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St. John |
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC CEMETERY located in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 36, Township 16N, Range 5E, Chester township in Saunders County, Nebraska. It is also on the northeast edge of Prague, Nebraska.
Recorded on 27 March 1978 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, NE 68025 and assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Going from front to back in rows.
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Names Index
Tombstone Records
Page 1 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Section 1 Row 1 south to north Anton A Vrana Josephine L Vrana 8 Mar 1884 9 Sep 1970 28 Feb 1892 14 May 1975 Joseph R Janecek Nebr Pvt AAF WW II 10 Jul 1913 9 Aug 1973 George A Kubr 19 Apr 1901 13 Feb 1965 Jacob Staska Mary Staska 25 Jul 1882 8 Jan 1963 22 Mar 1888 14 May 1970 Marie Victoria Soukup 1942 - 1963 Vaclav M Petrzelka Anna J Petrzelka 21 Sep 1877 8 Dec 1971 24 May 1881 27 Ju1 1965 Charles W Prochaska 19 Feb 1910 9 Jan 1967 Leonard Swartz Nebr T4 Med Det 20 Armd Div WW II 25 Jan 1913 24 Aug 1965 Gayle Lynn Swartz 10 Aug 1957 4 Oct 1973 Louis V Sedlacek 9 Ju1 1886 22 Oct 1966 Page 2 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska James J Voboril Marion Voboril 10 Sep 1898 12 Jul 1965 25 Mar 1898 23 Mar 1967 Bessie M Polacek 4 Mar 1900 25 Jan 1967 William Kubik 21 Feb 1915 24 Jun 1969 Row 2 north to south Frank V Bratrsovsky 24 Feb 1911 3 Jul 1969 Mabel A Semrad 5 Jul 1897 28 Apr 1972 Rosie Semrad dau, Lydia Semrad 10 Jun 1894 21 Sep 1957 6 Mar 1908 26 Aug 1950 Anton J Semrad Marie Semrad 13 Jun 1870 25 Aug 1950 10 Nov 1871 19 Oct 1949 Anna Kuncl Thomas Kuncl 1853 - 1944 1843 - 1929 Joseph Kuncl Frank Kuncl 1876 - 1949 1884 - 1929 Anna Eret, wife Frank Eret, husband 1879 - 1957 1885 - 1932 Joe Eret Anna Eret 1845 - 1929 1844 - 1932 Emma J Frohner 10 Feb 1898 6 Apr 1963 Joseph Mach Josefka Mach 1857 - 1935 1858 - 19?? Anton A Ourada 19 May 1898 22 Aug 1964 Mary Vlasak Charles Vlasak 24 Jan 1878 16 Mar 1971 8 Oct 1874 4 Feb 1948 Alois L Vlasak 10 Sep 1876 21 Mar 1943 Marie Kirchman 1902 - 1958 Page 3 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Barbara A Kastl Charles A Kastl 20 Sep 1874 17 Sep 1928 6 Jan 1872 31 Mar 1961 Anna Sedlacek Joseph Sedlacek 24 Feb 1860 7 Jun 1940 1 May 1855 27 Aug 1931 Mary Sedlacek 23 Apr 1884 6 Mar 1969 Anna Brtek John Brtek 27 Feb 1880 13 Aug 1956 11 Jan 1877 26 May 1932 Row 3 south to north Bohumir C Fujan James C Fujan 2 Nov 1904 13 Ju1 1977 PFC U S Army 27 Oct 1909 