Edward Olejnik

1926 - 2001  (75 years)

• Name	Edward Olejnik
  Born	31 Jan 1926	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Oct 2001	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5518	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	George Olejnik, Jr.,   b. 16 Aug 1886,   d. 23 May 1960, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rosa (Rosie) Hejtmanek Olejnik,   b. 27 Jul 1891, Bratrejov, Moravia ,   d. 10 Dec 1967, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 76 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1908	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage- Hejtmanek, Rosa-Olejnik, George Miss Rosa Hejtmanek and Mr. Geo. Olejnik, young people from the Bohemian neighborhood, were married by the probate judge at his office in Topeka Tuesday. The customary celebration of the event will be held at the Olejnik home tomorrow.
  		Anniversary- Olejnik, George and Rosa 1 MR. & MRS. OLEJNIK HONORED ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY A family get-to-gether was held Sunday, October 3, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik Sr. in honor of their 46th wedding anniversary which was October 6th. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Olejnik and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olejnik also had wedding anniversaries on the 6th which were celebrated Sunday. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served to the following: Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olejnik and Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Olejnik and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olejnik and Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Pressgrove, Karen, Shirley and Ronald, Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik Jr., Joyce and Patricia, Mrs. Georgi Anne Davis and Richard, Mr. Rudolf Olejnik, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Koontz and Cheryl Kay. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Donly were unable to attend.
  		Anniversary- Olejnik, George and Rosa 2 Celebrate 47 wedding anniversary OCTOBER 27, 1955 Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik, Sr. celebrated their wedding anniversary on October 9. They were married 47 years ago on October 6. A family gathering was held at their home. A three tiered, decorated cake and home made ice cream were served. The cake was baked by two of their daughters, Mrs. Georgianne Davis and Mrs. William Koontz. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik Sr., Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik Jr., Patricia and Joyce of Delia, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Pressgrove, Karen and Ronnie, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Olejnik and Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olejnik and Linda, Rudolf and Henry Olejnik, all of Rossville, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Koontz and Cheryl, Mrs. Georgianne Davis and Richard, Miss Shirley Pressgrove and Mr. A1 Dietrich all of Topeka. Mrs. Henry Oleinik and Charlotte of Rossville and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Donly and Deborah of St. Joseph, Mo. were unable to attend.
  		Anniversary- Olejnik, George and Rosa 3 Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik Sr. celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Delia, Kansas, October 5, 1958. They were married October 6, 1908, at Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Olejnik retired from the farm in 1955 when they moved to Delia. Before their retirement, they had spent all of their married life on a farm in the Rossville vicinity. Mrs. Olejnik was born in Moravia, Czechoslovakia, and came to the United States at the age of eleven. Mr. Olejnik was born at Rossville and lived in the community until he and Mrs. Olejnik moved to Delia, where they still reside. They have nine children and sixteen grandchildren. The children are: George Jr. of Delia. Rudolf, Henry, William and Edward of Rossville, Mrs. Agnes Koontz, Mrs. Georgianne Davis of Topeka, Mrs. Helen Donly of St. Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. Josephine Pressgrove of Rossville.
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Greta Mae Polson Olejnik,   b. 12 Jan 1932, Centralia, Nemaha County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Jun 2007, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1948	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Linda Mae Olejnik Smatla   2. Judy Kay Olejnik Smith
  Documents		Marriage- Polson, Christina-Olejnik, William A double wedding ceremony was solemnized October 6th at the Presbyterian Manse in Rossville when William Olejnik of Rossville and Christina Polson of Silver Lake; and Edward Olejnik and Grete [Greta] Mae Polson also of Silver Lake were united in marriage.
  		Anniversary- Olejnik, William and Tina and Olejnik, Ed and Greta Tina and Bill Olejnik Bill and Tina Olejnik of Rossville and Ed and Greta Olejnik of Holton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversaries with a family dinner. Both couples were married in a double wedding ceremony on Oct. 6, 1948, at the Presbyterian Church in Rossville with the Rev. B.A. Rundus officiating. Bill and Ed Olejnik are brothers and Tina Polson Olejnik and Greta Polson Olejnik are sisters. Bill and Tina Olejnik are the parents of Robert W. and Kathy Olejnik, Rossville; Lila Jean Olejnik, Topeka; and Lisa Kay and Jim Pinney, Johnstown, Neb, They have five grandchildren. Bill is a retired farmer and Tina is employed at the St. Marys Health Center in St. Marys. Ed and Greta Olejnik are the parents of Linda Mae and Larry Smatla, Oskaloosa, and Judy Kay Olejnik, Key West, Fla. They have two grandchildren. Ed retired as a mechanic from the John Deere dealership in Holton. Greta is employed in food service in Holton schools.
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2017 13:35:29
  Family ID	F644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

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  Obituary- Olejnik, Edward Edward Olejnik Rossville - Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys for Edward Olejnik, 75, Rossville, who died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at a Topeka hospice house. He was born Jan. 31, 1926, north of Rossville, to George and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik. He spent his early life in the Rossville community and attended Victor 101 School. He was a farmer and a mechanic and had worked for Oldsmobile, Chevrolet and Ford dealerships. He moved in 1963 to Holton where he worked for the John Deere farm implement dealership before he retired in 1988. He lived in Rossville since Jul 2000. He was a member of ZCBJ Lodge No. 128 in Rossville. He married Greta Polson on Oct. 6, 1948. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Linda Smatla, Oskaloosa, and Judy Smith, Topeka; two brothers, Henry Olejnik, Delia, and William Olejnik, Rossville; four sisters, Helen Donly, St. Joseph, Mo., and Josephine Pressgrove, Georgianne Davis and Agnes Wike, all in Topeka; and two grandchildren. Burial will be in Czech-Moravian Cemetery north of Rossville. Mr. Olejnik will lie in state from 2 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, where visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.