Obit: Placzkowski, Kostentena (1862 - 1938)

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Surnames: PLACZKOWSKI LEPINSKI KNOPP GALINSKI BIELECKI

----Sources: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 07/21/1938

Placzkowski, Kostentena (27 OCT 1862 - 15 JUL 1938)

Rev. F.A. Kulig officiated at funeral services which were conducted at St. Hedwig’s Church on Monday morning for Mrs. Andrew Placzkowski, who passed away of chronic myocarditis at her home in the town of Withee (Clark Co., Wis.), on July 15th at the age of 76 years, 8 months and 17 days.

Kostentena Lepinski was born in Poland, on Oct. 27, 1862 and came to America Fifty-six years ago. In Nov. 1879 she was married to Andrew Placzkowski at Montcremel, Pa. She lived in Pennsylvania for several years and in Milwaukee before coming to Thorp, in 1892, which has since been her home.

Surviving relatives are one son, Louis of Thorp; three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Knopp, St. Paul, Anna, Mrs. Joe Galinski and Veronica, Mrs. Frank Bielecki, Thorp, and twenty grandchildren.

Interment was made in St. Hedwig’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Stanley Neiman, Joe Kinas, Frank Kotecki, Alex Grendzinski, Geo. Zukowski and E. Lukstein.