15 Jul 1974 Anna Fujan Svoboda 9 Jun 1894 8 Jan 1924 Katerina Kubr George Kubr 1870 - 1928 1866 - 1952 Infant son of Louis J Kubr b & d 11 Apr 1932 Josef Jirik Anna Jirik 1845 - 1923 1848 - 1926 Vaclav Hula Anna Hula 26 Oct 1857 14 Jun 1924 14 Jul 1863 20 Jul 1922 Tomas F Hula 1903 - 1927 Rose Ourada 22 Jun 1907 9 Jul 1957 William John Belik Nebr Carpenter 3C U S Navy 1906 - 4 Jan 1928 Joseph V Janecek Sophie Janecek 10 Mar 1885 3 Mar 1955 15 May 1887 28 Dec 1952 Simon F Jirik Marie M Jirik 8 May 1876 17 Nov 1957 24 Jan 1879 2 May 1953 Joseph Polacek 29 Aug 1964 - born and died Page 4 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Row 4 north to south Vincen J Rolenc (note no t) 4 Apr 1907 1 Nov 1970 Paul, son of Richard & Rosalie Brecka 10 - 11 Aug 1960 Mary, dau of W M & A M Stuchlik b & d 1 Feb 1940 Martin, son of M F & M A Chvatal b & d 25 Jan 1926 Josef Kaspar 15 Mar 1917 3 Apr 1920 August Kaspar Mary A Kaspar 1883 - 1932 1890 - 1969 Barbora Kaspar Frantiska Kaspar 1866 - 8 Jul 1920 54 yrs 9 Mar 1867 4 Dec 1932 Jan J Kaspar (has two markers) 21 Jan 1865 30 Jul 1947 one: 21 Mar 1865 30 Jul 1947 Petronela Vculek Karel Vculek 1833 - 1919 20 Oct 1869 14 Jul 1943 unmarked child's grave Jakub Belik Barbora Belik, wife 1849 - 1920 1876 - 19? Vaclav Odvody Sr Anna Odvody 1851 - 1936 1861 - 1940 Frank A Votruba Pauline A Votruba 1887 - 1922 1916 - 1922 Emma Kratky James Kratky 25 Nov 1894 31 Aug 1932 2 Oct 1888 12 May 1977 son, James Kratky 31 Jan 1923 20 Jun 1942 Joseph Kubr b & d 1961 Page 5 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Row 5 south to north Rudolph G Odvody Nebr SSML3 U S Navy WW II 1 Dec 1922 10 Feb 1970 Otto J Ladenburger Amalia Ladenburger 5 May 1887 13 Mar 1969 6 Jul 1886 25 Dec 1971 Marie Tomcak 1846 - 1944 There is a large marker with only TOMCAK on it Cynthia A, dau of Myron & Dorothy Coufal b & d 4 Nov 1963 Louis F Prochaska Marie A Prochaska 22 Dec 1887 26 Jun 1959 23 Apr 1891 14 Dec 1971 Frant. Prochaska d 18 Oct 1916 4 yr 9 mo 11 days Rudolf M Vanek d 28 Sep 1916 29 yr 11 mo Eileen Joyce Vlasak Mary Vlasak 16 Jul 1929 26 May 1948 7 Feb 1915 25 Feb 1915 Lucille Vlasak 7 Jan 1921 1 May 1955 Ignac Sinanek Marie Simanek 20 May 1858 3 Dec 1947 15 Mar 1861 19 Jan 1915 Vilem Voboril 23 Apr 1916 12 Aug 1916 Emanuel Voboril d 7 Feb 1919 15 yr 6 mo Vaclav Voboril Anna Voboril 30 Sep 1874 7 Jul 1953 27 Mar 1877 12 Jul 1968 Frantisek Brtek Marie Brtek 15 Jan 1917 25 Jan 1917 22 Jul 1918 1 Oct 1920 Joseph E Brtek Vaclav Brtek 23 Mar 1920 8 Jun 1974 27 Sep 1871 28 Jan 1949 son, Ladislav Brtek 19 Dec 1922 10 Oct 1948 Page 6 