ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CEMETERY OBITUARIES



CHILD LEVENDESKI From Der Nord Westen, 01 Apr. 1897: Death on Tues. of the 5-mo. old child of 7th Ward resident John Levendeski, of whooping cough. Burial took place this morning at the Polish Cemetery.


BABY LEWANSKY Death Tues. of the approximately 6-mo. old son of 7th Ward resident Adam Lewansky. The funeral took place this morning at the Polish Cemetery. Der Nord Westen, 22 Apr. 1897


ANNA MARENDA (Long detailed article about the death on Sat. night in Milwaukee of 19-yr. old Anna Moranda (sic), whose parents reside on 20th St. in Manitowoc, and the ensuing coroner's inquest there. The father, Joseph Moranda, is traveling to Milwaukee to bring her body back.) Der Nord Westen, 18 Apr. 1901


CLARENCE MARENDA Clarence F. Marenda, 47, a lifelong Manitowoc resident, died Friday at Phoenix, Ariz. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Thaddeus J. Koszarek will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Marenda was born Aug. 27, 1925, at Manitowoc, son of the late Felix J. and Rose J. Nitka Marenda. He attended Manitowoc schools and graduated from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1942. He was a veteran of World War II. He married Winifred Haling in 1951, at Manitowoc. (Survivors omitted for privacy.) Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, where a memorial service will be held at 7:45 p.m. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. July 2, 1973


FELIX MARENDA County Lists 21st Fatality Felix Marenda Dies of Injuries MANITOWOC -- Manitowoc County recorded its 21st traffic fatality of 1967 when Felix J. Marenda, 77, of 1618 Marshall St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, of complications due to injures received Dec. 26 in an auto accident near Newton. Marenda, his wife, and his son, Clarence, and his wife were returning from a holiday visit with relatives at Milwaukee when the crash occurred. Ruled Fatality Marenda's death was ruled a fatality Thursday by Dr. Theodore Tietgen, Manitowoc County coroner. Mr. Marenda was born May 19, 1890, in Poland, son of the late Felix and Magdeline Brezezinski Marenda, and emmigrated to the United States in 1912. He lived 2 years in Milwaukee and then came to Manitowoc and owned and operated a shoe repair service more than 50 years before retirement in 1963. He married Rose J. Nitka May 19, 1919, at St. Mary church. Mr. Marenda belonged to the Holy Name Society. Funeral Saturday Survivors include the wife; three sons, Ervin of Janesville, Clarence of Manitowoc, and Atty. Floyd of Milwaukee; a sister, Mrs. Balbina Fendryk, of Milwaukee, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Landowski will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Friday where at 7 p.m. the Rosary will be recited by the Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus Council 710. Manitowoc Herald Times Thursday, January 11, 1968.


FLOYD J. MARENDA Age 71. Retired attorney. Passed away Sat. Sept. 28, 2002. Visitation and funeral services Thurs. Oct. 3, 10 AM St. Mary's Catholic Church in Manitowoc, WI. Call Pfeffer Funeral Home at 920-684-4642 for information. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wednesday October 2, 2002.


ROSE MARENDA Mrs. Rose J. Marenda, 77, of 1618 Marshall St., Manitowoc, died Saturday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Robert Schiavone will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Marenda, nee Rose J. Nitka, was born April 12, 1894, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nitka. She was married to Felix J. Marenda May 19, 1919, at St. Mary Church, Manitowoc. Her husband preceded her in death Jan. 10, 1968. Mrs. Marenda was a member of the St. Mary Rosary Society. Survivors include three sons, Ervin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Clarence of Manitowoc and Att. Floyd of Milwaukee, two brothers, John and Joseph of Manitowoc, two sisters, Mrs. Victor Schultz and Mrs. Mathew Lambries of Manitowoc and two grandchildren, (Survivors omitted for privacy.) Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday where a wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. A Rosary will be recited by the St. Mary Rosary Society at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 12, 1971


IGNATZ MARKOWSKI Ignatz Markowski, 86, former city resident, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carl Schroeder, at LaPorte, Ind., where he has resided the past three years. Funeral services will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Shimek and Schwartz funeral parlors and at nine o'clock from the St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Grandsons will act as pallbearers. Mr. Markowski was born in Poland in 1856 and came to Manitowoc in 1878. He married Miss Rose Borucki 56 years ago. She died three years ago. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Josephine Gadzinski of this city, Mrs. Fred LaBine, of Escanaba, Mrs. Carl Schroeder of LaPorte, Mrs. Ludwig Sebanz, of Sheboygan, two sons, George and Frank of this city; 25 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the funeral home from tonight at 7:30 until the hour of the services. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home Sunday evening at 7:45. Manitowoc Herald Times Saturday, March 13, 1943 pg. 2


ROSE MARKOWSKI Mrs. Ignatz Markowsky, 69, died early today at the home, 1033 South 24th street, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m.,from the home and at nine o'clock from the St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Markowsky, nee Rose Borucki, was born in Germany in 1870 and came to Manitowoc with her parents at the age of three. She was married here to Mr. Markowsky 53 years ago. Survivors are the widower; four daughters, Mrs. Carl Schroeder of LaPorte, Ind., Mrs. Fred LaBine of Tipler, Wis., Mrs. Ludwig Sabine of Sheboygan, Mrs. Thomas Gadzinski of this city; two sons George and Frank of this city; sister, Mrs. Frank Buretta of this city; brother, Joseph, of this city; 25 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The body will be taken to the Markowsky home Thursday afternoon from the Shimek and Shchwartz funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times Wednesday, September 6, 1939 pg. 2


MARTYNA MERKEL Mrs. Frank Merkel, 68, of 1211 S. 22nd St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday night at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, after a lingering illness.  Funeral services will be at 8:30 am Friday at the Leschke Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 am at St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. John Landowski will officiate and burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Mrs. Markel, nee, Martina O'Konski, was born Jan 31, 1885, in Manitowoc. She was married ato Mchael Gollata in 1902. He died in 1921. In 1927 she was married to Mr. Merkel in Manitowoc. She was a member of the Rosary Society of the congregation. Mr. Merkel survives along with two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Terens and Mrs. William Broeckman of Manitowoc; three sons, Eugene Gollata and Anthony Gollata of Manitowoc and 21 grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 pm Thursday where the rosary will be recited on 7 pm Thursday. Manitowoc Herald Times Wednesday, February 11, 1953