Sister Marie RUZICKA

1919 - 2015  (96 years)

• Name	Marie RUZICKA  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Sister
  Birth	7 May 1919  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Mary RUZICKA, Sister Stephanie  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Census	1921	Kinsella, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [6]
  		1921 Census of Canada District No. 12 Victoria, Enumeration Sub-District No. 16 in Kinsella Municipality, Page 12 A
  Census	1926	Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Census	1931	Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [2]
  		1931 Census of Canada Electoral District No. 217, Camrose, Enumeration Sub-District No.77, Municipality of Iron Creek 46-13
  Death	27 Aug 2015	Peterborough Regional Health Centre/Peterborough, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  		RUZICKA, Sister Stephanie Obituary
  Burial	31 Aug 2015	Highland Park Cemetery/Peterborough, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I83	Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2026

  
  

  Father	Charles Otto Robert RUZICKA,   b. 20 Dec 1888, Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA d. 16 Jun 1956, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Josephine Mary SLAVIK,   b. 24 Nov 1893, Oklahoma, USA d. 11 Jun 1986, Flagstaff Auxiliary Hospital/Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Oct 1913	St. Nepomucene Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada   [8]
  		RUZICKA-SLAVIK Wedding RUZICKA, Charles SLAVIK, Josephine
  		RUZICKA, Charles SLAVIK, Josephine Province of Alberta, Registration of Marriage
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1921 - Kinsella, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Census - 1926 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Census - 1931 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Burial - 31 Aug 2015 - Highland Park Cemetery/Peterborough, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		ROSE Children with the Sisters
  		RUZICKA 40th Wedding Anniversary
  		RUZICKA Family
  		STAROBA / ROSE / RUZICKA Family STAROBA, Zdenka STAROBA, Mary ROSE, Anne ROSE, Pat (in arms) Sister Stephanie STAROBA, Emilie
  		Sister Stephanie
  		RUZICKA, Marie RUZICKA (ROSE), Jack On the rear of the photo is written "Marie & Jack".
  		RUZICKA, Jack RUZICKA, Marie RUZICKA, Arthur

  
  