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska James Krondak Mary Krondak 23 May 1877 2 Mar 1972 5 Feb 1886 31 Dec 1951 son, Miloslav Krondak 8 Jul 1912 22 Feb 1917 Rose Martha Kuncl Anton C Kuncl 13 Jul 1891 25 Aug 1954 13 Jun 1886 12 May 1952 son, Henry M Kuncl 28 Jul 1921 18 Nov 1969 Milford W Schuler 16 Jan 1906 20 Jan 1968 Row 6 north to south Mary Sedlacek Ignatz J Sedlacek Sr 12 Jul 1886 20 Jul 1962 19 Mar 1882 4 Sep 1960 Anna E Humlicek 4 May 1899 13 Oct 1973 Anna Simanek 1898 - 1918 Frank Secor Mary Secor d 5 Jan 1913 56 yrs d 24 Nov 1918 56 yr Frantisek Paseka b & d 1912 Anna Kaspar 1911 - 1912 Blazenka Vlasak d 9 Dec 1911 2 yr 3 mo John Ladenburger Anna Ladenburger d 29 Nov 1911 57 yr d 15 Jan 1949 86 yrs Joseph Broz Helena Broz 1881 - 1962 1883 - 1971 Frank C Kubik 6 Mar 1881 27 Apr 1911 Martin D Ruzicka Ida A Ruzicka 1876 - 1935 1880 - 1968 Martin J D Ruzicka - veteran 1907 - 1949 Page 7 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Paul J Prochaska Nebr Pvt U S Army Vietnam 28 Jun 1944 1 Sep 1972 Louis J Tomcak 1894 - 1977 Anton E Jerabek 6 Apr 1909 6 Jun 1970 Row 7 south to north Joseph A Brecka 18 Apr 1898 4 Jan 1972 twin daus, Margaret & Mildred Vanek b & d 5 Mar 1961 Frank J Sedlacek Anna Sedlacek 6 Nov 1889 19 Apr 1973 20 Mar 1899 13 Apr 1965 Bernard Sedlacek 20 Aug 1926 29 Jan 1933 Anton J Janecek Rose Janecek 8 May 1888 27 Nov 1964 6 Apr 1894 17 Jul 1956 Joseph Janecek Katherine Janecek, wife 1859 - 1937 1862 - 1948 Vaclav Janecek, son 1897 - 1927 Anastasia Polacek Frank J Polacek 11 Feb 1891 16 Jan 1974 1 Aug 1887 31 Dec 1947 Francis Polacek (mother) Frantisek Polacek 1861 - 1948 1859 - 1917 Tomas Barta Marie Barta 1839 - 1920 1844 - 1921 Anton Broz wife, Marie Broz 1840 - 1917 1851 - 1932 Marie, wife of Joseph Hobza d 18 Aug 1911 27 yr 6 mo William Wirka Emil Wirka 1887 - 1918 1890 - 1911 Charles Wirka mother Wirka 1885 - 1918 1851 - 1931 Father Wirka 1852 - 1922 Page 8 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Josef M Ourada 1832 - 31 Mar 1913 Frant Kubik Anna Kubik d 5 Jun 1906 61 yr 2 mo 9 days 1851 - 1927 Anna, wife of Jan J Polak d 16 Mar 1904 31 yr 9 mo 21 days Tomas, son V J & F K Fujan Vac J Fujan d 20 Jul 1904 2 yr 10 mo d 3 Jan 1911 50 yrs Filomena Fujan 1865 - 1955 Ernest Odvody Anna Odvody d 11 Nov 1908 2 days d 4 Dec 1907 2 days Children of Edward & Emma Odvody Joie Sedlacek, son of Ignace & Marie Sedlacek 23 Sep 1912 13 Jan 1913 Frant Kellner d 14 Feb 1913 4 yr Marie Ann Fleming 1943 - 1943 Frank Kellner Julia Kellner 1884 - 1913 1870 - ? Charles Prchal Rose Mary Prchal 1892 - 1960 1901 - 1956 David, son