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John Adam Torczon

8 Feb 1897 – 20 Oct 1957

Birth	8 Feb 1897
Death	20 Oct 1957
Cemetery	Saint Bonaventure Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 04 Jul 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9181810

Bio

Thanks to contributor #47247306; John A. Torczon, 60, Columbus businessman died Sunday morning at St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha after a lingering illness. Funeral Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bonaventure with burial in the parish cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Fr. Andrew Augustine of St. Libroy. The body will lie in state at the McKown Funeral Home after 1 p.m. Tuesday until the hour of the services. Relatives will pray the rosary at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the McKown chapel and a parish rosary will be said at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Torczon, son of the late John and Mary Augustine Torczon, was born Feb. 8, 1897 at Tarnov. He attended St. Michael's parochial school at Tarnov, St. Joseph's school at Tuetopolis, IL and Boyles Business school in Omaha. In 1917, he married Clara Zipper and they lived at Silver Creek until 1922, when they moved to Tarnov, where he was associated with the Tarnov bank until 1934. Moving to Columbus in 1935, Mr. Torczon worked in the county clerks office for seven years, then engaged in farming and livestock raising for six years. For the past several years he has been associated with his son, Lawrence, in operating Double T Bar. His wife Clara, died in 1941, and in 1943, he married Helen Gerharz. She preceded him in death in 1950. Mr. Torczon was a former member of the Knights of Columbus, Holy Name Society and Wayside Country Club. Surviving are his sons; Lawrence and John, four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs John Liss and Mrs. E. Zoucha all of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his brother, Stanley and his sisters, Mrs. Agnes Nosal, Mrs Antonia Kudron, Mrs. Mary Liss, Mrs. Josephine Koziol, Mrs. Sophia Syslo and Mrs. Anna Rosno. Published in the Columbus Telegram - 1957

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Family

Parents

• John A. "Jan" Torczon 1841–1907
• Maryanna Augustyn Torczon 1853–1911

Spouse

• Clara M. Zipper Torczon 1898–1941
• Helen K. Gerharz Torczon 1904–1950

Siblings

• Stanislaus "Stanley" Torczon 1871–1952
• Agnes Torczon Nosal 1874–1921
• Marya "Mary" Torczon Liss 1879–1948
• Antonia Torczon Kudron 1882–1918
• Anna M. Torczon Rosno 1883–1957
• Sophia M. Torczon Syslo 1884–1948
• Veronica Frances Torczon Liss 1887–1958
• Michael Torczon 1888–1888
• Cecelia B. Torczon Zoucha 1889–1963
• Josephine "Josie" Torczon Koziol 1892–1925

Children

• Lawrence John Torczon 1919–1992

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