Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Clarabelle Mares. (August 1977) |
Czech Presbyterian Cemetery(Chapman Township) |
CZECH PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY located in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 25, Township 14N, Range 6E Chapman Township, Saunders County, Nebraska. Well maintained.
Recorded by Clarabelle Mares 1722 East 19 Fremont, Nebraska and Kathrine Petersen on 30 August 1977.
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Names Index
Tombstone Records
Page 1 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska SECTION 1 Row 1 north to south Albie Musil Emil Musil 1896 - 1953 1886 - 1961 Anton Pestal 30 Jun 1861 28 Aug 1960 Row 2 south to north Henry Pokorny Sr Aloisie Pokorny 1884 - 1966 1894 - 1932 Flagpole in memory of Pvt Kenneth T Trutna 7 Cav Reg U S Army 9 Feb 1928 8 Oct 1951 Row 3 north to south Anna Caha Rudolph Caha 21 Jul 1890 19 Apr 1973 10 Mar 1884 18 Mar 1966 John Shultz 1889 - 1956 Louis Dolezal, son Vaclav Dolezal 1896 - 1965 1854 - 1934 Anton Dolezal, son James B Dolezal, son 1884 - 1928 1882 - 1959 Emil Dolezal Nebr Wagoner 276 Co MPC WW I 22 Oct 1890 8 Dec 1959 Row 4 south to north Emily Lopour inf dau of Emil & Rose Lopour 21 Nov 1911 17 Feb 1916 b & d 15 May 1925 Emil B Lopour Rosie Lopour 2 Jul 1884 19 Nov 1952 10 Jun 1887 11 Feb 1967 John Pokorny Inf grave no name or dates 30 Mar 1883 27 Mar 1958 Rosalie Pokorny Josef Pokorny 20 Apr 1848 24 Sep 1938 24 Dec 1850 12 Mar 1931 Page 2 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Bessie Trutna Kenneth T Trutna 12 Oct 1898 16 Mar 1955 9 Feb 1928 8 Oct 1951 Nebr Pvt 7 Cav Inf 1 Cav Div-Korea Row 5 north to south Anna Pokorny Frank Pokorny 19 May 1846 11 Jun 1923 22 Sep 1873 13 Jul 1906 Marie Pokorny Josef Pokorny 9 Feb 1848 26 May 1933 5 Mar 1844 27 Oct 1936 Frantiska Pokorny Jan Pokorny d 9 Oct 1913 74 yrs d 24 Oct 1922 82 yrs Josef Pospisil Marie Pospisil 1868 - 1951 1875 - 1915 Row 6 south to north Joseph Jasa Mary Trutna Jasa 13 Mar 1871 24 Sep 1943 28 May 1875 16 Apr 1935 Adolph Pokorny John T Pokorny 1889 - 1947 1875 - 1956 Frances Pokorny 1861 - 1960 Row 7 north to south Stanley Ruzicka Emil E Ruzicka 3 Jun 1883 19 Jan 1965 17 Mar 1924 1 Nov 1941 son, Ladislav S Ruzicka Bohumil Ruzicka 8 Apr 1919 23 Mar 1935 18 Jun orJul 1885 29 Mar 1908 Anna Ruzicka Joseph Ruzicka 1856 - 1920 1850 - 1936 Eleonora Pestal Josef Pestal 1846 - 1917 1839 - 1927 John Pestal Jan & Emilie Pestal 26 Apr 1883 6 Jan 1962 d 10 Sep 1917 3 days old Josephine Jasa Joseph M Jasa 1881 - 1970 1877 - 1961 Robert L Jasa M/M 3/c Submarine Serv U.S.S. Wahoo He died in the service of his country, at sea Pacific area 1923 - 1943 Libbie M Jasa 1911 - 1955 Joseph J Pallas 1878 - 1962 Page 3 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Row 8 south to north James Sklenar Anna Sklenar Sgt Air Serv WW I 2 Sep 1885 14 Mar 1974 1 Apr 1889 7 Sep 1974 Jan Sklenar Frantiska Sklenar 1857 - 1943 1870 - 1926 Jerry V Ruzicka Mary Ruzicka 1880 - 1950 1886 - 1943 son, Jerry Ruzicka 1915 - 1918 Antonin Sklenar Francis Sklenar 26 Jan 1871 28 Sep 1909 1874 - 1966 Richard B Sklenar Anton Sklenar 1909 - 1942 14 Jul 1898 29 Oct 1976 Row 9 north to south Jose M Novak Mary Novak 1873 - 1950 1881 - 1940 Agnes Novak 1903 - 1977 Jerry Jasa 1897 - 1963 Bohumil J Jasa 10 Jun 1916 26 Jul 1971 Row 10 south to north Gusty, wife of Josef Jasa Jr Joseph Jasa 7 Sep 1891 21 May 1926 27 Apr 1889 29 Mar 1959 Anna Jasa John Jasa 1861 - 1941 1854 - 1936 Karel Jasa 1886 - 1924 Karel Smolik d 7 Apr 1904 64 yr. Emil, son of Vaclav & Marie Veskrna 6 Aug 1912 21 Apr 1917 Jozef Veskrna 2 Nov 1884 6 Mar1907 Joseph Veskrna Josephine Veskrna 1853 - 1902 1856 - 1928 Page 4 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Row 11 north to south Antonia Trutna Charles Trutna 23 Apr 1875 15 Nov 1970 26 Jul 1869 26 Dec 1956 Stanley