271Sep 17, 2008
Mrs. Mary Wojak Mrs. Mary Wojak, age 72, a resident of Portage county for many years, died Monday night at 6 o’clock at the home of her brother Mike Wierzba, of the town of Sharon. She had been ill and confined to bed since Saturday. Mrs. Wojak was born on August 6, 1869, in Poland, […]
272Sep 5, 2008
Martin Wierzba Martin Wierzba, Route 2, Amherst, Town of Stockton, suffered a stroke while en route to St.Mary’s of Mount Carmel Church, Fancher, at 7:30 a.m. today and was dead on arrival at St. Michael’s Hospital. Born August 10, 1883, in the Town of Sharon, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. […]
273Sep 5, 2008
Funeral of Mr. Wierzba Many relatives and friends were present and Sacred Heart Catholic church at Polonia Wednesday morning for the funeral of Michael Wierzba, 70, of the town of Sharon, who died last Saturday. A requiem high mass was conducted with Rev. Michael Klosowski officiating at the main alter and Re. Joseph Schulist and […]
274Sep 5, 2008
Michael Wierzba, 70, a resident of the town of Sharon all of his life, died at his home there Saturday morning at 10:45 o’clock, following a stroke he suffered Friday morning. Mr. Wierzba was born in Sharon, in the Ellis neighborhood, on September 29, 1873, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wierzba. […]
275Sep 3, 2008
Hello, A few weeks ago, I had the honor to have joined a Portage County genealogy research group. I have posted a link to the research groups website on my blog, http://www.bigalke.biz/. This group has members who excel in different aspects of Portage County and Polish genealogy research. A couple weeks ago I was able […]
276Aug 22, 2008
Funeral of Mrs. Glodowski Funeral services for Mrs. John Glodowski of the town of Alban, who died Sunday night, were held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Adalbert’s Catholic church in Alban. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael Klosowski officiated and burial followed in the parish cemetery. The Rosary society of St. Adalbert’s attended the funeral […]
277Aug 21, 2008
MRS. ALEX GLODOWSKI. Mrs. Alex Glodowski passed away at 5:30 a. m. Saturday at her home at Fancher station after a week’s illness. The deceased, whose maiden name was Annie Wiszba, was 28 years of age last June. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wiszba of Polonia. Seven years ago in May […]
278Aug 21, 2008
OBITUARYVincent Wierzba A 90-year-old Town of Stockton resident, Vincent Wierzba, died at 2:15 p. m. Monday. His death occurred on the family homestead where he lived with a step-son, John Grzywacz. Mr. Wierzba was born in Poland in 1866, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wierzba, and came to the United States […]
279Aug 16, 2008
Hello, I was searching Access Newspaper Archive, which is linked online through the county library system. I had found an article that was written by Malcom Rosholt on Thursday, February 13, 1975 and appeared in the Stevens Point Daily Journal. This is a great article for insight into Polonia, Portage, Wisconsin in the late 1800’s. […]
280Jul 27, 2008
This is the 1880 U.S. Census from Portage County, Wisconsin. The Wierzba named had been misspelled as Wirshba. Listed are: Vincent, Victoria, Vincent, Mary, Michael, Antonia, and Anna. Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1442; Family History Film: 1255442; Page: 125.1000; Enumeration District: 143; Image: . Best Regards, Al