Letha K Kovar Olejnik

1911 - 1995  (83 years)

• Name	Letha K Kovar Olejnik
  Born	30 Apr 1911	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Mar 1995	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5533	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Paul Peter Kovar, Jr.,   b. 20 Jan 1867, Seninka, Moravia ,   d. 2 May 1962, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Frances Kovarik Kovar,   b. 24 Feb 1874,   d. 7 Feb 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 64 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1894	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas
  Family ID	F693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Olejnik,   b. 7 Sep 1909, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Dec 1995, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1939	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Patricia Letha Olejnik Tomson,   b. 3 Mar 1944 + 2. Joyce Olejnik Thompson Ward,   b. 13 Jan 1948
  Documents		Anniversary- Olejnik, George and Letha MR. AND MRS. OLEJNIK Mr. and Mrs. George Olejnik, Delia. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 25 with a family dinner. Hosts will be their children and families: Lloyd and Patricia Tomson. Rossville; and Gary and Joyce Ward, Delia. George Olejnik and Letha Kovar were married Nov. 26, 1939 in Topeka . Mr. Olejnik is retired from his blacksmith shop. They have four grandchildren.
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2017 13:49:28
  Family ID	F691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Czech-Moravian Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Olejnik, Letha 1 Letha K. Olejnik DELIA — Letha K. Olejnik, 83, De¬lia, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at a Rossville Nursing Home. Mrs. Olejnik was born April 30, 1911, at Wichita Falls, Texas, the daughter of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. She grew up in the Delia and Rossville communities, where she lived her entire life. She was married to George Olejnik Jr. on Nov. 26, 1939, north of Tope-ka. He survives. She had been a child-care provider, office assistant and domestic worker. She was a member of Delia Presby-terian Church and active in the church groups. She had been a mem¬ber of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association for more than 50 years. Survivors also include two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; two brothers, Emil Kovar, Rossville, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; and four grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Delia Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Czech Moravan Cemetery, southeast of Delia. Mrs. Olejnik will lie in state from 2 to 7:30 p.m. today at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. The family suggests memorials to Delia Presbyterian Church or the ZCBJ Lodge, in care of the funeral home.
  		Obituary- Olejnik, Letha 2 Letha K. Olejnik Letha K. Olejnik, 83, De¬lia, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at the Rossville Valley Manor. She was born April 30, 1911, at Wichita Falls, Tex., the daughter of Paul and Frances Kovarik Kovar. She grew up in the Delia and Rossville communities, where she lived her entire life. November 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to George Olejnik Jr. He survives. She was a child care provider, office assistant, and domestic worker for the Shell and White families in Topeka. Mrs. Olejnik was a member of the Delia Presby¬terian Church. She was active in the various groups of the church. For over 50 years, she was a mem¬ber of the Western Fraternal Lodge Association. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Patricia Tomson, Rossville, and Joyce Ward, Delia; two brothers, Emil Kovar, Rossville, and Henry Kovar, Overland Park; and four grandchildren. Her funeral service was at 10:00 Friday morning at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the Czech Moravan Cemetery, southeast of Delia, under the direction of Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home. Memorials can be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church or to the ZCBJ Lodge, and sent in care of the funeral home. Letha Olejnik Lodge No. 128, Rossville, Kansas Sister Letha Olejnik was born April 30, 1911 at Wichita Falls, TX to Paul and Frances Kovar and died March 8, 1995. Funeral services were held March 10, with interment at Czech Moravan Cemetery. Letha married George Olejnik on November 26, 1939. Survivors include her husband, George of Delia; two daughters, Patricia Tomson of Rossville and Joyce Ward of Delia and two brothers, Emil Kovar of Rossville and Henry Kovar of Overland Park. William Olejnik, Secretary
  		Funeral card- Olejnik, Letha 3 [Poem not transcribed] In Loving Memory of Letha K. Olejnik Born April 30, 1911 Died March 8, 1995 Funeral Services 10:00 A.M. Friday March 10, 1995 Delia Presbyterian Church Delia, Kansas Officiating Rev. Robert Duncan Organist Mrs. Ira Williams Songs "The Old Rugged Cross" "How Great Thou Art" Casket Bearers Lloyd Tomson, Brian Thompson, Gary Ward, Craig Tomson, Leonard Dodge, Don Lacock Interment Czech Moravan Cemetery Rossville, Kansas Arrangements by Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home St. Marys, Kansas