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Rosie M. RUZICKA
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Name Rosie M. RUZICKA [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 25 Aug 1883 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
[5, 6] Gender Female Also Known As Rose M. RUZICKA [7] Also Known As Rose M. RUZICKA, Rosy M. RUZICKA, Rosa M. RUZICKA [5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] Also Known As Rosy M. RUZICKA [13] Census 9 Jun 1900 Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA
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1900 Federal Census of Oklahoma Territory, Canadian County, Yukon
Supervisor's District No. 219, Enumeration District No. 24, Sheet No. 8It is interesting to note that the Vaclav SLAVIK family was living in Yukon at the same time.
Census 3 Jan 1920 South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
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1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 127, Sheet No. 1BCensus 1 Apr 1930 Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
[10] - Rosie has listed her birth location as North Dakota on this census, which does not match what is known about her history.

1930 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Dent
Enumeration District 63-20, Supervisor's District No. 20, Sheet 1ACensus 2 Apr 1940 South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
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1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-33, Sheet 1ACensus 18 Apr 1950 South Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
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1950 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Seminole
Enumeration District No. 41-40
Sheet No. 8Social Security Number Between 1963 and 1964 Oklahoma, USA
[5] 444-48-4906 Death 5 May 1971 Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
[5, 8, 14] Burial Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
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BREZNY, Charles J. and Rose M.
Inscription: Rest in Holy PeacePerson ID I738 Family Tree Last Modified 3 Nov 2026
Father Joseph Albert RUZICKA, b. 26 Jan 1858, Žlebské Chvalovice, East Bohemia, Czech Republic
d. 1 Sep 1940, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 82 years) Relationship natural Mother Josephine JOURA, b. 19 Mar 1863, Strizov, Moravia
d. 11 Jul 1934, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
(Age 71 years) Relationship natural Marriage 22 Nov 1882 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
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RUZICKA, Joseph Albert
JOURA, Josephine
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
RUZICKA, Joseph Albert
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
JOURA, Josephine
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
RUZICKA, Joseph Albert
JOURA, Josephine
Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995Photos 
RUZICKA, Joseph
RUZICKA, Josephine
RUZICKA, Josephine
RUZICKA, Joseph
RUZICKA Family
Larger copies of this photo exist if you are interested.Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Karel Joseph BREZNY, b. 19 Mar 1883, Zabreh, Czechoslovakia
d. 26 Feb 1939, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 55 years) Marriage 30 Oct 1905 Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA
Notes - Rosie and her sister Bessie had a double wedding.
Children + 1. Frank Pete BREZNY, b. 8 Aug 1906, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
d. 19 Jul 1981, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Mary Agnes BREZNY, b. 12 Sep 1908, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
d. 28 Jan 1983 (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Josephine Rose BREZNY, b. 1 Mar 1911, Hugoton, Stevens, Kansas, USA
d. 2 Oct 1975 (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Charles Joseph BREZNY, Jr., b. 2 May 1913, Oklahoma, USA
d. 28 Jul 1997, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Henry Roy BREZNY, b. 27 Feb 1916, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
d. 20 Nov 1988, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. Helen Irene BREZNY, b. 18 May 1927, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
d. 19 Mar 2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
(Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Histories 
BREZNY Family, The
By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)Family ID F284 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Nov 2026
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Photos 
RUZICKA Family
Larger copies of this photo exist if you are interested.
Documents 
BREZNY, Frank Pete
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
BREZNY, Charles Joseph
Certificate of Naturalization
RUZICKA, Joseph A. Obituary 
BREZNY, Charley
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
BREZNY, Frank P Obituary 
BREZNY, Henry
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Histories 
BREZNY Family, The
By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)
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Sources - [S3] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Canadian, Yukon, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #24, Sheet #8, Line 70.
- [S628] 1940 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Creek, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-33, Sheet 1A.
Lines 24 - 29 - [S941] Obituary of Joseph RUZICKA.
RUZICKA - Joseph, 3008 S. 20th St., age 66 years. Survived by 5 sisters, Mrs. Charles Brezny, Mrs. Ernest Brezny, Mrs. Louis Brezny, Mrs. John Kripal, Mrs. Anton Lieberman.
Funeral services Saturday, 8:30 a.m., at the Dworak Mortuary, to St. Wenceslaus Church, 9 a.m. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery. rosary Friday, 8 p.m., at mortuary. - [S471] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Name: Charley Brezny
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1883
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: 31 4
Residence Place: Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: 5-10 Medium
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Relative: Rosie Brezny - [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
Name: BREZNY, ROSY
Birth: 25 Aug 1883
Death: May 1971
Age: 87
Last Address of Record: 74864
Issue Year: 1963-1964
Issued By: Oklahoma
SSN: 444-48-4906 - [S935] Oklahoma, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1889-1991.
Name: Charles Joseph Brezny
Certificate Age: 34
Record Type: Declaration
Birth Date: 17 Mar 1883
Birth Place: Mistek, Austria Hungary
Certificate Date: 12 Dec 1917
Certificate Place: Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse: Rosa
Declaration Number: 108
Court District: Western District of Oklahoma - [S1548] 1950 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Seminole, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-40, Sheet No. 8.
Lines 14 thru 18 - [S514] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma), Grave Markers.
BREZNY
Charles J.
1884 - 1939
Rose M.
1884 - 1971 - [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
Name: Frank Pete Brezny
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1906
Birth Place: Collinsville, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Employer: Self
Height: 5 11
Weight: 202
Complexion: Light Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: Rosy Brezny - [S934] 1930 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Dent, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District 63-20, Supervisor's District No. 20, Sheet 1A.
Lines 1 thru 8 - [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. - [S565] 1920 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Creek, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 127, Sheet No. 1B.
Lines 51 thru 57 - [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
Name: Henry Roy Brezny
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1916
Birth Place: Prague, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
Employer: Rosy Brezny
Height: 6
Weight: 165
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: Rosy Brezny - [S75] CROSSON, Kathy, Email of 18 Mar 2000.
died on May 5, 1971. - [S75] CROSSON, Kathy, Email of 18 Mar 2000.
Both of my grandparents are buried in the Catholic Cemetery here in Prague Okla. - [S95] Marriage License of Joseph RUZICKA and Josephine JOURA.
- [S1253] Nebraska Marriages, 1855 - 1995.
Name: Joseph Ruzitka [sic]
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Josie Ora [sic]
Spouse's Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Nov 1882
Event Place: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
- [S3] 1900 U.S. Census, Oklahoma Territory, Canadian, Yukon, Twelfth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District #219, Enumeration District #24, Sheet #8, Line 70.
