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František "Frank" Karmazín Sr

11 Oct 1836 – 14 Jul 1926

Birth11 Oct 1836
Death14 Jul 1926
CemeteryAssumption Church Cemetery
Deweese , Clay County , Nebraska , USA
Added byCorbin Karmazin on 17 Nov 2024
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The Lawrence Locomotive (Lawrence, NE), Friday, June 18, 1926; pg. 1 Frank Karmazin, Sr. Monday evening last at his home in Deweese occurred the death of Frank Karmazin, sr., at the age of 80 years, 8 mos. 5 days. Deceased had been sick but a few day before the end came. He is survived by the wife, three sons, Tom, Frank and Leo, and two daughters, Mrs. Henry Herbek and Mrs. Kucera. One daughter, Mrs. Hlavach is deceased. Mr. Karmazin was born in Moravia and came to America forty-three years ago. He resided in this vicinity for a number of years before moving to Deweese from Lawrence 17 years ago. Mr. Karmazin was a man widely respected and highly esteemed by all of those with whom be lived as neighbor for many years. Industrious and thrifty he made a success of his life work in farming. He has lived a retired life for many years. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Deweese Catholic Church in charge of the Rev. Father Cadek . Burial in the Deweese cemetery. ∼ ASSUMPTION The parish of Our Lady of Assumption was founded by Czech immigrants from Moravia, Czechoslovakia. Previous to the founding of the new parish, the settlers living in the vicinity of Deweese went to St. Martin's Loucky, or Sacred Heart at Lawrence for Mass. Sacred Heart Parish of Lawrence was predominantly German and its parishioners wished to maintain their native language and customs. St. Martin's chapel of Loucky was too small, and too distant to meet the needs of many of the Catholics in Deweese. Father Name was aware of their problem. On December 20, 1908, he expressed the hope, that in the not too distant future, the Bohemian Catholics in Deweese would organize their own parish and be provided with a Bohemian priest. In July of 1909, Father Joseph Blacha succeeded Father Name as pastor of Fairfield and Loucky. Shortly after his arrival, he met with six men to form a parish and discuss plans for a church and rectory. The men who were influential in organizing the parish were: Henry Herbek Sr., Frank Karmazin Jr., Leo Karmazin, Tom Karmazin, Anton Lukas and Frank Mazour Jr. The contract for constructing the new building was awarded to Eppley Construction Company of Deweese. The men of the parish did much of the work. In addition to the six men listed above, others who donated their labor included: John Bochnicek, Vaclav Drudik, John Harvanek, Frank Kucera, Joe Kucera, Jacob Petr, Lloyd Samsula, Joe Souchek and Jim Stichka. Two generous parishioners from St. Martin's church in Loucky also did volunteer work-Simon Chvala and Frank Skalka. Due to the generosity of all these men it was possible to complete the building for approximately $6000. To define the area of the new parish, the boundary between Sacred Heart Parish, Lawrence and Deweese parish set at five miles east of Lawrence. Frank and Mary Karmazin were among the few Czech speaking people left living within the boundaries of Sacred Heart, Lawrence, whose members were chiefly of German origin. The church was nearing completion, still no name had yet been selected for the new parish. The story goes that from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karmazin, Sr., came its present title. Their three sons, who helped organize and build the new church, persuaded their parents to move from Lawrence to Deweese where their native Czech language was spoken. After arriving in their new home and joining the new church, Karmazin suggested the parish be named in honor of the Mother of God. Since Mrs. Karmazin's name was Mary and her birthday was August 15th they further suggested the title "Our Lady of the Assumption". If their suggestion was accepted, they agreed to donate a statue of Our Lady of Assumption for the high altar of the new church and to purchase the church bell. This explains how the parish received both its name and two of its cherished furnishings. Forty Czech families, the majority of whom were farmers, founded Our Lady of Assumption parish. Mass was said in the new parsonage a few times before the church was completed. FROM THE DEWEESE HUSTLER - Sunday, August 21, 1910: Rev. Joseph Blacha was assigned to the new Assumption Parish with St. Martins as a mission. The first services were held in the new Catholic Church last Sunday by the Rev. Joseph Blacha. High Mass was sung and the services were begun at 11 a.m. The cornet band rendered music at the services. The new bell was dedicated (Quoted from the DEWEESE HUSTLER - August 28, 1910). The bell is a gift from Frank Karmazin, Sr. of Lawrence. The new church is 40x84 and with tower and cross is 70 feet high. Next to the church has been built this year, a nice parsonage about ready to occupy. The church and parsonage when completed with the furniture, altars, statues, etc. will cost about $10,000. In the year 1910, Rev. Josef Blacha bought a one acre lot one-half mile east of Deweese, for $100 from Mrs. Marie Lukas for a new cemetery. The new parish of Our Lady of Assumption and St. Martin's Loucky with a new church built in 1908 were bound together with a religion, a pastor, a Czech heritage, and language and hopes and dreams of a new life in a new country for 62 years. Excerpt from the Deweese Centennial Book, 1886-1986

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