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Josephine WACHNIAK

[N3969]

10 MAR 1906 - 5 JAN 1982

  • BIRTH: 10 MAR 1906, Kobiele, Poland
  • DEATH: 5 JAN 1982, South Bend, IN
Family 1 : Harry BREKRUS
  • MARRIAGE: 7 FEB 1927, St Joseph County IN
  1.  Richard BREKRUS
  2.  Bernard BREKRUS

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[N3969] Birth: Mar. 10, 1906, Poland
Poland

Death: Jan. 5, 1982
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

Age 75, died at St. Joseph's Medical Center after a brief illness. In 1969 she had retired from the Bendix Corp. Had lived in South Bend since 1923, at 621 S Kaley. Burial at S.t Joseph Cemetery. On 2-7-1927 she married Harry who survives with 2 sons, Bernard, of St Louis, MO., and Eugene of South Bend, two sisters, Mrs. Mary LaFarge and Mrs. Gladys Cantamine, both of France and 3
brothers; Tony of Chicago, IL., John of France and Stanley Wachniak of Poland.

Burial: Saint Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

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JOSEPHINE BREKUS - NEE WACHNIAK; w/o Harry Brekus [aka Brackrus]
Nat. Intent Vol 33 p 61; # 661, Certificate 11-120676. B] 10 Mar 1906 Kobiele Poland; lived 1123 W Ford. By Special Ac of Congress, 22 Sept 1922. Last foreign residence, Happencourt France. Emigrated Cherebourg France; arrived Port of New York as Jozefa Wachiak on 23 Aug 1923 on vessel SS Homirik. Dated 28 Jan 1936. Married 7 Feb 1927 Harry Brekus, b] 18 Jun 1906.
Children:
1] Bernard - b] 30 Nov 1927 - lvs St Louis MO
2] Eugene - b] 21 May 1930

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