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Harry Tenopir

Male 1907 - 1989  (82 years)


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  • Name Harry Tenopir  [1, 2
    Born 7 Mar 1907  Geronimo, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Sep 1989  Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Obituary

      Harry Tenopir buried Sept. 20

      William Rolley officiated at the Sept. 20 funeral services for Henry (sic) Tenopir, 82, Fremont, at Moser Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cedar Bluffs.

      Pallbearers were John Hamilton, Francis Zakovec, Don Thomas, Rolland Zakovec, Adoph Tenopir and Frank Jirovsky.

      The son of Albert and Anna Racek Tenopir, he was born March 7, 1907 in Geronimo, Oklahoma. On Feb. 3, 1931, he married Sylvia Brecka in Wahoo. Tenopier farmed at Morse Bluff and Cedar Bluffs. He moved to Cedar Bluffs in 1951 where he was assistant manager at the Farmers Union Grain Elevator. In 1973 he moved to Prague and in 1978 to Fremont.

      Survivors include his wife, daughter Bernice Zakovec, North Bend; son, Wilfred, Fremont; brother, Henry, Geronimo, Okla.; grandson, Francis Zakovec, Morse Bluff; granddaughter, Mrs. John (Janice) Hamilton, Schuyler; two great-grandsons, Ryan and Brent Zakovec, North Bend.

      He was preceded in death by four brothers; Louis, Edd, Emil and Bill; sister, Agnes Havlik, son-in-law, Richard Zakovec and a great-grandson, Adam Buchta.

      (Undated, unreferenced newspaper clipping, courtesy of Caroline Mastny)
    Person ID I13583  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Albert Tenopir,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Trtice, Nov? Stra?ec?, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1928, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Anna Racek,   b. 20 Dec 1873, Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1951, Geronimo, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Aft 1889  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F5461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sylvia Brecka,   b. 8 Jul 1910, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1997, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1931  Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Wilfred Tenopir,   b. 12 Feb 1932, Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 2011, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Bernice M. Tenopir,   b. 9 Oct 1933, Malmo, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 2020, Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F4978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Mar 1907 - Geronimo, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1931 - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Sep 1989 - Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Mastny, Caroline--Family Researcher, 410 W. 19th Street, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661.

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).