Surnames: Rogus, Jarosz, Lobacz, Novak, Antoisik, Dranginis

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 01/28/1943

Rogus, Jacob (18 JUN 1866 - 24 JAN 1943)

Jacob Rogus, 76, passed away at the home of his son, John, in the village (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) on Sunday, Jan. 24, 1943, of old age infirmities.

The deceased was born in Poland on June 18, 1866. He came to America for the first time in 1885 and spent some time in Chicago where he was united in marriage on June 15, 1888 to Miss Sophia Jarosz. They returned to Poland where they resided until 1913 when they again came to this country and purchased a farm in the town of Reseburg. They resided there until Mr. Rogus’ retirement from farming in 1930, when they moved to the village of Thorp. Mrs. Rogus passed away in December 1939.

Mr. Rogus sold his residence in the village recently and has been living with his son.

He is survived by three sons, Joe of Greenwood, John of Thorp and Peter of Chicago; four daughters, Mary, Mrs. Victor Lobacz of Greenwood, Hattie, Mrs. Stanley Novak, and Katherine, Mrs. Stanley Antoisik, of Chicago, and Victoria, Mrs. Frank Dranginis of Withee, thirty-one grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. One son and a daughter also preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held at St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church on Wednesday morning at ten o’clock, Father S.R. Lengowski officiating, and interment taking place in the nearby cemetery. Pallbearers were Stanley Pazniecszny, Walter Badzinski, Frank Sawczuk, Jacob Niedzwiecki, Albert Bonk and Martin Soda.