Ignatius (Ignac) Horak

1884 - 1972  (87 years)

• Name	Ignatius (Ignac) Horak
  Nickname	Ignac
  Born	26 Sep 1884	Bilnz, Moravia
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Apr 1972	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	26 Apr 1972	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4032	Rossville
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Veronica Hejtmanek Horak,   b. 3 Nov 1886, Bratislava, Hungary ,   d. 25 Nov 1968, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1908	Bratislava, Hungary
  Children	+ 1. Rose V Horak Davis,   b. 6 Jun 1909, Moravia ,   d. 10 Nov 1993  (Age 84 years) + 2. Rudolph Earl (Rudy) Horak,   b. 7 Nov 1910, Moravia ,   d. 11 Mar 1998, Bakersfield, Kern County, California  (Age 87 years) + 3. Albert Horak,   b. 28 Oct 1913, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Jan 2003, Oakhurst, Madera County, California  (Age 89 years) + 4. Emily Sophia Horak Dodge,   b. 15 Apr 1919, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 23 Jul 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 97 years) + 5. Benjamin F (Bennie) Horak,   b. 24 Sep 1920, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Nov 2012, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 92 years) + 6. Edward J (Eddie) Horak,   b. 24 Sep 1920, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jan 2000, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years) + 7. Irene Horak Collett + 8. Esther J Horak Wehner,   b. 24 Oct 1929, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Jul 2020, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Documents		Anniversary- Horak, Ignac and Veronica 2 Mr. and Mrs. Ignac Horak celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, November 9th, at their home in Delia. Mr. and Mrs. Horak observed the occasion quietly with close relation and friends from the surrounding area.
  		Anniversary- Horak, Ignac and Veronica 1 Delia couple observes 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ignac Horak of Delia quietly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday at their home. Only close relation and friends joined them for the occasion. Ignac Horak was married to Veronica Hejtmanek on November 8, 1908, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Mr. Horak came to the United States in May, 1912, and Mrs. Horak and their two children followed six months later in November. They are parents of eight children including one set of twins, Mrs. Rose Davis, Bakerfield, California; Rudy Horak, Taft, California; Albert Horak, Grover City, California; Irene Collett, Camas, Washington; Eddie Horak, Trip City, Ohio; Bennie Horak and Emily Dodge of Delia; and Esther Wehner of Rossville. There are 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mr. Horak worked on the Union Pacific Railroad for 30 years and is now retired. He is at present janitor for the Delia Grade School. Those who helped Mr. and Mrs. Horak observe the anniversary were: Rev. and Mrs. Robert Bough- ton, Mrs. Theresa Hromada of Rossville, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martinek Sr. of Silver Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rosser and Marilyn. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Keller, Mrs. George Olejnik Sr. of Delia, their oldest son Rudy Horak of Taft, California, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dodge and family, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Wehner and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Horak and family. Mrs. Theresa Hromada and Mrs. George Olejnik are sisters of Mrs. Ignac Horak.
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 21:44:28
  Family ID	F1577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 26 Apr 1972 - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Horak, Ignac 1 Ignac Horak Ignac Horak, 87, Delia, died early Sunday in a Topeka hospital where he was admitted April l17 for treatment of a heart ailment. He later had an apparent cerebral hemorrhage. He was born Sept. 26, 1884, at Bilnz, Czechoslovakia, and lived in the United States since 1912. He lived in the Delia community about 60 years. He served in the Czechoslovakian Army in 1909. He was employed by Union Pacific Railroad 30 years before he retired in 1949. He later was a custodian at Delia Grade School eight years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Delia, Moravian Lodge No. 128, ZCBJ, Rossville, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He was married to Veronica Hejtmanek on Nov. 8, 1908, at Bratislav, Czechoslovakia. She died in November 1968. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Rose Davis, Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. Irene Collett, Washougal, Wash., Mrs. Emily Dodge, Delia, and Mrs. Esther Wehner, Rossville; four sons, Rudy Horak and Albert Horak, both of Bakersfield, Calif., Eddie Horak, Lewisburg, Ohio, and Bennie Horak, Delia; 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at Parker Mortuary. Burial was in Moravian Cemetery southeast of Delia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church, Delia.
  		Funeral card- Horak, Ignac 2 Ignac Horak Sept. 26, 1884 April 22, 1972 Services Parker Mortuary Chapel 1:30 p.m. April 26, 1972 Officiating Rev. Dwight Seneker Music "Beyond the Sunset" "Going Down the Valley" Singers Cecile & Laverne Zlatnik Organist Mildred Swain Interment Moravian Cemetery Casket Bearers John L. Wehner Robert Wehner Kenny Horak Jim Dodge Don Horak Mike Bruce