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Map showing the location of the graves of our SZTORC - STORTZ - STORC, MICEK and OPELLA families. Andrew and Thomas STORTZ were first cousins of my grandfather Stanislaus GALUS; Mary, Michael and Louis OPELLA were cousins of my grandmother Martha KUDRON GALUS line; the STORC, MICEK and GONSOWSKI families are relatives of my cousin Roman Witek. More about the SZTORC families (includes the MICEKs and GONSOWSKIs) More about my KUDRON family |
Tomasz STORTZ born 10 Dec 1882 Leki Gorne, Poland (Łęki Górne, Poland) died 20 Mar 1956 Chicago, Illinois, USA Antonina STORTZ nee OCHAL born 1887 Poland died 9 May 1962 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Józef STORTZ, son 1906 - 1936 |
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Tomasz STORTZ was my first cousin twice
removed; he was a first
cousin of my grandfather, Stanislaus GALUS. Tomasz was born in Leki
Gorne / Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland on 10 Dec 1882, house 132.
He was a son of
Adalbert SZTORC and Anna nee WACHA. According to the 1910 U.S. census
for Illinois, Tomasz immigrated in 1900. He married Antonina OCHAL,
daughter of Joannis OCHAL and Anna nee ZAGIELLO, of Brzeziny, powiat
Ropczyce, Galicia, Poland, on 29 May 1905 in St. John Cantius Church,
Chicago, Illinois, USA. Tomasz and Antonina were the parents of Joseph, Stella / Estelle (married John PASKO), Frank (married Helen), Leo Peter (married Rose), Janie / Jennie (married Frank CHOLEWA), Thomas (married Mabel), Frances (married Mieczyslaw / Mitchell BIALASZEWICZ), and Theresa (married Walter GLOWACZ). Tomasz was a brother of Andrew STORTZ, see below. More about my SZTORC families |
Andrew STORTZ born 13 Aug 1886 Leki Gorne, Poland (Łęki Górne, Poland) died Apr 1973 Chicago, Illinois, USA Catherine STORTZ nee KUDLA born 1892 Poland died 22 Feb 1947 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Andrew STORTZ was my first cousin twice
removed; he was a first
cousin of my grandfather, Stanislaus GALUS. Andrew was born in Leki
Gorne / Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland on 13 Aug 1886, house 136.
He was a son of
Adalbert SZTORC and Anna nee WACHA. According to the 1910 U.S. census
for Illinois, Andrew immigrated in 1906. He married Catharine KUDLA,
daughter of Stanislaus KUDLA and Antonina nee MARCZANKA on 30 Jul 1912
in St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Andrew and Catherine were the parents of Adela Antonina (married Matt WOJCIK) (see tombstones below), Leokadja / Lillia (married Ferdinand SOLIWODA), Stella / Estella (married Vernon TREBICK), Peter, Stanley and Walter. Andrew was a brother of Tomasz STORTZ, see above. More about my SZTORC families |
Adeline WOJCIK nee STORTZ born 9 May 1913 Chicago, Illinois died 9 May 1998 Matt WOJCIK born 26 July 1915 died abt 25 June 1978 Chicago, Illinois |
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Adeline / Adela Antonina was a daughter of Andrew
SZTORC / STORTZ and
Catherine nee KUDLA. She married Matt J. WOJCIK. According to Matt's
obituary, he was survived by his wife and a daughter Joan. More about my SZTORC families |
Michael OPELLA born 22 Mar 1922 Nebraska died about 23 Mar 1984 Chicago, Illinois |
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Mary OPELLA nee SOKOL born 1 March 1888 Leki Gorne, Poland (Łęki Górne, Poland) died about 5 Jan 1969 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Louis OPELLA born _______ Nebraska died about 5 Aug 1967 Chicago, Illinois |
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Marianna (Mary) SOKOL OPELLA was my first
cousin twice removed. She
was a first cousin of my grandmother, Martha KUDRON GALUS.
Marianna was born in Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland,
house 351. She was a
daughter of Ludwig SOKOL and Anna nee KUDRON. According to the 1900
U.S. Nebaska census the SOKOL family immigrated to Nebraska around
1897. Marianna married Michael OPELA on 4 May 1903 in Ss. Peter and
Paul Church, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. I do not know when the
OPELLA family moved to Chicago. In the 1930 census they were enumerated
in Columbus, Platte County,Nebraska. I have not found when or where
Mary's
husband Michael died.
