St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska
This list contains several of my relatives buried at St. Bonaventure
Cemetery. Bruce and I visited St. Bonaventure Cemetery over the 4th of
July, 2000, weekend. I also took pictures of several stones whose
surnames connect to my lines in some way.
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| Cyril BRAUN Nov 28, 1905 Aug 22, 1992 |
Anna BRAUN nee LUETKENHAUS Oct 21, 1913 Mar 9, 2001 |
| Cyril
Ignatius BRAUN is my 2nd cousin once removed. He was
a son of John (Joannas Paul) and Margaret BACH BRAUN. He married Anna
Clara LUETKENHAUS, daughter of Henry LUETKENHAUS and Anna nee BOESCH,
on 4 Jun 1935. Online obituary extract |
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| Mother Catherine 1861 - 1849 |
Father Joseph 1860 - 1937 |
| Joseph and Catherine MOSTEK CIELOCHA / CIELOHA were the parents of Stella (Teckla / Tillie) CIELOHA, who was the first wife of John Louis SOKOL, my 1st cousin twice removed. See John SOKOL below. | |
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| Phillip A. FORMAN Dec 26, 1900 May 21, 1958 |
Genevieve D. FORMAN Mar 28, 1912 Jun 24, 1992 |
| Phillip A. was a son of Martin and Mary DROZD FURMAN/FORMAN. A nephew of Martin, Felix P. FOREMAN, married into Marge's GALUS family. I have additional information on the FOREMAN family. | |
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| Aloys T. GERMAN May 27, 1910 Nov 23, 1994 |
Bertha GERMAN Mar 29, 1912 Feb 23, 1996 |
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| Basilius J. GERMAN May 1, 1877 Apr 28, 1962 |
Anna E. GERMAN Nov 17, 1877 Nov 5, 1969 |
| Basilius / Bacillius GERMAN was a son of Frank S. and Elizabeth Mary (Lizzie) MESSING GERMAN. Anna Elizabeth was a daughter of Joseph and Apollonia KRENZ WEMHOFF. Basilius and Anna were married 30 Aug 1899 at St. Mary of the Angels Church in the St. Mary community, about three miles south of Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska. Neither Basilius nor Anna are directly related to me. Two of their daughters married cousins of mine. Their daughter Mary married Frank MARTIISCHANG, my 4th cousin once removed. Daughter, Cecilia, married Alphonse Bernard LOHOUS, my 2nd cousin once removed. | |
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| Adolph J. KUDRON Sept 21, 1900 Dec 29, 1959 |
Irene A. KUDRON Oct 26, 1914 Nov 23, 1999 |
| So far I have not found a
connection between "my" KUDRON
family and Adolph's. Adolph was a son of John D. and Antonia TORCZON
KUDRON. He married Anna STARZEC on 17 Jan 1923 at Tarnov, Nebraska. He
married Irene nee SLIVA on 28 Nov 1933. Online obituary abstract for Irene A. KUDRON is on the Platte County Rootsweb Pages. |
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| Edward V. KUDRON Aug. 4, 1912 June 15, 2003 |
Barbara C. KUDRON Apr 2, 1915 June 15, 1984 |
| So far I have not found a
connection between "my" KUDRON
family and Edward's. Edward was a son of Michael Kudron and Josephine
Micek. Born in Fullerton, Nance County, Nebraska. I know of one
brother, Andrew William, born 12 Jan 1908, and three sisters: Valeria,
Emma/Emila and Vangeline/Evelyn. Online obituary abstract for Edward KUDRON is on the Platte County Rootsweb Pages. |
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Frank C. KUDRON June 19, 1901 -- January 2, 1928 St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska Frank was a son of Thomas and Ursula MODELSKI KUDRON / a brother of Marge's Grandmother Martha KUDRON GALUS. Frank married Rose Helen CZARNIK 11 Feb 1924 at Sts. Peter & Paul, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. |
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| Thomas KUDRON Sept. 24, 1869 Mar. 10, 1938 |
Ursula KUDRON (nee MODELSKI) June 11, 1865 June 29, 1940 |
| Thomas and Ursula are Marge's Great
Grandparents. Thomas
immigrated from Łęki Górne, Poland, to Nance County in July 1906 with
his brother-in-law John KIELYSZEK. Ursula and their children, Martha,
Andrew, Catherine, Frank and Anna immigrated 20 June 1907 through
Boston, Massachusetts. Thomas' sister, Anna KUDRON SOKOL, wife of Louis
SOKOL, had immigrated to Nebraska earlier. John KIELYSZEK was married
to Thomas' sister, Tecla, who died in Łęki Górne, 21 Apr 1909. Thomas
and Ursula are buried in different parts of the St. Bon's cemetery. Please see my KUDRON page for more information about my KUDRON ancestors. |
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| S. Charley KUSH 1901 - 1986 |
Cecilia KUSH 1907 - 1986 |
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Thomas M. KUSH 1872 - 1944 |
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Vincent LACHNIT Son of L & J Jan 14, 1902 Mar 9, 1902 |
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Floyd NANSEL Jan 21, 1910 June 25, 1995 Floyd NANSEL married my Dad's sister. |
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Donnie NANSEL April 8, 1936 June 1, 1947 Donnie was a son of Floyd NANSEL; Donnie was Marge's first cousin. |
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Kathleen NANSEL TORCZON Dec 8, 1950 Jan 4, 2000 Kathleen was a daughter of Floyd NANSEL; she was Marge's first cousin. |
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Tu Spoczywa Andrzej PAPROCKI Ur. 17 Lyst r 1834 Born 17 November 1834 Um. 30 Czerw r 1916 Died 30 June 1916 Tu Spoczywa Maryanna PAPROCKA Nee GALUS Ur 3 Sierp r 1843 Born 3 August 1843 Um 3 Czerw r 1901 Died 3 June 1901 |
| Maryanna GALUS
PAPROCKI was my grandfather Stanislaus
GALUS' Aunt. She was a sister of Sophia GALUS ROSNO (wife of Joseph
ROSNO) from the Genoa, Nance County, area, and of Catherine GALUS
LACHNIT (wife of Franz/Frank LACHNIT).
