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Columbus Telegram August 14, 1954

Martin J. Koziol, 77, Rt. 3, Columbus, died at 2:40 a.m. today at St. Mary's hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic church, Duncan, with burial in the parish cemetery. The Rev. Fr. George Mikulski will officiate. (Further funeral arrangements omitted here).

Martin John Koziol, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Koziol, was born August 10, 1877 in Poland. When he was two years old he came to the United States with his parents. The family settled at Platte Center, later moving to Duncan where he
attended St. Stanislaus school. In 1899, he married Anna Sokol of Duncan, and they lived at Madison, Omaha, Silver Creek, Monroe, Belgrade and Fullerton. In 1941 they moved back to this vicinity, making their home on a farm eight miles west of Columbus.

Surviving are his wife; six sons, Frank of Danbury, Ia., Emit of Haley, N. D., Dr. Edward of Los Angeles, Clarence of Montana, Leo of Genoa and Virgil at home;
three daughters, Mrs. Alvina Birkel of Bloomfield, Capt. Eleanor Koziol, A.N.C., of Denver, and Mary Anne of Los Angeles; one brother, Pete of Central City; four
sisters, Sister M. Florentine of Grand Island, Mrs. Vic Kolm of Columbus, Mrs. Dorsey Gainey of Schuyler and Mrs. John Matya of Platte Center; 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Mr. Koziol was preceded in death by several children, his parents and three brothers.
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KOZIOL--Koziol Funeral – Funeral services for Martin J. Koziol, 77, were held Tuesday morning at St. Stanislaus Catholic church, Duncan, with the Rev. Fr. George Mikulski officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe and Clifford Koziol and Harold Birkel of Genoa, Ben Sokol of Silver Creek, Don Sokol of Duncan, Cleo Robak of Columbus. Out-of-town relatives and friends attending were the Rev. Fr. Martin Petrasic and Alvina Birkel of Bloomfield; Frank Koziol and family of Danbury, Ia.; Emil Koziol of Haley, N.D.; Dr. Edward S. Koziol of Beverly Hills, Calif.; Clarence Koziol, Glendive, Mont.; Capt. Eleanor Koziol, A.N.C., of Denver, Colo.; Mary Anne Koziol of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; Mr and Mrs. Pete Koziol and Mrs. Edward Feehan of Central City; Mrs. John Matya of Platte Center; Mrs. Victoria Kolm of Columbus; Mrs. Dorsey Gainey and daughter of Schuyler; Mrs. Dale Anderson and Mrs. Kenneth Rabor of Scranten, N.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Maneman of Chicago and others from Fullerton, Genoa, Tarnov, Platte Center and Columbus.
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Note:There was another son, Leopold Franciscus Koziol, born April 7, 1901, shown in the church records of St. Stanislaus Church at Duncan, Nebraska. No further
information and likely died young and buried at Duncan.

Immigrated to Port on New York April 1880. Naturalization Certificate #1972324 District Court, Nance County, NE.