Blahnik, Bernard E.

1928 - 2006  (78 years)    Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Blahnik, Bernard E.
  Born	1 Jan 1928	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 2006	Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA
  Obituary	4 Sep 2006
  Green Bay Press Gazette
  Blahnik, Berna rd E.Bernard E. Blahnik, 78, Rock Island, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 31, 200 6, at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Blahnik w as born Jan. 1, 1928, in Manitowoc, Wis., a son of Edward and Elizabeth Le iterman Blahnik. He married Bobbe Soletski, Dec. 30, 1943, in Denmark, Wi s. Bernard graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, with a ba chelor of arts degree in business administration, and was also a gradua te of the Purdue University Professional Management Institute. He joined M odern Woodmen of America in 1957 and became manager of Modern Woodmen's Il linois Northwest agency in 1964. Bernard served on the Society's boa rd of directors from 1990 to 1993 and retired as agency manager in Janua ry 1999. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a memb er of the City of Rock Island Liquor Commission, the Rock Island Arsenal G olf Club and was Chairman of the Board of the Calvary Cemetery Assn. He se rved a number of years as president of the Parents Club of the Villa de Ch antel, Rock Island. Bernard loved his family and was fond of animals. He w as an avid Green Bay Packers fan and enjoyed boating.Survivors include his wife, Bobbe; daughters, Barbara Mueller, Rock Islan d; and Robbie Blahnik and her fiance, Jimmy J. Contreras, Rock Island; gra ndchildren, John Mueller, Rock Island; and Katherine Mueller and her compa nion, Nicolas A.Varadi, Chicago; and brother, Donald Blahnik, Green Bay.He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Russell J. Blahni k.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at S t. Anthony's Catholic Church, Davenport, Iowa. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. T uesday at the Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island. Inurnment will be 2 p. m. Thursday at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, where military honors wi ll be presented by Moline American Legion Post 246. Memorials may be ma de to the Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan, Ill., the American Canc er Society or to the Macular Degeneration Foundation.Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanfuneralhome.co m
  Other Info or Events	Poss marriage date from obit 30 Dec 1943 but then he would only be 15??
  Reference Number	4652
  Person ID	I313338	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Blahnik, Edward,   b. 12 Oct 1900,   d. 5 Apr 1977  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Leiterman, Elizabeth Margaret,   b. 24 Jul 1902,   d. Abt 1960  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F204954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Soletski, Bobbe,   b. 11 Aug 1925, Denmark, Brown, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 May 2007, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	Aft 1946	Denmark, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F204955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 1 Jan 1928 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Married - Aft 1946 - Denmark, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Died - 31 Aug 2006 - Davenport, Scott, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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