Helen Sophia SESTAK

1903 - 1993  (89 years)

• Name	Helen Sophia SESTAK  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	31 Aug 1903  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	12 Apr 1950	South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [4]
  Death	25 Aug 1993  [2]
  Burial	Abt 28 Aug 1993	Paradise Cemetery/Breckenridge, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  		BREZNY, Frank Pete BREZNY, Helen Sophia
  Person ID	I3638	Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family	Frank Pete BREZNY,   b. 8 Aug 1906, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA d. 19 Jul 1981, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1945	Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 3]
  	According to Georgena MALY's obituary, Frank and Helen had a son that died in infancy.
  		BREZNY, Frank P SESTAK, Helen S Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
  Children	+ 1. Georgena BREZNY,   b. 4 Feb 1948, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA d. 29 Jan 2025, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 24 Feb 1945 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Census - 12 Apr 1950 - South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Burial - Abt 28 Aug 1993 - Paradise Cemetery/Breckenridge, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  BREZNY, Frank P Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S1030] Obituary of Frank P BREZNY, Oklahoma, Garfield County, Obituaries, 1963-1986 (familysearch.org). FRANK P. BREZNY GARBER - Recitation of the Rosary for Frank P. Brezny, 74, will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Parks Funeral Home Chapel in Prague. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. The Rev. Louis Vander Ley, OSB, will officiate at the rites. Burial will be in the Paradise Cemetery at Breckinridge at 3 p.m., under the direction of the Anderson Funeral Home of Garber. Brezny died late Sunday afternoon in an Enid hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1906, in Collinsville, the son of Rose and Charles Brezny, and spent most of his life in Prague. He and Helen Seftak [sic] were married there Feb. 24, 1945. They lived on a farm east of Prague until moving to Yukon in 1966. The Breznys moved to Garber in 1974 where he worked for Mid-Continent Co-Op. Brezny was a member of the Catholic Church at Billings. He is survived by his wife Helen of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Eldon (Georgena) Maly and her children, Joan, Chris and Matthew, Garber; two sisters, Mary Grimes of Pauls Valley and Mrs. Johnnie (Helen) Gregory, Prague; two brothers, Charley Brezny and Henry Brezny, both of Prague. Another sister died earlier. This who wish may make contributions to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Heart Fund in memory of Brezny. Anderson's will serve as custodian of the memorial fund. [S933] Paradise Cemetery (Breckenridge, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA), Grave Markers. FRANK PETE AUG. 8, 1906 JULY 19, 1981 HELEN SOPHIA AUG. 31, 1903 AUG. 25, 1993 BREZNY [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995. Name: Frank Brezny Sex: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated): 1907 Spouse's Name: Helen Sestak Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 40 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1905 Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1945 Marriage Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States Marriage Place (Original): Prague [S1053] 1950 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Creek, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-37, Sheet No. 12. Lines 21 thru 23 [S1557] Obituary of Georgena MALY, (Name: Anderson Burris Funeral Home & Crematory; Location: Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA; Date: Abt. 31 Jan 2025;). Mass of Christian Burial for Georgena Maly, 76 of Garber, will be Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12 noon in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Reverend Mark Mason officiating. Burial will follow in Paradise Cemetery, Breckenridge. Recitation of the Rosary will be Monday evening, at 6:00 pm at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory. Georgena was born on February 4, 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Frank and Helen (Sestak) Brezny and passed away on January 29, 2025 in Enid. She grew up in Prague and graduated from Prague High School in 1966. Georgena met the love of her life, Paul Maly, at the Yukon Czech Hall. They married on January 21, 1967 and celebrated 58 years of marriage. They lived in Woodward, before building their forever home on the family farm near Garber. They enjoyed dancing Saturday nights at the Czech Hall. They were blessed with four children, Joan, Chris, Matthew and Joshua. Georgena worked for several years at the Cherokee Strip Transit. She was a dedicated farmer’s wife, running machinery and taking meals to the field. In her later years, she watched the grandkids ride the combines. Georgena was a lifelong Catholic and a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Enid. She was preceded in death by her son, Chris; parents and infant brother. She is survived by her husband, Paul of the home; daughter, Joan (Bill) Dunlap and their children, Kyle and Shelby of Enid; son, Matthew (Amanda) and children, Mackenzie (Andrew), Caleb, Garrett, Devon, Bailey of Shawnee; son, Joshua (Lora) and children, Hannah, Justin, Logan, Isabella and Kamdyn of Garber; Chris’s children, Tyler (Anna), Derek, Craig and Kirsten; 9 great grandchildren; many friends. Memorials may be made through Anderson-Burris to Our Daily Bread.