Andrew and Maryanna GALUS PAPROCKI immigrated from Leki Gorne/Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland in the early 1870's to Platte County Nebraska. LDS microfilms of the marriage and baptism records for Leki Gorne/Leki Dolne show that Andrew and Maryanna were married 27 Oct 1858. Andrew was born born 27 Oct 1839, a son of Blase and Agnes KOTLARZ PAPROCKI. (This date conflicts with the date on the tombstone.) Maryanna was born 11 Aug 1843, a daughter of Joannes and Maria Anna PAPROCKI GALUS. |
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| Steve PAPROCKI Dec 26, 1888 Jan 10, 1960 |
Josephine PAPROCKI Sept 15, 1893 Dec 10, 1983 |
| I have not found a connection with this Paprocki family. Steve was a son of Joseph and Sophia KOPANSKI PAPROCKI. He was born in Tarnov, Platte county, Nebraska. Steve married Josephine CHOCHON on 19 Oct 1909 at St. Michael's Church in Tarnov. Josephine was a daughter of Blase and Mary BARNAS CHOCHON. | |
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| Theodore J. PAPROCKI 1908 - 1984 |
Bernadette PAPROCKI No death date |
| I have not found a connection with this Paprocki family. | |
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Augusta PETERMANN (nee THOMAS) July 11, 1881* - Feb 9, 1944 |
| Augusta
THOMAS PETERMANN was a sister of Marge's Great
Grandfather Ferdinand THOMAS. Augusta married Joseph PETERMANN, b. 2
Jan 1879, d. 12 Mar 1926. * Augusta's birth record from the Archives in Szczecin, Poland, show her birthdate is 15 Jul 1880 More about my THOMAS family |
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DAD John SOKOL Oct. 18, 1886 Sept. 11, 1984 John SOKOL was a son of Louis and Anna KUDRON SOKOL. He was born in Leki Gorne, Galicia, (Austria) Poland. He was a first cousin of my Grandmother Martha KUDRON GALUS. |
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MOTHER Tillie C. SOKOL (nee CIELOHA) 1893 - 1945 Tillie (aka Stella & Tekla) was John SOKOL's first wife. They were married 28 Oct 1908 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Tillie was the daughter of Joseph and Katherine CIELOHA. |
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MOM Minnie SOKOL (nee CZARNIK) Feb. 28, 1908 Mar. 19, 1982 Minnie was John SOKOL's second wife. John and Minnie married 18 Apr 1942 in Columbus, Nebraska. Minnie was the widow of Julian / Julius KIELISZEK (First cousin of both John SOKOL and my Grandmother Martha KUDRON GALUS). I have not yet found Julian's date of death or his place of burial. Minnie was the daughter of Peter and Mary JARECKI CZARNIK. |
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| Raymond A. SOKOL Febr. 21 1912 July 9, 1987 |
Helen C. SOKOL Mar 24, 1912 Jan 17, 1998 |
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| Walter D. SOKOL Aug 4, 1907 May 24, 1985 |
Helen V. SOKOL Apr 12, 1919 Aug 18, 1990 |
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Andrew TRAGARZ Oct 22, 1878 July 25, 1970 I don't know if Andrew is related to Charlie TRAGARZ, listed below. |
 Charlie TRAGARZ Nebraska / PFC Co B 39 Infantry / WW I Oct 23 1894 - May 13 1961 |
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| Anna (nee KUDRON) TRAGARZ May 11 1905 - Oct 16 1978 |
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| Anna was a daughter of Thomas and Ursula MODELSKI KUDRON. She is my great grandaunt. Anna was born in the village of Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland. She immigrated to the United States with her mother and siblings 20 Jun 1907 through the Port of Boston, Massachusetts. (Anna's father immigrated a year before in 1906.) Anna married Charles TRAGARZ, on 14 Feb 1922 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Charles was born Stanislaus TRAGARZ in the village of Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland. He was a son of Bartholomew TRAGARZ and Anna nee TRAGARZ. I discovered that Stanislaus / Charles was a distant relative through my KOTLARZ line (connects to my GALUSes), a third cousin twice removed. | |
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| Edward P. TRAGARZ June 28, 1926 July 5, 1992 |
Anna L. TRAGARZ (nee DURANCINSKI) Aug 16, 1924 June 26, 1970 |
| Edward was a son of Charlie and Anna KUDRON TRAGARZ. He was a first cousin of my Father. Edward and Anna married December 1, 1962 at St. Bonaventure Church in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. They did not have any children. | |
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John TRAGARZ Sept 10, 1890 Apr 21, 1961 I don't know if John is related to Charlie TRAGARZ, listed above. |
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| Vincent ZIMMERMANN Born May 21, 1833 Died Dec. 12, 1926 |
Karolina ZIMMERMANN Born Feb. 18, 1829 Died Oct. 13, 1912 |
Created September 22, 2000 -- Updated November 7, 2004
Pictures taken by Bruce and Marge GALUS SANDLIER
July 2, 2000
Graphics by Marge