of David & Nancy Sedlacek b & d 1970 Row 8 north to south Robert Urban 21 Aug 1949 1 Sep 1949 Frank J Jerabek Marie Jerabek 8 Nov 1873 23 Apr 1957 19 Feb 1876 9 Jul 1951 unmarked child's grave Josef Hula Marketa Hula d 18 Dec 1904 83 yrs d 21 Jun 1924 98 yrs Page 9 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Kater. Hynek Frant. Hynek d 26 Jan 1911 83 yrs d 23 Feb 1905 81 yrs Cyril Svoboda Josefa Svoboda 1863 - 1947 1875 - 1930 son, Jaroslav Svoboda d 5 Nov 1907 11 yr 7 mo Amalie Mraz 3 Jan 1897 20 Nov 1907 Sister M Timothea Zinner of Notre Dame d 1929 Anna, dau Frant & Frantiska Polacek d 27 Dec 1909 15 yr 10 mo Anna Hynek 1848 - 1903 Josefa Ruzek born Pizen Cech d 4 Sep 1907 95 yr 5 mo 18 days Anton Kratky wife, Antonie Kratky 1833 - 1913 1841 - 1923 Frant. Ruzek Anna Ruzek 1843 - 10 Apr 1914 71 yr 1846 - 19 Oct 1935 89 yrs Anton Ruzek Mary Ruzek 31 Jul 1876 2 Dec 1959 7 Apr 1891 22 May 1972 Evelyn Ruzek 7 Feb 1911 17 Feb 1922 Jacob Frohner Marie Frohner 1870 - 1933 1873 - 1935 Joseph Ruzek Barbara Ruzek 26 Jul 1879 18 Oct 1955 27 Aug 1882 16 Jul 1959 Pearl V Petrzelka 27 Nov 1921 8 Jan 1970 wed to Frank J Pstrzelka 26 Oct 1940 Row 9 south to north Joseph J Urban Nebr PFC Co E 109 Engrs WW I 16 Dec 1891 1 May 1963 Page 10 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Joseph Frohner, son 2 Mar 1919 23 Sep 1934 Rosie Barah 1860 - 1930 Grandmother Marie Riha 1836 - 1921 Anton Chmelka Anna Chmelka 1857 - 1920 1859 - 1946 John J Rerucha Josefina Rerucha 1877 - 1947 1886 - 1929 Kristina Rerucha 1909 - 1920 Martin Rerucha Rozalie Rerucha d 25 Mar 1913 63 yr 5 mo 1848 - 1927 Cecilie, wife Jan Tomek d 27 Feb 1903 44 yr 4 mo Jan Tomek d 20 Mar 1922 63 yr 10 mo Frantiska Tomek 1867 - 1956 Frantisek Tomek d 13 Apr 1911 82 yrs Frantisek Ostry Marie Ostry d 20 Aug 1916 70 yr 6 mo d 10 Apr 1934 82 yr 4 mo son, Stanislav Ostry d 17 Nov 1905 8 yrs Richard R Paseka 5 Jan - 12 Jan 1932 Antonie Placek d 8 Nov 1905 25 yrs Josefa, wife of Jan Smetak 1867 - 23 May 1905 38 yrs Children of Ant. & Marie Hitzler Marie Hitzler Emilie Hitzler d 7 May 1909 5 mo d 5 Sep 1910 7 mo Page 11 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska son, Edward J Odvody Jr son, Richard D Odvody 19 Jul 1918 23 Jul 1944 12 Dec 1920 10 Sep 1944 Emma Odvody Edward Odvody Sr 3 Mar 1884 30 Oct 1968 18 Jun 1876 29 May 1945 Mary Ruzek Frank A Ruzek 30 Apr 1874 8 Aug 1949 8 Mar 1870 25 Mar 1958 Anna Krondak Joseph F Krondak 18 Sep 1888 23 Oct 1950 12 Feb 1881 31 Dec 1967 Row 10 north to south Frank S Stuchlik Sophia M Stuchlik 4 Aug 1879 4 Mar 1949 8 May 1884 17 Jun 1958 Frank Paseka 1860 - 1947 Nicholas Hauth Antonia Sholz Hauth 1859 - 1943 1870 - 1953 Thomas Sedlacek 27 Aug 1879 18 Jul 1942 stone with initials J.S. unmarked grave Frantiska Placek Frantiska Placek 10 Nov 1889 4 Feb 1907 27 Cerv 1850 28 Aug 1916 (could be June or July) Josefka Paseka 19 Mar 1828 5 Apr 1910 Frantiska Belik, wife husb, Frantisek Belik 1860 - 1914 1855 - 1926 Frentiska Belik, mother 1832 - 1921 Fred W Bahrn Mary Bahm 17 Aug 1882 24 Dec 1956 25 Aug 1882 12 Jul 1936 Fredie J Bahm 16 May 1915 20 Aug 1915 Anna Mach Anton Mach 1838 - 1906 1841 - 1920 unmarked grave Page 12 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Francis Musilek 18 Jan 1910 26 Jan 1910 Marie Frana 21 Jun 1845 16 Sep 1923 Jos Brecka 1908 - 1926 Marlene E Navrkal Anton M Navrkal 18 Oct 1937 7 Jan 1944 11 Nov 1909 1 Aug 1957 Frank J Jelinek Sr Antonia M Jelinek 1879 - 1963 1888 - 1969 Otto Matous grandaughter Mary E Otte 1901 - 1969 b & d 1963 Raymond C Pacl 1 Dec 1899 31 Dec 1970 Mildred A Jelinek 1921 - 1976 Row 11 south to north Frank Petrzelka Anna Petrzelka 1897 - 1977 1900 - 1976 James J Nejdl 1 Oct 1894 1 Jul 1973 Louis E Brtek Mary C Brtek 6 Jul 1904 22 Mar 1969 7 Apr 1902 4 Sep 1946 Raymond J Jambor Dorothy Jambor Novotny 24 Jun 1903 29 Jun 1959 11 Jun 1932 13 Dec 1951 Joseph F Musilek Pvt U S Army WW II 9 Mar 1911 24 Sep 1975 Adolph V Ostry Mildred Ostry 16 Jun 1889 25 Jul 1966 1924 - 1929 Sylvia F Tomek Barbra Tomek 20 Nov 1907 27 Feb 1971 25 Nov 1878 14 Mar 1943 Vaclav Tomek son, Tomas Tomek 28 Apr 1877 9 Dec 1950 1902 - 1922 Page 13 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Alois Voboril b & d 1925 Joseph L Voboril Lucille K Voboril 1890 - 1954 1891 - 1973 Leonard Ostry Cyril Ostry d 17 Jun 1925 - no age given d 27 Aug 1925 - no age given Anna M Ostry Frank J Ostry 13 Ju1 1887 23 Jul 1974 15 Oct 1882 22 Aug 1972 Marie Paseka Frank J Paseka 30 May 1893 17 Apr 1942 31 Mar 1888 12 Mar 1955 Joseph Sloup b & d 8 May 1947 James F Sloup 16 Apr 1893 24 Feb 1975 Marie A Vlasak Thomas J Vlasak 23 May 1880 29 Oct 1963 19 Dec 1878 29 Jan 1953 Row 12 north to south Richard Kaspar 3 Jan 1949 8 Jan 1949 Charles J Sedlacek Mollie G Sedlacek 1 Apr 1888 30 May 1972 14 Aug 1894 15 Oct 1973 Wilma Sedlacek Frana 24 Mar 1919 5 Feb 1943 Frank Wirka Anna Wirka 7 Jan 1874 14 Jun 1936 11 Aug 1830 9 May 1951 Frank J Vlasak Anna Fujan Vlasak 6 Nov 1872 20 Apr 1960 28 May 1874 21 May 1936 Katherina Vanek Jan Vanek 1869 - 1952 1866 - 1935 child's grave-unmarked Marie Polacek Emil J Polacek 6 Sep 1895 19 May 1952 30 Sep 1895 11 Oac 1956 Josephine Ourada Joseph J Ourada 28 May 1869 18 Aug 1936 19 