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Frank Pete BREZNY

Frank Pete BREZNY

Male 1906 - 1981  (74 years)


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  • Name Frank Pete BREZNY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Birth 8 Aug 1906  Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Jan 1920  South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
    1920 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
    Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 127, Sheet No. 1B
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    1930 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Dent
    1930 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, Dent
    Enumeration District 63-20, Supervisor's District No. 20, Sheet 1A
    Census 2 Apr 1940  South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
    1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
    Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-33, Sheet 1A
    Census 12 Apr 1950  South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    1950 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
    1950 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Lincoln County, South Creek
    Enumeration District No. 41-37
    Sheet No. 12
    Social Security Number Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    441-01-2440 
    Death 19 Jul 1981  Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 13
    BREZNY, Frank P Obituary
    Burial 22 Jul 1981  Paradise Cemetery/Breckenridge, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    BREZNY, Frank Pete<br> BREZNY, Helen Sophia
    BREZNY, Frank Pete
    BREZNY, Helen Sophia

    Person ID I973  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Karel Joseph BREZNY,   b. 19 Mar 1883, Zabreh, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1939, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rosie M. RUZICKA,   b. 25 Aug 1883, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1971, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1905  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Rosie and her sister Bessie had a double wedding.
    Histories
    BREZNY Family, The
    BREZNY Family, The
    By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)
    Family ID F284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Sophia SESTAK,   b. 31 Aug 1903   d. 25 Aug 1993 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1945  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9
    • According to Georgena MALY's obituary, Frank and Helen had a son that died in infancy.
    BREZNY, Frank P<br>
SESTAK, Helen S
    BREZNY, Frank P
    SESTAK, Helen S

    Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
    Children 
    +1. Georgena BREZNY,   b. 4 Feb 1948, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 2025, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Aug 1906 - Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Jan 1920 - South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Apr 1930 - Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1940 - South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Feb 1945 - Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 12 Apr 1950 - South Creek, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSocial Security Number - 441-01-2440 - - Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jul 1981 - Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 22 Jul 1981 - Paradise Cemetery/Breckenridge, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    BREZNY, Frank Pete
    BREZNY, Frank Pete
    U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    BREZNY, Frank Pete
    BREZNY, Frank Pete
    U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Histories
    BREZNY Family, The
    BREZNY Family, The
    By Jerry and Ann SUVA (From information compiled by Cecelia (POSPISIL) HULL)

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] CROSSON, Kathy, Email of 18 Mar 2000.
      Frank Pete Brezny born August 8, 1906 in Collinsville, Okla.

    2. [S82] History of Lincoln County, Lincoln County Families, Page 535, The BREZNY Family, By Jerry and Ann SUVA.

    3. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
      Name: BREZNY, FRANK
      Birth: 08 Aug 1906
      Death: Jul 1981
      Age: 74
      Last Address of Record: 73738
      Issued By: Oklahoma
      SSN: 441-01-2440

    4. [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

    5. [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

    6. [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

    7. [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.

    8. [S933] Paradise Cemetery (Breckenridge, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA), Grave Markers.
      FRANK PETE
      AUG. 8, 1906
      JULY 19, 1981
      HELEN SOPHIA
      AUG. 31, 1903
      AUG. 25, 1993
      BREZNY

    9. [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995.
      Name: Frank Brezny
      Sex: Male
      Age: 38
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
      Spouse's Name: Helen Sestak
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 40
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
      Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1945
      Marriage Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
      Marriage Place (Original): Prague

    10. [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

    11. [S1053] 1950 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Creek, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-37, Sheet No. 12.
      Lines 21 thru 23

    12. [S1557] Obituary of Georgena MALY, (Name: Anderson Burris Funeral Home & Crematory; Location: Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA; Date: Abt. 31 Jan 2025;).
      Mass of Christian Burial for Georgena Maly, 76 of Garber, will be Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12 noon in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Reverend Mark Mason officiating. Burial will follow in Paradise Cemetery, Breckenridge. Recitation of the Rosary will be Monday evening, at 6:00 pm at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.

      Georgena was born on February 4, 1948 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Frank and Helen (Sestak) Brezny and passed away on January 29, 2025 in Enid.

      She grew up in Prague and graduated from Prague High School in 1966. Georgena met the love of her life, Paul Maly, at the Yukon Czech Hall. They married on January 21, 1967 and celebrated 58 years of marriage. They lived in Woodward, before building their forever home on the family farm near Garber. They enjoyed dancing Saturday nights at the Czech Hall. They were blessed with four children, Joan, Chris, Matthew and Joshua. Georgena worked for several years at the Cherokee Strip Transit. She was a dedicated farmer’s wife, running machinery and taking meals to the field. In her later years, she watched the grandkids ride the combines.

      Georgena was a lifelong Catholic and a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Enid.

      She was preceded in death by her son, Chris; parents and infant brother.

      She is survived by her husband, Paul of the home; daughter, Joan (Bill) Dunlap and their children, Kyle and Shelby of Enid; son, Matthew (Amanda) and children, Mackenzie (Andrew), Caleb, Garrett, Devon, Bailey of Shawnee; son, Joshua (Lora) and children, Hannah, Justin, Logan, Isabella and Kamdyn of Garber; Chris’s children, Tyler (Anna), Derek, Craig and Kirsten; 9 great grandchildren; many friends.

      Memorials may be made through Anderson-Burris to Our Daily Bread.

    13. [S75] CROSSON, Kathy, Email of 18 Mar 2000.
      Died July 19,1981 in Enid Okla.


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