Our Family History

The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Family: Charles Anton RUZICKA / Mary Virginia VINTI (F206)

• Male Charles Anton RUZICKA

  
  

  Birth	7 May 1922	Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada
  Death	30 Apr 2008	Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
  Burial	7 May 2008	Mountain View Cemetery/Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
  Marriage	14 Nov 1948  [1, 2, 3, 4]	St. Francis of Assisi Church/Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Father	Louis Anton RUZICKA | F52 Group Sheet
  Mother	Helen Mary MERTA | F52 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Mary Virginia VINTI

  
  

  Birth	20 Aug 1924	Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
  Death	15 Jun 2022
  Burial	24 Jun 2022	Mountain View Cemetery/Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
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  Female + Irene Marie RUZICKA

  
  

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  Spouse	Dennis Charles RAPP | F208
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  Male + Edward Louis RUZICKA

  
  

  Birth	7 Sep 1952	Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
  Death	21 Aug 2005	Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
  Burial	Abt 24 Aug 2005	Mount Olivet Cemetery/Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
  Spouse	Mary Louise PADILLA | F209
  Marriage	7 Feb 1976

  
  

  Male + Gerald Charles RUZICKA

  
  

  Birth	29 Apr 1955
  Death	31 Jul 2021	Providence St. Mary Medical Center/Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
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  Spouse	Mary Alice TEWEY | F210
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  Male + Marvin Joseph RUZICKA

  
  

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  Spouse	Susan Kay SHELTON | F211
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  Spouse	Cheri L. CHASE | F212
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• Documents		RUZICKA, Charles Anton VINTI, Mary Virginia Nuptial Mass Unites Pair
  		RUZICKA, Charles A VINTI, Mary V Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013

  
  

• Sources

  [S232] Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 21 Nov 1948, Page 7. ... were married... November 14 in St. Francis of Assisi church... [S545] Mountain View Cemetery (Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA), Grave Markers, Catholic Cemetery Section. RUZICKA Charles Anton May 7, 1922 Apr. 30, 2008 Mary V. Married Nov. 14, 1948 Aug. 20, 1924 [S884] Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013. Name: Charles A Ruzicka Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1948 Marriage Place: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA Date Recorded: 18 Nov 1948 Spouse: Mary V Vinti [S1097] Obituary of Mary Virginia RUZICKA, (Name: Herring-Groseclose Funeral Home; Location: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA; Date: Abt. 19 Jun 2022;). Mary Virginia Ruzicka August 20, 1924 - June 15, 2022 Mary Vinti Ruzicka, 97, of Walla Walla, died on June 15, 2022. Born on August 20, 1924, in Walla Walla, she was the sixth child of Jim and Petrina Ballachina Vinti. They were Italian immigrants who moved to this area and started a family farm growing Walla Walla Sweet Onions and other vegetables. She attended Braden School. Mary married Charles Anton Ruzicka on November 14, 1948, in Walla Walla, and they had four children. They established their own family farm in the Sudbury area and raised cattle, pigs, and a variety of crops. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, crocheting, and attending Charles' Army reunions, in addition to watching their children and grandchildren's school and sports activities. Every Sunday at 11:00 AM, she served a full spaghetti dinner with several desserts. Visiting relatives and friends in nursing homes and baking treats for the St. Mary Cancer Center patients were weekly activities for many years. She also cooked and helped run the restaurant at the Walla Walla Livestock Auction. Mary was a lifelong member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Walla Walla. It was there that she was baptized, received her First Communion, was married, and will have her funeral. She was a member of St. Anne's Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America, and Italian Heritage Association. In 2003 she and her sister Rose Vinti Arbini were the Italian Heritage parade co-marshals. She is survived by two children: daughter Irene (Dennis) Rapp of Spokane and son Marvin (Cheri) Ruzicka of Walla Walla; daughter-in-law, Mary Ruzicka of Cheyenne, WY; seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ruzicka (2008); and sons, Edward Ruzicka (2005) and Gerald Ruzicka (2021); as well as her parents, Jim and Petrina Vinti; sisters, Angie Vinti Locati, Vivian Vinti Castoldi, Rose Vinti Arbini, and Virginia Vinti; and brothers, Ross Vinti and Frank Vinti. Viewing and visitation will be held on Thursday, June 23, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla. The Rosary will be recited at St. Francis Catholic Church on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 9:30 AM, followed by the funeral Mass at 10:00 AM. Interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery in the Catholic Section. A reception and Celebration of Life will follow at the St. Francis Parish Hall. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to St. Francis Catholic Church or the American Cancer Society.