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Jan W. "John" Bezdek
12 Jan 1884 – 9 Dec 1942
| Birth | 12 Jan 1884 |
| Death | 9 Dec 1942 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Joe David on 14 Sep 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44520042 |
Bio
West Couple Killed In Auto-Interurban Crash Mr. and Mrs. John Bezdek Killed In Crash; Two Daughters Near Death Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bezdek, prominent farm couple living near this city were killed Tuesday afternoon when a northbound interurban was in collision with their automobile at a crossing two blocks south of the interurban station. Mrs. Bezdek was killed instantly, her husband dying at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in a Waco hospital. Other occupants of the car, Misses Lillian and Rosie Bezdek, are in grave condition at the Providence Hospital in Waco. The tragedy occurred as the Bezdek family returned to town after attending services here at the Catholic Church. Witnesses said the interurban struck the automobile broadside and shoved it almost half a block down the track before stopping. Mr. Bezdek was driving the automobile, none of the passengers being thrown from the car. A double funeral service will be held from the Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11, Rev. E.J. Polcak officiating. Interment will be at the Catholic cemetery. Latest information concerning the two daughters injured in the crash state that Miss Rosie Bezdek, 21, was in grave condition, while Miss Lillian Bezdek, 13, was reported holding her own. The Bezdeks are survived by 11 children; the two daughters who were injured; John and Jim, both of whom are in the army; Sister Alice Marie, a nun, of San Antonio; Miss Wilma Bezdek of Austin; Miss Mary Bezdek of Dallas; Mrs. Bessie Lichnovsky of West; Misses Josephine and Helen Bezdek of West; Harry of West. Mrs. Bezdek is survived by two brothers, L.W. Kallus and Frank Kallus of West, and two sisters, Mrs. John Stanislav of West, Mrs. Robert Hanak of Hallettsville. Mr. Bezdek is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Alois Sykora of Mt. Calm, Mrs. C.Y. Sulak and Mrs. Jos. Kotrla of West, and Sister Olivie, a nun, of Oklahoma; two brothers, Joseph and Charlie Bezdek, of West. The West News, West, Texas, Volume 53, No. 29, Edition 1, Friday, December 11, 1942, page 1 Contributor: Betty Fajkus Marek (48445083)
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Family
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Siblings
- Frank Bezdek 1866–1942
- Joseph Frank Bezdek 1869–1954
- Charles John "Karel" Bezdek 1875–1953
- Marie Bezdek Sykora 1878–1950
- Anna Marie Bezdek Sulak 1881–1961
- Johanna Bezdek Kotrla 1886–1960
- Sr Mary Oliva Bezdek 1888–1985
Children
- Charles Bezdek 1907–1909 FaG
- Mary F. Bezdek 1909–1989 FaG
- Sr Alice Marie Bezdek 1910–1998 FaG
- Wilma Theresa Bezdek 1912–1973 FaG
- John Frank Bezdek 1914–2000 FaG
- Bessie Agnes Bezdek Lichnovsky 1915–2003 FaG
- TSGT Jim Bezdek 1917–1985 FaG
- Ruzena Agnes "Rosie" Bezdek 1919–1942 FaG
- Josephine Bezdek Kubala 1921–2021 FaG
- Harry Louis Bezdek 1924–2006 FaG
- Lillian "Lil" Henrietta Bezdek Urbanovsky 1930–2023
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