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Christine Bertha BREZNY

Christine Bertha BREZNY

Female 1908 - 2007  (99 years)


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  • Name Christine Bertha BREZNY  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 24 Jul 1908  Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Christina Bertha BREZNY, Christine Kathryn BREZNY  [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Census 2 Feb 1920  South Seminole, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 3 Apr 1930  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 5 Apr 1940  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1 Apr 1950  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Social Security Number Between 1977 and 1978  Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8
    442-74-9695 
    Death 27 Oct 2007  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 8, 13
    Burial 30 Oct 2007  Prague Catholic Cemetery/Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I783  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Arnost Frank BREZNY,   b. 21 Aug 1881, Zabreh, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1962 (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bessie Anna RUZICKA,   b. 14 Jun 1885, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1982 (Age 97 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1905  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family ID F290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph POSPISIL,   b. 2 Sep 1906, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1975 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1931  Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10
    Children 
    >1. Cecilia Catherine POSPISIL,   b. 22 May 1932, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1984 (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Adeline F. POSPISIL,   b. 22 Sep 1935, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1981 (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S82] History of Lincoln County, Lincoln County Families, Page 535, The BREZNY Family, By Jerry and Ann SUVA.

    2. [S564] Obituary of Sophia L. BREZNY.
      Published in The Shawnee News Star. Copied with permission.

      Jan 11, 2005:

      Oklahoma City resident Sophia L. Brezny, 88, died Tuesday Jan. 4, in Oklahoma City. She was born Dec. 13, 1916, in Prague to Ernest and Besie Anna (Ruzicka) Brezny. She worked at Tinker Air Force Base during World War II and was a radiological Technician at Dr. O'Donoghue's clinic for 33 years. She was a member of St Joseph's Old Catholic Cathederal in Oklahoma City and the St Joseph's Alter Society. Her parents; one sister, Mayme Ogburn; and two nieces, Cecelia Hull and Adeline Brooks, proceded her in death. Survivors include her sister, Christine Pospisil of Prague;nephew, Tim Brooks and his wife, Lisa; and other relatives, including her cousin, Koe Brezny and his wife, Bobbie of Oklahoma City.A prayer sevice will b 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel in Prague. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague with the Rev. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, O.S.B. officiating. Burial will follow at the Catholic Cemetery in Prague. The family suggest remembrances be made to any charity. Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague is directing arrangements.

    3. [S954] 1930 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-33, Supervisor's District No. 10, Sheet No. 2B.
      Lines 84 thru 89

    4. [S514] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma), Grave Markers.
      Christina
      July 24, 1908
      Oct. 27, 2007
      POSPISIL

    5. [S516] Obituary of Christina Bertha POSPISIL, (Name: Shawnee News-Star; Location: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Date: 28 Oct 2007;).
      Christina Bertha Pospisil, 99, of Prague, passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, in Prague.

      She was born July 24, 1908, in Collinsville, Okla., to Ernest and Bessie Anna (Ruznicka) Brezny.

      She was married to Joe Pospisil in Prague on April 15, 1931. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1975.

      She was a homemaker and a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague.

      She was also preceded in death by her two daughters, Cecilia Hull and Adelene Brooks.

      She is survived by one grandson and his wife, Tim and Lisa Brooks of Manhattan, Kansas, and their two children, Connor Brooks and Colbi Brooks, also of Manhattan, Kansas; one brother-in-law, Jim Pospisil, Prague; other relatives and many friends.

      A Wake Service will be held on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Fr. Shane Tharp and Rev. Adrian Vorderlandwehr, OSB, officiating. Interment will follow at the Catholic Cemetery in Prague. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague.

      A guest book is available to share your memories on-line at please visit www.ParksBrothers.net

    6. [S124] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935 - 2014.
      Name: Christina Pospisil
      SSN: 442-74-9695
      Last Residence: 66502 Manhattan, Riley, Kansas
      Born: 24 Jul 1908
      Died: 27 Oct 2007
      State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (1977-1978)

    7. [S542] 1920 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, South Seminole, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 131, Sheet No. 1B, Lines 53 thru 58.

    8. [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Name: Christina Bertha Pospisil
      [Christina Bertha Brezny]
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 24 Jul 1908
      Birth Place: Collinsville
      Death Date: 27 Oct 2007
      Father: Ernest F Brezny
      Mother:Ssie [sic] A Ruzicka
      SSN: 442749695
      Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
      Notes: 20 Dec 1977: Name listed as CHRISTINA BERTHA POSPISIL; 06 Nov 2007: Name listed as CHRISTINA POSPISIL

    9. [S955] 1940 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 41-31, Sheet No. 2B.
      Lines 67 thru 70

    10. [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, familysearch.org.
      Name: Joe Pospisil
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
      Spouse's Name: Christina Brezny
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 22
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1909
      Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1931
      Marriage Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
      Marriage Place (Original): Prague

    11. [S929] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
      Name: Joseph Pospisil
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 34
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 2 Sep 1906
      Birth Place: Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
      Residence Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
      Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
      Registration Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA
      Employer: Self
      Height: 5 10
      Weight: 180
      Complexion: Dark
      Hair Color: Brown
      Eye Color: Brown
      Next of Kin: Christine Kathryn Pospisil

    12. [S1272] 1950 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Prague, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 41-34, Sheet No. 1.
      Lines 3 thru 6

    13. [S51] KRIPAL, Dave, Email of 03 Nov 2007.
      Christina Pospisil, granddaughter of Joseph and Josephine Ruzicka, and daughter of Ernest Louis Brezny and Bessie Anna Ruzicka, died Last Saturday, October 27, 2007, at the nursing home in Prague, Oklahoma.

    14. [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995.
      Name: Ernest F Brezny
      Sex: Male
      Age: 24
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
      Spouse's Name: Bozena A Ruzicha
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 20
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
      Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1905
      Marriage Place: Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
      Marriage Place (Original): Prague


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