Beatrice "Bea" Bernice Rischling

1924 - 2020  (95 years)

• Name	Beatrice "Bea" Bernice Rischling  [1]
  Nickname	Bea
  Born	11 May 1924	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 May 2020	Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	Obituary Beatrice Bernice Vavra was born in Milligan, Nebraska on May 11, 1924 to Henry and Albina (Korbelik) Rischling and passed away in Fairmont, Nebraska on May 10, 2020 at the age of 95 years, 11 months, and 30 days. Bea, as she preferred to be called, attended Milligan Public School and graduated with the class of 1941. After graduating, Bea moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where she found employment as an elevator operator in both the Sharp and Stuart buildings. In 1942, she married Sgt. John R. Dodson of Caney, Kansas who was stationed at the Air Force Base in Lincoln. Bea followed John to various Air Force Bases where he was stationed, and she enjoyed meeting new friends and learned their habits and customs. When John was discharged from the Air Force, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri where they made their home for several years. In 1954, they moved to Milligan, Nebraska. Their marriage ended in divorce. Bea stayed in Milligan, and in 1956 she married Donald F. Vavra of Milligan, Nebraska and the family moved to the farm north of Milligan. While living on the farm, she also found employment at the Heritage Nursing Home in Geneva, working there for 10 years. In 1979, Donald passed away and Bea went to work as a dispatcher in the Fillmore County Sheriff's office in Geneva as a dispatcher. She held this position for 12 years and retired in 1992. She later took a job as a librarian in the Milligan Library, working in this capacity for 10 years. She always enjoyed working with people, visiting, and playing bingo with friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald F. Vavra; 2 infant sons; her parents; sisters Viola Marker, Sylvia Hamouz, and Ruby Belemsich. She is survived by her children Don L. Vavra and wife Marie of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Vicki Spilker and husband Robert of Fairbury, Nebraska, Mike Dodson and wife Kim of Odessa, Missouri, and Steve Vavra and wife Patty of Beaver Crossing, Nebraska; grandchildren Ranae Vendel and husband John and their children Case and Olivia of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Jaime Bowlin and her child Aubrey Bowlin of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chad Spilker and wife Alicia and their children Bailey and Brayden Spilker of Cortland, Nebraska; Stephanie and Preston Barton and their children Connor and Quinn of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Cody Vavra and wife Sara of Aurora, Colorado, and Cacey Vavra of Omaha, Nebraska; and many relatives and friends.
  Person ID	I47562	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry Rischling,   b. 22 Nov 1885, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska ,   d. 11 Jan 1961, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Albina Korbelik,   b. 18 Feb 1885, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 23 Jan 1975, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 89 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1909
  Family ID	F7115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 May 1924 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 10 May 2020 - Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Year: 1930; Census Place: Milligan, Fillmore, Nebraska; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341015 (Reliability: 3).