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Descendants of Michael Andrzejewski

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  MICHAEL1 ANDRZEJEWSKI1 was born 1864 in Swiatkowo, Pozen, Poland, and died August 10, 1935 in South Bend In.  He married BALBINA ANNA CHOZANOWSKI1 1881.  She was born 1865 in Swiatkowo, Pozen, Poland, and died 1923 in South Bend In.

 

More About MICHAEL ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

 

More About BALBINA ANNA CHOZANOWSKI:

Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

       

Child of MICHAEL ANDRZEJEWSKI and BALBINA CHOZANOWSKI is:

2.                i.    ANTHONY2 ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. April 04, 1882, Swiatkowo, Pozen, Poland; d. February 16, 1939, South Bend In.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ANTHONY2 ANDRZEJEWSKI (MICHAEL1)1 was born April 04, 1882 in Swiatkowo, Pozen, Poland2, and died February 16, 1939 in South Bend In2.  He married (1) STANISLANA STELLA TYLKA3 November 10, 1906, daughter of JACOB TYLKA and FRANCES SZRAJEK.  She was born April 12, 1884 in Daszewice, Pozen, Poland4, and died Abt. 1930 in South Bend In4.  He married (2) WLADYSLAWA NOWACZYK5 November 23, 1931 in St Adelbert6, daughter of LUKE NOWACZYK and ANTONINA BAUM.  She was born October 06, 1887 in Poland6, and died June 08, 1977 in South Bend, IN6.

 

More About ANTHONY ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: February 20, 1939, St Joseph Catholic Cemetary6

Residence: 1906, 912 W Division

 

Notes for WLADYSLAWA NOWACZYK:

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Oral History Adeline Piechorowski Holvoet    6-19-2000

 

Lottie came from Poland with Dr. Abel and is wife a nurse at about the age of eight (abt. 1895). Times in Prussian Poland "Pozen" were not good with maurading German soldiers looting and pillaging Polish villiages and especially raping Polish women. Lotties father saved enough money to pay for her passage to America with the doctor and his wife to avoid this fate for his daughter.  Her parents never made it to America and died in Poland of Consumption. Lottie returned to Poland with medicine for the family as there was little available in the area other than folk remedies.

 

Dr. Abel a "Jewish Doctor" maintained his office on Washington Street in South Bend and served a large Polish clientel until he passed away.

 

Mother did not speak english when we were little girls and we had to learn how at grade school. It was very hard.

 

Adeline cherished and loved her mother and thinks of her often to this day.

 

"SHE MADE ME THE LADY I AM TODAY"

 

Lottie was the first Polish Lady in the area to begin a Catering Business in association with St. Adelberts Church to serve ethnic weddings, birthdays, wakes ...etc.

 

Lottie did not use processed foods and made everything from "SCRATCH" she was a renouned cook in her day and passed the "Gene" to her Grandson Chris an execellent cook by reputation and caterer with St. Hedwig Church in South Bend.

       

Children of ANTHONY ANDRZEJEWSKI and STANISLANA TYLKA are:

                  i.    ALEXANDER3 ANDRZEJEWSKI7, b. July 11, 1907, South Bend In8; d. October 30, 1982, South Bend, In; m. VIOLET VIRIGINA ESPICH9, February 14, 1931, St Adelbert, South Bend10; b. July 16, 1911, South Bend In10; d. April 1944, South Bend, In.

 

Notes for ALEXANDER ANDRZEJEWSKI:

ALEX M ANDRZEJEWSKI

d] 30 Oct 1982.  Former So BEnd Fire Chief Alex Andrzejewski, 75, of Wilbur St, died at 5:30 p.m. Sat. in the emergency room at Pawating Hospital in Niles MI after becoming ill while at his summer home at Barron Lake. [PICTURE IN PAPER]

He was employed with the SBd Fire Dept. for 30 years, serving as fire chief for 12 years under Mayors Edward F Voorde and George A Schock.  He was also the IN Toll Road Safety Director & was named bailiff in Feb of 1969 to the St JOs Co Circuit Court.

Retiring his fire chief position in Jan of 1964, he was honored for "his insistence on training... [and] techniques and modernization of stations and equipment; he made this one of the finest fire departments in the country."

A lifetime South Bend resident, he was born 11 Jul 1907, and in 1928 married VIOLET ASPICH.  She died in Apr 1944.  Then on Jun 26 1948 he married ELANOR  DeVREESE, who survives along with a daughter, Mrs. Timothy [Melanie] Brasselll of SBd, a son Jack of SBd, 7 grandchildren, a great grandson, and two sisters: Mrs Agnes Miller of South Bend  and Mrs Genevieve Rutkowski of Mishawaka.

He was a member of Third Degree Santa Maria Council 533 Knights of Columbus, the Father Neiuwland Fourth Assembly Degree K of C, the Choraliers, PNA 83, So Bend Press Club, M R Falcons, Z B Falcons, founder and past president of the Achievement Forum, member and past president of St. Joseph Young men's sociiety.

He was also an honary life president of Centrella, a former Boy cout Master, served as treasurer of the Retired SBd Firefighters Association, a lifetime member of IN Fire CHiefs Association, life time member of International Fire Chiefs Association, member of the St Mary's Catholic Church Choir in Niles MI and the Forever Learning Institute Choir.

He was the organizer for the Inner City Catholic League Sports Program and he coached football and basketball for 17 years at Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School.  He had also served as special agent to Santa CLaus in delivering toys to children for the Salvation Army.  -- Kaniewski Funeral Home.

