Evelyn Rita SLISZ

13 MAR 1916 - 21 MAY 2004

• NAME: Eurlina Slisz
• BIRTH: 13 MAR 1916, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: 25 MAY 2004, St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend IN lot 427 pc7
• DEATH: 21 MAY 2004, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 5 AUG 1939, South Bend, IN
• ENGAGEMENT: 25 DEC 1937, South Bend, IN
• EVENT: Marriage Witness: 5 AUG 1939, John Rakowski & Eleonora Piechorowski

1. +James Francis PIECHOROWSKI

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[N4640] Obituary: Evelyn R. Piechorowski
March 13, 1916 -- May 21, 2004

Evelyn R. (Slisz) Piechorowski, 88, of Granger, Ind., passed peacefully away in her sleep at 10 p.m. Friday, May 21, in the Holy Cross Healthcare Center, Dugdale Road, Granger, where she had resided for the last few years.

Evelyn was born on March 13, 1916, in South Bend, Ind., to Kasper and Mary (Andrysiak) Slisz, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 5, 1939, she married Frank A. Piechorowski in St. Adalbert's Church in South Bend. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, on Dec. 15, 1985. Also deceased are three brothers, Edmund, Clem and Fred; and four sisters, Irene, Henrietta, Esther and Phyllis.

Evelyn is survived by her sister, Alice Maeyens of South Bend; her son, James F. (Sharon) Piechorowski of Elkhart, Ind.; and two grandchildren, Frank D. of Memphis, Tenn., and Devon D. of Mishawaka, Ind.

Evelyn and Frank were married for nearly 50 years, residing at Fir Road in Granger. They attended St. Pius X Church since moving to Granger in 1955. Their lives were punctuated by hard work, love of family and a zest for life. As a child of the Depression, Evelyn would feed any (man or beast) who wandered too near the home, and was renowned for always having that second turkey on hand for Thanksgiving Day if anyone was really hungry.

She adored her grandchildren and was always on hand when needed to wipe a tear or sing their praises. Her last years were hard but she is happy now in the presence of her God and the love of her husband.

Evie will be missed by all who had the good fortune to cross her path.

A formal Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Mom at St. Katherine's of Alexandria in Brzyskorzystew, Poland, the church of our ancestors.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 24, in THE ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 1827 E. Ireland Road, where a Rosary will be prayed at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, May 25, in the funeral home, followed by burial at St. Joseph's Cemetery, South Bend.

Oral History from Elsie:
They were introduced by Aunt Elsie when she was fifthteen. She played basketball for St Adelbert's grade school.... Frank played ball on the men's team... Elsie and Evelyn used to go to dances and ZB Falcon's almost every Saturday night, and one night Elsie introduced them. Elsie's Husband Uncle Elmer was in CC Camp with Frank.

Oral History from Evelyn:
My mother used to say, when I was young, "That one's going to be a clean one", because when by the time I was old enough to pick up a rag, I was going around the house dusting.

When I first met Frank, he didn't turn me on, he came over at least 3 times that night and asked me to dance, but I came up with an excuse each time. Several Saturdays after that he kept coming and asking me to dance, so finally I figured, what can it hurt, and I danced with him. We had the rest of that evening. He took me home and we made a date for next Tuesday because the Cole Brothers Circus was in town. That was our first date.

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Oral History from Evelyn Piechorowski
Frank took and purposed to Evelyn on Christmas eve, 1937. He bought a box of chocolates and put the ring in the box for her to find. When she opened the box she said "Ohhh Chocolate...", and was very disappointed because he had bought her candy for Valentines day. She thought, but didn't say "Am I ever going to be engaged to you?". Frank could see that she was disapointed so he let her stew for a few days and called her back asking if she had eaten the candy yet. She said she had had a few pieces. He told her to go have some more and tell him how she liked them... that's when she found the ring.

Frank Earned the money to buy both Evelyn's engagement ring and their wedding ring with the help of Ludwik (Uncle Louie). Ludwik gave frank a plot of land on the farm that Frank was to grow and tend pickles on. All the money that he made from the pickles is what he used to buy the rings.