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Descendants of Peter Helebrant

5. JOSEPHINE³ HELEBRANT (PETER², FRANK¹)^203,^204,^205,^206,²⁰⁷ was born March 19, 1866 in Bohemia, Austria ^208,^209,²¹⁰, and died September 29, 1960 in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota^210,²¹¹. She married ANTON S. VODRASKA^212,^213,^214,²¹⁵ January 21, 1890 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota ^216,²¹⁷, son of JAMES VODRASKA and UNKNOWN. He was born June 13, 1864 in Bohemia, Austria ^218,²¹⁹, and died January 16, 1952 in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^220,^221,²²².

Notes for JOSEPHINE HELEBRANT:
Obituary of Josephine Vodraska, Austin Daily Herald, Austin, MN, Tuesday, October 4, 1960.

Josephine Vodraska was born March 19, 1866, in Czechoslavakia, the daughter of Peter and Veronica Helebrant.

She came to the United States at the age of two years with her parents, sister and two brothers. They settled in Chicago, later coming to Austin. The family settled in Lansing Township where she attended school.

On Jan. 21, 1890, she was united in marriage with Anton Vodraska of Austin. This union was blessed with two daughters.

They lived on their farm, until 1921, when they retired and moved into their new home at 303 Garfield St., where they resided until her husband's death, Jan. 16, 1952. Since then, she had made her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Caithaml.

Mrs. Vodraska passed away at St. Olaf Hospital, Sept. 29, after a short illness, at the age of 94 years, 6 months, 10 days.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. James Chrz (Amelia) and Mrs. James Caithaml (Josie); three grandchildren; five great-grand children; two great-great-grandchildren.

Her husband, parents, two sisters, two brothers and one grand-daughter, preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Mayer Funeral Home, the Rev. T. J. Williams officiating. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery with Rudolph Lunachek, Edd Lunachek, Jimmie Levy, Fred Luksik, Francis Soucek, James Svejkovsky serving as bearers.

More About JOSEPHINE HELEBRANT:
Burial: October 02, 1960, Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^223,²²⁴
Fact 1: February 14, 1911, Living in Mower County, Minnesota ²²⁵
Fact 2: January 10, 1912, Living in Mower County, Minnesota ²²⁶

More About ANTON S. VODRASKA:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ²²⁷

Marriage Notes for JOSEPHINE HELEBRANT and ANTON VODRASKA:
Austin Weekly Herald, Austin, MN, January 27, 1915.

Silver Wedding
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Mr. and Mrs. Anton Vodraska Celebrate Twenty-fifth Wedding Anniversary
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Thursday, January twenty-first, nineteen fifteen, a happy surprise was given to Mr. and Mrs. A. Vodraska, it being the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of their marriage. Their daughters, assisted by their aunt Mrs. James Levy, planned a surprise, by inviting relatives and friends.

The guests numbered about thirty, arrived in the evening and gave them a complete surprise, also bringing with them well filled baskets. These with the many good things prepared by the Misses Vodraska, a fine supper was served at mid-night, by Mrs. James Levy assisted by the Misses Amelia and Josephine Vodraska, Alice Van Vleit, and Gertrude Pinkava.

The table had as its center piece, the large wedding cakes, which were cut by the bride, and passed around with a wish that all present will be able to cut their own silver wedding cake.

Following the supper Mr. Vodraska treated the men to cigars.

The guests were favored during the evening with music, both vocal and instrumental.

The bride and groom were presented with some beautiful as well as useful silver gifts, Miss Alice Van Vleit of McIntyre, Ia., making the presentation speech.

At the wee hours of the morning, the guests departed for their homes wishing Mr. and Mrs. Vodraska many happy returns of the day.

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Vodraska were married in Minneapolis twenty five years ago but they have lived northeast of Austin ever since.

More About ANTON VODRASKA and JOSEPHINE HELEBRANT:
Marriage: January 21, 1890, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota ^228,²²⁹

Children of JOSEPHINE HELEBRANT and ANTON VODRASKA are:

9.	i.		JOSIE JANE⁴ VODRASKA, b. May 08, 1885, Red Rock Township, Mower County, MInnesota; d. October 04, 1982, Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota.
10.	ii.		AMELIA M. VODRASKA, b. Abt. 1892; d. July 20, 1971.

