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Stephen HYSKA

[N24703]

1885 - 5 DEC 1896

  • BIRTH: 1885, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
  • DEATH: 5 DEC 1896, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
Father: Wojciech George HYSKA
Mother: Franciszka Frances KUCZMA

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[N24703] Stephen Hyska

Birth 1885

Death 5 Dec 1896 (aged 10-11)
St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Burial
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot Unidentified location within the cemetery.
Memorial ID 172441161

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Interment records of St. Hedwig Catholic Church, South Bend, Indiana: Stephen Hyska died 12/5/1896 from drowning at the age of 11 years.

South Bend Daily Times, Mon., Dec. 7, 1896, p. 4:
"Steve Hyski, a Polish boy, aged 11 years, while skating on the pond at Beck's ice house Saturday afternoon, ventured toward the center, where the ice was thin, and went through. Before help could reach him, the boy sank and drowned. His parents reside at 1011 West Division street." [Address of George Hyska in the 1896 South Bend city directory.]

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