Augustine Benedict RUZICKA

1919 - 1993  (73 years)

• Name	Augustine Benedict RUZICKA  [1]
  Birth	12 Aug 1919	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Austin Benedict RUZICKA  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Census	22 Apr 1930	Fair, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Census	9 Mar 1940	Applegate, Malheur, Oregon, USA   [5]
  Census	2 May 1950	Shasta, California, USA   [12]
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Oregon, USA   [2, 3, 9]
  	544-12-7886
  Death	22 Jan 1993	Redding, Shasta, California, USA   [2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 13]
  Person ID	I335	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph John RUZICKA,   b. 4 Aug 1882, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 16 May 1958, Shasta, California, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emily Elizabeth KUBANEK,   b. 8 Jan 1890, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA d. 26 Jul 1934, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Nov 1912	Prague Catholic Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Marie BUCHERT,   b. 2 Dec 1922, Georgetown, Polk, Wisconsin, USA d. 28 Jan 2008 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1941	Arizona, USA   [11]
  Notes	Original data had Austin and Helen married on 01 Mar 1960. But since Elizabeth RUZICKA corrected some of this data, that could not have been true. It is now estimated that they married in 1941. Divorce is assumed as ancestry.com shows Helen Marie BUCHERT marrying an Albert F. PARR in Shasta, CA in Jul 1954.
  Children	+ 1. Austin W. RUZICKA, Jr. > 2. Jo Kathleen RUZICKA   3. Mark Edwin RUZICKA
  Family ID	F141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Frances M. LARSEN
  Children	+ 1. John Robert RUZICKA
  Family ID	F142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Aug 1919 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The RUZICKA family tree information that Austin's info was pulled from actually is reversed from what is seen here (i.e. Mark RUZICKA is listed as the son of Austin and Helen). However, that can't be correct since Mark was born in 1947 and Austin didn't marry Helen until 1960. Since this above note was written, Elizabeth RUZICKA has corrected the family info. What is published is now correct.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] 1930 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Fair, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 23-13, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 3A. Lines 15 thru 21 [S1028] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997. Name: Austin Benedict Ruzicka Social Security #: 544127886 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 12 Aug 1919 Birthplace: Canada Death Date: 22 Jan 1993 Death Place: Shasta Mother's Maiden Name: Kubanek [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014. Name: RUZICKA, AUSTIN Birth: 12 Aug 1919 Death: 22 Jan 1993 Age: 73 Last Address of Record: 96002 Issued By: Oregon SSN: 544-12-7886 [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. While in Edmonton, Austin B. was born August 12, 1919. [S686] 1940 U.S. Census, Oregon, Malheur, Applegate, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 6, Enumeration District No. 23-3, Sheet No. 1A. Lines 4 thru 8 [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Name: Austin Benidict Ruzicka Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 12 Aug 1919 Birth Place: Edmonton, Canada Residence Place: Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Oregon, USA Employer: Himself Benchman Height: 5 11 Weight: 190 Complexion: Dark Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Next of Kin: Joseph John Ruzicka Although it is in his own handwriting, it is believed that Austin has misspelled his middle name. No other document supports this spelling. [S1029] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Name: Austin B Ruzicka Race: White Marital status: Married Rank: Private Birth Year: 1919 Citizenship: Citizen Residence: Malheur, Oregon Education: 1 year of college Civil Occupation: Farm hands, animal and livestock Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1942 Enlistment Place: Tacoma, Washington Service Number: 39183792 Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Height: 71 Weight: 167 [S977] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Name: Austin B Ruzicka Gender: Male Death Age: 73 Birth Date: abt 1920 Birth Place: Alberta, Canada Residence Place: Redding, Shasta, California, USA Death Date: Abt 1993 Death Place: Redding, Shasta, California, USA Obituary Date: 26 Jan 1993 Obituary Place: Redding, California, USA Newspaper Title: Record Searchlight [S930] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Name: Austin B Ruzicka Birth Date: 12 Aug 1919 Death Date: 22 Jan 1993 SSN: 544127886 Enlistment Branch: ARMY Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1942 Discharge Date: 27 Oct 1945 Page number: 1 [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Austin Benedict Ruzicka Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 12 Aug 1919 Birth Place: Emondton Alb, Canada Death Date: 22 Jan 1993 Father: Joseph J Ruzicka Mother: Emily Kubonic SSN: 544127886 Notes: Jan 1941: Name Listed As Austin Benedict Ruzicka; 03 Feb 1993: Name Listed As Austin Ruzicka [S932] Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972. Name: Austin B. Ruzicka Gender: Male Affidavit or License Age: 22 Affidavit or License Date: 14 Nov 1941 License Place: Yuma, Arizona, USA Spouse: Helen Marie Buchert Description: Marriage Applications, 1941 Nov - Nov [S1496] 1950 U.S. Census, California, Shasta, #5, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 45-36, Sheet No. 37. Lines 13 thru 18 [S122] LUNSFORD, Sarah Elizabeth, Email of 18 Feb 2001. Austin died in January 1993 [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 899, JOSEPH and EMILY (KUBANEK) RUZICKA by Marie (Ruzicka) Monti. Joe and Emily were married November 18, 1912 by father Teck in the church in Prague. [S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942. Name: Jos. John Kuzicke [sic] Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1912 Marriage Place: Prague, Alberta, Canada Spouse: Emilia E. Kubanek Certificate Number: 4326