 

More About ALEXANDER ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Marriage Wittness: February 14, 1931, Anthony Andrzejewski & Josepha Walzak10

 

More About VIOLET VIRIGINA ESPICH:

Baptism: February 14, 1931, Converted to Catholic10

 

3.               ii.    EDWARD ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. August 05, 1911, South Bend In; d. August 12, 1934, South Bend In.

                 iii.    ELENORA ANDRZEJEWSKI11, b. February 05, 1914, South Bend In12; d. February 11, 1914, South Bend In12.

 

More About ELENORA ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: St Joseph Catholic Cemetary12

 

                 iv.    GERTRUDE MARIA ANDRZEJEWSKI13, b. April 01, 191714.

                 v.    ANTHONY JAMES ANDRZEJEWSKI15, b. November 07, 1920, South Bend In16; d. November 26, 1920, South Bend In16.

 

More About ANTHONY JAMES ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Baptism: November 11, 1920, St Adelbert16

Burial: St Joseph Catholic Cemetary16

God Parents: November 11, 1920, Stanley Niezgodzki & Cunegundis Andrzejewski16

 

                 vi.    RAPHAEL LEON ANDRZEJEWSKI17, b. December 06, 1923, South Bend In18; d. December 15, 1923, South Bend In18.

 

More About RAPHAEL LEON ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: St Joseph Catholic Cemetary18

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  EDWARD3 ANDRZEJEWSKI (ANTHONY2, MICHAEL1)19 was born August 05, 1911 in South Bend In20, and died August 12, 1934 in South Bend In20.  He married CATHERINE PRZYBYLINSKI.  She was born Abt. 1911 in South Bend, IN, and died Bef. 2007 in South Bend, IN.

 

More About EDWARD ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: St Joseph Catholic Cemetary20

 

More About CATHERINE PRZYBYLINSKI:

Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

       

Children of EDWARD ANDRZEJEWSKI and CATHERINE PRZYBYLINSKI are:

4.                i.    EDWARD J4 ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. January 15, 1927, South Bend, IN; d. April 27, 2003, South Bend, IN.

                  ii.    DONALD ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. Aft. 1927.

5.              iii.    RICHARD E ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. January 13, 1931, South Bend, IN; d. January 01, 2007, South Bend, IN.

                 iv.    RAYMOND E ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. January 13, 1931, South Bend, IN; d. January 01, 2007, South Bend, IN.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  EDWARD J4 ANDRZEJEWSKI (EDWARD3, ANTHONY2, MICHAEL1) was born January 15, 1927 in South Bend, IN, and died April 27, 2003 in South Bend, IN.  He married MARILYN HANDSHAW July 15, 1950 in St Joseph County, IN.  She was born Abt. 1927 in South Bend, IN.

 

More About EDWARD J ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, IN

Religion: 2003, St Monica

       

Children of EDWARD ANDRZEJEWSKI and MARILYN HANDSHAW are:

                  i.    DAVID5 ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. Aft. 1950.

                  ii.    PHILIP ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. Aft. 1950.

                 iii.    CAROLYN ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. Aft. 1950.

 

 

5.  RICHARD E4 ANDRZEJEWSKI (EDWARD3, ANTHONY2, MICHAEL1) was born January 13, 1931 in South Bend, IN, and died January 01, 2007 in South Bend, IN.  He married (1) JUDITH ESTERLINE Abt. 1952.  She was born Abt. 1931.  He married (2) MAXINE ROSPLOCH October 31, 1987 in St Joseph County, Indiana.  She was born Abt. 1931 in South Bend, IN.

 

Notes for RICHARD E ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Richard E. Andrzejewski

Jan. 13, 1931 - Jan. 1, 2007

 

MISHAWAKA - Richard E. Andrzejewski, 75, died Monday morning, Jan. 1, in Memorial Hospital.

 

Richard worked as a truck driver for 16 years with Sears and retired driving for Elkhart Container after 12 years.

 

He was born January 13, 1931, in South Bend, to Edward and Catherine (Przybylinski) Andrzejewski, who preceded him in death along with a brother, Edward, on April 27, 2003.

 

On October 31, 1987, in South Bend, he married Maxine Rosploch, who survives with a daughter, Catherine (Kenny) Lynn of Mishawaka; three sons, Michael (Sandy) Andrzejewski and Richard E. (Penny) Andrzejewski, both of Indianapolis, and Charles (stepson) (Michelle) Somogyi of Mishawaka; five grandchildren, Jamie Fiedler, Michael E. Andrzejewski, Brittany, Isaak and Zachary Somogyi; two great-grandchildren, Bailey and Nicholas; and a brother, Donald (Dolores) Andrzejewski of South Bend.

 

Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. (Thursday) today, January 4, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mishawaka, with Rev. Terry A. Fisher, pastor, officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. Friends called Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m.

 

Richard was a member of St. Joseph Parish, an avid Notre Dame fan and a Blue Chip Casino patron. He pitched “fast pitch” softball in the Michiana area for 35 years, and was a member of American Legion Posts 303 & 161, and VFW Post 360.

 

More About RICHARD E ANDRZEJEWSKI:

Burial: Cremation

Military service: 1945, US ARMY, Bronze Star

       

Child of RICHARD ANDRZEJEWSKI and JUDITH ESTERLINE is:

                  i.    MICHAEL E5 ANDRZEJEWSKI, b. Aft. 1952, South Bend In; m. JULIE WOOTEN, Bef. 1990, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1952, South Bend In.

 

 

 

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