R Caha 16 Jul 1908 9 Mar 1964 Frank Krafka Charles Krafka 1837 - 1920 1878 - 1924 Anna Krsfka John Krafka Sr 15 Sep 1883 26 Jul 1973 10 Dec 1875 20 Jan 1972 George Krafka, son of John & Anna Krafka 9 Dec 1907 4 Jun 1962 Mary Semenec Frank Semenec 1875 - 1959 1861 - 1939 SECTION II Row 1 south to north Marjorie E Proett 4 Jan 1910 9 Feb 1976 wed to Rev Donald A Proett 5 Jun 1938. Pastor of the Czech & Prague Presbyterian churches 1953. Row 2 south to north Inf son, Benjamin & Elaine Pokorny b & d 28 Jan 1957 Charles B Trutna 6 Feb 1893 26 Mar 1963 Dr Rudolph E Skelnar Nebr Capt 2154 Army Serv Unit WWI CR 26 Feb 1922 24 Sep 1967 Row 3 north to south Ella Kaspar Vincent Kaspar 1894 - 1969 1894 - 1956 Joseph Pallas 1875 - 1932 2 unmarked graves beside Dolezal Mary Dolezal Frank Dolezal 9 May 1886 10 Ju1 1961 7 Apr 1880 2 Jun 1968 Ruben Paul Dolezal 2 Nov 1922 5 May 1973 Page 5 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Frank Caha 1875 - 1955 Baby Pecena b & d 1960 Mae Novak Louis J Novak 4 Jul 1924 1 Aug 1964 21 Jun 1886 1 May 1971 Frances Novak 4 Oct 1888 2 Oct 1955 Mary Jasa John Jasa 1851 - 1931 1847 - 1928 Frank Jasa Antonia Jasa 16 Oct 1876 29 Jul 1951 13 Nov 1881 5 Mar 1959 unmarked grave Row 5 north to south Barbara Svoboda John Svoboda 22 Nov 1862 24 Dec 1919 1 Oct 1860 28 Nov 1941 Anna Dostal Matej Dostal 27 Aug 1866 3 Jul 1944 24 Oct 1862 11 Jun 1923 Ferdinand A, son of James & Anna Jasa 15 Dec 1908 13 Jan 1926 Twin inf dau of Chas & Lilly Veverka b & d Apr 1928 Inf dau of Louis & Sylvia Novak b & d 1936 Lillie Marie Veverka Charles J Veverka 7 Aug 1906 19 Jun 1967 28 Dec 1900 18 Jan1965 Anna Jasa James Jasa 14 Jan 1885 23 Aug 1962 18 Aug 1876 28 Feb 1973 Row 6 south to north John Edward, son John & Emma Trutna 1917 - 1924 Jan Trutna Marie Trutna 24 Jun 1865 8 Jan 1914 13 May 1866 22 Mar 1931 Rudolph Sklenar 9 Mar 1886 15 Sep 1950 Marie Sklenar Trutna Baby Sklenar 29 Mar 1896 5 Sep 1958 no dates Charles Pallas Vaclav Pallas, M.L. 1 Nov 1893 24 Apr 1960 27 Feb 1877 23 Dec 1918 James Pallas Jr Anna Pallas, wife of James 1877 - 1918 1886 - 1964 Marie Pallas, wife of Vaclav Vaclav Pallas 15 Aug 1850 26 Mar 1929 28 Sep 1844 11 Jan 1932 son, Anton Pallas 6 Oct 1883 12 Oct 1956 Page 6 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Row 7 north to south Genevieve R Pestal 17 Jun 1927 2 Dec 1935 Samuel J Pestal Charles A Pestal, son Nebr Pvt 244 Amb Co WW I 1905 - 1955 24 Dec 1895 30 Oct 1968 Teresie Pestal Frank Pestal 1873 - 1950 1871 - 1941 Frances E Pokorny Joseph F Pokorny 24 Feb 1888 1 Apr 1972 5 Jul 1881 17 Aug 1958 Marie Vajgrt Pokorny Baby 1892 - 1920 b & d 1925 Father Pokorny Mother Pokorny 1845 - 1924 1850 - 1926 Anna Caha Jozef Caha 23 Dec 1910 6 Nov 1901 23 Dec 1845 4 Nov 1926 Marie Caha Ladislav Caha 15 Aug 1847 21 Apr 1938 7 Aug 1888 26 Jan 1911 William Caha Rose E Caha 7 Dec 1879 7 Aug 1962 26 Jan 1891 19 Dec 1927 Joseph Caha 18 Mar 1877 22 Sep 1966 Godfrey A Erickson Marie Caha Erickson 10 Aug 1888 9 Dec 1967 23 Mar 1881 12 Nov 1925 Row 8 south to north Albie F Jasa Matej Jasa 18 Apr 1896 24 Jul 1972 1854 - 1946 Antonie Jasa 1852 - 1943 Inf dau of Rev Kucera - no dates Rev Vaclav Cejnar Anna Cejnar 14 Dec 1862 28 May 1940 11 Sep 1875 11 Jun 1954 Ruth M Pallas Frank Pallas 1905 - 1908 1893 - 1919 Member of Adm Labor Co, 9th QMC Died in France Row 9 south Alma Esther Caha 3 Sep 1907 8 Apr 1967 Marie dau of Josef & Marie Pokorny 26 Feb 1876, Wahoo, Nebr 23 Aug 1887 Page 7 Czech Presbyterian Cemetery Saunders County, Nebraska Row 10 south Vaclav Ruzicka Frances Ruzicka 1868 - 1943 1873 - 1964 Marie Pastel 18 May 1879 10 Jan 1882 Row 11 south to north Vencl Jasa Frantiska Jasa 1840 - 1920 1845 - 1882 Franc. Pallas 23 Sep 1881 3 Jun 1890 Josef Trutna 19 Dec 1815, Moravia 13 Feb 1879 Frantiska Trutna 20 Oct 1831, Moravia 11 Nov 1889 F Hledik Rosalie Hledik 1843 - 1889 1849 - 1921
