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- Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood Michigan
1954 April 12
Mrs. A. Skwor Died Saturday at Son's Home
Bessemer - Mrs. Adolph Skwor, 81, early pioneer resident, died Saturday at 4:30 pm at the home of her son and daughter in law, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Skwor, with whom she lived for the past five weeks.
Mrs. Skwor suffered a stroke five weeks ago, and although she was physically invalided as the result, she was mentally keep and alert to the time of her sudden death on Saturday.
Mrs. Skwor was born Anna Terch, on July 13, 1872 at Appleton, Wis. She came to Bessemer among the early pioneers in 1887, to help her uncle, Frank Schleis, who established one of the first boarding houses here in his building, later known as Adolph Johnson's First and Last Chance, on the Old County Road.
Later Mrs. Skwor worked for Mittenthal, who operated a clothing store in the building now occupied by Bob's Cafe, which was erected by Mittenthal.
Coming to Bessemer at the age of 15 years, Mrs. Skwor was greatly impressed by the activities of growth and development of the new community and was an authority on its early history. She recalled that, when she arrived the city was moving the cemetery from the courthouse site to its present Hillcrest location, to clear the area for the court house construction. Through the years she was active in the work of the growing community.
On October 30, 1892, she was married, at her home in Medford, Wis., to Adolph Skwor, who came here in 1888 from Meribel (sic), Wis.
Mrs. Skwor was a member of the St. Sebastian Church and was active in the Ladies Guild and other organizations. She was also a member of the Bohemian Fraternal Organization.
Mrs. Skwor was predominantly a homemaker. After rearing three children, to adulthood, she reared six grandchildren.
She is survived by one son, Raymond, Bessemer; seven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; one brother, Peter Terch, Virginia, Minn; Mrs. Ed arcoe, Pocatella, Idaho; Mrs. J. A. Fifer, Vale, Ore; and Mrs. Rose Eaton, Lakeworth, Fla.
She was precede in death by her husband December 1952; by one sone Louise, who died in 1921 as the result of injuries sustained in World War I; and by one daughter Mrs. Arthur Johnson, who died in 1932.
Funeral services will be solemnized at the St. Sebastian Church Wednesday at 9 a, Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. The remains are at the J.J. Frick Funeral Home which will open Tuesday afternoon. Rosary devo....
Ironwood Daily Globe
Ironwood Michigan
1954 April 16
Mrs. Adolph Skwor
Bessemer-Funeral services were held Wednesday at 9 am for Mrs. Adolph Skwor, 81, pioneer resident who died Saturday morning from complications following a stroke.
Services were solemnized at the St. Sebastian Church at a requiem High mass celebrated by the Rev. Milton Vanitvelt.
Interment was made in Hillcrest Cemetery. Serviing as pallbearers were George Jezek, John Finnegan, Joseph Halama, Frank Blaha, George L. Mazanee, and Leonard C. Kulasavicz.
Relatives in attendance from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. John Prince, Peter Terch, and Mrs. Lawrence Terch, Virginia, Minn.; Mrs. Emma Libal, Green Bay, Wis; Mrs. John Skwor, Maribel, Wis; Mrs. Bradford Pearson, Bloomington, Calif; Eugene Johnson, Manistique; Miss Marjorie Skwor, Detroit, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Skwor, Winetka, Ill.
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Jindra and Chaloupka Families
1875 - 1954 (78 years)
