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     Joseph Gierszewski was born on 25 March 1883 at Polonia, Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of Martin Gierszewski and Pauline Lorbiecki.¹ Joseph Gierszewski was baptized on 2 April 1883 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Polonia, Portage Co, WI.¹

     John Martin Gierszewski was born on 14 November 1880 at Town of Sharon, Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of Martin Gierszewski and Pauline Lorbiecki.¹ John Martin Gierszewski was baptized on 28 November 1880 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Polonia, Portage Co, WI.¹ He died on 21 November 1914 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 34.²

     Francisca Gierszewski was born on 30 November 1877 at Town of Sharon, Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Gierszewski and Pauline Lorbiecki.¹ Francisca Gierszewski was baptized on 9 December 1877 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Polonia, Portage Co, WI.¹

     Dorotha Barbara Gierszewski was born on 31 December 1887 at Town of Sharon, Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Gierszewski and Pauline Lorbiecki.¹ Dorotha Barbara Gierszewski was baptized on 8 January 1888 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Polonia, Portage Co, WI.¹

     Gertrude Koshollek was born on 14 July 1914 at Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.² She was the daughter of Aloysius Koshollek and Mary Hawkins.¹ Gertrude Koshollek died on 15 November 1999 at Portage County Health Care Center, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI, at age 85.² She was buried on 18 November 1999 at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage Co, WI.²

Portage County Gazette, November 19, 1999

Gertrude A. Koshollek, 85, formerly of 1901 Minnesota Ave., died Monday morning, Nov. 15, 1999, at Portage County Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen Catholic Church with the Rev. Dan Kozlowski officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Shuda Funeral Chapel. The general rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name for the Alzheimer's Association.

Miss Koshollek was born July 14, 1914, in Stevens Point, a daughter of the late Aloysius and Mary (Hawkins) Koshollek. She grew up in Stevens Point.

She attended Emerson High School and received a bachelor's degree majoring English and history from Central State Teachers College in Stevens Point in 1937. She earned a master's degree in history from Marquette University in 1953 and received a minor in library science from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1961.

She taught social studies at P. J. Jacobs High School from 1946-48, at Shorewood High School in 1949, St. Stephen Elementary School from 1950-57 and Marathon High School in Marathon City from 1957-62. She was an instructor and librarian at Dodge County Teachers College, Mayville, from 1962-72.

She was a staff librarian at the Charles M. White Public Library in Stevens Point from 1973 until her retirement on July 15, 1984.

She lived at her former residence her entire life until she entered the Portage County Health Care Center in 1995.

Survivors include one sister, Mary Janis, Stevens Point; nieces, including Joan Frazer, Plover; and nephews, including Richard Janis, Stevens Point.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.

     George Turner was born on 26 June 1882 at Town of Belmont, Portage Co, WI.¹ He was the son of Charles J. Turner and Anna Knutson. George Turner married Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey, daughter of William Wallace Palfrey and Agnes Stewardson, on 26 November 1908 at King, Waupaca Co, WI.¹ George Turner died on 30 March 1963 at Waupaca, Waupaca Co, WI, at age 80.² He was buried on 2 April 1963 at First Belmont Cemetery, Town of Belmont, Portage Co, WI.^1,3

     Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey was born on 11 June 1887 at Town of Belmont, Portage Co, WI.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Wallace Palfrey and Agnes Stewardson.¹ Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey married George Turner, son of Charles J. Turner and Anna Knutson, on 26 November 1908 at King, Waupaca Co, WI.¹ Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey died on 14 November 1963 at Waupaca, Waupaca Co, WI, at age 76.^1,2 She was buried on 18 November 1963 at First Belmont Cemetery, Town of Belmont, Portage Co, WI.²

     William Wallace Palfrey married Agnes Stewardson.

     Agnes Stewardson married William Wallace Palfrey.

     Lucille Evelyn Turner was born on 16 September 1909 at Town of Belmont, Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of George Turner and Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey.¹ Lucille Evelyn Turner married Melvin Hagman on 14 October 1929.¹ Lucille Evelyn Turner died on 19 March 1988 at Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM, at age 78.¹

     Melvin Hagman married Lucille Evelyn Turner, daughter of George Turner and Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey, on 14 October 1929.¹

     Glen Richard Hagman was born on 23 July 1930 at Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM.¹ He was the son of Melvin Hagman and Lucille Evelyn Turner.¹ Glen Richard Hagman died on 8 April 1986 at Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM, at age 55.¹

     Eugene Hagman was born on 24 November 1935 at Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM.¹ He was the son of Melvin Hagman and Lucille Evelyn Turner.¹ Eugene Hagman died on 29 December 1956 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM, at age 21.¹

     Gwendolyn Agnes Turner was born on 16 May 1911 at Town of Belmont, Portage Co, WI.¹ She was the daughter of George Turner and Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey.¹ Gwendolyn Agnes Turner married Edgar Watts on 16 May 1936.¹ Gwendolyn Agnes Turner died on 5 August 1968 at Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co, NM, at age 57.¹

     Edgar Watts married Gwendolyn Agnes Turner, daughter of George Turner and Mary Ellen (Maud) Palfrey, on 16 May 1936.¹