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Louis Kavan
25 Sep 1888 – Jul 1984
| Birth | 25 Sep 1888 |
| Death | Jul 1984 |
| Cemetery | Saint Vitus Cemetery Touhy , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Michael Vrchota on 20 Nov 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91810736 |
Bio
WAHOO-Funeral services for Louis Kavan, 95, were at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wahoo. Mr. Kavan, a retired farmer, died Monday night in Wahoo. He was born September 25, 1888 in Valparaiso and lived there until 1946 when he moved to Wahoo. Mr. Kavan married the former Anna Woita on October 21, 1912, in Plasi. She died November 5, 1976. Survivors include a son, Stanley, of Valparaiso; two daughters, Elsie (George) Hellerick of Valparaiso and Celestine Polacek of Wahoo; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The Rev. Douglas Fuller officiated.Svoboda Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial in the St. Vitus Cemetery in Touhy. LOUIS KAVAN . Louis Kavan, a native of Rock Creek precinct, has continued to reside in that precinct throughout his life and is now one of its prosperous farmers, owning the Grove Valley Stock Farm. His birth occurred on that place, September 25, 1888, and he is the youngest of three sons born to Phillip and Mary (Hrdlicka) Kavan, both natives of Moravia. The father was born on the 16th of April, 1854, and the mother's birth occurred August 17, 1854. She came to the United States with her parents in 1877 and Mr. Kavan emigrated to this country with his parents in 1873. He at once made his way to Saunders county, Nebraska, and took up a homestead in Bohemia precinct. Subsequently he sold that farm and purchased from the Union Pacific Railroad the southeast quarter of section 7, Rock Creek precinct, which is now in the possession of his son Louis. He named his place the Grove Valley Stock Farm and as his capital increased bought adjoining land until his farm comprised four hundred and eighty acres in Rock Creek precinct and two hundred and sixty acres in Mariposa precinct. He still owns three hundred and twenty acres of that tract but the original quarter section is now in the possession of our subject. Phillip Kavan was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1912, when he retired and removed to Wahoo, where he is now enjoying a period of well earned leisure. He was married at Cedar Hill, Nebraska, in 1880 and he and his wife have become the parents of seven children, five of whom grew to maturity, namely: Wenceslaus, who was born September 23, 1884, and is now a practicing physician of Bee, Seward county, this state; Frank, born March 10, 1886, who is farming in this county; Louis; Blanche, who was born on the 1st of June, 1890, and who is now the wife of Joseph Bartek, of Loma, Butler county, this state; and Albina, who was born March 1, 1893, and is at home. Louis Kavan was reared in Rock Creek precinct and during his boyhood and youth obtained a common school education. Through assisting with the farm work he gained valuable training in agriculture and was thus able to begin cultivating land on his own account when he reached man's estate. His well directed labors have brought him an enviable measure of prosperity and his one hundred and sixty acre farm on section 7, Rock Creek precinct, is one of the valuable and attractive places of the locality. It is known as the Grove Valley Stock Farm and he derives a good return from the sale of his high grade cattle and hogs. He also raises grain to some extent and is successful in all that he does, as he is practical and also progressive. Mr. Kavan was married on the 21st of October, 1912, to Miss Anna Woita, who was born in Saunders county, on the 22d of February, 1890. They have a son, Phillip, whose birth occurred on the 31st of May, 1914. Mr. Kavan is a nonpartisan in politics but keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day. Although he is a young man, he has gained a measure of success that many of his seniors might well envy, and his energy and good judgment insure his continued prosperity. Personally he is popular and all who have come in contact with him respect him highly.
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Siblings
- Marie Kavan 1882–1885
- Dr Wenceslaus John Kavan 1884–1960
- Frank J. Kavan 1886–1961
- Blanche Gabriella Kavan Bartek 1890–1983
- Albina M Kavan Anderson 1893–1979
Children
- Fillip Kavan 1914–1934 FaG
- Ludmilka Kavanova 1916–1919 FaG
- Celestine A Kavan Polacek 1919–2004 FaG
- Elsie Marie Kavan Hellerich 1921–2010 FaG
- Stanley P. Kavan 1923–2002 FaG
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