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Letha K Kovar Olejnik

Female 1911 - 1995  (83 years)


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  • Name Letha K Kovar Olejnik 
    Born 30 Apr 1911  Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 8 Mar 1995  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5533  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2019 

    Father Paul Peter Kovar, Jr.,   b. 20 Jan 1867, Seninka, Moravia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1962, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Frances Kovarik Kovar,   b. 24 Feb 1874,   d. 7 Feb 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1894  Bryan, Brazos County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Olejnik,   b. 7 Sep 1909, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1995, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1939  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Patricia Letha Olejnik Tomson,   b. 3 Mar 1944
    +2. Joyce Olejnik Thompson Ward,   b. 13 Jan 1948
    Documents
    Anniversary- Olejnik, George and Letha
    Anniversary- Olejnik, George and Letha
    MR. AND MRS. OLEJNIK
    Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik, Delia. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 25 with a family dinner.

    Hosts will be their children and families: Lloyd and Patricia Tomson. Rossville; and Gary and Joyce Ward, Delia.

    George Olejnik and Letha Kovar were married Nov. 26, 1939 in Topeka .

    Mr. Olejnik is retired from his blacksmith shop. They have four grandchildren.
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2017 13:49:28 
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Olejnik, Letha 1
    Obituary- Olejnik, Letha 1
    Letha K. Olejnik
    DELIA — Letha K. Olejnik, 83, De¬lia, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at a Rossville Nursing Home.
    Mrs. Olejnik was born April 30, 1911, at Wichita Falls, Texas, the daughter of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. She grew up in the Delia and Rossville communities, where she lived her entire life.
    She was married to George Olejnik Jr. on Nov. 26, 1939, north of Tope-ka. He survives.
    She had been a child-care provider, office assistant and domestic worker.
    She was a member of Delia Presby-terian Church and active in the church groups. She had been a mem¬ber of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association for more than 50 years.
    Survivors also include two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; two brothers, Emil Kovar, Rossville, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; and four grandchildren.
    Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Delia Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Czech Moravan Cemetery, southeast of Delia. Mrs. Olejnik will lie in state from 2 to 7:30 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys.
    The family suggests memorials to Delia Presbyterian Church or the ZCBJ Lodge, in care of the funeral home.
    Obituary- Olejnik, Letha 2
    Obituary- Olejnik, Letha 2
    Letha K. Olejnik
    Letha K. Olejnik, 83, De¬lia, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at the Rossville Valley Manor.
    She was born April 30, 1911, at Wichita Falls, Tex., the daughter of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. She grew up in the Delia and Rossville communities, where she lived her entire life.
    November 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to George Olejnik Jr. He survives.
    She was a child care provider, office assistant, and domestic worker for the Shell and White families in Topeka.
    Mrs. Olejnik was a member of the Delia Presby¬terian Church. She was active in the various groups of the church. For over 50 years, she was a mem¬ber of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association.
    In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; two brothers, Emil Kovar, Rossville, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; and four grandchildren.
    Her funeral service was at 10:00 Friday morning at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the Czech Moravan Cemetery, southeast of Delia, under the direction of Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home.
    Memorials can be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church or to the ZCBJ Lodge, and sent in care of the funeral home.

    Letha Olejnik
    Lodge No. 128, Rossville, Kansas
    Sister Letha Olejnik was born April 30, 1911 at Wichita Falls, TX to Paul and Frances Kovar and died March 8, 1995. Funeral services were held March 10, with interment at Czech Moravan Cemetery.
    Letha married George Olejnik on November 26, 1939.
    Survivors include her husband, George of Delia; two daughters, Patricia Tomson of Rossville and Joyce Ward of Delia and two brothers, Emil Kovar of Rossville and Henry Kovar of Overland Park.
    William Olejnik, Secretary
    Funeral card- Olejnik, Letha 3
    Funeral card- Olejnik, Letha 3
    [Poem not transcribed]
    In Loving Memory of
    Letha K. Olejnik
    Born April 30, 1911
    Died March 8, 1995
    Funeral Services
    10:00 A.M. Friday March 10, 1995
    Delia Presbyterian Church
    Delia, Kansas
    Officiating
    Rev. Robert Duncan
    Organist
    Mrs. Ira Williams
    Songs
    "The Old Rugged Cross"
    "How Great Thou Art"
    Casket Bearers
    Lloyd Tomson, Brian Thompson, Gary Ward, Craig Tomson, Leonard Dodge, Don Lacock
    Interment
    Czech Moravan Cemetery
    Rossville, Kansas
    Arrangements by
    Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home
    St. Marys, Kansas