Obit: Strszeszynski, Casper (1854 - 1937)

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Surnames: STRSZESZYNSKI WALCZAK LESNIEWSKI BOROWICK BORYSIEWICZ ZIOLKOWSKI

----Sources: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 21 Jan 1937

Strszeszynski, Casper (3 NOV 1854 - 8 JAN 1937)

Casper Strszeszynski, former resident of the town of Reseburg (Clark Co., Wis.), died at his home in St. Paul, Jan. 8th, 1937, aged 83 years.

Casper Vincent Strszeszynski was born in Poland, Europe, on Nov. 3, 1854. He was united in marriage to Kathryn Walczak in Oct. 1881, in Poland, and in April 1883, Mr. Strszeszynski and his wife came to America, residing nine years in St. Paul. In the Fall of 1892 he purchased a farm and came to the Town of Reseburg which became his home for twenty-six years, raising a family of ten children. As one of the arly settlers in this vicinity he underwent many hardships in the making of a home in the wilderness and clearing up of the homestead. Retiring from farming in 1918, he moved again to St. Paul, where he resided at the time of his death.

Surviving relatives are: his wife, five sons, Frank of LeCenter, Minn., Peter of Thorp, Anthony of Milwaukee, Joseph and Micheal of St. Paul; five daughters, Mrs. Joseph Lesniewski and Mrs. Mary Borowick of St. Paul, Mrs. Hattie Borysiewicz of Thorp, Mrs. John Ziolkowski and Mrs. Leo Ziolkowski of St. Paul.

Funeral rites were conducted in St. Paul by Rev. Andrew Stojar on Jan. 11th and burial was made in the Calvary Cemetery there. Pallbearers were: J. Ziolkowski Sr., J. Golaski, P. Kasprzak, H. Skorezewski, J. Tomaszeoski and A. Kubiak of St. Paul.