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The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

1896 - 1966 (70 years)

Name	Albert Rudolph John ROSE [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Birth	18 Oct 1896	Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA [1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Gender	Male
Also Known As	Albert Rudolph John RUZICKA [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Census	22 Jun 1900	South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA [9]
Census		1900 Federal Census of Oklahoma Territory, Lincoln County, South Creek Supervisor's District No. 219, Enumeration District No. 118, Sheet No. 11B
Immigration	1904	Canada [13, 17]
Census	17 Jul 1906	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada [17]
Census		1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District: Strathcona, Sub-District: 11, Page 45, Townships 46 To 52 Inclusive in Ranges 13, 14, 15 West of The 4th M Strathcona was a city in Alberta, Canada located to the south of the North Saskatchewan river. It amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1912.
Naturalization	1907	Canada [13]
Census	9 Jun 1911	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada [18]
Census		1911 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 15, Page 11
Census	1916	Alberta, Canada [14]
Census		1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District No. 43, Sub-District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12 in Township 46, Range 14, W 4th
Census	1931	Yale, British Columbia, Canada [13]
Census		1931 Census of Canada, British Columbia, Yale Electoral District 240, Enumeration Sub-District 68
Death	6 Dec 1966	St. Mary's Hospital/New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada [1, 6, 19]
	St. Mary's hospital closed in 2004.
		ROSE, Albert Registration of Death
Burial	Abt 9 Dec 1966	St. Peter's Cemetery/New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada [1, 6, 20, 21]
	54281064
		ROSE, Albert ROSE, Catherine
Person ID	I113	Family Tree
Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

Father	John William RUZICKA, b. 28 Aug 1854, Chvaloic, Bohemia d. 26 Nov 1939, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada (Age 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Josephine Sophia NOHEJL, b. 19 Mar 1858, Kobylí Hlava, East Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 8 Mar 1923, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada (Age 64 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	22 Apr 1878	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA [22, 23]
		RUZICKA, John W. and NOHEJL, Josephine S., Marriage License On one page you can see another marriage license document tucked in behind the current copy. The Nebraska State Historical Society informed me that a complete copy of that document is not available.
		RUZICKA, John NOHEJL, Josephine Marriage License
Family ID	F38	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Catherine Elizabeth MCDONALD, b. 26 Aug 1901, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada d. 22 May 1988 (Age 86 years)

Marriage 26 Sep 1932 Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada [15, 24]

RUZICKA, Albert Rudolph
MCDONALD, Elizabeth
Certificate of Marriage

RUZICKA, Albert
MCDONALD, Elizabeth
Certificate of Marriage

Children

	1. Yvonne Marie ROSE, b. 25 Jun 1933, Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada d. 22 Mar 1963, St. Mary's Hospital/New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Sister Josephine Victoria ROSE, b. 9 Mar 1935, Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada d. 30 May 2014, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+	3. Alberta ROSE
+	4. Donald John ROSE

Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Sep 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Oct 1896 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - 22 Jun 1900 - South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA
	Immigration - 1904 - Canada
	Census - 17 Jul 1906 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
	Naturalization - 1907 - Canada
	Census - 9 Jun 1911 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
	Census - 1916 - Alberta, Canada
	Marriage - 26 Sep 1932 - Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada
	Death - 6 Dec 1966 - St. Mary's Hospital/New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
	Burial - Abt 9 Dec 1966 - St. Peter's Cemetery/New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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Photos

Aquitania
Years in service: 1914-1950

Funnels: 4

Masts: 2

Shipping Line: Cunard

Ship description: Built by John Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 45,647. Dimensions: 868' x 97' (901' o.l.). Quadruple-screw, 24 knots. Steam turbines. Two masts and four funnels. Fourth funnel was a dummy. From keel to boat deck measured 92…

