EMILY NITKA Mrs. John A. Nitka, 72, of 1318 S. 16th St., Manitowoc, died late Saturday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Thaddeus J. Koszarek will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Nitka nee Emily S. Mushel, was born Oct. 13, 1898, at Manitowoc, the daughter of the late Anton and Mathilda Burry Mushel. She was married to Mr. Nitka Nov. 26, 1917, at St. Mary church. A resident of Manitowoc all her life, she was a member of the St. Mary Rosary Society and the Catholic Women's club and had been active with the Manitowoc Apostolate. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Francis (Dorothy) Hein and Mrs. Milton (Diane) Kitzerow; two brothers, John and Anton, and a sister, Mrs. Clara Vnuk, Manitowoc, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister preceded Mrs. Nitka in death. Friends may call at the funeral home until 9 o'clock this Monday evening. A rosary will be recited at 3:30 p.m. by the Rosary Society and at 8 o'clock by members of the parish and the Catholic Woman's Club will recite the Rosary. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 19, 1971
FLORENCE NITKA NITKA, Mrs. MichaelAge 29, Nee Florence Budziak, 1322 So. 16th street, and her new born child died early Monday morning at the Holy Family hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8:30 a.m. from the home of Victor Schultz, 1322 South 16th street, and at 9 a.m. from the St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial in St. Mary's cemetery. Born Sept 20, 1904 in Milwaukee, Married to Michael Nitka of this city June 11, 1932. Survived by husband, three brothers and four sisters. Body removed to the home Tuesday afternoon from the Shimek and Schwartz funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times Wednesday, January 17, 1934 pg. 11
JOHN NITKA John A. Nitka, 89, who resided with his daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Francis Hein of 1428 N. 21st. Street, Manitowoc, died Friday evening, October 4, at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 9 am Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc and 10 am at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Eugene Brochtrup and burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Nitka was born Feb. 2, 1896 at Manitowoc, son of the late Michael and Josephine Nespodzany Nitka. He married Emily S. Mushel on Nov. 26, 1917 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The couple celebrated their golden Wedding Anniversary in 1967. She preceded him in death on July 17, 1971. Mr. Nitka was employed for 50 years and 8 months as a foreman at Mirro Aluminum Co. in Manitowoc from which he retired in 1961. He was a member of the Mirro Management Club. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and Francis Hein and Diane and Milton Kitzerow of Manitowoc; a brother, Joseph Nitka of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Anna Lambries of Manitowoc; five grandchildren, Susan, David, Gene, Michael and Roger and three grandchildren, Lisa, John and Mark. He was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 4 pm to 9 pm Monday where a prayer service will be at 8 pm. Manitowoc Herald Times - Sun., Oct. 6, 1985 - page 3 ******** (2 Feb. 1896/Oct. 1985/SSDI)
MICHAEL NITKA (d. 1967) Michael Nitka, 61, formerly of 426 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday at Veterans Hospital, Wood, Wis. Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 9 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John S. Landowski will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Nitka was born Nov. 22, 1905, at Manitowoc, son of the late Nicholas and Josephine Niespidziany Nitka. He married Florence Budziak June 11, 1932, at Milwaukee, and she died January 1934. He was a painter by trade and worked for various Manitowoc contractors and was a member of Painters Local No. 499. He was a World War II veteran in the United States Army, entering service May 24, 1943 and was discharged Nov. 10, 1944. Survivors are two brothers, John and Joseph, and three sisters, Mrs. Felix Marenda, Mrs. Agnes Schultz and Mrs. Matt Lambries of Manitowoc. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday where at 7 p.m. the Rosary will be recited. Manitowoc Herald Times Thursday, June 22, 1967 pg. 8-M
ANTONY NOWAK Anton Novak died at his home at 1329 Nineteenth Street Friday. The deceased was born in Germany in 1875 and came to this country when a young man. He is survived by his wife. He has been employed here as a laborer for many years. Funeral services were held from St. Mary church Monday morning, Father Kubiszewski officiating. Manitowoc Pilot - Thurs., Dec. 23, 1925
