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William Robert ROZMARIN

William Robert ROZMARIN

Male 1896 - 1979  (82 years)


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  • Name William Robert ROZMARIN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    Birth 17 Aug 1896  Clarkson, Colfax, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6, 20
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Jan 1920  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 49, Sheet No. 4A
    Census 2 Apr 1930  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Enumeration District No. 28-61, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 1B
    Census 1940  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Supervisor\'s District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 94-67, Sheet 61B
    Census 11 Apr 1950  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha
    Enumeration District No. 95-124, Sheet No. 3
    Social Security Number Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    505-05-7535 
    Death 20 Feb 1979  [2, 4
    Burial Abt 24 Feb 1979  Calvary Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    ROZMARIN, William and Clara
    ROZMARIN, William and Clara
    Plot: Station 4, Row 24, Lot 17, Space 3&4
    Person ID I953  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Family Clara Ann NEMEC,   b. 10 Aug 1894, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1987, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1919  St. Wenceslaus Church/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    NEMEC, Edward C.<br>
ERDEI, Magdalen<br><br>
NEMEC, Clara
    NEMEC, Edward C.
    ERDEI, Magdalen

    NEMEC, Clara

    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    ROZMARIN, William R.<br><br>
ROZMARIN, William C.<br>
KUHFAHL, Helen M.
    ROZMARIN, William R.

    ROZMARIN, William C.
    KUHFAHL, Helen M.

    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    Children 
    +1. Marcella Lucille ROZMARIN,   b. 26 Jun 1920, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 2012, Park View Rehabilitation Center/Sac City, Sac, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Gladys Marie ROZMARIN,   b. 15 Jun 1923, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1980, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. William Charles ROZMARIN,   b. 25 Dec 1924, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1993 (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Francis Joseph ROZMARIN,   b. 8 Jul 1926, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 2017, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Claire Marie ROZMARIN,   b. 4 Mar 1928, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 2013, West Point Living Center/West Point, Cuming, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Aug 1896 - Clarkson, Colfax, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1919 - St. Wenceslaus Church/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Jan 1920 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1930 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 Apr 1950 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSocial Security Number - 505-05-7535 - - Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 24 Feb 1979 - Calvary Cemetery/Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    U.S. City Directories, 1822 - 1995
    U.S. City Directories, 1822 - 1995
    1948, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    ROZMARIN, William Robert
    ROZMARIN, William Robert
    World War II Draft Registration Card
    ROZMARIN, William Robert
    ROZMARIN, William Robert
    World War II Draft Registration Card
    FISTER, Marcella Obituary
    NEMEC, Charles Obituary
    NEMEC, Charles Obituary
    NEMEC, Mary Obituary
    NEMEC, Mary Obituary
    NEMEC, Joseph Obituary
    NEMEC, Joseph Obituary
    NEMEC, Mary Obituary
    NEMEC, Mary Obituary
    NEMEC, Edward Frank Obituary
    NEMEC, Edward Frank Obituary
    ROZMARIN, Gladys
    ROZMARIN, Gladys
    Miss Rozmarin Engaged

  • Sources 
    1. [S521] Calvary Cemetery (Latitude: 41.23640, Longitude: -96.02940), Burial Records, Phone conversation of 06 Jul 2010 with Ann @ 402.391.3711.

    2. [S523] Calvary Cemetery (Omaha, Dougles, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers, Station 4, Row 24, Lot 17, Space 3&4.
      ROZMARIN

      William R.
      1896 + 1979

      Clara C.
      1894 + 1987

    3. [S562] 1920 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 49, Sheet No. 4A, Lines 44 and 45.

    4. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
      Name: ROZMARIN, WILLIAM
      Birth: 17 Aug 1896
      Death: Feb 1979
      Age: 82
      Last Address of Record: 68108
      Issued By: Nebraska
      SSN: 505-05-7535

    5. [S765] U.S., City Directories, 1822 - 1995.
      Residence Year: 1948
      Street address: 709 S 16th
      Residence Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
      Publication Title: Omaha, Nebraska, City Directory, 1948

    6. [S692] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
      Name: William Robert Rozmarin
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Residence Age: 46
      Birth Date: 17 Aug 1896
      Birth Place: Clarkson, Nebraska, USA
      Residence Date: 1942
      Residence Place: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
      Relationship to Draftee: Head
      Military Draft Date: 1942
      Occupation: Hinky-Dinky
      Height: 5 8
      Eye Color: Brown
      Hair Color: Brown
      Weight: 210
      Complexion: Ruddy

    7. [S659] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 94-67, Sheet 61B.
      Lines 56 thru 62

    8. [S878] Obituary of Claire Marie ROZMARIN, (Name: Stokely Funeral Home;).
      Claire McMahon
      Dec 18 2013

      Claire McMahon, 85, of West Point died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at West Point Living Center. Funeral Mass will be 10:30am Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Michael''s Cemetery. Guild, Catholic Daughters, and Christian Mothers Rosary will be 1:30pm Sunday, and Wake Service will be 6:00pm Sunday, both at Stokely Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Noon until 8:00pm Sunday at Stokely Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Mary''s Catholic Church, St. Francis Hospice, and Cuming County Relay for Life.

