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Family: Ernest E Rezac / Martha J Wood Rezac (F1781)

m. 13 Dec 1952


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  • Father | Male
    Ernest E Rezac

    Born  28 Oct 1932  Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jan 2018  Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  13 Jan 2018  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  13 Dec 1952  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Ernest W Rezac | F4599 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Ruby V Steele Rezac | F4599 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Martha J Wood Rezac

    Born  13 Oct 1934   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father  Frank E Wood, Sr. | F2664 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary J Lillard Wood | F2664 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    + David Eugene Rezac

    Born  8 Jun 1954  Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Vicki Jo Ward Rezac | F3418 
    Married  17 Apr 1976  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Nancy Jane Rezac Dickerson

    Born  29 Nov 1955  Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jul 1986  Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  30 Jul 1986  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Clifford Wayne Dickerson | F1782 
    Married  14 Jun 1986  Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    + Janice E Rezac Prior

    Born     
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    Spouse  Dennis R Prior | F3208 
    Married  31 Jul 1982  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Documents
    Anniversary- Rezac, Ernest and Martha
    Anniversary- Rezac, Ernest and Martha
    Martha and Ernest
    Rezac
    Ernest and Martha Rezac of Silver Lake will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner today.

    Ernest Rezac and Martha Wood were married Dec. 13,1952, in Rossville.

    Their children are David and Vicki Rezac, Delia; Janice and Dennis Prior, Rossville; and the late Nancy Dickerson.

    They have six grandchildren and one great-grandson.

    The couple are semi-retired from farming.


    Ernest and Martha Rezac, married 50 years, met when Martha was in first grade and Ernest was in third grade in the one-room Twin Rose School north of Rossville.

    They dated during Martha’s junior and senior years in high school. Martha graduated in 1952, and they married on Dec. 13,1952. One month later, Ernest left to serve in Korea for two years. Since then, “not many nights did we ever spend apart,’’ Ernest said.

    “We’ve had a really good marriage,” he said. “Except for the loss of our daughter, everything has gone pretty smoothly.”

    Ernest attributes their happy marriage to hard work. “We’ve both farmed our whole lives, and she’s helped me a lot,” he said. “I think that’s probably it. Maybe that’s why we never fought — we were too tired to fight," he added with laughter.