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     Mary Regwalski was born in 1826. She was the daughter of Paul Regwalski and Mary (?) Mary Regwalski married Thomas Molski, son of Simon Molski and Josephine Rzepinski. Mary Regwalski died on 26 November 1903 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. She was buried at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.

     Mary Schultz was born on 26 March 1880 at Oak Harbor, Ottawa Co, OH. She was the daughter of Martin Schultz and Catherine Laskoski. Mary Schultz married John J. Rutta Sr., son of Jacob Rutta and Maryanna Flatoch, on 9 May 1898 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ Mary Schultz died on 28 May 1959 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI, at age 79.

Article published in the Friday, May 29, 1959 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Actual date of death: Thursday, May 28, 1959.

Mrs. Mary Rutta

Mrs. Mary Rutta, 79, 317 Matilda St., died Thursday evening in Milwaukee.
She apparently suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Mrs. Rutta, who lived with a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Skonieczny, was visiting another daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Lucille) Schwab, in Milwaukee.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Peter's Catholic Church, and burial will follow in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Friends may call after 9 a.m. Sunday at the Dzikoski Funeral Home. The rosary will be said there Sunday night at 7:30.
Mrs. Rutta was born in Ohio on March 22, 1880. She was the former Mary Schultz.
She is survived by seven sons, Joseph, 1504 S. Michigan Ave., Steve, 407 Park St., Ben, Florian and John, Whiting, Harry, 1217 Henrietta St., and Raymond, Plover; five daughters, Mrs. Skonieczny, Mrs. Schwab, Mrs. Anton (Theresa) Stanke, Everett, Wash., and Mrs. Clinton (Jennie) Starr and Mrs. Chester (Hedwig) Walczak, San Bruno, Calif; a stepson, Jerome Rutta, U.S. Army, Fort Worth, Tex; two brothers, Leo Schultz, 803 Franklin St., and Frank Schultz, 305 4th Ave., and a sister, Mrs. Helen Ajaska (sp.), Rhinelander.
A son and a daughter preceded her in death.

Article published in the Tuesday, June 2, 1959 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Funeral of Mrs. Rutta

The Rev. Richard Tomsyck was the celebrant fo a solemn requiem high mass Monday morning at St. Peter's Catholic Church for the funeral of Mrs. Mary Rutta, 317 Matilda St.
Mrs. Rutta died last Thursday at Milwaukee. She was 79 years of age.
The Rev. Joseph Walijewski was deacon of the mass and the Rev. Anthony Krausa was subdeacon. Father Tomsyck officiated at burial services in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Six grandsons of Mrs. Rutta, Harry and Peter Laszewski Jr. and Richard, Norbert, Thomas and Eugene Rutta were pallbearers.
Friends and relatives attended from Rhinelander, Fort Worth, Tex., Everett, Wash., Millwaukee (sp.), Merrill and Stevens Point and the surrounding area.

     Joseph Rutta was born on 20 March 1902 at Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Joseph Rutta was baptized on 30 March 1902 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ He married Mary Zoromski on 1 May 1929 at Polonia. Joseph Rutta died on 31 December 1981 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 79.

     Benedykt M. Rutta was born on 16 February 1908 at Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Benedykt M. Rutta was baptized on 23 February 1908 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ He married Evelyn Hintz, daughter of Anton Hintz, on 7 May 1934 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.

Article published in the Monday, March 19, 1990 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Actual date of death: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1993.

Benedykt Rutta
Benedykt M. Rutta, 85, 1800 Sherman Ave., Whiting, died early Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 22, 1993, at the Stevens Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He had been a resident there for 18 months and in failing health for two years.
Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at St Stephen Catholic Church. The Rev Dennis Lynch will officiate. Burial will be in the Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. Friday at the Dzikowski/Pisarski Funeral Home. The Knights of Columbus, of which his some Donald (Pat) is a member, will combine with the general rosary at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Rutta was born Feb. 16, 1908, in the town of Hull, a son of the late Mary and John Rutta Sr. He attended local schools.
He was married to the former Evelyn Hintz on May 7, 1934 a St Stanislaus Catholic Church. She died in July 1981
After the marriage, the couple settled in Milwaukee. They moved to Stevens Point in 1940.
Mr. Rutta was employed by Consolidated Paper-Wisconsin River Division for many year. He retired in 1967.
Survivors besides his some David include another son, Norbert (Vi) Whiting; one sister, Theresa Stanke, Snohomish, Wash., one brother, Jerome Rutta, Vacaville, Calif; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers, five sisters and an infant daughter.

