Kasper Severene Chvala
1920 - 2001 (81 years)-
Name Kasper Severene Chvala Birth 8 Jan 1920 Zelienople, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA 
Gender Male Death 3 Sep 2001 Pulaski, Oswego Co., New York Person ID I55632 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Stephanus Chvala, b. 6 Jun 1883, Hasprunka, , , Slovakia d. 9 Jul 1962, Zelienople, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Mother Catharina Stano, b. 16 Jan 1887, Čierne, Čadca, Slovakia d. 12 Nov 1926, Zelienople, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 39 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1906 Charleroi, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F18476 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Barbara Jodway, b. 3 Jun 1940 d. 18 May 2022 (Age 81 years) Children 1. Daniel Chvala 2. Richard Chvala 3. David A. Chvala 4. Michael Thomas Chvala Family ID F18380 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Family 2 Edith Kate Waljeur, b. 17 Jun 1923, Hamberg, , Bayern, Germany d. 5 Mar 2008, Tucson, Pima, Arizona (Age 84 years) Marriage 17 Jun 1945 Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York Children 1. June Chvala [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Steve Fred Chvala [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Mick Chvala [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. Cy Chvala [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. Michael Thomas Chvala, b. 21 Jul 1952, Rochester, PA d. 14 Jul 1955, Zelienople, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F18379 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Kasper S. Chvala, 81, of 15 Park St., died Monday at his home. Mr. Chvala was a ironworker employed by various construction companies. He was a member of Local 40 of the International Association of Bridge Structure and Ornamental Ironworkers. Born Jan. 8, 1920, in Zelienople, Pa., son of Stephen and Kathryn Stono Chvala, he was a 1937 graduate of Zelienople High School and served in the Navy from 1937 to 1940. He also served in the Merchant Marine from 1941 to 1945. He lived at Katonah, Oswego and Pittsburgh, Pa., before moving to Pulaski in 1987. He was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church, a member of Pulaski Grange 730 and a past grand knight of Bernard Gregg Knights of Columbus Council 5605. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, the former Barbara Jodway Segretto; two daughters, June Chvala, Buffalo, and Michelle Chvala, Tucson, Ariz.; seven sons, Steve, Stafford, Ariz., Cyrus, Kenmore, Daniel, Panther Lake, James, Bakersfield, Calif., Richard, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., David, Ellisburg, and Michael, Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Anna Puskar, Hershey, Pa., and Josephine Linko, Baden, Pa., 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Mr. Chvala had been married previously. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. John the Evangelist Church. Entombment will be in St. Peter's Mausoleum, Oswego. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Foster-Hax Funeral Home.
The Watertown Daily Times
Wednesday, September 5, 2001
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Kasper S. Chvala, 81, of 15 Park St., Pulaski, died Monday. Born in Zelienople, Pa., he lived in Katonah, Oswego and Pittsburgh, Pa., before moving to Pulaski in 1987. He graduated from Zelienople High School in 1937. He worked for construction companies and as an iron worker. He was a member of Local 40 International Association of Bridge Structure & Ornamental Ironworkers, St. John's the Evangelist Church and Pulaski Grange 730. He was past grand knight of Bernard Gregg Knights of Columbus Council 5605 in Pulaski. He served in the Navy from 1937 to 1940 and in the Merchant Marines from 1941 to 1945. Survivors: His wife of 28 years, the former Barbara Jodway Segretto; two daughters, June Chvala of Buffalo and Michele Chvala of Tucson, Ariz.; seven sons, Steve of Stafford, Ariz., Cyrus of Kenmore, Daniel of Panther Lake, James of Bakersfield, Calif., Richard of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., David of Ellisburg and Michael of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Anna Puskar of Hershey, Pa., and Josephine Linko of Baden, Pa.; 17 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday in St. John's the Evangelist Church. Burial, St. Peter's Mausoleum. Calling hours, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park St., Pulaski.
The Syracuse Post-Standard
Wednesday, September 5, 2001
- Kasper S. Chvala, 81, of 15 Park St., died Monday at his home. Mr. Chvala was a ironworker employed by various construction companies. He was a member of Local 40 of the International Association of Bridge Structure and Ornamental Ironworkers. Born Jan. 8, 1920, in Zelienople, Pa., son of Stephen and Kathryn Stono Chvala, he was a 1937 graduate of Zelienople High School and served in the Navy from 1937 to 1940. He also served in the Merchant Marine from 1941 to 1945. He lived at Katonah, Oswego and Pittsburgh, Pa., before moving to Pulaski in 1987. He was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church, a member of Pulaski Grange 730 and a past grand knight of Bernard Gregg Knights of Columbus Council 5605. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, the former Barbara Jodway Segretto; two daughters, June Chvala, Buffalo, and Michelle Chvala, Tucson, Ariz.; seven sons, Steve, Stafford, Ariz., Cyrus, Kenmore, Daniel, Panther Lake, James, Bakersfield, Calif., Richard, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., David, Ellisburg, and Michael, Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Anna Puskar, Hershey, Pa., and Josephine Linko, Baden, Pa., 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Mr. Chvala had been married previously. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. John the Evangelist Church. Entombment will be in St. Peter's Mausoleum, Oswego. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Foster-Hax Funeral Home.