Thanks to contributor #48796369
Benjamin F. Augustyn, 92, of Ord died Sunday, May 2, 1999, at the Valley County Nursing Home in Ord.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Ord. The Revs. James Warner and Andrew Augustyn will officiate. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at Ord Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Augustyn was born on March 17, 1907, in Valley County to Charles and Mary (Shotkoski) Augustyn. He grew up and was educated in Valley County. He graduated from Ord High School in 1927.
As a child and young adult, he farmed in the Fort Hartsuff area north of Ord. He later acquired land in Elyria and east of Ord.
Due to his health, he retired in his 80s.
Mr. Augustyn donated his farms in Valley County to Creighton University. The proceeds from the farms will be used to create the Ben Augustyn Scholarship Fund.
He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Ord Elks Lodge Post 3271 and the Knights of Columbus.
He enjoyed spending winters in California with his sister Clara and visiting his niece Berniece in Colorado.
Survivors include one brother, Floyd Augustyn of Kansas.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Adam, Frank and Thomas; and four sisters, Cecilia, Helen, Verna and Clara.
The Grand Island Independent, May 5, 1999
Thanks to contributor #48796369
Benjamin F. Augustyn, 92, of Ord died Sunday, May 2, 1999, at the Valley County Nursing Home in Ord.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Ord. The Revs. James Warner and Andrew Augustyn will officiate. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at Ord Memorial Chapel.
Mr. Augustyn was born on March 17, 1907, in Valley County to Charles and Mary (Shotkoski) Augustyn. He grew up and was educated in Valley County. He graduated from Ord High School in 1927.
As a child and young adult, he farmed in the Fort Hartsuff area north of Ord. He later acquired land in Elyria and east of Ord.
Due to his health, he retired in his 80s.
Mr. Augustyn donated his farms in Valley County to Creighton University. The proceeds from the farms will be used to create the Ben Augustyn Scholarship Fund.
He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Ord Elks Lodge Post 3271 and the Knights of Columbus.
He enjoyed spending winters in California with his sister Clara and visiting his niece Berniece in Colorado.
Survivors include one brother, Floyd Augustyn of Kansas.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Adam, Frank and Thomas; and four sisters, Cecilia, Helen, Verna and Clara.
The Grand Island Independent, May 5, 1999
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