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Johanna L "Janie" Olsovsky Leihardt

25 Nov 1902 – 14 Nov 1987

Birth25 Nov 1902
Death14 Nov 1987
CemeteryMoravia Ascension Cemetery
Moravia , Lavaca County , Texas , USA
Added byD. E. Beeson on 06 Jul 2011
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53136225

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The Lavaca County Tribune-Herald, November 20, 1987 Hit-And-Run Death At Weimar Sat. Mrs. Jane Leihardt, 84, of Weimar was fatally injured here Saturday evening in what Police Chief Joey Targac is investigating as a hit-and-run accident. She was struck by a vehicle at 6:50 p.m. as she crossed North Center Street from a point between St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the rectory after attending mass at the church. Suffering multiple fractures and other injuries, she was pronounced dead on arrival at Colorado-Fayette Medical Center. Chief Targac is calling the accident hit-and-run on the basis of statements given by two witnesses who said they saw a dark-colored pickup truck, headed south, hit the victim and saw her thrown over the cab of the truck into the path of another southbound vehicle. The witnesses said they then saw the second vehicle, a light-colored car, stop, but that the pickup kept going. The police chief said there was physical evidence that the car, driven by a young woman whose name was not released, also may have hit the body before it fell into the roadway. There was slight damage to the car’s driver-side headlight and a small hole was found in the windshield on that side. Officer Emil Martinez made the initial investigation, reporting it was a common auto-pedestrian accident, but witnesses sought out Chief Targac Monday after hearing a radio news account, saying they had seen the pickup preceding the car. Two witnesses said they saw the impact; a third one said he saw the dark-colored pickup but did not see the actual contact. The accident happened just as the church service was ending and apparently there were a few people outside the church at the time. Chief Targac is hoping that any others who may have seen the accident or at least seen the pickup will come forward with information. Sgt. Gilbert Kiel of the Department of Public Safety has been assisting the chief in the investigation, which is continuing. Funeral services for Mrs. Leihardt were held Monday, Nov. 16, from St. Michael’s Catholic Church, with Father Charles Carolan and Father Gerard Cernoch officiating. Burial was in the Moravia Catholic Cemetery. Born November 25, 1902, at Moravia, Fayette County, she was a daughter of Frank R. and Veronica (Kresta) Olsovsky. She was married to William J. Leihardt on April 24, 1922 at Moravia, and they moved to Weimar soon afterward. Her husband died Feb. 19, 1978. Mrs. Leihardt was a member of the KJZT and Christian Mothers of St. Michael’s. Surviving her are two daughters, Margaret Gallo of Austin and Veronica Morrow of Nederland; two sons, Rufus and Marvin F. Leihardt of Weimar; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; four sisters Aloysia Halata, who resides in a La Grange nursing home, Frances Janak, Mary Dreitner and Willie Jo Neiser, all of Weimar, and one brother, Henry Olsovsky of Moravia. Four brothers, Alphonse, George, August, and Julius Olsovsky, and a sister, Millie Vrana, preceded her in death. Serving as pallbearers were Jim Morrow, Albert Gallo, Tim Leihardt, Carl Leihardt, Darrell Kubesch and Mark T. Rogers. Named honorary pallbearers were Joe Morrow, Leonard Richter, Phil Spreen, and Jack Holley.—Weimar Mercury

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