Rudolph J. Jansky

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Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave Memorial Page

Thanks to Contributor M. Jensen Seggerman, #47078678, for the following:

Rudolph J. Jansky, son of Josephine and the late Frank J. Jansky, was born near Milligan, Neb., September 9, 1902. He passed away at his home near Milligan Sunday, April 27, 1952, at the age of 49 years, 7 months and 18 days. He attended the rural school and the Milligan high school, after which he made farming his occupation.

February 28, 1929, he was united in marriage to Anna E. Novak and to this union were born two daughters and one son.

He was a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather. He always had a cheering war of all and greeted everyone with a smile. He had many friends and will be missed by all.

He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, Anna; son, Robert; daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Marvel Ann) Boxa of Tobias and Elaine Jansky of Lincoln; his mother, Josephine Jansky of Milligan; a brother, William of Tobias; two sisters, Miss Alice Jansky and Mrs. Millard (Leona) Korbelik, both of Milligan; many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. His father and three brothers, Frank, Milo and Leo preceded him in death.

He was a member of Z.C.B.J. lodge Cornhusker No. 283.

Funeral services were held from the Milligan auditorium Tuesday, April 29, at 2 p.m. with Rev. C. Stirn officiating. Mrs. James A. Hamouz and Mrs. E. A. Havel, accompanied by Virgie Lee Havel on the organ, rendered the song service. Mrs. Frank W. Kassik spoke in behalf of Cornhusker lodge No. 283. A very large number of relatives and friends came to pay their last respects and accompanied the funeral cortege to the final resting place in the Bohemian National Cemetery, where he was laid to rest beneath a blanket of beautiful floral tributes.

The Nebraska Signal May 1952.

Family/Spouse: Anna Novak. Anna (daughter of Albert Novak and Antonie Kabes) was born on 9 May 1908 in Nebraska; died on 23 Aug 1976; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)

A Private Family Mass Of Christian Burial for Marvel will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tobias, Nebraska with Fr. Robert Barnhill presiding.

Visitation will take place on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 p.m. until the start of the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska.

Praying of the Rosary will be held on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 starting at 7:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home - Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska.

Graveside Services will be conducted following the funeral mass at the Tobias Cemetery in rural Tobias, Nebraska.

Memorials are to be directed to the family to be designated at a later date.

A Livestream Video of the services will begin at 10:30 a.m. To view the Livestream Video you can go to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page or in your search engine type @friendlyfuneraldirectors and click the link to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page.

Marvel Ann Baxa, daughter of Rudolph J. and Anna (Novak) Jansky was born March 18, 1930 near Geneva, Nebraska. She passed away on June 28, 2020 in Crete, Nebraska at the age of 90 days 3 months and 10 days.

Marvel graduated from Milligan High School in 1947. After graduation she taught school for two years at the Palmer, District 30 School in Saline County near Tobias, Nebraska.

On May 31, 1949 she was united in marriage to Leonard J. Baxa. They made their home on a farm northeast of Tobias, Nebraska where they lived until March of 2017. To this union 10 children were born. Eight sons and two daughters.

Marvel was a member of St. Joseph's Altar Society and held several offices over the years. She also taught C.C.D. classes and saw many changes in the ways of presenting the material. She enjoyed teaching the children and hoping that what she tried to instill in them bore fruit. Her church was very important in her life. Marvel also worked at the Meridian Public School system as a part-time cook. A plaque was given to her for 22 years of service.

Marvel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She leaves to mourn her sons: James Leonard and Peggy of Crete, Nebraska; Daniel Joseph and wife Julie of Western, Nebraska; Steven Ray of Wilber, Nebraska; Ralph David and wife Jan of Tobias, Nebraska; Leonard John and Betty of Beatrice, Nebraska; Kevin Dean and wife Dawn of Roca, Nebraska; Michael Robert and wife Lisa of Clay Center, Nebraska. Daughters, Connie Lee Novotny of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Sandra Renee of Jasper, Minnesota; 23 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren. Brother, Robert Jansky and wife Shirley of Lincoln, Nebraska; one aunt and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Preceding her in death are her husband, Leonard, parents, son, Allen, son-in-law, Wayne Novotny, sister, Elaine and brother-in-law, Edwin Grubbs.

Marvel married Leonard Joseph Baxa on 31 May 1949. Leonard (son of Joseph A. Baxa, Sr and Ludmilla Mary Lorenz) was born on 5 Nov 1925 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 15 Jan 2018 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert (Bob with one "o") A. Jansky, 83, passed away November 2, 2020 at Hillcrest Long Term Assisted Living in Lincoln Nebraska. He was born October 10, 1937 on a farm near Milligan Nebraska to Rudolph and Anna (Novak) Jansky.

Bob grew up on farms near Fillmore and Saline Counties and in the town of Tobias, Nebraska. Bob graduated from Tobias High School in 1955. After high school Bob attended Fairbury JR. College in Fairbury Nebraska. After college Bob worked for Safeway Stores and on construction projects. In 1960 Bob went to work at NPPD Sheldon Station in Hallam NE. In 1970 he transferred to NPPD Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville Nebraska, where he retired in 1994 after 34 years of service.

Bob enjoyed woodworking in his shop. He produced several pieces of furniture and other items until his MS prevented him from working safely with power tools. He was also an avid Husker fan. Bob married Shirley Oberhelman on September 9, 1957, in Fairbury Nebraska. They were happily married for 63 years. Four children were born of this union. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Rudolph and Anna (Novak) Jansky and his 2 sisters Elaine (Edwin) Grubbs and Marvel (Leonard) Baxa.

Bob is survived by his spouse Shirley, and his sons, Martin (Doris) Jansky of Lincoln NE and Randal (Jennifer) Jansky of Kearney NE, his daughters Valeri (Mark) Gillan of Key Largo FL and Christine (Kent) Obrist of Lincoln NE; grandsons Nickolas Gillan of Lynchburg VA and Robert Gillan of Daytona Beach FL, granddaughters Casey Jansky of Lincoln NE and Jordan Pearson of Elm Creek NE, Ashleigh Tvrdy and Jessica Obrist both of Omaha NE and one great grandson Wesley Pearson, his many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Please visit the Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home website at www.lincolnfh.com to leave condolences and for more details. Memorials to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, or to the family for future designation.

(Courtesy Dennis Belohlavy)