Obit: Witek, Mary (1879 - 1964)

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Surnames: Witek, Swiatek, Nowicki, Latko, Malinowski, DeSon

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04/30/1964

Witek, Mary (15 MAR 1879 - 17 APR 1964)

Funeral services were held at St. Stanislaus Parish with Father Cyz officiating for Mrs. John M. Witek of Lublin, who passed away at Victory Memorial Hospital on April 17, 1964.

She was born in Poland (Mary Swiatek) on May 15, 1879. She came to Chicago when she was a young girl and in 1906 she was married to John M. Witek. They moved to Lublin in 1912 and farmed in the town of Roosevelt (Taylor Co., Wis.) until they retired in 1949. Since that time they made their home with their son, Peter.

She leaves to mourn, her husband John, four daughters, (Stella) Mrs. Tom Nowicki, Chicago, (Sophie) Mrs. Eddie Latko, Chicago, (Rose) Mrs. Rose Malinowski, Withee, (Lillian) Mrs. Spiro DeSon, Montebello, Calif., also three sons, John, Withee, Frank, Withee, Peter, Lublin, also one daughter Vernie preceded her in death. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Dennis Miller, Jim Albert, Stanley Halida, Jerry Wnek, Ray Kroll and Walter Bak.

Relatives and friends from out of town were from Chicago, Milwaukee, California, Withee and Thorp.