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© Enid Morning News Enid, Oklahoma September 1978 October 23, 1904 ~ September 30, 1978 Funeral for Ed Kvasnicka, 73, 1422 W. Maple, will be 10 AM today in Henninger-Allen Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Leslie G. Everitt officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Kvasnicka died Thursday evening in a local hospital. He was born October 23, 1904, in Narka, Kansas, where he was raised. He farmed with his parents, and attended schools in that area. On September 8, 1955, he married Margie Svoboda in Miami, Oklahoma. The couple made their home in Enid. Kvasnicka was self employed as a custom combiner, and was in the trucking business. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Margie; one son, James, Enid; two daughters, Mrs. Eva Don, Anaheim, California, and Mrs. Ramona Ehnert, Mountain View, California; two step children, Marlene Endicott, Fountain Valley, California, and Larry Kosek, Silver Lake, Kansas; 18 grandchildren; 10 great – grandchildren; three brothers, Joe and Ben, both of Enid, and Charlie, Iowa; four sisters, Elsie Sharp and Bessie Garrett, both of California, Helen Othling, Nebraska, and Lillian Dejmal, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, and infant sister and a brother. Memorials may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation with the funeral home serving as custodian. |
© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma Janury 11, 2012 March 13, 1927 ~ January 9, 2012 Our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, Jim Kvasnicka, went to join his Heavenly Father, family and friends on Monday, Januaryy 9, 2012, at his home in Enid, Okla. He was born March 13, 1927, in Republic Co., Kan., to Edward Leonard and Verna [Stephens] Kvasnicka at the home of his paternal grandparents, Wes and Rosa [Bilek] Kvasnicka, whose homestead and farm was located a few miles north of Narka, Kansas. The story was told that after he was born, he was placed in a large boot box that sat on the open door of his grandmother's kitchen stove to keep him warm that cold March day. He attended East Star School, Dist. 44, a rural school near Narka, Kan., and graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon. Jim joined the Army Air Force and was ultimately sent to Japan. After serving two years, he received an honorable discharge as corporal on January 11, 1947. In 1952, he graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. On June 7, 1953, he and Charlotte Lorraine [Evers] Kvasnicka were joined in marriage at First Methodist Church in Mitchell, S.D. They were always a team. Jim worked for four years at Westinghouse Electric in Kansas City, Mo., prior to moving to Enid, Okla. He began his career with George E. Failing Co. in 1957, where he designed drilling rigs. He was called "Kvas" by many of his friends and co-workers. He rose from project engineer to chief of engineering to double vice president of engineering and manufacturing. While at Failings, he traveled to many locations such as Australia, Canada, China, France and India to either oversee the setting up of drilling operations or to acquire or sell drilling equipment. After 34 years, he was able to enjoy a well deserved retirement. Jim was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 53 years, Charlotte, on Jan. 5, 2007; his father, Edward; his mother, Verna; and his sisters, Eva, Virginia and Ramona. He leaves two daughters, Carol Kvasnicka Garcia and husband Louis of Blue Springs, Mo., and Nancy Kvasnicka Hilterbrand and husband Bill of Pond Creek; grandchildren, Billy Waite, Lezlie and husband Brent Simunek, Lori and husband Matt Toone, Brett and Michael Fleming and Jennifer and husband Grant Janzen; four great-grandsons, Mason Simunek, Luke and Benjamin Janzen and Caleb James Toone; three great-granddaughters, Ragan and Brinley Simunek and Brooke Janzen; along with many nieces and nephews. He once said he would like his epitaph to say, "Happy, happy, love to all, no regrets." |
© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma August 19, 2018 March 29, 1957 ~ August 2018 A Celebration of Life for Nancy Lee [Evers] Kvasnicka is 10:00 am, Monday, August 20, 2018 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jim Edmison to officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Nancy was born March 29, 1957, in Enid, Oklahoma. She was the youngest daughter of James Leonard and C. Lorraine [Evers] Kvasnicka. She attended Monroe Elementary, Emerson Jr High where she played french horn in band, and Enid High School where she participated in swimming. At a young age Nancy knew she wanted to be a mother and made it her main goal in life. Above all, her children and grandchildren were the center of her universe. She poured every ounce of her being into her family. She looked forward to big family gatherings for Thanksgiving and Christmas and enjoyed putting a twinkle in everyone's eye. Nancy loved people and they loved her. She made friends wherever she went and never met a stranger. She had an infectious smile, and was known for her kind and compassionate spirit. She was the most giving person you would ever know, rarely thinking about herself. Nancy was employed with the Enid Public School system for many years driving children to and from school and then serving as an aid on the school bus. She dearly loved each and every child and had the patience of a Saint. She had many stories to tell about her bus children. She took pleasure in planting flowers in her yard and looked forward to it every season. She had a green thumb and an eye for design. She leaves her children; William Waite III, Lezlie Simunek and husband, Brent; and Lori Toone; her grandchildren Ragan, Brinley and Logan James Simunek and Caleb James Toone; her sister, Carol Garcia and husband Louis; niece Jennifer Janzen and husband Grant; nephews Brett Fleming, and wife Eleni; Michael Fleming, Amber Lindsey and their daughter Abigale. We will forever miss Nancy's fun loving spirit, the twinkle in her blue eyes and her accepting smile. She has truly fought the good fight and is now in the loving arms of her Father in Heaven. Memorial contributions in Nancy’s name may be made to the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be made and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com |
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