6. ANNA³ HELEBRANT (PETER², FRANK¹)^230,^231,^232,^233,^234,^235,^236,²³⁷ was born February 15, 1876 in Mower County, Minnesota ^238,^239,^240,²⁴¹, and died December 16, 1947 ^242,²⁴³. She married JAMES LEVY^244,^245,^246,^247,²⁴⁸. He was born April 09, 1870 ^249,²⁵⁰, and died July 19, 1965^250,²⁵¹.

More About ANNA HELEBRANT:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^252,²⁵³
Fact 1: May 14, 1911, Living in Mower County, Minnesota ²⁵⁴
Fact 2: January 10, 1912, Living in Mower County, Minnesota ²⁵⁵

More About JAMES LEVY:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^256,²⁵⁷

Children of ANNA HELEBRANT and JAMES LEVY are:

11.	i.		EDWARD J.⁴ LEVY, b. April 11, 1899, Minnesota; d. May 06, 1992, Minnesota.
	ii.		LUCILLE LEVY^258,^259,^260,²⁶¹, b. 1902 ^262,²⁶³; d. June 02, 1970 ^264,^265,²⁶⁶; m. JOSEPH F. CAFOUREK^267,^268,²⁶⁹, December 18, 1929, Little Brown Church, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., IA ²⁷⁰; b. 1895, of Myrtle, Freeborn County, Minnesota^270,²⁷¹; d. January 21, 1978^271,²⁷².

More About LUCILLE LEVY:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^273,²⁷⁴

More About JOSEPH F. CAFOUREK:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^275,²⁷⁶

Marriage Notes for LUCILLE LEVY and JOSEPH CAFOUREK:
Wedding notice of Lucile Levy and Joseph Cafourek, Mower County News, Dec. 19, 1929, P. 7, Col. 1.

Miss Lucile Levy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Levy of Austin, and Joseph Cafourek of Myrtle were married Wednesday at the Little Brown Church near Nashua, Iowa. The couple will be at home on the groom's farm near Myrtle. The bride is a graduate of Austin High School, Class of 1921 and of the Normal Training Dept. in 1922. She taught very successfully in the schools of Mower and Freeborn counties since. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cafourek and he is a young prosperous farmer southwest of this city.

More About JOSEPH CAFOUREK and LUCILLE LEVY:
Marriage: December 18, 1929, Little Brown Church, Nashua, Chickasaw Co., IA ²⁷⁷

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ADOLPH JOHN LEVY^278,^279,^280,²⁸¹, b. December 01, 1904 ^282,^283,²⁸⁴; d. June 09, 1983, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^285,^286,²⁸⁷; m. ESTHER ADELIA PAAPE^288,^289,²⁹⁰, December 31, 1940, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^291,²⁹²; b. February 28, 1907, Waltham, Mower County, Minnesota ^293,^294,²⁹⁵; d. October 25, 1992, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^296,^297,^298,²⁹⁹.

More About ADOLPH JOHN LEVY:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^300,³⁰¹

Notes for ESTHER ADELIA PAAPE:
Austin Daily Herald, Austin, MN, Oct. 26, 1992.

AUSTIN - A funeral service for Esther Levy, 85, 1200 12th St. S.W., who died Oct. 25 at St. Olaf Hospital, will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Crane Community Chapel, the Rev. David Matt officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Worlein Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and at the church one hour before the service on Wednesday. The family prefers memorials to Crane Community Chapel.
Survivors include brothers and sisters-in-law, Arthur and Flora Paape, Waltham, Walter Paape, Austin, Anita Paape and Hilda Paape, Waltham; one sister, Hilda Buck, Hayfield; nieces and nephews, including Donald and Phyllis Hall, Austin.

More About ESTHER ADELIA PAAPE:
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^302,³⁰³

More About ADOLPH LEVY and ESTHER PAAPE:
Marriage: December 31, 1940, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota ^304,³⁰⁵

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