Obit: Sowieja, Jerome M.J., Jr. #2 (1948 - 1952)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Sowieja, Grabara, Lindenberg, Pavlow, White

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 21 Aug 1952

Sowieja, Jerome M.J. (20 SEP 1948 - 15 AUG 1952)

Jerome Michael George Sowieja, Jr., son of Jerome and Elsie (Grabara) Sowieja, Sr., was born Sept. 20, 1948 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, and passed away at the hospital on Thursday, Aug. 15, 1952, having reached the age of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days.

On July 31, 1952 at 10:30 a.m. he fell while playing, and while in a coma, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, and remained in the coma until Tuesday, Aug. 5th at 2:00 p.m. On Aug. 8th he returned home and seemed to be recovering, until on Thursday, Aug. 14th, when he again went into a coma and was taken back to the hospital. He was given oxygen from 2:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., when he was put in the Iron Lung and underwent an operation on his head. He was in the operating room from 11:52 until 1:30 a.m. and passed away at 1:50 a.m. The cause of his death was still not known until an autopsy was performed and found that a blood clot on the brain hemorrhaged at the time of the fall and worked its way back to the base of the brain during this time.

He is survived by his parents, a brother , Donnie, 3 years old, a sister, Susan, 2 years old, his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sowieja, Atwood; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Grabara, Greenwood; uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sowieja, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Sowieja, Mr. and Mrs. John Pavlow, Mr. and Mrs. Al Lindenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. White, all of Milwaukee; George Grabara Jr., with the army in Germany, and James Sowieja with the army in Alaska.

An Angel High Mass was read at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Monday, Aug. 18th, the Rev. Father Edward Hartung officiated. He was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery.

The pallbearers were James Snedic, Charles Vesel, Gary Brux and Dick Bergeman. Those in charge of flowers were Leonard Brzezinski and Ted Martens.

In loving memory of you Mike,
This little verse, I know you'd like.
We picture you with eyes so blue,
A friendly smile, warm and true.
Our memory will forever see,
A busybody like a bee.
But, the day has come for you last call,
We'll miss you clearly, one and all.
For God has chosen from his best,
You, Dear Mike, be laid to rest.
(Uncle Gene)