Benedykt M. Rutta died on 22 September 1993 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 85.

     Florian Rutta was born on 25 October 1912 at Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Florian Rutta was baptized on 27 October 1912 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ He married Bessie Krasavage on 8 August 1948 at Waupaca, Waupaca Co, WI. Florian Rutta died on 26 September 1991 at age 78.

     Stephen Raymond Rutta was born on 25 August 1906 at Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Stephen Raymond Rutta was baptized on 1 September 1906 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ He married Esther Osowski on 12 November 1938 at St. Mary's Torun, Town of Dewey, Portage Co, WI. Stephen Raymond Rutta died on 31 August 1972 at age 66.

     Harry Jerome Rutta was born on 21 March 1911 at Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Harry Jerome Rutta was baptized on 26 March 1911 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ He married Helen Laszewski on 12 September 1934 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. Harry Jerome Rutta died on 9 April 1987 at age 76.

     John Rutta Jr. was born on 10 September 1916. He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. John Rutta Jr. married Cecelia Wozniak on 26 April 1948 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. John Rutta Jr. died on 24 June 1983 at age 66.

     Raymond Roman Rutta was born on 8 August 1918 at Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI. He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Raymond Roman Rutta married Margaret Jacqueline Winkler on 6 August 1946 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. Raymond Roman Rutta died on 18 March 1988 at age 69.

     Leodacia R. (Lillian) Rutta was born on 2 February 1899 at Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI. She was the daughter of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Leodacia R. (Lillian) Rutta was baptized on 11 February 1899 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ She married William R. (Walter) Skonieczny in 1928 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI. Leodacia R. (Lillian) Rutta died on 23 September 1979 at age 80. Article published in the Monday, September 24, 1979 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Mrs. Lilliam R. Skonieczny
Mrs. William R Skonieczny, 80, 1325 Matilda St., died Sunday evening at St. Michael’s Hospital after being stricken Saturday evening at home. She had been ill the past two years.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church. The Rev. Thomas E. Mullen will officiate. Burial will be in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Friend may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Dzikowski Funeral Home. The Auxiliary to Schumann-Heink Chapter No. 30, Disabled American Veterans, of which she was a member, will hold a ritual at 7 p.m. The general rosary will be said at 8 p.m.
Mrs. Skonieczny was born Feb. 2, 1899, in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Rutta Sr. She attended school in the town of Hull and moved to Milwaukee as a young woman.
She married Walter Skonieczny in 1928. The couple lived in Milwaukee until moving to the present address in 1945. He died in 1947.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Lucille) Schwab, Newby’s Trailer Court, Plover, Mrs. Theresa Stanke, Everett, Wash., Mrs. Clinton (Jeanie) Starr, Sacramento, Calif., and Mrs. Chester (Hattie) Walczak, San Bruno, Calif; seven brothers, Joseph Rutta, 3201 Michigan Ave., harry, 2840 Henrietta St., Ben, 801 Sherman Ave., Whiting, Florian, 819 Sherman Ave., Whiting, John Jr., Highway 51, Plover, Ray, 3404 Fleltz Ave., and Jerome, Vacaville, Calif; nieces and nephews.
Two sisters and two bothers preceded her in death.

     Hedwig (Hattie) Rutta was born in 1920 at Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI. She was the daughter of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Hedwig (Hattie) Rutta married Chester Walczak. Hedwig (Hattie) Rutta died in 1990.

     Theresa Rutta was born on 5 June 1914 at Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Theresa Rutta was baptized on 7 June 1914 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ She married Anton Stanke in 1933. Theresa Rutta died on 22 July 2005 at Snohomish, WA, at age 91.

Friday, July 29, 2005, Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Theresa (Rutta) Stanke, 91, passed away peacefully Friday, July 22, 2005, in Snohomish, Wash.

She was born June 5, 1914, in the town of Hull. In 1933, she was married to Anton 'Tony' Stanke in Stevens Point and moved to California in 1939 where they lived in South San Francisco and Vallejo before moving to Everett, Wash., in 1943. She then resided in Snohomish after her husband passed away.

Theresa enjoyed growing a big garden with flowers and loved animals. She was the last surviving sibling of the John Rutta Sr. family of fifteen children. She had a gentle soul and kind spirit.

