Fencl

the fencl family

generation 1 - frank and josephine (prochaska) fencl

Frank & Josephine (Prochaska) Fencl & daughter, Mary. Photo 6087

In the obituary of Frank & Celestine Fencl's daughter Mary, it was said that when Mary was a small child, her family moved to a farm near the Luthy mill. Mary was born in 1878. (Her obituary is below on this page.) A beautiful engraving of the Luthy Brothers mill is on this website.

Mills, including the Luthy Brothers Mill

Photo 836, funeral card for Frank Fencl and Photo 78, funeral card for Josephine Fencl. Note the typos in the funeral card of Frank Fencl. Genealogists Fran & Bob Blecha say, ‘The year is right, the day is wrong. Frantisek Fencl died on Apr. 1, 1906. He was the father of the Frank Fencl who married Celestina Karas. This Frantisek Fencl was the husband of Josephine Prochaska, and the name on his headstone is spelled "Fencl", just as it was when he was born in the old country."

Information about the descendants of Frank and Josephine Fencl was provided by genealogists Fran & Bob Blecha in June 2015:

generation 2 - frank & josephine's son frank with wife celestine (karas) fencl

Frank, Jr., & Celestina wedding portrait, married September 20, 1886. Photo 4045 plus info shared by Fran Blecha.

Frank and Josephine Fencl's children included a son named Frank. Frank married Celestina Karas and they had 12 children.

Here's a picture of the Fencl family with 10 of their 12 children. One, Lillie died in infancy and their youngest, Milton, is not here.

This is Photo 643, the original, and then two photoshopped versions. When posted on Facebook in June 2015, Roy Mullin said that the picture was taken south of the ZCBJ Hall.

Left to right: Charles, Albert, Harry, Celestina holding baby Agnes, Frank, Barbara, Will, Bertha, Emma, Rosie, and Mary. Their youngest, Milton, is not in the photo. Bob & Fran estimate that the photo was taken circa 1908, because of baby Agnes. She was born August 9, 1907, and she looks to be maybe a year old or less in the photo.

For fun, here are some of the details of this photograph:

Bertha and Emma Fencl, daughters of Frank and Celestine Karas Fencl, shared on FAG by Frances Blecha

In this photo shared on Facebook by Susan Fencl Fuller are the Frank & Celestina Fencl family. Back: Will, Celestina, & Frank. Middle: Rosie, Bertha, & Mary. Front: Milton, Agnes & Harry. Photo 2052.

generation 2 - frank & josephine's daughter mary fencl sochor

Photo 6073, Mary Fencl with husband John Sochor, Jr., and sons Louie & Frank. Photo 6073.

Frank & Josphine Fencl also had a daughter named Mary, a sister to the Frank Fencl who married Celestine Karas. Here is her 1945 obituary.

frank & anna hubka fencl

Frank (1846-1919) and Anna Hubka Fencl (1846-1926) had these children

Josephine Sacher
Frank L. Fencl (1876-1939)
Joseph F. Fencl (1878-1843)
Charles Fencl (1882-1957)
Mary (1884-1928)
Albert Fencl (1887-1964)

frank & anna hubka fencl's daughter
josephine "josie" fencl sacher (1872-1967)

Josie Sacher on right, with ?. Posted on Josie's Findagrave.com memorial by "Roxxi's Mom."

Josie married Anton Sacher. They had four children:

Florence Sacher Gottula (1895-1991)

Hellen Sacher Donahue (1901-1998)

Ernest Sacher (1907-1990)

Frances Sacher Bloss (1909-1973)

Florence Genevieve Sacher Gottula1895–1991

Josie's daughter Helen Sacher Donahue. Posted on Findagrave.com memorial by Leo James Bracelen

Helen Sacher Bloss. Posted on Findagrave.com memorial by "Roxxi's Mom."

Frank & Anna Hubka Fencl's son
frank l. fencl (1876-1939)

Here's the family with five children -- the youngest, Alma, must not have been born. This picture was in the front of an album of photos taken by Lou Fencl when he was a young man working at the Burow Brothers filling station in Table Rock. Here is father Frank -- his nickname was "Rubber Neck" according to several, including "Table Rock Bob" Blecha. Here he presents himself as a typical Czech family man -- a bottle of beer, a nice car, and a Nebraska pennant to boot. Based on age, and assuming that Alma, #6, had not been born, and assuming that the taller boys are the older boys, then in the back would be Jess, Lena, George, & Lou, with Elsie in front.

Note from the editor: I'm not sure where Frank L. Fencl fits in. There are too many Frank Fencl. His findagrave.com memorial links him to parents Frank & Anna Hubka Fencl. Information would be appreciated! Send to [email protected]

Frank L. Fencl Findagrave Memorial

Frank L. Fencl (1876-1939) & Matilda Zelenka (1884-1933) were married in 1904.

They had six children:

Lou E. Fencl (1905-1961)

George E. Fencl (1906-1991)

Lena Fencl Lang (1908-1985)

Jess A. Fencl (1911-2010)

Elsie Fencl Nagunst (1913-1997)

Alma Fencl Hogan (1920-2005)

frank l. fencl obituary

Table Rock Argus, May 25, 1939

Frank L. Fencl was born on a farm between Table Rock and Humboldt in Richardson County June 9, 1876, and passed away May 22, 1939, at the home of his daughter Mrs. Leo Lang after an illness of several months.

He was united in marriage to Matilda Zelenka Jan. 13, 1904. To this union 6 children were born: Louis of Table Rock; George of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mrs. Leo Lang of Table Rock; Jesse of Table Rock, Mrs. Ernest Nagunst of Council Bluffs, and Mrs. Burnus Schuler of Humboldt, Nebr. His entire life was spent in the vicinity of Table Rock. He was baptized in the Catholic church in infancy.

Besides his children, he also leaves two brothers, Albert Fencl of Steinauer and Charles of DuBois, Nebr., and one sister Mrs. Josephine Sacher of Steinauer, Nebr. His parents and two sisters, Mary Fencl and Mrs. Lena Fencl preceded him in death. His wife passed away on Oct. 20, 1939.

The funeral services were held at the Kovanda Funeral Home on Wed. afternoon at 2:00 o'clock by Rev. E. V. Price. Interment was held in the Bohemian Cemetery.

Frank, Jr., & Mattie Fencl's children GEORGE, LENA, & LOU FENCL

Here are George Fencl, Lena Fencl Lang, and Lou Fencl, shared by Lena's granddaughter Marcia Lang Schlegelmilch.

Photo 8055, shared by Marcia Schlegelmilch.

Louis (1905-1961), George (1906-1991), and Lena (1908-1985) were the oldest of the six children of Frank L. and Matilda Zelenka Fencl (1876-1909 & 1884-1933). The others were Jess (1911-2010), Elsie Fencl Nagunst (1913-1997), and Alma Fencl Hogan (1920-2005). In 1929, Lena married Leo "Dutch" Lang (1910-1994), well known for his locker business in Table Rock.

frank l. & mattie's daughter alma:

Alma Fencl & Mabel Martin in 1924.

Frank L. & Mattie Fencl & children at a school picnic in 1913.

Country School, District 51, Last day of school picnic, 1912-1913. Mrs. Frank Fencl -- Mattie -- is standing, third from left. Elsie Fencl is sixth from the right. Alma Fencl is eighth from the left, the first girl in the row. This photo is labeled as both Photo 384 and 533.

For the names of the rest of the people in the picture, go to the Country School page and look for District 51, or to to the photo page for Photo 643.

Country Schools

Photo 209