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Alice Katharyn NEMEC

Alice Katharyn NEMEC

Female 1917 - 2016  (99 years)


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  • Name Alice Katharyn NEMEC  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    Birth 20 Jun 1917  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 13
    Gender Female 
    Census 2 Jan 1920  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 52, Sheet No. 2A
    Census 9 Apr 1930  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Enumeration District No. 28-61, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 9A & B
    Census 10 Apr 1940  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 94-67, Sheet 6A
    Census 18 Apr 1950  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    1950 Federal Census of Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
    Enumeration District No. 16-93F, Sheet No. 12
    Death 22 Nov 2016  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 18
    BEWERSDORF, Alice Katharyn Obituary
    Burial 2 Dec 2016  Calvary Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12
    BEWERSDORF, Alice
    BEWERSDORF, Alice
    Person ID I2882  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Dr. Charles Joseph NEMEC,   b. 27 Apr 1884, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1972, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Alice Veronica NOZISKA,   b. 17 Feb 1889, Cedar Creek, Cass, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1961, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1913  Colome, Tripp, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20
    Family ID F363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Herman Louis BEWERSDORF, MD,   b. 15 Apr 1912, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1967, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1941  Colfax, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    BEWERSDORF, Herman Louis
    BEWERSDORF, Herman Louis
    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    NEMEC, Alice Katharyn
    NEMEC, Alice Katharyn
    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    Children 
     1. Charles H BEWERSDORF
    >2. Louis Edward BEWERSDORF,   b. 5 Jul 1951, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 2022, Escondido, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Mary Beth BEWERSDORF
    Family ID F1036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jun 1917 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Jan 1920 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Apr 1930 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 10 Apr 1940 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Apr 1941 - Colfax, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 18 Apr 1950 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Nov 2016 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 2 Dec 2016 - Calvary Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    S.S. Columbus
    S.S. Columbus
    Ship Name: Columbus

    Years in Service: 1922-1939
    Funnels: 2
    Masts: 2
    Shipping Line: North German Lloyd
    Ship description: Built by F. Schichau, Danzig, Germany. Tonnage: 32,354. Dimensions: 749\' x 83\' (775\' o.l.). Twin-screw, 19 1/2 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and two funnels. Steam turbines installed in 1929. Speed…

    Documents
    Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Columbus
    Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Columbus
    Arrival Date: 18 Aug 1935
    Port of Departure: Southampton, England
    Port of Arrival: New York, New York
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999
    Yearbook Date: 1938
    School: University of Nebraska Lincoln
    School Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    Book: University of Nebraska Cornhusker
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999
    Yearbook Date: 1938
    School: University of Nebraska Lincoln
    School Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    Book: University of Nebraska Cornhusker
    Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Columbus
    Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Columbus
    Departure Date: 11 Aug 1935
    Port of Departure: Southampton, England
    Destination Port: New York, USA
    Ship Name: Columbus
    NEMEC, Charles Obituary
    NEMEC, Charles Obituary
    NEMEC, Dr. Edward Charles Obituary
    NEMEC, Alice
    NEMEC, Alice
    On European Trip

    This article aligns with the passenger manifests that are also associated with Alice's family record.
    BEWERSDORF, Herman Louis, MD
    BEWERSDORF, Herman Louis, MD
    Certificate of Death
    NEMEC, Alice Katharyn
    NEMEC, Alice Katharyn
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    Creighton College
    NEMEC, Alice Katharyn
    NEMEC, Alice Katharyn
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    University of Nebraska Lincoln

  • Sources 
    1. [S562] 1920 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 52, Sheet No. 2A.
      Lines 17 thru 20

    2. [S789] Obituary of Alice Katharyn BEWERSDORF, (Name: Heafey Hoffmann Dworak & Cutler; Date: Abt. 23 Nov 2016;).
      BEWERSDORF, Alice Katharyn (Nemec)
      Alice Katharyn (Nemec) Bewersdorf
      Jun 20, 1917 - Nov 22, 2016
      Preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Herman L. Bewersdorf; parents, Dr. Charles J. and Alice Nozicka Nemec; brother, Dr. Edward C. Nemec; and nephew, Chuck Nemec. Survived by sons, Charles H. Bewersdorf and Louis E. Bewersdorf (wife, Deirdre Maher Bewersdorf); daughter, Mary Beth Bewersdorf (Carl Marazzo); niece, nephews, and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
      ROSARY AND FUNERAL MASS were held at St. Norbert Catholic Church in California. GRAVESIDE SERVICE Friday, Dec. 2nd at 11am at Calvary Cemetery (Station 1) in Omaha.
      HEAFEY-HOFFMANN DWORAK & CUTLER
      BEL AIR CHAPEL
      12100 West Center Road
      Omaha, Nebraska 68144
      (402) 391-3900

    3. [S790] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Columbus.
      Name: Alice Nemec
      Arrival Date: 18 Aug 1935
      Birth Date: Jun 20 1917
      Birth Location: Nebraska
      Birth Location Other: Omaha
      Age: 18
      Gender: Female
      Port of Departure: Southampton, England
      Port of Arrival: New York, New York
      Ship Name: Columbus

    4. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016, University of Nebraska Cornhusker.
      Name: Alice Nemec
      Birth Year: abt 1918
      School: University of Nebraska
      School Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
      Year: 1938
      Yearbook Title: Cornhusker

    5. [S876] UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960.
      Name: Alice Nemec
      Gender: Female
      Age: 18
      Birth Date: abt 1917
      Departure Date: 11 Aug 1935
      Port of Departure: Southampton, England
      Destination Port: New York, USA
      Ship Name: Columbus

    6. [S903] Obituary of Charles J. NEMEC, (Date: Abt. 19 Aug 1972;).
      NEMEC - Dr. Charles J., age 88 years, 1908 So. 15th St. Survived by daughter: Mrs. Alice Bewersdorf, Omaha; 4 sisters: Mrs. John Noziska, Pottersville, Calif.; Miss Louise Nemec, Mrs. William Rozmarin, Mrs. William Rozmarin, Mrs. John Tesar, all Omaha; 7 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren.

