George Hrbacek Funeral Set For Monday
George J. Hrbacek 52 died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Wakefield hospital after a stroke. Funeral services will be Monday at 9:00 from St Marys church with interment in Wakefield cemetery. A former justice of the peace and city treasurer, he served in the navy in World War I and was active in Knights of Columbus and American Legion. He was a mail carrier for 20 years and ran a general insurance business. Born Ramsay, Aug 4 1893, he lived in Wakefield with his wife Hilja Saari and two children Nancy and Robert.
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George J. Hrbacek
Wakefield Hospital
St. Mary’s Church
Wakefield
Ironwood
Knights of Columbus
Bishop
Ramsay
DePere
Wis
Hilja Saari
Nancy
Robert
Joseph Hrbacek
Oshkosh
Leo Schubert
Osh
Funeral Rites Held For Mettala Infant
Sunday funeral services were held at 1 30 p m at Frick Funeral Home for Alex R Mattala 15 month old son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Mattala of Wakefield Rev V Autere officiated The infant was ill on arrival here The Met talas were married in England and he was born March 7 1945 in Wickersley England
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Frick Funeral Home
Alex R. Mattala
Edwin Mettala
Wakefield
V. Autere
Mettalas
England
Wickersley
Local Personal Notices Highlight Visits and New Arrivals
Mrs. Arthur Tressel and children stay with Dr and Mrs H A Tressel while Mrs Larry Hautanen of Detroit visits. State Trooper Bruno Guzin takes a two week vacation with family in Menominee county. Miss Elverna Thompson and Mrs Richard Meyer of Chicago renew Wakefield ties. Chester Radowski and wife welcome an eight pound seven ounce daughter born at Joseph Northern Michigan College of Education in Marquette. Janet Decur and family welcome a daughter born at Newport hospital. Miss Helen Hollingsworth and relatives vacation with Raymond Walstrom in Green Bay Wisconsin, where she taught. State Trooper Joe Zimmer and wife return from a honeymoon. Mary Grgurach and Harvey Ellenbecker visit relatives in Wakefield before returning to Chicago.
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Arthur Tressel
H. A. Tressel
Larry Hautanen
Detroit
Bruno Guzin
Menominee County
Elverna Thompson
Richard Meyer
Chicago
Wakefield
Chester Radowski
Joseph Northern Michigan College of Education
Marquette
Joseph Desonia
Pfc
Ernest Decur
Mansfield Street
Ironwood
Janet
Newport Hospital
Decur
Donna Jean Bedore
James Bugnn
Helen Hollingsforth
Edward Owen
Jimmy Owen
Raymond Walstrom
Greendale
Wis
Miss Hollingsworth
Joe Zimmer
New England
Sigler to carry Republican banner next November in Wakefield area
Wakefield area politics report Kim Sigler a Battle Creek attorney and former prosecutor is slated to carry the Republican banner at the polls next November. The item notes Vernon J. Brown as lieutenant governor candidate with Wakefield High School class of 1941 and Suomi College 183 graduates referenced. also mentions Con Zareski death at 86 with Polish birth in 1860 and immigration in 56 years ago, plus nursing graduate June Haglund from the University of Minnesota and Wakefield hospital summer plans. Courtesy of Duluth News-Tribune.
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Kim Sigler
Battle Creek
Vernon J. Brown
Wakefield High School
Suomi Junior College
Suomi College
Hancock
Wakefield Church Event Saturday In St Mary’s Wakefield
A note places the event at St Mary’s Church in Wakefield on Saturday June 22, detailing a local church gathering with attendees and schedule unrevealed in the fragment.
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St. Mary's Church
Wakefield
Public questionnaires mailed for Wakefield honor roll plans
Questionnaires concerning Wakefield and Wakefield township World War II veterans were mailed to every box holder and rural route subscriber. If missed, blanks are available at the Wakefield News office to complete the honor roll list and plans for the Legion dinner. Publicity committee seeks cooperation and prompt replies. Mrs Celeste Beber Sr plus Mrs Norman Olson and her son David visit Milwaukee.
