Francis Peter RATAJCZAK

3 DEC 1887 - 1 JUN 1930

• RESIDENCE: 1918, 448 Phillipa St, South Bend
• OCCUPATION: Blacksmith-Oliver Plow
  1918
• RESIDENCE: 1916, 602 South Brookfield, South Bend
• RESIDENCE: 1930, 708 South Grant St
• OCCUPATION: Night Watchman-Studebaker
  1930
• BIRTH: 3 DEC 1887, Reading, Berks, PA
• BURIAL: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, In
• DEATH: 1 JUN 1930, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 10 JUN 1910, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

1. +Peter Roman RATAJCZAK
2. +Benjamin RATAJCZAK
3. +Arthur RATAJCZAK
4.  Ludwig Louis F RATAJCZAK
5.  Helen RATAJCZAK
6.  Patricia RATAJCZAK
7.  Alice RATAJCZAK

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[N71] Birth: Dec. 1, 1887
Reading
Berks County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jun. 1, 1930
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA

Frank Ratajczak, jr., age 42, of 708 South Grant street, died Sunday morning at 12:45 o'clock in Epworth hospital following an illness of one day. He was born in Reading, Pa., Dec. 1, 1887 and lived in this city 35 years after coming here from Reading. Mr. Ratajczak was employed as a night watchman at the Studebaker corporation. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Caroline Ratajczak, father, Frank Ratajczak, sr., and the following children, Helen, Patricia, Louis, Peter, Benjamin and Arthur; two sisters, Mrs. Kathryn Kryza, of South Bend, and Mrs. Victoria Przybylski, of South Bend, and five brothers, Rev. Louis Ratajczak, of Hammond, Ind., Michael, of Chicago; Joseph, of South Bend; Vincent, of Chicago, and Casimer, of Chicago. He was a member of Lottie A. Zell garrison No. 146. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Adalbert's Roman Catholic church, and Rev. Louis Ratajczak will officiate, assisted by the army and navy corps. Burial will take place in St. Joseph's cemetery. Published in The South Bend Tribune, Monday, June 2, 1930.

Funeral Notes:
Funeral services for Frank Ratajczak, jr., 708 South Grant street, were held in St. Adalbert's Roman Catholic church this morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. Louis Ratajczak officiated, assisted by the army and navy corps. Burial took place in St. Joseph's cemetery.
Published in The South Bend Tribune, Tuesday, June 3. 1930.

Parents:
Francis Peter Ratajczak (1860 - 1938)

Spouse:
Caroline Ludmilla Marek Ratajczak (1892 - 1965)*

Children:
Alicya Ratajczak (1916 - 1916)*
Peter Roman Ratajczak (1920 - 1999)*
Arthur Lawrence Ratajczak (1926 - 1983)*

Burial:
Saint Joseph Cemetery
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA