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     Albert Kopet was also known as Vojtech. He was born on 8 February 1833 at Milenovice, Okres Písek, South Bohemia.² He was born on 20 March 1833 at Bohemia.¹ He married Marie Stanek on 29 May 1866 at Bohemia. Albert Kopet died on 8 August 1921 at Wheatland, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 88.^1,2 He was buried at Saint Johns Cemetery, Veseli, Rice Co., Minnesota.²

     Charles J. Kopet was born on 22 November 1898 at Minnesota.^1,2 He was the son of Wencelaus Kopet and Mary Vrzal.¹ Charles J. Kopet died in April 1978 at age 79.² He was buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Veseli, Rice Co., Minnesota.²

     Emma Kopet was born on 28 October 1896 at Minnesota.^1,2 She was the daughter of Wencelaus Kopet and Mary Vrzal.¹ Emma Kopet died on 11 January 1970 at Scott Co., Minnesota, at age 73.² She was buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Veseli, Rice Co., Minnesota.²

     Wencelaus Kopet also went by the name of James. He was born on 2 September 1869 at Wheatland, Rice Co., Minnesota.^1,2 He was the son of Albert Kopet and Marie Stanek.¹ Wencelaus Kopet married Mary Vrzal, daughter of Mathias Vrzal and Mary Kubes, on 28 January 1896 at Holy Redeemer Church, Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.¹ Wencelaus Kopet was a farmer.¹ He died on 29 June 1949 at Lonsdale, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 79.^1,2 He was buried on 2 July 1949 at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Veseli, Rice Co., Minnesota.^1,2

     William Kopet was born on 1 August 1905 at Wheatland, Rice Co., Minnesota.¹ He was the son of Wencelaus Kopet and Mary Vrzal.¹ William Kopet died on 23 October 1907 at Wheatland, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 2.¹ He was buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Veseli, Rice Co., Minnesota.²

     Frances Kordyiak married Paul John Szermeta. Obituary of daughter Agnes, listed parents. Frances Kordyiak was born in 1877 at Lithuania. She died in 1962 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.

     Mary Jane Korlis was born circa 1834 at Maine. She married Daniel Gustavus Rice, son of Daniel Rice and Elizabeth Kingsbury Cheney, on 1 September 1853 at Massachusetts. Mary Jane Korlis died on 21 March 1904 at Massachusetts.

     Walter Kosak married Sharon Benedetti, daughter of Angelo Benedetti and Betty Harn.²

     Pam Wilkes Koste married Robert Doud Martin Sr., son of Arrelis Buster Connally and Helen Lydia Hedborg, in 1975.¹

     Bonita Louise Kotchman is the daughter of Michael Kotchman and Mildred Louise Harn. Bonita Louise Kotchman married William Comer.

     Michael Kotchman was born on 19 October 1925 at Sharpsburg, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He married Mildred Louise Harn, daughter of Paul Duff Harn and Mildred Virginia Bauch. Michael Kotchman married Martha Ellen Floyd on 5 June 1965. Michael Kotchman died on 11 January 1993 at Washington Hospital, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, at age 67.¹


Michael Kotchman

Michael Kotchman, 67, of 120 Piersol Ave., Bentleyville, died Monday, Jan. 11, 1993, al 7:05 a m. in Washington Hospital.

He was born Oct. 19, 1925, in Sharpsburg, a son of the late Carl and Julia Chopp Kotchman.
A member of the United Mine Workers of America, he retired after 30 years of service at Beth Energy Mine Corporation's Mine 60.

Mr. Kotchman was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Bentleyville American Legion Post 165 and Bentleyville VFW Post 5154.

He was also a member of Ellsworth Sportsman's Club and had formerly attended Cokeburg Presbyterian Church.

His first wife. Louise Harn, died in 1962. On June 5. 1965, he married Martha Ellen Floyd Kotchman, who survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. William (Bonita) Comer of Bentleyville, Michelle Huseman of Centerville and Cathy E. Derrow of Eighty Four R.D. 2; two sons. Lawrence Michael Kotchman at home and Carl Floyd Kotchman of Bentleyville; two brothers, Steve Kotchman of Cokeburg and Paul Kotchman of Parma, Ohio; two sisters. Mary Losonsky of New York, N.Y., and Antoinette Posante of Van Voorhis; five grandchildren, Tammy, Jennifer and Daniel Huseman, Michael Derrow and Melissa Comer- and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Nick and John Kotchman; and three sisters. Rose Menego. Stella Roach and Julia Hudock.

Friends will be received Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. in the Greenlee Funeral Home, 619 Main St., Bentleyville.

Source Information
Ancestry.com. The Valley Independent (Monessen, Pennsylvania) database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: The Valley Independent. Monessen, PA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.
The Valley Independent (Monessen, Pennsylvania)
1993Jan12 Tuesday, page 4A.¹ He was buried at Beallsville Cemetery, Beallsville, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.²

     Michelle Kotchman is the daughter of Michael Kotchman and Mildred Louise Harn. Michelle Kotchman married male Huseman.

