----Source: The Stark Family Scrapbook.

Photo of Carl & Caroline on their farm

CARL BYTOF DIES AT MADISON

The body of Carl Bytof was brought here Tuesday from Madison at which place he passed away Monday evening. He had bee a patient at the Wisconsin General hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for heart trouble. He had been in failing health for the past two years, following an attack of pneumonia. He was 47 years of age.

Besides his wife he leaves to mourn four sons, Harry, Otto, Clarence and Lester, and three daughters, Olga, Tillie, and Violet, all of whom are at home.

Funeral services will be held from the Griebenow-Weirich Co. chapel Saturday afternoon, a reader of the Bible Students Association, will have charge of the services. Interment will take place in the Riverside cemetery.

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Carl Bytof was my grandfather.

He's also mentioned here (as "Karl Bitof"):

"In July of 1918 an extra meeting was held to welcome into membership Edward Fredrich, John Rohland, William Lentz, John Engel, Julius Cizek, Fred Molzan, Jak.Cizek, Karl Bitof, Fred Schwenke, John Lankheim and Ludw. Schafer. This group had come from Chicago and had purchased a school building in which to hold Polish services. In view of the fact that the group still had a debt to retire on the school the voters of St. John's decided to release them of any obligation of church debt retirement. At the same meeting it was decided to permit a pastor to come three times a year for the purpose of holding services in the Polish language for those members not too well acquainted with the German."