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Wakefield
Wakefield Township
Legion
Celeste Beber Sr
Norman Olson
David
Milwaukee
Wakefield Plans First Blood Plasma Clinic July 15 16
Wakefield will host its first blood plasma donor clinic on July 15 and 16 at Wakefield High School serving Wakefield Marenisco and Ramsay residents. Registration closes July 8 with planning led by C J Haskins as general chairman under M J Boucher.
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Wakefield
Marenisco
Ramsay
Wakefield High School
C. J. Haskins
M. J. Boucher
Gogebic County
Red Cross
A. J. Moran
J. M. Hammer
Gordon R. Connor
American Legion Auxiliary
Bertha Campbell
Catholic Altar Society
A. L. Bracket
W.S.C.S
Garnet Trudgeon
The
Wakefield Woman's Club
Carl Kleimola
Knights of Columbus
First Lutheran Ladies Aid
Laine Ranta
Ladies Aid
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Vivian Swanson
Social News From Detroit Chicago and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Carl Kleimola are spending days in Chicago on business. Mrs Ralph Ranta of Detroit visited Mr and Mrs Laine Ranta for several days. Miss Isabelle Kurtzweil of Detroit stays with her sister Mrs Reuben Laessig in Thomaston. Ralph Ranta of Marinette Wisconsin visited his brother and sister in law here. Mr and Mrs Joseph Ringsmuth and sons Joey Jackie and Jimmy returned from Detroit after a week with relatives. Mr and Mrs Carl Windberg and family and Earl Walton also returned from a week in Lansing and Detroit visiting relatives and friends. Mrs Richard Meyer and Miss Elvinia Thompson of Chicago are visiting relatives here. Mrs Meyer is the former Ruth Thompson. Mr and Mrs Toivo Luoma and daughter Mardell of Orr Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Ole Luoma and children of Astoria Oregon visited Mr and Mrs Andrew Luoma last week. Mr and Mrs Arthur Stoughton left for Grand Rapids to visit his parents, and Mrs Stoughton will continue to Cleveland to visit her sisters. Mr and Mrs John Johnson received word of the birth of a son Ronald Lawrence to their daughter in law and son Mr and Mrs Ernest Lake of Iron Belt at Newport hospital May 28. Mrs Lake is the former Jennie Mae Johnson. Ines at Camp Robert Small at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center on June 1 visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Rade Orlich of Plymouth. He was in service for three years in the Pacific as a flight engineer on a Marine transport plane.
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Carl Kleimola
Chicago
Ralph Ranta
Detroit
Laine Ranta
Isabelle Kurtzweil
Reuben Laessig
Thomaston
Marinette
Wis
Joseph Ringsmuth
Joey
Jackie
Jimmy
Carl Windberg
Earl Walton
Lansing
Ill
Richard Meyer
Elvinia Thompson
Meyer
Ruth Thompson
Wakefield
Toivo Luoma
Mardell, Orr, Minn
Ole Luoma
Astoria
Ore
Andrew Luoma
Arthur Stoughton
Grand Rapids
Stoughton
John Johnson
Ronald Lawrence
Ernest Lake
Iron Bell
Newport Hospital
Lake
Jennie Mae Johnson
Ines
Camp
Robert Small
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Rade Orlich
Plymouth
Pacific
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Mettala
Con Zezeski
Mona
Constance Zakrzewski
Wakefield Cemetery
Mr. Zareski
Pierce Street
Poland
United States
Sunday Lake
Zazeski
Joseph
Eva) Urbanski
Frank
Ann) Kuiawa
Leo
Sophie) Briski
Stuart Ve
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
June Haglund
John R. Haglund
Brotherton
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Bramms & Se
Jeffries
Kelly
Sigler
VinWagoner
Cleary Ll Ll
Higgins By Ll
QO. Kelly
U.S. Vandenberg
Hampton
Cerioni
Mezzano
ST Ss
Larson
McMannan
Kolesar
SS Ss
Bosanac
Landerud li i
Neidhold
Ironwood Daily Globe
E. P. Manley
Womens Society For Christian Service
Verona
Nicholas Soffietti
Wallace Porter
Connerville
Boucher
Ellen Ericson
D. C. Houk
Misa Nell Canfield
County
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