Thursday, November 15, 2018

Nov 15, 2018-140th Birthday of GGM-Elizabeth Strojk Repinski

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Today would be the 140th Birthday of my Paternal Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Stroijk Repinski.

"Lizzie" was born on November 15th, 1878 in the tiny village of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin.




Parents

Elizabeth Strojk Repinski was the 1st born child of Jan (John) Stroijk and Mary Kostuch.
Jan (John) and Mary both emigrated from Prussia, Poland with their parents when they were children.
They were both from the Gdansk Pomerania area of Prussian Poland.
Through research I discovered that the Stroijk/Stroik last name was originally spelled Strojka.


 Jan (John) was a young man of 27 years and Mary was a young lady of 16 years when Elizabeth was born.


Siblings


"Lizzie" had 15 siblings.
An earlier post had her with 20 siblings. I have researched and come to the conclusion based on other information that she only had 15 siblings.....

In order of their birth they were:

1. Elizabeth A. (Strojk) Stroik, b. 15 Nov 1878, Sharon, Portage County, WI 
d. 7 Oct 1952, Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI (Age 73 years)
My Great Grandmother

2. John Jr Stroik, b. 27 Mar 1880, Sharon, Portage County, WI
Married to Sophia Brzezinski

3. Frances Stroik, b. 2 Feb 1882, Sharon, Portage County, WI 
d. 15 Oct 1940, Guenther, Marathon County, WI (Age 58 years)
Married to John Cysewski,

4. Magdalena (Maggie) Stroik, b. 28 Apr 1883, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 30 Aug 1912 (Age 29 years)
Married to John (Wiezba) Wierzba

5. Helena A. T. (Ella Strike) Stroik, b. 27 May 1885, d. 9 Jul 1964 (Age 79 years)
Married to 1. unknown 1st husband/ 2. John F. J. (Wojak Wyak) Woyak

6. Theophilus Aldabertus Stroik, b. 19 Apr 1887, Sharon, Portage County, WI
Died young? No further information I could find on Theo

7. Feliks (Felix) Stroik, b. 11 Jun 1888, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 16 Jan 1918, Merrill, Lincoln County, WI (Age 29 years)
Died in Merrill at a young age. I haven't found any information that he was married.

8. Leon (Louis Leo Stroik) J. Strike, b. 3 Nov 1889, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 11 Sep 1936, Waupaca clinic-hospital, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI (Age 46 years)
Married to Margaret Mary Wanty

9. Ignatius (Nick) Stroik, b. 30 Jul 1892, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 3 May 1974, River Pines Nursing Home, Whiting, Portage County, WI (Age 81 years)
Married but cannot find his marriage information

10. Joseph Stroik, b. 12 Apr 1894, Sharon, Portage County, WI
Married to unknown

11. Theodora Stroik, b. 11 Apr 1895, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 25 Aug 1895, Sharon, Portage County, WI (Age 0 years)

12. Marianna Stroik, b. 13 Aug 1896, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 31 Aug 1896, Sharon, Portage County, WI (Age 0 years)


13. Michael Lawrence Strike, b. 28 Sep 1897, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 22 Nov 1963, Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI (Age 66 years)
Married to unknown

14. Paul Sr Peter (Peter Paul Stroik) Strike, b. 23 Feb 1900, Sharon, Portage County, WI, d. 30 Jun 1967, New London, Outagamie County, WI (Age 67 years)
Married to #1: Gertrude Pearl Jewell
#2: Lorraine Kriedemann,

15. Veronica Stroik, b. 13 Dec 1902, Stockton, Portage County, WI, d. 16 Sep 1903, Stockton, Portage County, (Age 0 years)

16. Theodorzyia Stroik, b. Between 1907 and 1909
Married to unknown


Marriage and Children



Lizzie married Joseph (T.P.) Repinski on 4 Nov 1896 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Polonia, Sharon, Portage County, WI.

The couple would live in Sharon for many years and eventually move to Stevens Point where in their retirement they had a home on Water Street. The home still stands.


Children (& their spouses where known)


Lizzie and Joseph would go on to have 12 children. In order of their birth they were:

1. Mary Repinski,   b. Jun 1898,   d. 11 Jun 1898, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA

 2. Stanislaus (Stanley) L. Repinski,   b. 6 May 1899, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
 d. Aug 1983  (Age 84 years)
Married to Julia R. Tomczak

 3. Edward Anthony Repinski,   b. 3 Mar 1901, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 3 Mar 1990  (Age 89 years)
Married to

 4. Palegia (Pear)l B. Repinski,   b. 15 Oct 1902, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
 d. 20 Apr 1983, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA  (Age 80 years)
Married to Jospeh Bembenek

 5. Lloyd Sr L. Repinski,   b. 12 Mar 1905, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 10 Mar 1993, Stevens Point Care Center, Whiting, Portage County, WI USA  (Age 87 years)
Married to Mildred J. (Szewczuk) Kucy

 6. Conrad (Clarence) J. Repinski,   b. 23 May 1907,  Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 21 Jul 1992, Plover, Portage County, WI USA (Age 85 years)
Married to Evelyn M. Dulek
*My Paternal Grandparents

 7. Clara Barbara Repinski,   b. 19 May 1909, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 19 Jul 1994, Whiting, Portage County, WI   (Age 85 years)
Married to Felix Laszewski

 8. Theodora (Dorothy) Margaret Repinski,   b. 24 Jul 1911, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 22 Dec 1977, Plover, Portage County, WI USA (Age 66 years)
Married to Paul Richard Pallen

9. Alvina Caroline Repinski,   b. 31 May 1913, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 17 Oct 1992, River Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Whiting, Portage County, WI USA
Married to Lawrence Edmund Bigalke

10. Evelyn Ann Repinski,   b. 30 Mar 1917, Hull, Portage County, WI USA
  d. 30 Apr 1958, University Hospital, Madison, Dane County, WI USA (Age 41 years)
Married to Thomas Roman Sr Jelinski

11. Regina Repinski,   b. 29 Dec 1918, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA
d. 18 Apr 1974, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI USA  (Age 55 years)
Married to Harry Rampalski




Death and Burial


Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stroijk Repinski passed away on October 7, 1952 after complications from a fall at home.
She is buried along side her husband, Joseph Repinski in The Gaurdian Angel Cemetery in Stevens Point Wisconsin.

Happy Birthday in heaven Great Grandma and how I wish I could have known you!




Sources:
http://www.bigalke.biz/myronfelckowski/getperson.php?personID=I5545&tree=MyronFelckowskiTree
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74429159
https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Repinski/6000000044611634907?through=6000000003241761248
https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?o=10&m=1.2.3.4.6.11&p=surnames.stroik
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Repinski-24
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/104130526/person/280167111869/facts

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