CATHERINE NOWAK Mrs. Catherine Nowak, 57, of 1013 S. 23rd St., Manitowoc, died Sunday at the state hospital at Winnebago after an illness of 10 months. Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Leschke Bergner Funeral Home, Manitowoc and at 9 p.m. st St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. John Landowski will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Nowak was born Aug. 8, 1900 in Chicago, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Wilk. She was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co. 14 years. June 26, 1920, she was married to Walter Nowak. He died in October, 1939. Survivors include twin sons, Eugene of Manitowoc and Edward of Mattison, Ill.; two brothers, Walter and Edward of Chicago, Ill., and six grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. by the Rosary Society and again at 6:30 p.m. Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, March 17, 1958 pg. M-15
WALTER J. NOWAK Three Local Men Killed as Auto Crashes Freight Train Fourth Is Seriously Injured In Accident At Bellevue, Brown County Three Manitowoc men lost their lives and a fourth was seriously injured early this morning in an automobile-freight collision at Bellevue, Brown county, as they were returning from a district meeting of the Eagles at Green Bay. Hugo Butz, 54, of 1212 South 16th street, prominent in Eagles activities, employe of the city street department. John Daron, 53, of 1601 Washington street, for 27 years the inner guard of the Eagles aerie here, employed at the Kingsbury Breweries company. Walter J. Novak, 50, of 1013 South 23rd street, employe of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing company. Injured: Henry Vogt, 32, of 1912 South 14th street, owner of the car, who suffered a fractured leg and possible internal injuries. Butz and Novak were almost instantly killed. Daron died shortly after 9 a.m. today in a Green Bay hospital. Vogt is expected to live, physicians said. Butz, Vogt and Daron were members of the Eagles degree team which took part last night in a district meeting held in Green Bay in honor of John A. Abel, national president of the Eagles. William Kustka, 1112 Manila street, also a member of the degree team, was to drive to the meeting with Vogt but at the last moment made other arrangements and so escaped the accident. At 1:50 A.M. The crash occurred at the railroad crossing in Bellevue on Highway 141 at 1:50 this morning when the car smashed into the front end of a Chicago and North Western freight engine as the train was pulling from a siding onto the main track on its way to Green Bay. Engineer Joe Petroski, pilot of the freight train, said he saw the automobile approaching the crossing when it was a block away. He set his whistle and emergency brakes, he said, and the train stopped almost as the crash occurred. The car crashed into the front end of the locomotive, bending the cow-catcher. The front of the automobile was telescoped, and the motor completely crushed and pushed into the front seat. The freight train, No. 169, had been waiting on the siding for No. 212. The freight was late on its northen run because it was held up in Manitowoc waiting for a ferry. As the machine hit the train Vogt, who apparently was driving, was thrown out the left side of the car and under the train. Wheels of the train, however, did not pass over him. Daron was thrown out on the pavement on the right side of the car. Inquest Planned Butz and Novak were in the back seat when authorities arrived. Both were apparently living when they were taken from the car but were pronounced dead upon entry to a Green Bay hospital. Daron, who suffered critical head and internal injuries, was given little chance to live when doctors examined him and died several hours later. "The car appeared to pick up speed between the point where I first saw it, coming around a curve, and the railroad crossing." Engineer Petroski told authorities. "It hit the right front corner of the locomotive." The car was against the train, facing south, as the freight came to a stop. Coroner Orlan Miller of Brown county, said he was making plans for an inquest into the cause of the three deaths. The tragedy early today is not to interfere with the Eagles meeting at the clubrooms tonight, according to President William Kustka. The speaker will be John A. Abel of Marion, Ohio, grand worthy president of the order, who spoke last night at Green Bay. The meeting will be confined, however, to the speaking program. Butz Rites Saturday Hugo Buts, 54, a past worthy president of the Manitowoc aerie of Eagles, was born in this city in 1885, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Engel- (Continued on Page 18, Col. 5) (Continued from Page 1) bert Butz, and always resided here with the exception of two years spent at Grand Rapids, Mich. He was educated