George Olejnik

1909 - 1995  (86 years)

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Olejnik, George 1 George Olejnik George Olejnik, 86, Delia, died Thursday, December 7, 1995 at the Rossville Valley Manor, where he had been for a few days. He was born September 7, 1909 at Rossville, the son of George, Sr. and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik. He had lived in the Delia community many years. George grew up in the Rossville and Delia communities. He was an apprentice with Bill Sneller Blacksmith Shop in Rossville for a few years. He was a blacksmith and welder, and owned and operated the Olejnik Welding and Blacksmith Shop in Delia for 38 years. He retired in 1974. George made many tools and knives, and also did woodworking. He was on the Delia City Council and had served as mayor of Delia. He served on the Delia School Board for several years. He was a project leader for the 4-H Club, a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church, and a charter member of the Delia Lions Club. He had been a member of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association. He was married to Letha Kovar November 26, 1939, north of Topeka. She died March 8, 1995. Surviving him are two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; three brothers, William Olejnik, Rossville, Edward Olejnik, Holton, and Henry Olejnik, Delia; four sisters, Helen Donly, St. Joseph, Mo., Josephine Pressgrove, Georgianne Davis and Agnes Wike, all of Topeka; and four grandchildren. A family visitation was from 2:30 until 4:00 Sunday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. His funeral service was at 10:00 Monday at the Delia Presbyterian Church; interment was in Czech Moravan Cemetery southeast of Delia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church or the ZCBJ Lodge and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Olejnik, George 2 George Olejnik Delia- George Olejnik, 86, Delia, died Thursday, December 7, 1995 at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. Olejnik owned and operated Olejnik Welding and Blacksmith Shop at Delia for 38 years before he retired in 1974. He hand made tools and knives and also did woodworking. He had served on the Delia City Council and school board and was a former Delia mayor. He was born Sept. 7, 1909, at Rossville, the son of George Sr. and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik. He had lived in the Delia community several years. Mr. Olejnik was a member of Delia Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Delia Lions Club. He had been a former project leader for the 4-H Club and a member of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association for more than 50 years. He was married to Letha Kovar on Nov. 26, 1939, north of Topeka. She died March 8, 1995. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; three brothers, William Olejnik, Rossville, Edward Olejnik, Holton, and Henry Olejnik, Delia; four sisters, Helen Donly, St. Joseph, Mo., Josephine Pressgrove, Topeka, Georgianne Davis and Agnes Wike, both of Topeka; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Burial will be at the Czech Moravan Cemetery southeast of Delia. Mr. Olejnik will lie in state from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home at St. Marys where relatives and friends will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church or the ZCBJ Lodge and sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Olejnik, George 3 Olejnik George Olejnik, 86, Delia, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 1995, at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. Olejnik owned and operated Olejnik Welding and Blacksmith Shop at Delia for 38 years before he retired in 1974. He hand made tools and knives and also did woodworking. He had served on the Delia City Council and school board and was a former Delia mayor. He was born Sept. 7, 1909, at Rossville, the son of George Sr. and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik. He had lived in the Delia community several years. Mr. Olejnik was a member of Delia Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the Delia Lions Club. He had been a former project leader for the 4-H Club and a member of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association for more than 50 years. He was married to Letha Kovar on Nov. 26, 1939, north of Topeka. She died March 8, 1995. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; three brothers, William Olejnik, Rossville, Edward Olejnik, Delia [mistake here when compared to other obits]; four sisters, Helen Donly, St. Joseph, Mo., Josephine Pressgrove, Georgianne Davis and Agnes Wike, all of Topeka; four grandchildren. Services were on Monday at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Burial was at the Czech Moravan Cemetery southeast of Delia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church or the ZCBJ Lodge and sent in care of the funeral home. [remaining portion attached in error and belongs to someone else's obituary] George Olejnik Lodge No. 128, Rossville, Kansas Brother George Olejnik was born September 7, 1909 at Rossville to George Sr. and Rosie Hejtmanek Olejnik and died December 7, 1995 at Rossville. Funeral services were held December 11, with interment at Czech Moravan Cemetery. George married Letha Kovar on November 26, 1929 [1939] at Topeka. Survivors include Patricia Tomson of Rossville, Joyce Ward of Delia, Henry Olejnik of Delia, William Olejnik of Rossville, Edward Olejnik of Halton [Holton], Josephine Pressgrove, Georgian [Georgianne] Davis, Agnes Wike, all of Topeka, Helen Donly of St. Joseph, MO and four grandchildren. William Olejnik, Secretary

  
  

• Name	George Olejnik
  Born	7 Sep 1909	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1995	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5531	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	Letha K Kovar Olejnik,   b. 30 Apr 1911, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas ,   d. 8 Mar 1995, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1939	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  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 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

  
  

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