      Services Monday 9:30 a.m. Dworak Mortuary to St. Wenceslaus Church at 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m. Visitation after 6 p.m. Saturday.

      DWORAK MORTUARY
      2466 So. 16th St. 346-1144

    7. [S960] Obituary of Dr. Edward C. NEMEC, (Date: Abt. 11 Aug 1962;).
      NEMEC - Dr. Edward C., 2122 S. 39th St., age 48 years. Survived by wife, Madgalen [sic]; daughter, Mrs. William (Mary Alice) Hamilton; 3 sons, Charles, Edward and James; father, Dr. Charles J. Nemec, all of Omaha; sister, Mrs. Herman (Alice) Bewersdorf, Phoenix, Arix.
      Funeral Monday 9:30 a.m.
      DWORAK MORTUARY
      To Our Lady of Lourdes Church 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m. Member of Catholic Workman.

    8. [S960] Obituary of Dr. Edward C. NEMEC, (Date: Abt. 11 Aug 1962;).
      E.C. Nemec,
      Doctor, Dies
      ----
      Had Positions at C.U.
      and St. Joseph's

      Dr. Edward C. Nemec, 48, died Friday at a local hospital after a week's illness. He lived at 2122 South Thirty-ninth Street.

      Dr. Nemec was a board and staff member of St. Joseph's Hospital and an instructor at Creighton University School of Medicine. A Creighton Medical graduate, he was a member of various professional societies.

      Survivors are his wife, Magdalen; daughter Mrs. William Hamilton; three sons, Charles, Edward and James; father, Dr. Charles J., all of Omaha, and a sister, Mrs. Herman Bewersdorf, Phoenix, Ariz.

      Services will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Dworak Mortuary to Our Lady of Lourdes at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

    9. [S659] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 94-67, Sheet 6A.
      Lines 2 thru 4

    10. [S563] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 28-61, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 9A & B.
      A Lines 48 - 50
      B Line 51

    11. [S1251] Marriage Announcement of Magdalen M. ERDEI and E. C. NEMEC, (Date: Abt. May 1938;).
      Magdalen M. Erdei Weds Mr. Nemec

      The wedding of Miss Magdalen M. Erdei, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Erdei, to Dr. E. C. Nemec, son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Nemec, took place May 28 at St. Joseph church, followed by a reception at the Blackstone.

      White marquisette over white taffeta fashioned the bride's gown, which was made princess mode with a train. Her long tulle veil fell to the hemline.

      Attendants at this wedding were Miss Alice Nemec, maid of honor; Miss Helen Preiner and Miss Martha Schnitchen, bridesmaids; little Betty Sanko, flower girl; Joseph Erdei, best man, and Francis Tusa, Richard Nemec and Dr. John Porter, ushers.

      Dr. Nemec and bride are leaving June 10 for a trip to the southwest and Pacific coast. They will go to Seattle, Wash., about July 1 and reside there while Dr. Nemec is serving his interneship [sic].

    12. [S1004] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current.
      Name: Alice Katharyn Bewersdorf
      Maiden Name: Nemec
      Gender: Female
      Death Age: 99
      Birth Date: 20 Jun 1917
      Death Date: 22 Nov 2016
      Burial Date: 2 Dec
      Burial Place: Omaha
      Parents: Charles J. Nemec; Alice Nozicka Nemec
      Spouse: Herman L. Bewersdorf
      Child:
      Mary Beth Bewersdorf
      Charles H. Bewersdorf
      Louis E. Bewersdorf
      Siblings: Edward C. Nemec

    13. [S1033] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957.
      Name: Alice Nemec
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Age: 18
      Birth Date: abt 1917
      Birth Place: Nebraska
      Other Birth Place: Omaha
      Departure Port: Southampton, England
      Arrival Date: 18 Aug 1935
      Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA
      Ship Name: Columbus

    14. [S1260] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1968.
      Name: Herman L. Bewersdorf
      Gender: Male
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      Marital Status: Married
      Death Age: 55
      Birth Date: 15 Apr 1912
      Birth Place: Illinois
      Death Date: 8 Oct 1967
      Death Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
      Father: Herman A. Bewersdorf
      Mother: Martha Lietzan
      Spouse: Alice K.
      Certificate Number: 67-009960

    15. [S1262] 1950 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Chicago, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 16-93F, Sheet No. 12.
      Lines 19 thru 21

    16. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016.
      Name: Alice Nemec
      Estimated Age: Abt 20
      Birth Year: abt 1916
      Yearbook Date: 1936
      School: Creighton College
      School Location: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    17. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016.
      Name: Alice K Nemec
      Yearbook Date: 1938
      School: University of Nebraska Lincoln
      School Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

    18. [S53] GRAHN, Debra, Facebook IM of 23 Nov 2016.
      Alice Bewersdorf died last night.

    19. [S211] ancestry.com.
      The bennett Family Tree owned by nichie786.

    20. [S940] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
      Name: Dr Charles Nemec
      Gender: Male
      Residence Place: Omaha
      Marriage Date: Abt 1913
      Spouse: Alice Noziska

    21. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
      Name: Alice K Nemec
      Name: Herman L Bewersdorf
      Marriage Date: 1941
      Marriage Place: Colfax, Nebraska, USA
      Certificate Number: 3145


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