Obit: Penk, Nellie (1885 – 1970)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Penk, Walejewski, Wisniewski, Obrycki, Piekarz, Slowensky, Rycerz

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 23 Jul 1970

Penk, Nellie (16 MAR 1885 – 17 JUL 1970)

Nellie Penk, 85, passed away Friday, July 17, 1970 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls. Funeral services were held at St. Hedwig's Chapel on Monday, July 20. Father Joe Walejewski officiated at the service, with burial being made in St. Hedwig's New Cemetery.

Pallbearers were grandsons, Leonard Wisniewski, Tim Obrycki, Gary Obrycki, Jerry Penk, Michael Penk and James Penk.

Nellie Piekarz was born March 16, 1885 in Krasnik, Poland. She was united in marriage to Martin Penk in 1905 in Poland. They came to the states in 1906, living in Chicago and Lublin, and after retiring, living in Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.) the last 20 years.

Surviving are: her husband, Martin; three sons, John and Anton of Rt. 2, Thorp; Joseph of Lublin; two daughters, Della Wisniewski of Lublin; Valerie Slowensky of Fridley, Minnesota; one brother, Stanley Piekarz of Gary, Indiana; one sister, Ann Rycerz of Marshfield; 26 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were two sons, Chester of Chicago and Bruno of Hammond, Indiana.