in the schools of the city and for years was employed as a foreman in the plant of the American Seating Company. When the plant moved to Michigan he went to Grand Rapids and remained two years when he returned to Manitowoc. In recent years he has been employed with the Manitowoc Street Department. In addition to serving as former president of the Eagles he was a member of the degree team of the order and was recording secretary of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He is survived by his widow, the former Ingabor Sather, who he married in 1927; daughter, Marie, at home; son, Frederick, at home; mother, Mrs. Katherine Butz of this city; two brothers, Reinhardt and Edwin, both of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Prchal of Chicago, Mrs. Warren Gamble of this city. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9:45 a.m. from the Pfeffer funeral home and at 10 from the St. Boniface church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. The body may be viewed from Friday morning until the hour of the services. Birthday Was Sunday John Daron, of 1601 Washington street, was 53 years old, having observed his birthday last Sunday. Born in this city in 1886 he always resided here. He was employed for many years in the plant of the Kingsbury Breweries company. He was one of the veteran Eagles of the Manitowoc aerie, having served as inner guard for 27 years. He married Miss Mary Kujawsky in 1910. She survives with two sons, Lester and John Jr., both of this city; brother, August, of this city; four sisters, Mrs. Alex Herman, Mrs. Oscar Wendorf, Mrs. John Woytal, Mrs. John Komorawski, all of this city; and a grandchild (Survivor omitted for privacy.) The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Friday morning until the hour of the services. Walter J. Novak, 50, of 1013 South 23rd street, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Novak was born at Newton and spent most of his life in this city. He was employed for the past 15 years at the Aluminum Goods Company plant. In 1920 he married Catherine Wilczek at Chicago. Survivors are the widow; two sons, Eugene, 13, and Edward, 18; brother John, of this city; six sisters, Mrs. John Czekala, Mrs. Mary Markowski, Mrs. Frank Masiak Tillie, all of this city; Mrs. Veronica Peterman of Milwaukee, Mrs. Charles Dedrichs, of California. Burial will take place Monday at 9 a.m. from the St. Mary's Catholic church, the Rev. John Landowski officiating. The body is at the Leschke funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, October 19, 1939 P. 1 and P. 18 (Note: There are photos of the 4 men and one of the car with the article)
BABY ORCHEKOWSKI Private funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Orchekowski of 1335 S. 22nd St., Manitowoc, who was born and died Thursday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, were at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Leschke-Bergner Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery. Among survivors are her parents; two brothers, Gregory and Gary, and a sister, Susan, at home; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orchekowski, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blahnik, of Manitowoc. Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, January 11, 1963 P. 7
JOHN ORCHOKOWSKA FOUND DEAD IN BED John Orczykowski Death Due to Rupture of Blood Vessel John Orczykowski, an aged resident whose home is just at the city limits at the end of North Eighth street, died suddenly during the night, death resulting from the rupturing of a blood vessel of the heart. Mr. Orczykowski was found dead in bed by members of the family when they called him this morning and physicians who were summoned said that death had resulted some time before. Deceased had resided here for years and is survived by a family of grown up children. No inquest was held. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Fri., Feb. 28, 1908 ******** (1880 Manitowoc twp. census: John Orchakoschky age 40; Mary 56; Helene 13; John 10; Jacob 3) ******** Name: John Orcykowski Sex: Male Wife: Maria Orcykowski Other information in the record of Maria Orcykowski
MARYANNA ORCHOKOWSKA from Wisconsin Deaths and Burials Name: Maria Orcykowski Gender: Female Burial Place: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Death Date: 10 May 1894 Death Place: Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin Age: 66 Birth Date: 1828 Birthplace: Poland, Europe Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: John Orcykowski "Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968," database, FamilySearch John Orcykowski in entry for Maria Orcykowski, 10 May 1894; citing Polish Catholic Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin