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     John 'Whitey' Joseph Worzalla was born on 1 July 1936 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. He married Mary Kathryn (Kay) Kabat, daughter of Frank Felix (Pete) Kabat and Lorraine Moeschler, on 11 June 1966 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. John 'Whitey' Joseph Worzalla died on 17 November 2005 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 69.

Portage County Gazette, November 25, 2005

John J. 'Whitey' Worzalla

John J. 'Whitey' Worzalla, 69, 1925 Kathy's Drive, Stevens Point, owner of a construction business and the former owner of the Park Ridge cafe, died Thursday, November 17, 2005, at his home. He had a long battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Alan Burkhardt officiating. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be at Boston Funeral Home from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday and in St. Joseph's Family Center from 9:30 a.m. Monday until the services. An Elks Ritual will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday and a rosary prayed at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

A memorial will be established in his name at a later date.

Mr. Worzalla was born July 1, 1936, in Stevens Point, a son of late Irwin J. and Hildegard (Kostuck) Worzalla. He grew up in Stevens Point and attended St. Stephen Grade School, P.J. Jacobs High School and the vocational school.

He was married to Mary 'Kay' Kabat on June 11, 1966, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. She died June 21, 1993.

He worked for Hutter-Findorf Construction Co. in the early 1960s and then Ellis Stone Construction. He helped build the St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse in the 1960s, and was involved in the construction of a number of the residence halls at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, along with the old Portage County Jail, Stevens Point Area Senior High School, Sentry World Headquarters building and numerous homes in the area.

He later worked for the Holiday Inn and then Sentry Insurance in maintenance. He formed WW Construction Co., doing maintenance for Sentry Insurance.

He was an active member of the Stevens Point Elks Club for more than 33 years and was honored as Elk of the Year, 2001-2002, and Citizen of the Year in 1987. He was also a major part of the Elks Club Christmas Baskets of food and gifts to the needy every year.

He was a former owner of the Park Ridge Café, and current member of its Coffee Klutch group.

Survivors include two daughters, Heidi (Eric) Hirzy, Stevens Point, and Susan (Clint) Pfeil, Pewaukee; one son, Michael (Ann), Stevens Point; one brother, Bob, Seffner, Fla; three sisters, Patricia (David) Olsen, Stevens Point, Bonnie (Bill) Wright, Madison, and Yvonne (David) Kopperud, Mosinee; four granddaughters; and special friends, Diane and Robin Grave.

     Loretta Gurney was born on 9 July 1914 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. She married Emil Janis, son of Joseph Janikowski and Louise Regina Kabachinski, on 22 October 1938 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹ Loretta Gurney died on 16 April 1988 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 73.

Article published in the Monday, April 18, 1988 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Actual date of death: Saturday, April 16, 1988.

Mrs. Loretta Janis
Mrs. Loretta Janis, 73, 2341 Cleveland Ave., died Saturday at River Pines Living Center.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St Stephen Catholic Church, with the Rev Dennis Lynch officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Boston Funeral Home. A general rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
Mrs. Janis was born July 9, 1914 in Stevens Point, daughter of the last Leo and Katherine Gurney. She attended Stevens Point area schools. She was employed by Hardware Mutuals for a time. She was married to Emil Janis Oct 22, 1938. He preceded her in death.
She returned to Sentry Insurance March 17, 1952 and worked in various positions. She was personal secretary to chef executive office John Jonas from 1961 to 1975. She retired June 1, 1978. She was a member of St Stephen Catholic Church.
Survivors included one daughter. May Ann (Myron) Lubinski, 1548 W River Drive; one son, Donald (Cheryl) Mosinee; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and two brothers, James (Carolyn) and Joseph Gurney, both of Amherst.

     Edward Janis was born on 18 February 1912 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of Joseph Janikowski and Louise Regina Kabachinski. Edward Janis married Mary Koshollek, daughter of Aloysius Koshollek and Mary Hawkins, on 14 June 1939 at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹ Edward Janis died on 2 July 1970 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 58.¹ He was buried on 4 July 1970 at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹

     Mary Koshollek was born on 8 April 1913 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. She was the daughter of Aloysius Koshollek and Mary Hawkins. Mary Koshollek married Edward Janis, son of Joseph Janikowski and Louise Regina Kabachinski, on 14 June 1939 at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹ Mary Koshollek died on 18 November 2003 at Portage County Health Care Center, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 90.

Portage County Gazette, 21 Nov 2003

Mary M. Janis

Mary M. Janis, 90, Stevens Point, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at the Portage County Health Care Center where she resided since Oct. 15, 2002.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Potaczek officiating.

Visitation will be at the Shuda Funeral Chapel from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 9:30 a.m. Thursday until the services.

A memorial will be established in her name for the National Osteoporosis Foundation in lieu of flowers.

Mrs. Janis was born April 8, 1913, in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Alois and Mary (Hawkins) Koshollek. She graduated from P.J. Jacobs High School.

She was married to Edward R. Janis on June 23, 1939, in Stevens Point. He died July 2, 1970.

She worked for the Marathon Bait factory, which her father founded, and then worked on the nursing staff at St. Michael's Hospital until her retirement in 1978.

