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Obituary- Cerny, Joseph

Joseph Cerny
Joseph Cerny, 88, died Wednesday, September 21, 1994, at a hospital in Oxford, Miss. Apparent cause of death was cardiac arrest.
He was born June 24, 1906 in Rossville Township, Shawnee County, the son of Joseph and Henriette Nekvasil Cerny.
Mr. Cerny was a retired Pub¬lic Accountant, and the wid¬ower of Olaette J. Jury Cerny. He was reared on a farm near Rossville. In 1929, he graduated with honors from the University of Kansas in the School of Business. In 1930, he received his Master’s degree in account¬ing from the University of Illi¬nois. He passed the CPA exam in 1931, and taught school at Oklahoma A&M, DePaul Uni¬versity, and the University of Mississippi from 1946 until his retirement in 1971. During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army.
He was a member of Oxford Civitan Club, a life member of the University of Illinois, and a life member of the Reserve Officers Association. He was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rites Mason. He had lived in Oxford since 1946.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary H. Park, Oxford, Miss.; two sons, Joseph Cerny III, Berkley, Calif., and Jan Edwin Cerny, Oakland, Calif; six grandchildren; and one great- grandson.
Visitation was Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 at Waller Fu¬neral Home, Oxford, Miss. His funeral service was Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel. Interment was in Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.