FRANK AND MARY [BECEK] JANNA
Frank Leopold Janna was born in Vienna, Austria, on July 22, 1864.
At the age of 21 years, in 1885, Frank emigrated to the United
States stopping first at Chicago, Illinois. Later he came to Knox
County, Nebraska.
Frank married Mary Kate Bicek on February 23, 1892. Mary was a
daughter of Lucas and Maria (Tikalsky) Bicek, farmers near Verdigre.
Mary Kate was born in Chicago, Illinois, in January of 1871 and
moved to Knox County, Nebraska, with her parents when she was a
small child.
In 1899 Frank and Mary Janna purchased a quarter section in Miller
Township. There they raised their family and spent the remainder of
their lives. To this union were born six daughters and one son:
Othilda, Ida, Lydia, Adeline, Ellen, William, and Eve.
Othilda married Louis Novak and their children are Velma, Norma,
Melvin, Paul, and LaVon.
Ida married Andrew Burkhardt. Their children are Marjorie, Gordon,
and Rosalie.
Lydia and her husband John Burkhardt had three children: Jack, Lois,
and Carol.
Adeline married Floyd Walton. Their children are Donald, Loren,
Ivan, and Merlyn.
Ellen and William never married and lived on the farm until
William’s death in September of 1986.
Eve died in infancy.
[pg 279 PHOTO Mr. and Mrs. Frank Janna and family]
Mary Kate Bicek Janna will always be remembered as a kind and loving
wife, mother, and grandmother. She passed away September 3, 1941.
Frank suffered from arthritis and spent fourteen years of his life
in a wheelchair. He died June 13, 1949.
Both have been laid to rest in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery
at Verdigre, Nebraska
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