Survivors include her children, Mike (Pam) Janis, Arizona, Jim (Kathy) Janis and John (Robin) Janis, both of Minnesota, Mary Sue (Donnie) Jackson and Richard Janis and Adam Roberts, all of Stevens Point; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

     Evelyn Janikowski was born in 1916 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. She was the daughter of Joseph Janikowski and Louise Regina Kabachinski. Evelyn Janikowski married John H. (Jack) Koshollek, son of Aloysius Koshollek and Mary Hawkins, on 6 February 1937 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹ Evelyn Janikowski died on 30 December 1974.¹

     John H. (Jack) Koshollek was born on 27 December 1911 at Wausau, Marathon Co, WI.¹ He was the son of Aloysius Koshollek and Mary Hawkins. John H. (Jack) Koshollek married Evelyn Janikowski, daughter of Joseph Janikowski and Louise Regina Kabachinski, on 6 February 1937 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹ John H. (Jack) Koshollek died on 6 April 1975 at Rhinelander, Oneida Co, WI, at age 63.¹ He was buried on 9 April 1975 at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.¹

     Ray V. Kabachinski Jacobson was born on 5 August 1909 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. He was the son of Casmiere Kabczynski and Julia Sikorski. Ray V. Kabachinski Jacobson married Mary (Mae) E. Herman on 1 May 1933 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. Ray V. Kabachinski Jacobson died on 22 May 1983 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 73.

     Mary (Mae) E. Herman was born on 1 May 1914 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. She married Ray V. Kabachinski Jacobson, son of Casmiere Kabczynski and Julia Sikorski, on 1 May 1933 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. Mary (Mae) E. Herman died on 14 February 1993 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 78.

     Edward Kabachinski Jacobson was born on 15 May 1911 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. He was the son of Casmiere Kabczynski and Julia Sikorski. Edward Kabachinski Jacobson married Grace Witkowski on 28 October 1935 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. Edward Kabachinski Jacobson died on 12 December 1938 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 27.

Article published in the Monday, December 13, 1938 issue of the Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Actual date of death: Monday, December 12, 1938. – He was Casimer’s son, after Casimer died Julia married Jacobson who gave the boys his last name.

Second Death Results From Accident On 66
Edward Jacobson, 27, Owner of Car, Dies; Cychosz Funeral Tuesday
Edward G. Jacobson, 27, of 735 South Michigan avenue, died at St. Michael’s hospital at 6:05 p.m., Sunday, of injures received Friday night in an automobile accident on Highway 66 a mile east of Polonia in which Miss Pauline Cychosz, 17, was instantly killed and her sister, Mrs. Francese Lepak, received serious injuries.
The driver of the car, Otto Schneck, 25, escaped with minor cuts and bruises on the face and head when the car, a Ford V-8 coach belonging to Jacobson, hurtled 73 feet through the air after hitting a ditch of an intersection road.
Jury Views Bodies
A coroner’s jury consisting of Carl Larson, J.M. Marshall, John Jakusz, John Zyika, V.A. Landowski and Klemens Prais viewed the bid of Mss Cychosz Saturday afternoon and Jacobson’s body this afternoon. Coroner Victor S. Prais and District Attorney A.J. Aschenbrener said and inquest will be held later.
Mrs. Lepak received a broken arm, a shoulder injury and severe cuts and bruises abut the face and head. The car was totally wrecked, being consumed by fire after being badly damaged in the accident.
Ninth This Year
Jacobson’s death was the ninth automobile fatality in Portage county this year. None of the nine fatal accidents involved more than one motor vehicle.
Jacobson’s skull was fractured and he suffered other injuries.
Born in Stevens Point
Mr. Jacobson was born on May 15, 1911 in Stevens Point and had lived here all of his life. He attended school here and was graduated from the Stevens Point High school in 1931. After attending an electrical refrigeration school on Chicago for a year he was employed at the Wisconsin River Paper and Pulp company until 1936. Since that time he had been a representative of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company. He was a son of the late Mrs. Julia Jacobson.
His marriage to Grace Witkowski of Stevens Point took place n October 28, 1935, at St. Stanislaus church.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Eileen Kay, and a brother, Ray V. Jacobson, Stevens Point, Route 4
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Stanislaus church and burial will follow in the family lot in Guardian Angel cemetery. The body is at the Crosby funeral home where it will remain until the time of the funeral. The rosary will be said Tuesday night at 8 o’clock.
Funeral services for Miss Cychosz will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock at Sacred Heart church at Polonia as burial will take place in the parish cemetery. The body is at the Prais funeral home.

     Stephaine Grubba was born on 7 June 1980 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI. She was the daughter of Charles Grubba and Laurie McGill. Stephaine Grubba died on 9 February 2004 at age 23.

Portage County Gazette, February 13, 2004

Stephanie L. Grubba, 23, Madison, a Stevens Point native, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, as the result of a car accident in Columbia County.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Catholic Church, with the Rev. Derek Sakowski officiating. Burial will be in Guardian Angel Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Pisarski/Dzikoski Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. Friday in the St. Faustina Room of the church until the services. There will be a parish rosary at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

A memorial in her name will be established at a later date in lieu of flowers.

Miss Grubba was born June 7, 1980, in Stevens Point, a daughter of Charles and Laurie (McGill) Grubba. She attended local grade schools and graduated from Stevens Point Area Senior High School in 1998, where she participated with the SPASH soccer and cross country teams.

She attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in zoology and environmental studies. She also studied abroad for one semester in Costa Rica, doing research on the rain forest.

She worked for the Avenue Bar & Grill in Madison, the University Ridge Golf Course and the Caspian Café of Madison.

Survivors include her parents, Charlie and Laurie Grubba, Stevens Point; one brother, Scott (Lisa Camlek) Grubba, Stevens Point; her paternal grandmother, Janet Grubba, Stevens Point; aunts; uncles and cousins.