Theresa was preceded in death by her husband and son, Jerome. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Hoxie (Erling) of Kirkland, Wash; son, Ron Stanke of East Wenatchee, Wash; nine grandchildren, Phil, Craig, Steve, Randy, Pat, Mike, Robb, Kathryn and Rhonda; and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held with a burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Everett, officiated by Deacon Robert Dolan of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

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Published in the Daily Herald on 7/26/2005, Snohomish, Washington

Theresa Ann Stanke, 91, passed away peacefully, July 22, 2005, in Snohomish.
She was born June 5, 1914, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She married Anton 'Tony' Stanke in 1933, moved to California in 1939, where they lived in South San Francisco and Vallejo, before moving to Everett in 1943. She would then reside to Snohomish after her husband passed away. Theresa enjoyed growing a big garden with flowers, and loved animals. She had a gentle soul and kind spirit.
Theresa was preceded in death by her husband; and son, Jerry.
She is survived by her daughter, Elaine (Erling) Hoxie, of Kirkland, Washington; son, Ron Stanke, of East Wenatchee, Washington; nine grandchildren, Phil, Craig, Steve, Randy, Pat, Mike, Robb, Kathryn, and Rhonda; and several great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Evergreen Funeral Home and Cemetery, Everett.

     Genevive (Jennie) Rutta was born on 17 July 1915 at Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Genevive (Jennie) Rutta was baptized on 25 July 1915 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ She died on 23 December 1979 at Carmichael, CA, at age 64.

     Adam (Dempsy) Rutta was born on 29 December 1905 at Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI. He was the son of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Adam (Dempsy) Rutta died in 1928.

     Christine Rutta was born on 17 March 1900 at Portage Co, WI.¹ She was baptized on 18 March 1900 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Christine Rutta married Peter Paul Laszewski, son of John Laszewski and Josephine Boska, on 14 May 1917 at Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI. Christine Rutta died on 30 March 1945 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 45.

     Isabelle Rutta was born on 5 December 1909 at Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of John J. Rutta Sr. and Mary Schultz. Isabelle Rutta was baptized on 12 December 1909 at St. Casimir Church, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.¹ She died on 4 May 1910 at Portage Co, WI.² She was buried on 6 May 1910 at St. Casimir Cemetery, Town of Hull, Portage Co, WI.²

     Anton Woyak was born in 1804.

     Antonia Zblewska was born in 1810. She died in 1878.

     Edward John Schultz was born on 8 February 1887. He was the son of Walenty (Valentine) 'William' Schultz and Sophie (Adams) Heartl. Edward John Schultz married Ruby Violet Purtell on 7 April 1930 at Chico, CA. Edward John Schultz died on 2 March 1973 at Santa Cruz, CA, at age 86.

     Johanna Elizabeth Hintz was born on 31 July 1916. She married Lambert Kluck in 1938. Johanna Elizabeth Hintz married Stanley (Soo Line) Polebitski, son of John Polebitski and Pearl Schultz, on 9 July 1955 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. Johanna Elizabeth Hintz died on 19 December 1993 at age 77. Article published in the December 20, 1993 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Actual date of death: Sunday, December 19, 1993

Joan E. Polbitski
Joan E. Polbitski, 77, 2263 Highway P, town of Linwood, died Sunday afternoon, Dec. 19, 1993, at St. Michael’s Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephens Catholic Church. The Rev. Dennis Lynch will officiate. Burial will be in Guardian Angel Cemetery.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Shuda Funeral Chapel. A general rosary will be said at 7 tonight at the funeral chapel.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name for St. Stephen Church.
Mrs. Polbitski was born July 31, 1916 in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Leo and Elizabeth Hintz. She graduated from Emerson High School in 1934.
She was married to Lambert Kluck in 1938. He died in 1961
She was married to Stanley Polbitski in July 1955 at St. Stanislaus Church. He survives.
She was a member of St. Stephen Church choir.
Survivors besides her husband include four daughters, Pat (Gary) Phillips, Wisconsin Rapids, Sue Smoodle, South Beloit, Ill., Karen (Doug) Pagel, Wisconsin Rapids, and Mary (John) Jungbluth, Bloomington, Minn; three sons, David (Dorothy) Kluck, Stevens Point, Dan (Collen) Kluck, Rosholt, and Mark (Mary) Polbitski, Waupaca; four sisters, Lu (Harold) Chapman, Stevens Point,

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Esther ( ) , and Flo (Chuck) Haley both in Minnesota, and Carol (Rex) Amel, Stevens Point, one half brother, one half sister, Beatrice, 26 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was prececed in death by one son.