 19 Apr 1930 ED 3--16 SD 11 Sheet 4B Bohemian Ave 125-129 (Reliability: 3).