Obit: Jarocki, Mary Ann (1891 - 1953)
Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Jarocki, Laniewski, Dolatowski, Zukowski

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10/1/1953

Jarocki, Mary Ann (15 AUG 1891 - 16 SEP 1953)

Last rites were conducted by the Rev. Francis Piekarski and Rev. Herbert Zoromski at St. Hedwig’s Church on Monday morning, Sept. 21 at 10:00 o’clock for Mrs. Jos. Jarocki who passed away at her home in the Town of Withee (Clark Co., Wis.) Sept. 16, 1953, of a heart attack. She had reached the age of 62 years., 1 month and 1 day.

The deceased was born in Poland on Aug. 15, 1891. She came to America in 1899 and on Oct. 27, 1908 was united in marriage to Joseph Jarocki in Thorp.

Besides her husband she is survived by four sons, Louis, Emil, Garfield and Kenneth of Chicago; four daughters, Jennie, Mrs. Chester Laniewski, Josephine, Mrs. Jerome Dolatowski, Tillie Jarocki, Virginia, Mrs. Stanley Laniewski, all of Chicago, three brothers, Louis and Peter Zukowski of Thorp and Frank Zukowski of Chicago, and 13 grandchildren, Mike, Sharon, Sandra, Ronald, Sonny, Clyde, Cheryl, Geargene, James, George, Doreen, Gary and Wayne.

Interment took place in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Leon and Tony Laniewski, Felix, William and Jacob Zukowski, and Lawrence Gostomski.

Twenty-nine years ago to the Sept. 21, Mrs. Jarocki carried her godchild, Leon Laniewski to St. Hedwig’s Church for baptism. He was one of the pallbearers who carried her to her eternal rest. This day is also the date of the marriage of her oldest daughter, Jennie, to Chester Laniewski, and also of that memorable and destructive cyclone which struck in this vicinity on Sept. 21, 1936.

Out of town relatives and friends who were her to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jos. Jarocki on Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. Chester Laniewski and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Dolatowski, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jarocki and family, Mr. Emil Jarocki, Mr. and Mrs. Gar. Jarocki, Tillie Jarocki, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Laniewski and son, Kenneth Jarocki, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zukowski and family, Mrs. Geo. Grabowski and son, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zukowski, Mrs. Anton Aneoniewicz and son, and Mrs. Sophie Laniewski and sons.