Documents » Slide Show		RUZICKA, Albert Rudolph John World War I Draft Card
		RUZICKA, Albert MCDONALD, Elizabeth Certificate of Marriage
		RUZICKA, Albert Rudolph MCDONALD, Elizabeth Certificate of Marriage
		RUZICKA, Albert Canada to US Border Crossing, Marcus, WA, 04 Dec 1926
		U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 Name: John W. Ruzicka Gender: Male Age: 72 Marital status: Widowed Record Type: Manifests Birth Date: abt 1854 Birth Place: Prague, Austria Arrival Date: 18 Oct 1926 Port of Arrival: Marcus, Washington, USA Residence Place: B. C. Grand Forks This document is the first time encountering the name "Ralph". Process of elimination…
		U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 Name: John William Ruzicka Gender: Male Race/Nationality: Czech Age: 72 Record Type: Cards Birth Date: abt 1855 Birth Place: Ronov, Czechoslovaka Arrival Date: 8 Aug 1927 Port of Arrival: Blaine, Washington, USA Residence Place: Grand Forks British Columbia Canada There are 2 important facts on this document. One is the confirmation…
		ROSE, Sister Maureen Sister Maureen's life story.
		ROSE, Sister Maureen Obituary
		ROSE, Albert Letter from Albert to his brother Charles during WWI.
		RUZICKA, Albert Letter from Albert to his brother Charles during WWI.
		RUZICKA, Albert RUZICKA, Valerine
		RUZICKA, Albert July 1918 Just to let u no we are at present in Ont in a concentration camp. I like this place better than Sarcee [more than like refers to Sarcee Camp aka CFB Calgary]. Better climate, nicer country. Petawawa is 115 miles north west from Ottawa on the Ottawa River just on the Quebec boundry [sic]. How is everything down that way, from…
		RUZICKA, Edward Frank U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
		RUZICKA, Albert Rudolph Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918
		RUZICKA, Albert Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 Transport was on the Aquitania.
		ROSE, Yvonne Registration of Death

Sources

[S639] St. Peter's Cemetery (New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada), Grave Markers.
ROSE
In Loving Memory Of

C. Elizabeth
Aug. 26, 1901
May 22, 1988

Albert R.
Oct. 18, 1896
Dec. 6, 1966
[S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
Name: John W. Ruzicka
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Marital status: Widowed
Record Type: Manifests
Birth Date: abt 1854
Birth Place: Prague, Austria
Arrival Date: 18 Oct 1926
Port of Arrival: Marcus, Washington, USA
Residence Place: B. C. Grand Forks
This document is the first time encountering the name "Ralph". Process of elimination indicates this is referring to Valerian. However, until further proof is found we'll just record this as a note.
[S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
Name: John William Ruzicka
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Czech
Age: 72
Record Type: Cards
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: Ronov, Czechoslovaka
Arrival Date: 8 Aug 1927
Port of Arrival: Blaine, Washington, USA
Residence Place: Grand Forks British Columbia Canada
There are 2 important facts on this document. One is the confirmation of his arrival on the S.S. Neckar in September of 1874. The second is listing Ronov, Czechoslovakia as his place of birth. Other similar documents have (apparently generically) listed Prague. We have almost always believed that John was born in south CZ. But Hronov is located in the far north.
[S931] Obituary of Sister Maureen ROSE, (Name: Seattle Times; Location: Seattle, King, Washington, USA; Date: 15 Jun 2014;).
Sister Maureen Rose

Sister Maureen Rose died May 30, 2014 in Adrian, Michigan. She was 79 years of age and in the 58th year of her religious profession as a Dominican Sister.

Sister Maureen was born in Greenwood, British Columbia to Albert and Catherine (McDonald) Rose, and was baptized Josephine. She graduated from St. Ann Academy in New Westminster, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Holy Names College in Spokane and a Master of Education degree from Seattle University.

Sister Maureen taught high school for twenty seven years: seven years at Holy Angels, nineteen years at Bishop Blanchet, both in Seattle, and one year at Eastside Catholic in Bellevue. She also served her religious community in leadership positions for 13 years. Her greatest delight was in her students, and trying to teach them mathematics. She was an excellent teacher, and her students were very fond of her, and she of them. Many students kept in touch with her over the years, some until her death.

Her last ministry was in Yakima, where she established a successful program enabling migrants to learn English as a second language. She left when she became too ill to continue. Despite poor health, Sister Maureen maintained her optimistic outlook and sense of humor. She inspired others by her devotion to God and care for everyone she met. Her outgoing personality attracted others to enjoy life and never miss a party.

Sister Maureen is survived by her Dominican Sisters, by her sister, Alberta Seidel, her brother, Donald Rose, both of British Columbia, and loving nieces and nephews.

A memorial Mass will be offered on Monday, June 16th at 1:00 pm at Assumption Church in Seattle. Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221.

Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com
[S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
Name: Edward F Ruzicka
Gender: Male
Race: Slovak (Slovakian)
Arrival Age: 57
Record Type: Arrival
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1884
Birth Place: Omaho ,Nebraska, USA
Arrival Date: 16 May 1942
Port of Arrival: Laurier, Washington, USA
Sibling: Albert Ruzicka
[S1582] Registration of Death, Province of British Columbia, Registration Number 66-09-016066.
1. Place of Death: New Westminster, B.C., St. Mary's Hospital
...
3. Name: ROSE, Albert Rudolph
4. Residence: 7531 Tenth Ave., Burnaby, B.C.
...
6. Citizenship: Canadian
...
8. Married
9. Birthplace: Oklahoma, USA
10. Date of Birth: October 18, 1896
...
15. Spouse: Catherine Elizabeth McDonald
16. Father: Rose, John
17. Mother: Nahail [sic], Josephine
...
22. Date of Death: December 6, 1966
[S1582] Registration of Death, Province of British Columbia, Registration Number 63-09-004549.
1. Place of Death: New Westminster, B.C., St. Mary's Hospital
...
3. Full Name: ROSE, Yvonne Marie
...
9. Birthplace: Greenwood, B.C.
10. Date of Birth: June 25th, 1933
...
12. Profession: Teacher
...
16. Father: Rose Albert
17. Mother: McDonald Elizabeth
18a. Birthplace Father: Oklahoma, U.S.A.
18b. Birthplace Mother: Grand Forks, B.C.
...
20. Burial: March 27th, 1963, New Westminster, B.C., St. Peters
...
22. Date of Death: March 22nd, 1963
[S56] ROSE, Donald John, Email of 07 Mar 2002.
My Dad was born on Oct. 18, 1896 in Prague, Oklahoma
[S5] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Lincoln, South Creek, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #118, Sheet #10, Line 54.
[S161] Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914 - 1918.
Name: Albert Rudolph John Ruzicka
Residence: Viking, Alberta
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1896
Birth Location: Oklahoma, (At Prague), United States of America
Relative: John William Ruzicka
Relationship: Father
Regiment Number: 3212423
[S163] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960.
Name: Albert Ruzicka
Arrival Date: 4 Dec 1926
Port of Arrival: Marcus, Washington, USA
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1896
Birth Place: Prague ,Alberta
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Slovak (Czechoslovak)
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards
[S913] Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918.
Name: Albert Rudolph John Ruzicka
Age: 18
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1896
Birth Location: Colaboma, (At Prague), USA
Residence: Viking, Alberta
Military Date: 1914-1918
Father: John William Ruzicka
Next of Kin: John William Ruzicka
Next of Kin Relationship: Father
Regiment Number: 3212423
[S1583] 1931 Census of Canada, British Columbia, Electoral District 240, Enumeration Sub-District 68, Seventh Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 4.
Line 26
[S310] 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Province: Alberta, District No. 43, Sub District No. 12, Enumeration District No. 12, Township 46, Range 14, W 4th, Page 13.
[S733] Marriage Certificate of Albert RUZICKA and Elizabeth MCDONALD, Province of British Columbia, Marriage Registration #16968.
[S1062] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935.
Name: Albert Ruzicka
Arrival Date: 19 Jun 1919
Arrival Port: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ship: Aquitania
[S508] 1906 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Sub-District No. 11, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 45.
[S165] 1911 Census of Canada, Province: Alberta, District No. 6, Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 15, Page 11.
[S56] ROSE, Donald John, Email of 07 Mar 2002.
passed away in New Westminster on December 6, 1966
[S56] ROSE, Donald John, Email of 07 Mar 2002.
is buried in New Westminster
[S56] ROSE, Donald John, Email of 14 Jun 2010.
They are in St. Peter's cemetery, New Westminster, B.C. along with my late sister, Yvonne Rose.
[S91] Marriage Certificate of John RUZICKA and Josephine NOHEJL.
Issued 16 April 1878
[S962] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
Name: John Ruzecka [John William Ruzicka]
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 23
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: Austria
Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1878
Marriage Place: Bohemian Town Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Marriage County Office: Douglas
Father: John Ruzecka [sic]
Mother: Anna Ruzecka [sic]
Spouse: Jose Nohejl
[S56] ROSE, Donald John, Email of 07 Mar 2002.
They were married in Greenwood, B.C., but it could be Grand Forks.

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The Genealogy of the Ruzicka and Manchak Families

Albert Rudolph John ROSE