Obit: Kotecki, Evelyn T. (1929 – 1970)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kotecki, Tetzner, Brockman

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 17 Dec 1970

Kotecki, Evelyn T. (1929 – 13 DEC 1970)

Mrs. Anthony (Evelyn) Kotecki, 41, a rural Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.) mother of 10 children, the eldest 14 years of age, died Sunday evening in Victory Memorial Hospital at Stanley of head injuries suffered late Sunday afternoon in a collision at an unmarked town road intersection 3 1/2 miles northeast of here.

Driving alone, Mrs. Kotecki was returning home from a meeting at St. Bernard's Catholic parish in Thorp.

The driver of the other car, Ronald G. Tetzner, 17, son of a Thorp High School athletic coach, reportedly escaped injury.

Authorities aid the accident occurred shortly after 4 p.m., and that the impact forced the Kotecki car into a ditch. Mrs. Kotecki was thrown from the vehicle and given first aid treatment at the scene, then rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where she died about two hours later.

Circumstances surrounding the accident are still under investigation, Clark County authorities said.

Services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, with the Reverend Francis Brockman, pastor, officiating. Survivors include her husband and 10 children, all at home.