Katherine RADICS

17 OCT 1887 - 31 OCT 1967

• BIRTH: 17 OCT 1887, Bolho, Somogy County, Barcs District, Hungary
• BURIAL: Sacred Heart Hungarian Cemetery, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 31 OCT 1967, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 11 JAN 1903, Dezanovac, Somogy, Hungary

1. +Joseph FARKAS
2. +Julius FARKAS
3.  Katherine E FARKAS
4.  Irene FARKAS
5.  Stephen FARKAS
6. +Louis Stephen FARKAS

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[N9107] Birth: Oct. 17, 1887, Hungary
Death: Oct. 31, 1967
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA

Katherine Radic's parents are Michael Radics and Maria Laklia from Bolho, Somogy, Hungary (the surname Laklia is listed in the phone directory in Bolho). Katherine is wife to Stephen "Istvan" Farkas, from Homoksztgyorgy, Hungary).

Family story: When "Katy" used to visit her nephew, Tony Benko-Szabo, she always brought his children (Monica, Nadine, and Tony Jr.) chocolate candy and was always dressed neatly, wearing hats and matching attire; sometimes, she wore gloves. She was always a gracious lady and seemed to come from a refined family from Hungary.
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Katalin's immigration record:
Ellis Is. Rec., Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, December 10, 1906, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, page 655.

0001. Katalin Farkas, age 21, married, housewife, not able to read or write English, from Hungary, Magyar, last residence, Pusta, Lejcovica, destination is South Bend, Indiana, her fare was paid for by her husband, she has $5.00 on her person, she is going to join her husband, Istvan Farkas, living at 1125 W. Thomas Street, South Bend, Indiana; place of birth, Babaczon.

0002. Tren Farkas, age 3, last residence, Lejcovia, destination is South Bend, Indiana; traveling with her mother and uncle (Katalin Farkas and John Radics), fare paid for by her father, place of birth is Moslos*orice.

0003. Radics John, age 18, single, farm laborer, not able to read or write English, from Hungary, Magyar, last residence is Pusta, Lejcovica, destination is South Bend, Indiana, his fare was paid for by his brother-in-law, he has $4.00 on his person, he is going to join his brother-in-law. Istvan Farkas, living at 1125 W. Thomas Street, place of birth is Bakaczan.

Locations on ship's manifesto:
Katalin Farkas and John Radics: Difficult handwriting on the manifesto led Hungarian genealogists to believe the birth locations for Katalin and her brother, John could be Babocsa, Somogy County, Hungary. This settlement is close to the River Drava and the next town, Barcs.
"Tren" (Iren) Farkas' birth place narrowed down to Moslavina Podravska, Hungary on the River Drava, and on the Croatian-Hungarian border.
All three passengers were residing at "Pusta Lejcovica" before they boarded the ship, which translates to Pusta Lipovaca, in old Slavonia's Srijem County, now in Croatia.

In current times, Babocsa lies 129.8 miles SW of Budapest.
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Marriage records found for Stephen Farkas and Katarin Radics reveal she was born in Bolho, Somogy County, Barcs District in Hungary on October 11, 1887. The marriage took place on January 11, 1903 and were recorded not only in the Dezanovac parish but in South Bend, Indiana as well.

Microfilm recorded from Croatian researcher, Sanja Frigan Ciuha:

From parish Dezanovac:
Births: 1886, 1894-1898
Weddings: 1905-1916
Deaths: 1897-1949

On Jan 11, 1903 were married Stjepan Farkas (b. on Dec 25, 1878 in Homok szt. Gyorgy kot. Barcz, zup. Somogy, Hungary), he was wagon-maker, lived in Trojeglavski majur, (parents Sandor Farkas and Ana Matzki ) and Katarina Radicz ( b. on Oct 11, 1887 in Bolho kt. Barcz zup. Somogy, Hungary, daughter of Mihail Radicz and Marija Latelia (Laklia).
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Indiana, South Bend Tribune, Obituaries; Tuesday, October 31, 1967.
Mrs. Katherine Farkas.
Mrs. Katherine Farkas , 80, of Rt. 2, New Carlisle, died at 3:15 a.m. today in the Stites Nursing Home, LaPorte, after a four-year illness. She had lived in New Carlisle for six years, moving there from South Bend. She was born on October 17, 1887, in Budapest, Hungary, and was married in 1903 to Steve Farkas, who died in 1953. Surviving are three sons, Stephen of Ann Arbor, Louis of South Bend, and Julius of Kalamazoo; a daughter, Mrs. Katherine Szucs, of New Carlisle; 14 grandchildren and a brother, John Radick , of Pickerel, Wisconsin.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the H. C. Amen & Son Funeral Home, New Carlisle, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Rev. Paul F. Donoghue of the Springville Free Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, South Bend.
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Note: Place of birth stated in the obituary conflicts with microfilm results. Church records were found in Babocsa and at one time, they lived in the nearby town of Bolho, Hungary. It is possible some family members moved to Budapest, as stated in the obituary.

Family links:
Parents:
Michael Radics (1860 - ____)
Maria Laklia (1865 - ____)

Spouse:
Stephen Farkas (1878 - 1953)*

Children:
Irene Farkas Barna-Rosnick (1903 - 1965)*
Stephen Farkas (1907 - 1998)*
Louis Stephen Farkas (1909 - 1981)*
Joseph Farkas (1910 - 1966)*
Julius A. Farkas (1912 - 1995)*
Katherine E. Farkas Szucs (1914 - 1982)*

Sibling:
Katherine Radics Farkas (1887 - 1967)
John Radics (1891 - 1970)*

Burial:
Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA
Plot: West Side