Following is an extract of Mary's obituary from the Chicago Tribune, which lists all of her children:Michael and Louis OPELLA were sons of Michael and Mary SOKOL OPELLA. Michael's obituary was in the 23 March 1984 Chicago Tribune; Louis obituary was in the 5 August 1967 Chicago Tribune. More about my KUDRON family |
Franciszek STORC born 5 July 1885 Leki Gorne, Poland (Łęki Górne, Poland) died 22 April 1950 Chicago, Illinois, USA Joanna STORC nee PLEBANEK born 1885 Szynwald, Poland (Szynwałd, Poland) died 28 Jan 1963 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Joseph J. STORC born 29 Oct 1914 Chicago, Illinois died 13 Sep 1987 Chicago, Illinois |
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Stephanie S. GONSOWSKI nee STORC born 17 Nov 1919 Illinois died 30 Nov 2003 Chicago, Illinois |
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Edward A.. STORC born 24 Sep 1923 Chicago, Illinois died 11 Jan 1982 Chicago, Illinois |
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Franciszek SZTORC / STORC was a granduncle of my
cousin Roman Witek,
brother of Roman's grandfather, Józef SZTORC. Franciszek was
born 2
July 1885 in Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland, house
285, a son of Paulus
SZTORC and Agnes nee STANIEC. Frank immigrated to the United States in
October 1909. On 21 February 1911 he married Joanna nee PLEBANEK,
daughter of Jakob PLEBANEK and Rozalia nee CZUBA, at St. John Cantius
Church in Chicago, Illinois. Frank and Joanna were the parents of:
Sophia (married Joseph ZMUDA), Joseph (married Stella GORKA), Mary
(married Frank FILIPOWSKI), Stephania (married Edwin GONSOWSKI), and
Edward. Frank's brother John also immigrated to the U.S. about 1913
(see below); his sister Anna immigrated about 1906/1908. Photos of Joseph and Edward's headstones by Joanne Filipowski Hogan, June 2005. More about our SZTORC families |
Jan STORC born 8 June 1893 Leki Gorne, Poland (Łęki Górne, Poland) died 21 October 1954 Chicago, Illinois, USA Katarzyna STORC nee BURDELIK born 1896 Poland died 1983 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Jan SZTORC \ STORC was a granduncle of my cousin
Roman Witek, brother of
Roman's grandfather, Józef SZTORC. Jan was born 8 June 1893 in
Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland, house 285, a son of
Paulus SZTORC and Agnes nee
STANIEC. According to the 1930 U.S. Illinois census, John immigrated to
the United States in 1913. He married Katarzyna nee BURDELIK about
1916. John and Katherine were the parents of: Theodore (Teddy), Bernice
(married John BURDELIK), and Loretta (married Tadeusz WALCZAK). John's
brother Frank also immigrated to the U.S. in 1909 (see above); his
sister Anna immigrated about 1906/1908. More about our SZTORC families |
Rudolf MICEK and Anna nee SZTORC Franciszek and Jan SZTORC / STORC had a sister Anna who immigrated to the United States about 1906/1908. Anna was born 16 February 1888 in Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland, house 285, a daughter of Paulus SZTORC and Agnes nee STANIEC. She married Rudolf MICEK on 19 September 1911 at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, Illinois. Rudolf's obituary from the Dziennik Chicagoski (http://pgsa.org/dzien9029.htm) indicates he died 5 July 1939. He was living at 2313 N. Monitor Avenue. Burial was on the 8 of July from St. Jacob Church to St. Adalbert cemetery in the family plot. He was survived by his wife Marianna and children, Wladislaw, Stefania, Józef, Józefina, and Czeslaw; son-in-law, Jan Sobota; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Jan and Katarzyna Storc, Franciszek and Joanna Storc, Pawel, Stefania Pinkos. A young woman who lives in Chicago found my webpage while looking for her SZTORC family. She offered to photograph headstones of my folks who are buried at St. Adalbert Cemetery. When she sent several of the photographs, she wrote: Sadly, Rudolf Micek was buried
in a pauper's grave. His family didn't purchase the site after the 25
year period, and somebody else is on top of him, and he has no
headstone. Which then also leaves me with no information on Anna. I did
look her up on the computer and didn't find her, but when I go again, I
will have the office staff check their computers for me. As a side
note, he is in the same section as Stephania Gonsowski.
As of the posting of this page, I have not found Anna's death date or burial place; I was hoping that Robyn would find Anna's information when she visited St. Adalbert's. We will see what transpires. Zobaczymy.... Rudolf and Anna SZTORC MICEK's
daughter Stephania married Jan / John
SOBOTA (see below). John's obituary indicated he was buried at Maryhill
Cemetery, which is just a short distance to the north of St. Adalbert's
Cemetery. Stephania's tombstone is at Maryhill Cemetery, but there is
no death date on it. |
Maryhill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois |
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Stephany SOBOTA nee MICEK born 21 Nov 1915 Chicago, Illinois, USA died 23 Dec 1998 Chicago, Illinois, USA John SOBOTA born 8 June 1911 died 26 May 1978 |
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Stephany SOBOTA nee MICEK was a daughter of
Rudolf and Anna SZTORC
MICEK. She married Jan / John SOBOTA, son of Albert SOBOTA and Victoria
BIALEK. According to John's obituary, he was survived by his wife and a
son, John M. The online Social
Security Death Index gives Stephany's death date as 23 Dec 1998. More about our SZTORC families |