      Claire Marie Rozmarin was born March 4, 1928 in Omaha to William and Clara (Nemec) Rozmarin. She grew up in Omaha, attended St. Wenceslaus grade school, graduated from St. Mary''s High School in 1946, and worked as a stenographer. On October 27, 1951, Claire married Alfred McMahon at St. Wenceslaus Church in Omaha. The couple lived in Omaha and Superior, and in 1964 they moved to West Point, where Claire worked part time at Marv''s 275 for 25 years.

      Claire was a member of St. Mary''s Catholic Church, Guild, Catholic Daughters, and Christian Mothers. Among her favorite pastimes were working crossword puzzles, enjoying time with her children and grandchildren, and "shopping".

      Survivors include her sons Michael (Jill) McMahon of Bellevue, Thomas (Karen) McMahon of West Point, and Mark (Gayle) McMahon of Wichita, KS; daughters Judy (Michael) Pilmaier of Bellevue, Susan Steffensmeier of Columbus, and Patty (Tim) Slagle of West Point; brother Francis (Rose Ann) Rozmarin of Omaha; 21 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Claire was preceded in death by her parents; husband Alfred in 2002; brother William Rozmarin; sisters Gladys Kleine and Marcella Fister; and great-granddaughter Charlotte Render.

      Stokely Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

      Stokely Funeral Home
      121 East Park, PO Box 55
      West Point NE 68788
      (402) 372-2967

    9. [S880] Obituary of Marcella L. FISTER, (Name: Farber & Otteman; Location: Sac City, Sac, Iowa, USA; Date: Abt. 14 Apr 2012;).
      Marcella L. Fister
      June 26, 1920 - April 12, 2012
      From: Sac City, IA

      Marcella Lucille Fister, age 91, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City. Marcella Rozmarin was born on June 26, 1920, to William and Clara (Nemec) Rozmarin in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended the Omaha schools, graduating from South High School in 1938. She continued her education at a business college in Omaha.

      On April 22, 1946, Marcella was married to the love of her life, Paul Fister in Omaha. They we blessed with two sons, Paul and James.

      They owned and operated Fister Department Store in Woodbine for five years and in Sac City from October 1959 to October 1983. Marcella enjoyed playing cards with her bridge club, enjoyed bowling and visiting her sons and grandchildren in Colorado. They wintered in Yuma, Arizona for over 10 years. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Ladies Guild, and the Sac City Country Club.

      Survivors include her husband, Paul; two sons: Paul Fister and wife Kathy and James Fister all of Colorado Springs, Colorado; four grandchildren: Mark Fister, Elizabeth Auger, Cathy Easton and husband Dave and Rebecca Fister; and four great-grandchildren. Other survivors include her brother, Francis Rozmarin and wife Rosanne of Omaha and sister, Claire McMahon of West Point, Nebraska; many nieces and nephews and extended family members.

      Marcella Lucille Fister, age 91, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City. Marcella Rozmarin was born on June 26, 1920, to William and Clara (Nemec) Rozmarin in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended the Omaha schools, graduating from South High School in 1938. She continued her education at a business college in Omaha.

    10. [S903] Obituary of Charles J. NEMEC, (Date: Abt. 19 Aug 1972;).
      NEMEC - Dr. Charles J., age 88 years, 1908 So. 15th St. Survived by daughter: Mrs. Alice Bewersdorf, Omaha; 4 sisters: Mrs. John Noziska, Pottersville, Calif.; Miss Louise Nemec, Mrs. William Rozmarin, Mrs. William Rozmarin, Mrs. John Tesar, all Omaha; 7 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren.

      Services Monday 9:30 a.m. Dworak Mortuary to St. Wenceslaus Church at 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m. Visitation after 6 p.m. Saturday.