     Clarence Jacob Kotek was born on 15 July 1918 at Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.^1,2 He married Rosalia Elizabeth Vrzal, daughter of Albert John Vrzal and Theresa Elizabeth Chalupa, on 1 October 1949 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.¹ Clarence Jacob Kotek died on 26 December 1986 at Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, at age 68.^2,1 He was buried on 29 December 1986 at Calvary Cemetery, Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.²

     Daniel Joseph Kotek is the son of Darrel Francis Kotek and Mary Jean Vrzal.

     Darrel Francis Kotek married Mary Jean Vrzal, daughter of Harry Stephen Vrzal and Irene P. Fehlandt, on 16 October 1965 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Montgomery, Le Sueur Co., Minnesota.¹

     Darrel Michael Kotek Jr. is the son of Darrel Francis Kotek and Mary Jean Vrzal.

     Gregory John Kotek is the son of Clarence Jacob Kotek and Rosalia Elizabeth Vrzal.¹ Gregory John Kotek married Bridget Anne (?) on 9 May 1981.¹

     Kimberly Ann Kotek is the daughter of Darrel Francis Kotek and Mary Jean Vrzal.

     Kristy Jean Kotek is the daughter of Darrel Francis Kotek and Mary Jean Vrzal.

     Scott Kotek is the son of Clarence Jacob Kotek and Rosalia Elizabeth Vrzal.¹ Scott Kotek married Agnes (?)¹

     Steven David Kotek is the son of Darrel Francis Kotek and Mary Jean Vrzal.

     Joseph Kozicki married Kathryn Louise Harn, daughter of John Robert Harn and Nancy Louise Perry, circa 1988; no children by this marriage.¹ Joseph Kozicki and Kathryn Louise Harn were divorced in 1996.

     Blayne Richard Krahmer married Jennifer Joy Squires, daughter of Robert Gordon Squires and Anita Rae Nicely, on 27 March 1982 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ Blayne Richard Krahmer and Jennifer Joy Squires were divorced on 26 May 1983 at Hennepin Co., Minnesota.

     Minnie Kralicek was born on 4 April 1894 at Dunn Co., North Dakota.^1,2 She married Thomas Vrzal, son of Mathias Vrzal and Mary Kubes, on 3 August 1915 at New Hradec, Dunn Co., North Dakota.¹ Minnie Kralicek lived in 1928 at Dickinson, Stark Co., North Dakota.¹ She died in May 1975 at North Dakota at age 81.^2,1

Minnie Vrzal,81, Services Friday Mrs. Thomas (Minnie) Vrzal, 81, Dickinson, died Thursday at the St. Joseph Hospital, Dickinson. A daughter of Anton W. and Rose Kralicek Sadowsky, she was born April 4, 1894, in Dunn County and grew up on a farm 12 miles north of Dickinson. After her marriage to Thomas Vrzal on Aug. 3, 1915, at New Hradec, they farmed six miles south of Manning. They moved to Dickinson in 1928. Mr. Vrzal died Dec. 24, 1947. Mrs. Vrzal had been a resident of St. Luke's Nursing Home, Dickinson, for the past four and one half years. She leaves a foster daughter, Mrs. Richard (Wenifred) Dolecheck, Dickinson; a sister, Mrs. Peter Kovash, Dickinson, and brothers, Anton J., Frank J. and Louis V., all of Dickinson. Services are set for 10:30 a.m. Friday from Sf. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mischel-Olson Funeral Home Chapel, Dickinson.

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The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, North Dakota, 01 May 1975, Thu • Page 8.¹ She was buried at Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery, Dickinson, Stark Co., North Dakota.²

     Agnes Veronica Kramer was born on 10 January 1928 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.² She was the daughter of Andrew Kramer and Mary Horvath. Agnes Veronica Kramer married John Delbert Monhaut, son of John Baptist Monhaut and Mary Alice Shimp, on 4 October 1947 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.¹ Agnes Veronica Kramer died on 12 March 2016 at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, at age 88.² She was buried on 17 March 2016 at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph Co., Indiana.²

     Andrew Kramer was born at South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana. He married Mary Horvath.

     Male Krantzberg married Jenny Jasinski, daughter of Jerome David Jasinski Sr. and JoAnn Popelka.

     Alexander Matthew Kranz is the son of Ted Matthew Kranz and Jennifer L. Witucke.¹

     Alice Mildred Kranz was born on 31 May 1921 at Winona, Winona Co., Minnesota.² She was the daughter of John William Kranz Sr. and Margaretha Caroline Henriette Bittner.¹

Alice Mildred Kranz was a 1st Lt in the US Army during World War II.² Alice Mildred Kranz married Dr. Harold Gerlach Rainwater in 1951. Alice Mildred Kranz lived in January 2015 at Fresno, Fresno Co., California.¹ She died on 25 December 2020 at Fresno, Fresno Co., California, at age 99. She was buried at Trinity Cemetery, Kalispell, Flathead Co., Montana.²

     Alyssa Kranz is the daughter of Mark Jefferson Kranz and Sarah Edens.¹