  Documents		RUZICKA, Sister Mary Grace Obituary
  		RUZICKA, Josephine Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S772] Obituary of Sister Stephanie Marie RUZICKA, (Date: Aug 2015;). In Memory of Sr. Stephanie Marie Ruzicka May 7, 1919 - August 27, 2015 SISTER STEPHANIE CSJ, (MARIE RUZICKA) Sister Stephanie of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, Peterborough neighbourhood, entered into her eternal rest at Peterborough Regional Health Centre on August 27, 2015 in the 79th year of her religious life. She was the daughter of the late Charles Ruzicka and his wife Josephine Slavik. She is lovingly remembered by the members of her religious community as well her brother Robert Rose (Nettie) of Elliot Lake, ON and James Ruzicka of Viking AB, sister in law Ann Rose of Spruce Grove AB and many nieces, nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, brothers John J. Rose, Louis, Charles, Joseph, Arthur, Patrick and Sister Mary Grace. Sister Stephanie attended Peterborough Teacher's College and taught in Fort William, Wainwright, Clandonald, and Edmonton. She served the Sisters in Congregational service as the Juniorate Directress and as a member of the General Council. She served fourteen years as the General Treasurer of the Congregation. Sister also served in Lindsay and Wainwright with ministry in community services and thirteen years on a pastoral team. Upon retiring in 2004 Sister lived at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough and engaged in the ministry of prayer and support to the Sisters in the infirmary. Visitation will be at Mount St. Joseph, 1555 Monaghan Road on Sunday, August 30th from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, on Monday, August 31st at 11 a.m. This will be followed by interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough. [S1225] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 217, Camrose, Enumeration Sub-District No. 77, Seventh Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Municipality of Iron Creek 46-13. Lines 24 thru 31 [S1577] Highland Park Cemetery (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada), Grave Markers. SISTER STEPHANIE RUZICKA DIED AUGUST 27, 2015 [S1394] 1926 Census of Canada, Alberta, Enumeration District No. 45, Enumeration Sub-district No. 73, Prairie Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, As there is no image for this census, we will include the particulars of the HoH as all of the remaining family members will be very similar. Name: Carl N E Ruzecka Gender: Male Ethnicity: Austrian Marital Status: Married Age: 37 Birth Date: abt 1889 Birth Place: USA Immigration Date: 1904 Naturalization Date: 1907 Citizenship: Canadian Residence Date: 1926 Residence Place: Alberta, Canada Relation to Head: Head Father Birth Place: Austria Mother Birth Place: Austria Language Spoken: Bohemian Can Speak English: Yes Can Speak French: No Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Family Number: 165 Enumeration District: 45 Sub-District: 73 [S673] Obituary of Sister Mary Grace RUZICKA, (Date: Mar 2014;). SISTER MARY GRACE, CSJ (THERESA ANTOINETTE RUZICKA) Of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, Peterborough neighbourhood, entered into her eternal rest at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, on March 13th in the 72nd year of her religious life. She was the daughter of Charles Ruzicka and Josephine (Slavik). She is lovingly remembered by the members of her religious community her sister, Sister Stephanie, brothers Robert Rose (Nettie) of Elliot Lake, ON and James Ruzicka of Viking Alberta, and sister-in-law Ann Rose, as well as many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents and brothers John, Louis, Charles, Joseph, Arthur, Patrick, and sister-in-law Mary. Sister Mary Grace received her early education in Alberta. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1942. Subsequently she attended Normal School in Edmonton and taught for many years in Clandonald, Jasper Place, and Edmonton, Alberta and at Honey Harbour, Ontario. For three years she was Assistant Consultant in the Religious Education Department in Peterborough. For ten years she was a member of .the Catechetical Team for the Archdiocese of Edmonton, as a Rural Consultant based in Wainwright. She served as Assistant to the General Superior in Peterborough for a four year term. Sr. Mary Grace once again returned to her beloved West and was part of the R.C.I.A. team for St. John’s Parish Edmonton and volunteered at the Cross Cancer Institute. Sister retired to Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, in 2004. Visitation will be at Mount St. Joseph, 1555 Monaghan Road, on Sunday March 16, 2014 from 2:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at Mount St. Joseph, Peterborough, on Monday March 17 at 10:30 a.m. This will be followed by interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough. [S806] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, Beaver, Kinsella, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, District No. 12, Enumeration Sub-District No. 16 in Kinsella Municipality. Lines 45 thru 48 [S1590] Obituary of Josephine RUZICKA, (Date: Abt. 13 Jun 1986;), Posted to ancestry.com by Pat CHANDLER. RUZICKA, Josephine Strengthened by rthe sacraments of the church and accompanied by the prayers of her family and friends, Josephine went home to God in her 93rd year, on June 11, 1986. Her last days were spent in the comfort of Flagstaff Auxiliary Hospital, Killam, Alberta. She is survived by two daughters, Sister Stephanie of Peterborough, Ontario and Sister Mary Grace of Wainwright; two sons, Bob and Nettie of Kendal, Ontario and Jim and Mary of Viking; daughter-in-law, Anne Rose of Warburg; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank and Vicki Slavik of Viking and Jim and Gertie Slavik of Killam. Josephine was predeceased by her husband Carl; six sons; one great-grandson. Prayer service will be held Sunday, June 15 in the Holy Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church in Viking at 7:30 p.m. Funeral service will be held Monday, June 16, 1986 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holy Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church with Father Juniper Kuefler officiating. Interment in the Prague Cemetery. Viking Funeral Services Ltd. 1-336-4842 [S915] Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index,1898-1942. Name: Chas Otto Ruzicka Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1913 Marriage Place: Prague, Alberta, Canada Spouse: Josephina M. Slavik Certificate Number: 4070