      DWORAK MORTUARY
      2466 So. 16th St. 346-1144

    11. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Francis J Rozmarin
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 8 Jul 1926
      Birth Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: William Rozmarin
      Certificate Number: 14437
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    12. [S1052] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 95-124, Sheet No. 3.
      Lines 17 thru 21

    13. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
      Name: William Rozmarin
      Name: Clara Nemec
      Marriage Date: 1919
      Marriage Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Certificate Number: 13028

    14. [S1252] Obituary of Mary NEMEC, (Date: 25 Apr 1940;).
      Mrs. Mary Nemec Is Dead at 79

      Mrs. Mary Nemec, 79, resident of Omaha 68 years, died this morning at her home, 1720 South Fifteenth street, after an illness of three days. Mrs. Nemec was born in Czecho-Slovakia.

      Survivors: Sons, Dr. Charles J. Nemec, Edward F., and Joseph, all of Omaha; daughters, Mrs. John C. Nizocka [sic], Spencer, Neb., Mrs. Clara Rozmarin, Mrs. John Tesar and Louise, all of Omaha; brother, Joseph Ruzicka, Omaha, 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

      Funeral service: Saturday, 8:30 a.m., from Dworak-Chapuran chapel, to St. Wenceslaus church at 9; burial, St. Mary's cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the mortuary Wednesday afternoon at 2 by St. Mary's Altar society, at 2:30 by St. Anna's society, and at 3 by St. Elizabeth's society.

    15. [S1254] Obituary of Joseph NEMEC, (Date: Abt. 25 Feb 1927;).
      JOSEPH NEMEC DIES

      Veteran Omaha Clothing Man Came Here In '72

      Joseph Nemec, 68, 1720 South Fifteenth street, old time resident of Omaha, died Thursday at the St. Joseph's hospital following an illness of several weeks.

      Mr. Nemec was born in Czechoslovakia, coming to America with his parents in 1872, and settling in Omaha. Since that time he has resided in Omaha, clerking in clothing stores of the city during the early years, and later engaging in business for himself. For ten years Mr. Nemec was with the Brandeis store, leaving in 1906 to open a clothing and furnishing store at 1316 William street.

      In 1922 Mr. Nemec retired from active business, putting management of the store in his two sons, Edward and Joseph.

      Surviving are the wife, three sons, Dr. Charles G. [sic], Edward and Joseph, and four daughters, Mrs. John C. Nozicka of California, Miss Louise, Mrs. William Rozmarin and Mrs. John Tesar of Omaha.

      Funeral services will be held Monday at the residence.

    16. [S1255] Obituary of Mary NEMEC, (Date: 27 Apr 1940;).
      NEMEC - Mary, 1720 S. 15th St., age 79 years. Survived by 3 sons, Dr. Charles J. Nemec, Edward F., and Joseph; 4 daughters, Mrs. John C. Nozicka, Miss Louise Nemec, Mrs. William Rozmarin and Mrs. John Tesar; 19 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Joseph Ruzicka.

      Funeral services from Dworak-Chapuran chapel Saturday at 8:30 a.m. to St. Wenceslaus church at 9. Interment St. Mary's cemetery. The Catholic Workmen will recite the Rosary at the chapel, Friday 8 p.m.

    17. [S1258] Obituary of Edward Frank NEMEC, (Date: 30 Sep 1951;).
      Edward Frank Nemec, Clothing Man, Dies

      Edward Frank Nemec, 64, of 4444 Woolworth Avenue, died Saturday at a local hospital.

      Mr. Nemec had been a clothing merchant here. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Mary; sons, Richard and Edward, Jr., of Omaha; brothers Dr. C. J. Nemecand Joseph H. Nemec of Omaha; sisters, Mrs. John Noziska of Portersville, Cal.; Louise Nemec of Omaha and Mrs. William Rozmarin of Omaha.

      The funeral will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Heafey & Heafey Farnam Street Funeral Home to Holy Cross Church at 9 a.m. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Burial, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

    18. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Gladys Marie Rozmarin
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 15 Jun 1923
      Birth Place: Douglas, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: William Rozmarin
      Certificate Number: 13039
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    19. [S1545] Omaha World-Herald, (Name: Omaha World-Herald; Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA;), It is only assumed that this article appeared in the World-Herald.
      Miss Rozmarin Engaged

      Mr. and Mrs. William Rozmarin announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Gladys Marie Rozmarin (above), to Ensign George F. Kleine of the navy air force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Egan Kleine.

      Miss Rozmarin is a graduate of St. John's High school and Ensign Kleine of St. Joseph's High. The officer is graduate navigator from the Hollywood air navigation school at Hollywood Beach, Fla. He is stationed at Norfolk, Va., awaiting further assignment.

      Ensign Kleine has been prominent in baseball circles, having played professionally at Houston, Tex., and with various St. Louis Cardinal "farm" teams for three years.

    20. [S563] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 28-61, Supervisor's District No. 7, Sheet No. 1B.
      Lines 54 thru 60


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