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St. George Cemetery

St. George Cemetery is in Republic County, Kansas, and is located three miles south of Munden, Kansas, on the east side of the road in Section 15-2-2 (Fairview).

Contributed by Joelle Blecha, prepared as part of her 2001-2002 4-H citizenship project.

Original Gate and Archway

Memorial Alter — 1966

First Cross erected 1886

In March of 1876 when Jan (John) Vich was buried on a site three miles south of Munden, the place did not yet have a name. Perhaps the local people simply called it the "hurbitov" (Czech for cemetery). Over the next six years, other Czech Catholic people, adults and children, joined Jan in the small piece of prairie. On May 29, 1882, George Hanel Sr. (Vich's son-in-law) donated three acres of land where Vich was buried in the SW corner of section fifteen of Fairview Township, for a cemetery and church. At the people's request Father Kulisek dedicated the cemetery on September 2, 1886. At this time, a large cross was erected near the center of the graveyard. George Severa (another Vich son-in-law) and Father Kulisek dug the first shovels full of dirt for laying the cornerstone of the church on April 24, 1887. St. George's church was formally dedicated on June 30, 1887. The iron gate and archway still remain at the cemetery entrance. The church was moved to Munden (a small community north of the cemetery) in 1950.

In 1966 a memorial altar was built in the front of the cemetery. The memorial is made of silver gray Carthage marble and the cross of Italian white carrara marble was done by a sculptor in Carrara, Italy. This altar is a tribute to the faith of pioneer Catholic families and their descendants who are buried there.

The older stones at this cemetery, many carved in elaborate script, are written in part or entirely in the Czech language which was the mother tongue of these pioneer families. St. George cemetery is near the small town of New Tabor when Jan Vich was buried there. When the railroad came through the area, it missed New Tabor and many people moved to Munden. Some records show St. George Church and Cemetery as the church at Novy Tabor (New Camp)

Note: above information partially copied, with permission from the parish from "The Spirit of St. George's Church, Munden, Kansas 1887-1987."

Name

Birth

Death

Age

Notes/Inscriptions

Picture

?, Anna

1822

1903

Name	Birth	Death	Age	Notes/Inscriptions	Picture
?, Anna	1822	1903	81		Picture
?, Antonin	1820	1894	74		Picture
Bartak, Adelaide	May 12, 1910	Mar. 31, 1972	61	w/o Elmer; Children - Eugene, Clem, Duane,	Picture Picture
Bartak, Arvilla M.	Jan. 16, 1946	June 19, 1992	46		Picture
Bartak, Edward Paul	1925	1930	5		Picture
Bartak, Elmer	Dec. 24, 1906	Aug. 2, 2000	92	h/o Adelaide; Dennis, Anita, & Carolyn	Picture Picture
Bartak, Eugene L.	Sept. 4, 1936	not dead			Picture
Bartak, Frank	1873	1962	89	Father; h/o Marie	Picture
Bartak, Jos.	Mar. 12, 1915	Jan. 10, 1916	10 mo.		Picture
Bartak, Marie	1879	1959	80	Mother; w/o Frank	Picture
Bartu, Marie	1844	1938	94		Picture
Blazek, Kirk Jay	July 06, 1960	July 06, 1960	0	twin son of Gerald & Illene Blazek	Picture
Blazek, Larry Dean	Aug. 15, 1964	Aug. 15, 1964	0	son of Gerald & Illene Blazek	Picture
Blecha, Alois	Feb. 28, 1905		3 mon.		Picture Picture
Blecha, Anna B.	Mar. 25, 1886	May 13, 1982	96	w/o Frank W.	Picture
Blecha, August	Feb. 7, 1882	July 05, 1960	78	h/o Christina; Father; Charles, & Elizabeth	Picture Picture
Blecha, Charles A.	June 10, 1917	not dead		h/o Delores M.; USAF WW II	Picture
Blecha, Christina	Jan. 28, 1890	May 07, 1978	88	w/o August; Mother; Parents of Henry,	Picture Picture
Blecha, Delores M	Jan. 6, 1919	Apr. 30, 1996	77	Marr. May 7, 1947 to Charles A.	Picture
Blecha, Frank W.	Feb. 17, 1885	June 20, 1939	54	h/o Anna B.	Picture
Blecha, Frantisek	Oct. 24, 1922	Dec. 1, 1922	0	s/o F.W. & Anna Blecha	Picture
Blecha, Henry J.	July 03, 1915	not dead		h/o Mildred M.; Donald, Kelvin, & Rita	Picture
Blecha, Javene (Wurtz)	Feb. 5, 1930	not dead		w/o Raymond E.; Children - Jimmie C., Margaret A., Jean M.	Picture
Blecha, Marie	July 11, 1881	Dec. 22, 1904	23		Picture Picture
Blecha, Mildred M.	Mar. 25, 1918	not dead		Marr. Nov. 8, 1941 to Henry J.; Parents of Janice,	Picture
Blecha, Raymond E.	Oct. 26, 1923	not dead		h/o Javene (Wurtz); Lawrence R., Daniel J., Carol E., Lyle G.	Picture
Blecha, Rudolph A.	Apr. 8, 1917	not dead		h/o Viola A.; Children - Connie Louise	Picture
Blecha, Viola A.	Mar. 15, 1921	Apr. 15, 1981	60	Mother; Marr. Apr. 3, 1940 to Rudolph A.	Picture
Blecha, Vojtech	Aug. 5, 1911	Aug. 5, 1911	0	s/o F.W. & Anna Blecha	Picture
Cap, Jan	1844	1916	62	Otec; h/o Marie	Picture Picture
Cap, Marie	1867	1883	16	daughter of Jan & Marie	Picture Picture
Cap, Marie	1848	1924	76	Matka; w/o Jan (John)	Picture Picture
Ceccarelli, John	1936	1990	54		Picture Picture
Chermak, Celia	June 10, 1902	Aug. 9, 1970	68	w/o Charlie; Mother; Parents of Louise, Charles,	Picture Picture
Chermak, Charlie	Dec. 13, 1898	June 26, 1990	91	h/o Celia; Father; Harry, & Judith	Picture Picture
Chermak, Kerby David	Sept. 3, 1957	Dec. 1, 1985	28	Your love will light our way	Picture Picture
Chermak, Timothy Allen	Nov. 19, 1959	Nov. 19, 1959	0	son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chermak	Picture Picture
Chopp, Henry	Aug. 3, 1910	June 06, 2002	91	h/o Rosemary; Parents of Paul, Carol, & Marilyn	Picture Picture
Chopp, Rosemary	Jan. 25, 1917	Jan. 29, 1998	81	Marr. Aug. 18, 1936 to Henry	Picture Picture