Obit: Kaszubowski, Marcella Sophie #2 (1919 - 2012)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kaszubowski, Pozdol, Depa, Stokosa, Alger, Niedzwiecki, Jordan, Wiklanski, Andronowitz, Filipek, Norks, Zielke, Maier, Kluck, Lew, Meuret

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI) 8/8/2012

Kaszubowski, Marcella Sophie (28 October 1919 - 3 August 2012)

Marcella S. Kaszubowski, age 92, of Thorp, passed away peacefully at the Clark County Health Care Center, in Owen, on Friday, August 3, 2012, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 6, 2012, at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Thorp. Rev. Don Meuret officiated and burial followed in New St. Hedwig’s Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kevin Kaszubowski, Kurt Alger, Marty Kaszubowski, Michelle Maier, Josh Jordan, Joey Jordan, Jason Kluck and Jennifer Lew. Visitation was held on Sunday, August 5, 2012, at Thorp Funeral Home from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. rosary service. Visitation was also held at Thorp Funeral Home, on Monday, August 6, 2012, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m.

Marcella Sophie Depa was born on October 28, 1919, in the Town of Taft, Taylor County, to Paul and Anna (Pozdol) Depa, the eldest of thirteen children. She was raised on the family farm and received her education at the Red Brick School in the Town of Taft. At the age of 17, Marcella moved to Chicago, IL and worked at Western Electric and at the Kimball Piano Company. She continued to help the family back home by sending most of her paychecks to them. Later she helped many of her siblings gain employment in the big city. She was united in marriage to Ted. A. Kaszubowski on November 13, 1948, at St. Mary’s Czestochowa Catholic Church, rural Stanley. They farmed in the Town of Thorp until retiring in 1982. Together they raised six children and taught them strong values, good work ethics and to always help others.

In her spare time, Marcella loved growing large gardens, canning anything and everything, sewing, making patchwork quilts, creating family history journals and photo albums, cooking up a huge pot of chicken soup on Sundays for anyone that might stop over, and spending time with and babysitting her precious grandchildren. Her love of family and her faith in God molded her into a very caring, giving, compassionate and strong-willed woman.

She was a member of the Rosary & Altar Society at St. Mary’s Czestochowa, and also was a member of the PCCW at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig Catholic Church.

She is survived by her children: Carol Kaszubowski (Theresa) of Thorp, Betty (Louis, Jr.) Stokosa of Lublin, Pat (Neil) Alger of Thorp, Robert (Debra) Kaszubowski of Thorp, Bonnie (Adam) Niedzwiecki of Thorp, and Linda (Mike) Jordan of Lafayette, IN; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three brothers: Louis (Bernice) Depa of Thorp, Peter (Alvina) Depa of Stanley, and Joseph (Joan) Depa of St. John, IN; two sisters: Julie Wiklanski of Petoskey, MI, and Pauline Andronowitz of Shelton, CT; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted, on November 7, 2008; her parents; one daughter, Janice Kaszubowski, in infancy; four brothers: Frank, Andrew, Anton and John Depa; and three sisters: Helen Filipak, Frances Norks and Agnes Zielke.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiegh.com.

Thorp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.