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Cecilia Catherine POSPISIL

Cecilia Catherine POSPISIL

Female 1932 - 1984  (51 years)


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  • Name Cecilia Catherine POSPISIL  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    • 08 Jan 2024 - Searching for Cecilia on ancestry.com reveals many yearbook matches that could be added to her family record at some point in the future.
    Birth 22 May 1932  Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 8
    Gender Female 
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1 Apr 1950  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 10 Jan 1984  [8
    Burial Abt 13 Jan 1984  Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I788  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    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
    Family ID F301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vernon E. HULL,   b. 22 Feb 1932   d. 6 Aug 1994 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1960  Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • 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. [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995.
      Name: Cecilia Catherine Pospisil
      Gender: Female
      Age: 27
      Birth Date: abt 1933
      Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1960
      Marriage Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
      Spouse: Verne E Hull
      Film Number: 001021632

    6. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016.
      Name: Cecilia Pospisil
      Estimated Age: Abt 16
      Birth Year: abt 1932
      Yearbook Date: 1948
      School: Prague High School
      School Location: Prague, Oklahoma, USA

    7. [S791] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880 - 2016.
      Name: Cecilia Pospisil
      Estimated Age: 16
      Birth Year: abt 1933
      Yearbook Date: 1949
      School: Prague High School
      School Location: Prague, Oklahoma, USA

    8. [S514] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma), Grave Markers.
      CECILIA "POSPISIL"
      HULL
      MAY 22 1932
      JAN. 10 1984

    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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