Obit: Polnaszek, Evelyn (1904 - 1986)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Polnaszek, Koscielski, McNally, Manicki, Prieve, Panek, Pawlak, Puerner

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI.) November 5, 1986

Polnaszek, Evelyn (22 November 1904 - 27 October 1986)

Evelyn Polnaszek, 81, died on Monday, October 27, 1986.

Evelyn Koscielski was born in Thorp, November 22, 1904. She was united in marriage to Peter Polnaszek July 26, 1928. They farmed in Thorp for a few years, then lived in Chicago and returned to Thorp in 1975 when they retired.

Survivors are her husband Peter; a son Roger of Palos Heights, IL, a daughter, Mrs. Barbara McNally of Crystal Lake, IL; six grandchildren; two brothers, Ed of Tombstone, AZ and Joe of Winneconne, WI; five sisters, Ann Manicki of Chicago, Charlotte Prieve of Tucson, AZ, Estelle Panek of Thorp, Helen Pawlak of Evergreen Park, IL and Harriet Koscielski of Chicago, IL.

Funeral services were held in St. Bernard-St. Hedwig’s Church on Thursday, October 30, 1986 at 10:30 a.m. with Father John Puerner officiating.  Burial was in St. Hedwig’s old cemetery.  Pallbearers were her grandchildren: Karen Thomas, John and Tom Polnaszek, Linda, Sharon and Jim McNally.

Friends and relatives came from Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota and New Mexico.