Obit: Kodl, Stella (1889 - 1960)

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Surnames: Kodl, Jasinek, Spala, Penkava

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 09/22/1960

Kodl, Stella (29 JUN 1889 - 7 SEP 1960)

Mrs. Stella Kodl, 71, passed away at Stanley Memorial Hospital, Wednesday, Sept. 7^th, 1960.

Stella Spala was born June 29, 1889 in Czechoslovakia, coming to America Dec. 20, 1905.  On Feb. 15, 1913 she married Albert Kodl at Chicago, Ill.  Mr. Kodl passed away Aug. 31, 1960.  They moved to Minnesota and later to rural Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), and in 1952 they moved to the city of Thorp.

Funeral services were held at the Thorp Funeral Home on Saturday, Sept. 10 at ten a.m., with Rev. James Stone officiating.  Burial was in the East Thorp Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Joseph F. Czech, Leon Kudingo, Walter Ruda, Joe Kudingo, Frank Sierocuk and Rollo Everett.

Surviving are four sons, Albert and Joe of Thorp, Jerry of Wausau, Emil of Stanley, one daughter Helen, Mrs. Frank Jasinek, one brother, Joseph Spala in Czechoslovakia, one sister, Mary Penkava, Austin, Minn., and 22 grandchildren.

Out of town relatives and friends attending the funeral were Mrs. Mary Prochazka, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prochazka, Jackson, Minn.; Mrs. Joseph Penkava, Mr. Frank Tittlus and daughter Ruth, Austin, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shallcross, Almond, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Everett, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kozikoski and daughters, Frank Klecacky of Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. John Kudingo, Atwood, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Twarowski, Withee, Wis.