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Jan John ZAPALSKI

[N21375]

1872 - 22 SEP 1955

  • BIRTH: 1872, Kamień Krajeński, Wielkopolskie, Poland
  • DEATH: 22 SEP 1955, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
Family 1 : Teresa WINKEL
  • MARRIAGE: 1896, Kamień Krajeński (Kamin) PL
  1.  Jadwiga Hedwig ZAPALSKI
  2.  Helen Irene ZAPALSKI
  3.  Anny Anna ZAPALSKI
  4. +Edward ZAPALSKI
  5. +Walter ZAPALSKI

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[N21375] Jan “John” Zapalski

Birth 1872
Wielkopolskie, Poland

Death 22 Sep 1955 (aged 82-83)
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Saint Joseph Cemetery
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot Section A
Memorial ID 185840086

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John Zapalski.
John Zapalski, box 82, Rt. 1, died at 11:45 p. m. Thursday in St. Joseph Hospital. Born in Poland Feb. 2, 1875, he came to South Bend 65 years ago from that country and was a farmer by occupation. Surviving are five daughters.; Mrs. Jennie Bilinski. Mrs. Verna Myszak, Mrs. Clementine Steinke, Mrs Helen Radakovitch, all of South Bend, and Mrs. Bernice Rakowski, Niles, Mich.; two sons, Edward and Walter; both of South Bend: 14 grandchildren and eight great=grandchildren. Friends may call after 1 p. m. Saturday in St.' Joseph Funeral Chapel. The funeral will be held at 9 a. m. Monday in St. Casimir's Catholic with Rev. J. Witucki, C.S.C. officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Polish Cemetery. Mr. Zapalalski was a member of Woodmen of the World. South Bend Tribune 23 Sept 1955 Page 36

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Wielkopolskie, Polish in full Województwo Wielkopolskie, województwo (province), west-central Poland. One of 16 provinces created in 1999 when Poland underwent administrative reorganization, it is bordered by the provinces of Zachodniopomorskie to the northwest, Pomorskie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie to the northeast, Łódzkie to the east, Opolskie and Dolnośląskie to the south, and Lubuskie to the west. It comprises the former (1975-98) provinces of Poznań, Piła, Leszno, Konin, and Kalisz, as well as portions of the former provinces of Gorzów, Zielona Góra, and Bydgoszcz. It is Poland’s second largest province in area, after Mazowieckie. The provincial capital is Poznań. Area 11,516 square miles (29,826 square km). Pop. (2011) 3,447,441
Source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Wielkopolskie

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