Cecelia Josephine PAWLAK

31 OCT 1904 - 13 SEP 1998

• BIRTH: 31 OCT 1904, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 13 SEP 1998, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA

• MARRIAGE: 27 DEC 1920, Niles, Berrien, Michigan

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[N9759] Cecelia Josephine Pawlak

Birth: Oct. 31, 1904
South Bend
St. Joseph County
Indiana, USA
Death: Sep. 13, 1998
Niles
Berrien County
Michigan, USA

Cecelia Josephine Brothers, 93, of Bond Street, Niles, Mich., died Sept. 13, at her home following a brief illness. Mrs. Brothers was born Oct. 31, 1904 in South Bend, Ind., to Frank and Josephine (Migtski) Pawlak, and had lived in the Bertrand Community most of her life. She was retired in 1967 following 25 years of service at the former Ball Band and Uniroyal Company. Mrs. Brothers was a member of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles. She enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable gardens and also enjoyed traveling, having visited the Holy Land, Alaska, and Hawaii. On Jan. 4, 1920 in Saint Mary Catholic Church, she was married to Edward F. Brothers who preceded her in death. She was also preceded by sons, Edward P. Brothers and Walter Brothers; and by two sisters and four brothers. Mrs. Brothers was survived by four daughters, Agnes Lindgren, Helen Minarik, Lucia Hendershott, and Mary Ann Brothers all of Niles; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial for Cecelia Brothers was celebrated at Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles with the Reverend William T. Melody of Notre Dame, IN, officiating.

Parents:
Frank Pawlak (1874 - 1963)
Josephine Maciejewski Pawlak Lambert (1882 - 1975)

Spouse:
Edward Francis Brothers (1898 - 1959)*

Children:
Edward Peter Brothers (1921 - 1952)*
Walter William Brothers (1925 - 1991)*
Helen Brothers Minarik (1928 - 2000)*

Sibling:
Anna M. Pawlak Grabarz (1900 - 1974)*
Cecelia Josephine Pawlak Brothers (1904 - 1998)

Burial:
Silverbrook Cemetery
Niles
Berrien County
Michigan, USA

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MARRIAGE

Name: Edward Brothers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Dec 1920
Event Place: Berrien, Michigan
Father's Name: Edward Brothers
Mother's Name: Anna Dignan
Spouse's Name: Cecelia Pawlak
Spouse's Father's Name: Frank Pawlak
Spouse's Mother's Name: Josephine Maciejwska

"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN2N-14K : accessed 21 Jun 2014), Edward Brothers and Cecelia Pawlak, 27 Dec 1920; citing p. , Berrien, Michigan; FHL microfilm 2240874.