Obit: Lewien, Peter #2 (1896 - 1966)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Lewien, Wozniak, Norcyk, Kubiak, Marzeda

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04 Aug 1966

Lewien, Peter (28 JUN 1896 - 8 JUL 1966)

Peter Frank Lewien, 70, passed away of a heart attack on Friday, July 8th, 1966.

Mr. Lewien, a retired farmer, was born June 28, 1896 in Poland. On Oct. 16, 1916 he was united in marriage to Agnes Wozniak in Poland. In 1926 they arrived in Saskatchewan, Canada, and on Nov. 17, 1947 they moved to the Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.) area.

Funeral services were held at St. Hedwig's Chapel, Thorp, on Monday, July 1, with Rev. Father Ed Masalewicz officiating at the ten a.m. service. Burial was made in St. Hedwig's Cemetery. Pallbearers were: John Kubiak, Joe Kosik, Ed Kosik, John Lato, Steve Lato and Frank Jaworek.

Surviving are his wife Agnes; three sons, John Lewien, Grand Island, N.Y., Steve and Joseph, both of Thorp; two daughters, Katherine Norcyk of Hazlet, N.J., Ann Kubiak of Chicago; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A daughter, Josephine, and a sister, Magdalen Marzeda, preceded him in death.