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Jan J. "John" Hurt

12 Aug 1859 – 5 Jan 1938

Birth12 Aug 1859
Death5 Jan 1938
CemeteryAssumption Catholic Cemetery
Dwight , Butler County , Nebraska , USA
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Immigrated to the United States the SS Marsala , which arrived in New York City from Hamburg, Germany on October 1, 1888. The ship manifest lists Jan Hurt (29, bricklayer), Anna (wife, 26), Anton (7, son), Anna (mother, 59), also Emil Gol (16, workman), from Stramprouchy, residents of Austria, destination Council Bluffs, Iowa. '''''''''''''''''' The Brainard Clipper (Brainard, Nebr.), January 13, 1938, p. 1, col. 5 JOHN J. HURT Funeral services were held last Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, at Assumption Catholic church Dwight, for John J. Hurt who died at his home in that city on January 5. He had been in failing health for a year past with ailments due to advanced age. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. B. Bauer assisted by Rev. Gregory Petrus. Mr. Hurt's five sons, Joseph, John, James, Frank and Louis, and son-in-law, Chas. A. Dolezal, were pallbearers. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. Members of the Dwight and Branches of the K. D. Catholic Workman Society and the Brainard Knights of St. George attended the services in a body. Mr. Hurt was a charter member of the Brainard branch of the K. D Society, later transferring his membership to Dwight. Folks from a distance in attendance at the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Anton Mirasky and son Frank of Omaha, Mrs. Joseph Sykora of Plattsmouth and Mr. and Mrs. Wencil Hurt of Clarks. John J. Hurt was born August 12 ,1859 at Kraj Caslav, Vesnica Strampoch, Bohemia, and at the time of his death was in his 79th year. He grew to manhood in Europe and was married there in 1888 to Miss Anna Beran. Following their marriage they imigrated [sic] to America and settled on a farm in the Plasi community in Saunders county. Several years later they moved to a farm northeast of Brainard. Here Mrs. [sic] Hurt was remarried as [blank spot in obituary] died in 1899, and the following year Mr. Hurt was married to Miss Marie Beran. In 1902 they purchased a farm between Dwight and Valparaiso where they moved and resided until retiring and moving to Dwight about four years ago. Mr. Hurt is survived by his wife and eight children, Mrs. Mary Sage of Benson, Joseph F. Hurt of Brainard, John W. Hurt of Dwight, Mrs. Chas. A. (Emma) Dolezal of Dwight, James J. Hurt of Valparaiso, Frank L. Hurt of Omaha, Louis C. Hurt of Valparaiso and Miss Lillian Hurt of Omaha. He also leaves a brother, Joseph Hurt of Bee, a sister, Mrs. Antonia Augusta of Dwight, and 17 grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Anton Navratil Sr. of Loma and Mrs. James Kouma of Weston preceded Mr. Hurt in death several years ago. ___ We wish to express our sincere thanks to all our friends and relatives for your many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy in our time of sorrow. We especially thank Rev. Father Bauer, Father Petrus, Catholic Workman Society, Knights of St. George, and for the spiritual and floral offerings. Mrs. Marie Hurt and Family.

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