Agnes Marie Cernik

Agnes Marie Cernik, 93, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

Private Funeral Services will be held at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. Private Interment will be in the Ord Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family for designation at a later date.

Agnes was born on August 15, 1932, in Sargent, Nebraska to Joe and Barbra (Vodehnal) Cernik. She graduated from Ord High School in 1950. Agnes worked for 52 years at Ord Irrigation as their District Office Manager. She also served as the Cooperative Secretary for NLID.

Agnes was a devoted longtime member of the Ord Methodist Church, and she taught Sunday School for many years. She was also active for 50 years with the Ord Methodist Church Education Opportunity for Women and the Ord VFW Auxiliary.

Those left to cherish her memory include her nieces, Marilyn Dugger and Kim Rowe (Rusty); nephew, Rich Cernik (Penny); great-nieces, Jennifer, Michelle, Meaghan, Melissa, Racheal, Kayla, Kelly and Dana; great-nephews, Bob, Chris, Brian, Mike; 29 great-great nieces and great-great nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara Kapustka; father, Joe Cernik; stepfather, Bolish Kapustka and brother and sister-in-law, Alvin and Carol Cernik; two nephews, Kenneth & Keith Cernik; two nieces, Sandra Cernik and Linda Doncheske; and nephew-in-law, Diedrich "D.D" Dugger.