PEKARSKE, John J.

1898 - 1956  (58 years)

• Name	PEKARSKE, John J.
  Birth	9 Aug 1898	Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914–1918	World War I   [1]
  	Address: Armed Forces
  Death	21 Dec 1956	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: Holy Family Hospital
  Burial	24 Dec 1956	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: Evergreen Cemetery
  	Section R, Block 8, Lot 9, Space 1
  		RA-Pekarske John J. Pekarske gravestone
  Person ID	I1178	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Radey Family Tree (Ellen's fraternal)
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

  Family	RADEY, Alvina E.,   b. 18 Sep 1904, Kellnersville, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 14 Nov 2001, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 97 years)
  Single	never married
  Children	+ 1. Private
  Family ID	F423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

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  RA-Pekarske John J. Pekarske

  
  

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  [S8] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - 2Manitowoc, John J. Pekarske; obituary; 21 December 1956; viewed online. JOHN PEKARSKE John Pekarske, Merchant, Dies of Heart Attack MANITOWOC--John J. Pekarske, 58, veteran clothing store operator, died of a heart attack at 6 a.m. Friday, at Holy Family Hospital. He had suffered heart seizure several times in the past several months. Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m., Monday at Leschke-Bergner Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. D.L.Krembs will officiate and burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. For more than 25 years Mr. Pekarske conducted a retail men's clothing business under the name North End Clothing Store at 10th and Washington Streets. He began the business shortly after he married Grace Kadow Jan 5, 1922, at Manitowoc and was located in the former Kapitan Block, razed by fire in 1953 and since rebuilt, at North Eighth and Buffalo Streets. He was at this site for 13 years and had been in partnership with Stephen Hobart. Subsequently the business relationship was dissolved and the Pekarske operation was moved to Washington street where he opened the store 22 years ago. Born Aug. 9, 1898, at Newton, son of the late Joseph Pekarske and Monica Leschke Pekarske, he attended rural schools and was graduated from the South Side High School here in 1916. A World War I veteran, he served in the armed forces in 1918. Mr. Pekarske was a member of the chamber of commerce for many years, serving on several of its committees, of the Washington Street Advancement Assn., Elks Lodge, Optimists Club, United Name Society, Eagles Aerie(?), and the Drews-Bleser Post of the American Legion. Surviving are his wife, two sons, mother, a brother, two sisters, and nine grandchildren. Friends my call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. [d. 12-21-1956/age 58 yrs./cause: coronary thrombosis/bur. on John M. Kadow lot] Manitowoc Herald Times Friday, December 21, 1956