Mar 1862 7 Apr 1936 Page 14 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Josephine Musilek Joseph F Musilek 28 Jan 1878 14 May 1946 6 Jun 1871 6 Dec 1949 Anna Hruza Frank Hruza 24 Jun 1871 20 Oct 1936 23 Jul 1871 7 Jun 1947 Charley J Proskovec John F Proskovec 8 Jul 1919 22 Aug 1943 3 Mar 1886 21 Apr 1967 Marie A Musilek Marie A Musilek 1918 - 1950 1889 - 1953 Vaclav Musilek 1885 - 1972 Frank A Petrzelka III 17 Feb 1941 19 Oct 1970 Row 13 south to north Frances A Musilek Agnes M Musilek 1883 - 1965 1879 - 1952 James Reznicek 23 May 1885 21 Aug 1948 John Peter Prochaska 17 Mar 1905 21 Nov 1939 Louis V Schovanec Mary R Schovanec 1898 - 1974 1901 - 1939 Frank D Reznicek Alzbeta Reznicek 1857 - 1954 16 May 1860 8 Aug 1938 Marie Palat Frank Palat 8 Sep 1879 16 Apr 1939 18 Jan 1878 24 Mar 1963 Barbora Mach Josef A Mach 1870 - 1950 1864 - 1939 Frances H Virka Joseph Virka 1895 - 1959 1893 - 1968 Barbora Bushek Joseph Bushek 6 Jan 1864 1 Mar 1942 24 Sep 1862 22 Apr 1953 Alvie E Vanek 1893 - 1943 Page 15 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Joseph W Koranda 13 Apr 1893 17 Oct 1970 Marie Hula Joseph Hula 17 Jul 1902 18 May 1949 28 Feb 1900 22 Sep 1971 Row 14 north to south Frank A Belik Mary Belik 8 Apr 1889 14 Jan 1968 6 Jul 1893 21 Oct 1958 Frank D Kubr Elsie A Kubr 25 Sep 1903 30 Jan 1958 29 Sep 1909 12 Jun 1969 William Shanahan Libbie Shanahan 30 Jul 1886 22 Sep 1967 28 Nov 1888 12 May 1958 Thomas Vavak Bessie Vavak 4 Jun 1889 8 Jan 1957 25 Aug 1897 28 Dec 1969 James Frana Agnes Frana 19 Jun 1891 31 May 1965 21 Nov 1895 16 Jan 1972 John K Hines 31 Mar 1888 8 Jan 1956 Anton Kudlacek Josephine Kudlacek 2 Jun 1875 10 Jul 1957 2 Mar 1881 22 Apr 1957 son, Anton Kudlacek son, Rudolph Kudlacek 24 Nov 1906 12 Jul 1973 8 Aug 1912 14 Mar 1976 Nick J Ladenburger Sophia Ladenburger 27 Dec 1888 27 Jul 1972 29 Apr 1891 15 Mar 1978 (death date from obits) Donna Jean Belik 25 Jul 1958 11 Feb 1959 Marie A Sisel 30 Jan 1913 12 Dec 1962 George G Fleming 1914 - 1971 Row 15 south to north Ronnetta Jo Cerny 11 May - 24 May 1975 Joseph A Kliment 16 Jul 1897 3 Mar 1975 Page 16 ST JOHN'S CEMETERY Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Victor P Kuncl 4 Sep 1914 1 May 1973 Emma Kavan Ladenburger 18 Jul 1889 4 Oct 1971 Joseph C Tomek T5 U S Army WW II 27 Nov 1918 27 Jan 1976 Frank Tomek 1901 - 1974 wed to Elsie Tomek 4 Sep 1928 Ernest J Belik 13 May 1914 31 Jul 1971 Section 2 (very few markers) matching rows from Section 1 Row 5 Blanche P Vlasek 1893 - 1975 Row 14 Mary Steinbach b & d 14 Apr 1971 unmarked grave Row 15 Louis C Ostry 16 Jun 1891 27 Jun 1971
