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Joseph Charles Jaska
27 Aug 1884 – 10 Apr 1936
| Birth | 27 Aug 1884 |
| Death | 10 Apr 1936 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Bridget Krahula on 22 Jul 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44517511 |
Bio
Joseph Charles Jaska was born in Kasava near Zlin in Moravia (now the Czech Republic). His parents, Josef and Florentina, moved with Charles and sister Julia and younger brother Jindrich from Moravia to better farmland in Rovisce Croatia where two more siblings, Alois (Louis) L. and Alouise (Louise) were born. In 1902, Joseph's cousin, John Nemecek of West wrote and told him that he needed a trained butcher. Joseph, who was a school trained butcher, and his older sister Julia emigrated to America arriving in Galveston, Texas in 1903. On his trip, he met the Jan Hejl family, to include his future wife Anastazie. Joseph worked for the next two years at Nemecek's Meat Market thus paying for his passage to America. Afterwards, he worked for several Texas meat processors until he was able to marry and buy his own farm. Over the next number of years, he and Anastazie raised most of their nine children into adulthood. In 1935 he became ill and deteriorated further during 1936 and subsequently died in 1936 at the relatively young age of 51. His impact with his family and community was immense. He recognized hard work and learning the English language would be rewarded in his new adopted country. His children also recognized the value of hard work and education to improve their lives and that of their children. Joseph and his siblings were able to bring their parents Josef and Florentina from Czechoslovakia to Texas where they lived into old age, but dearly missed the old country.
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JOSEPH C. JASKA NAR. 27, SRPNA 1884 ZEM. 10, DUBNA 1936 ODPOCIVEJ V POKOJI “Rest In Peace”
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Family
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Siblings
- Julie Jaska Ceska 1880–1956 FaG
- Jindrich "Henry" Jaska 1888–1919 FaG
- Louis L. Jaska 1892–1976 FaG
- Louise Jaska Soukup 1895–1971 FaG
Children
- John Frank Jaska 1908–1977
- Agnes Genevieve Jaska Lednicky 1910–1994
- Edward Vincent "Ed" Jaska 1913–1979
- Josef Jaska 1914–1914
- Bessie Antonie "Bess" Jaska Hlavaty 1915–1997
- Mary Anastasia Jaska King 1916–2004
- Louis Bohumil Jaska 1917–2014
- Stasie Frances Jaska Janek 1919–2013
- Captain - Robert Clement "Bob" Jaska 1920–1992
- Josef Anton Jaska 1923–1925
- Ernest Henry "Bobo" Jaska 1929–2005
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