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Adeline F. POSPISIL

Adeline F. POSPISIL

Female 1935 - 1981  (45 years)


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  • Name Adeline F. POSPISIL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • 08 Jan 2024 - Searching for Adeline on ancestry.com reveals many yearbook matches that could be added to her family record at some point in the future.
    Birth 22 Sep 1935  Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Adelene POSPISIL  [6, 7, 8
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Prague
    1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Prague
    Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-31, Sheet No. 2B
    Census 1 Apr 1950  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1950 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Prague
    1950 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, Prague
    Enumeration District No. 41-34, Sheet No. 1
    Death 5 Aug 1981  [6
    Burial Abt 8 Aug 1981  Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    BROOKS, Adelene
    BROOKS, Adelene
    Person ID I770  Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2026 

    Father Joseph POSPISIL,   b. 2 Sep 1906, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1975 (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Christine Bertha BREZNY,   b. 24 Jul 1908, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 2007, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1931  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    POSPISIL, Joe<br>
BREZNY, Christina
    POSPISIL, Joe
    BREZNY, Christina

    Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
    Histories
    BREZNY Family, The
    BREZNY Family, The
    By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)
    Family ID F301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Buren Earl HOWARD,   b. 3 Jul 1927   d. 15 Aug 1964 (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1956  Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    POSPISIL, Adelene<br>
HOWARD, Buren
    POSPISIL, Adelene
    HOWARD, Buren

    Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2026 

    Family 2 Larry BROOKS 
    Children 
    +1. Tim BROOKS
    Family ID F297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Sep 1935 - Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 5 Apr 1940 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Apr 1950 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Aug 1956 - Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 8 Aug 1981 - Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    POSPISIL, Adeline<br>
POSPISIL, Cecilia
    POSPISIL, Adeline
    POSPISIL, Cecilia

    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    Prague High School
    POSPISIL, Adelene
    POSPISIL, Adelene
    U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    Prague High School

  • Sources 
    1. [S564] Obituary of Sophia L. BREZNY.
      Published in The Shawnee News Star. Copied with permission.

      Jan 11, 2005:

      Oklahoma City resident Sophia L. Brezny, 88, died Tuesday Jan. 4, in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 13, 1916, in Prague to Ernest and Besie Anna (Ruzicka) Brezny. She worked at Tinker Air Force Base during World War II and was a radiological Technician at Dr. O'Donoghue's clinic for 33 years. She was a member of St Joseph's Old Catholic Cathederal in Oklahoma City and the St Joseph's Alter Society. Her parents; one sister, Mayme Ogburn; and two nieces, Cecelia Hull and Adeline Brooks, proceded her in death. Survivors include her sister, Christine Pospisil of Prague;nephew, Tim Brooks and his wife, Lisa; and other relatives, including her cousin, Koe Brezny and his wife, Bobbie of Oklahoma City.A prayer sevice will b 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel in Prague. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague with the Rev. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, O.S.B. officiating. Burial will follow at the Catholic Cemetery in Prague. The family suggest remembrances be made to any charity. Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague is directing arrangements.

    2. [S516] Obituary of Christina Bertha POSPISIL, (Name: Shawnee News-Star; Location: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Date: 28 Oct 2007;).
      Christina Bertha Pospisil, 99, of Prague, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, in Prague.

      She was born July 24, 1908, in Collinsville, Okla., to Ernest and Bessie Anna (Ruznicka) Brezny.

      She was married to Joe Pospisil in Prague on April 15, 1931. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1975.

      She was a homemaker and a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague.

      She was also preceded in death by her two daughters, Cecilia Hull and Adelene Brooks.

      She is survived by one grandson and his wife, Tim and Lisa Brooks of Manhattan, Kansas, and their two children, Connor Brooks and Colbi Brooks, also of Manhattan, Kansas; one brother-in-law, Jim Pospisil, Prague; other relatives and many friends.

      A Wake Service will be held on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Fr. Shane Tharp and Rev. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, OSB, officiating. Interment will follow at the Catholic Cemetery in Prague. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague.

      A guest book is available to share your memories on-line at please visit www.ParksBrothers.net

    3. [S955] 1940 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-31, Sheet No. 2B.
      Lines 67 thru 70

    4. [S1272] 1950 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-34, Sheet No. 1.
      Lines 3 thru 6

    5. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016.
      Name: Adeline Pospisil
      Estimated Age: Abt 13
      Birth Year: abt 1935
      Yearbook Date: 1948
      School: Prague High School
      School Location: Prague, Oklahoma, USA

    6. [S514] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma), Grave Markers.
      ADELENE POSPISIL
      BROOKS
      SEPT. 22 1935
      AUG. 5 1981

    7. [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995.
      Name: Adelene F Pospisil
      Gender: Female
      Age: 20
      Birth Date: abt 1936
      Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1956
      Marriage Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
      Spouse: Buren E Howard
      Gender: Male
      Age: 29
      Birth Date: abt 1927
      Film Number: 001021625

    8. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016.
      Name: Adelene Pospisil
      Estimated Age: 18
      Birth Year: abt 1935
      Yearbook Date: 1953
      School: Prague High School
      School Location: Prague, Oklahoma, USA
      Grade Completed: Senior

    9. [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, familysearch.org.
      Name: Joe Pospisil
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
      Spouse's Name: Christina Brezny
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
      Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1931
      Marriage Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
      Marriage Place (Original): Prague


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