CHALOUPKA, Gladys Pearl

1921 - 1991  (70 years)

• Name	CHALOUPKA, Gladys Pearl
  Birth	30 Jun 1921	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1, 2]
  Christening	3 Dec 1921	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: Holy Cross Catholic Church
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	15 Apr 1934	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Holy Cross Catholic Church
  Death	11 Jul 1991	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  	Gladys P. Fictum Mrs. Anton J. (Gladys P.) Fictum, age 70, of 1923 Nagle Avenue, Manitowoc, died Thursday, July 11, 1991, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday July 15, 1991, at 10:30 a. m. at Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Funera Home. Rev. William B. Plank will officiate. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Mishicot. Born June 30, 1921, at Mishicot, daughter of the late William and Mary Honzik Chaloupka. She grew up and was educated at Mishicot and a 1938 graduate of Mishicot High School. She also attended the Bureau of Home Nursing at Milwaukee. She married Anton J. Fictum on January 24, 1942, at Mishicot. The couple farmed at Route 1 Maribel from 1948 to 1978, before residing at Manitowoc. The couple celebrated 49 years of marriage together. Gladys enjoyed cooking, baking and their grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Anton J. Fictum of Manitowoc; a son and daughter-in-law, Anton G. and Eileen Fictum of Maribel; three grandchildren Karl, Rudy and Sara Fictum all of Maribel; a sister, Mrs. Louise Knizak of New York; a niece, a nephew and other relatives and friends survive. She was preceded in death by a daughter Margie, a brother, William Chaloupka and a sister-in-law Lucille Chaloupka. Friends may call Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei State Street Chapel, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday until the hour of service.
  Person ID	I1324	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Chaloupka (Ellen's paternal)
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	CHALOUPKA, William Sr.,   b. 21 May 1892, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 6 Aug 1975, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	HONZIK, Maria,   b. 8 Jan 1893, Gibson Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 21 Mar 1966, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1916	Gibson Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FICTUM, Anton John Jr.,   b. 26 Jan 1922, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 4 Oct 2000, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1942	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [4, 5]
  	Address: Holy Cross Catholic Church
  	Jan 24, 1942 Couple Wed In Rites At Mishicot The parsonage of Holy Cross Church at Mishicot was the scene of the wedding of Miss Gladys Chaloupka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Chaloupka, Mishicot, Route 1 and Anton Fictum, 925 North 22nd street, Manitowoc at 3 p.m. today. The Rev. Van Bogart officiated. Mrs. William Chaloupka Jr. was matron of honor and William Chaloupka Jr. brother of the bride, was best man. The bride was dressed in a dress of soldier blue crepe with a lace yoke and blue velvet bows. Her accessories matched and she carried a bouquet of white carnations. The matron of honor wore a dress of shell pink with a tucked bodice and wore a corsage of white carnations. Dinner will be served this evening at the bride's home at 6 o'clock to the immediate families and close friends, and the couple will greet their friends later at a reception. The couple will make their home in Manitowoc at 1003 North 21st street. The groom is a welder at the Manitowoc Ship Building Co. and a graduate of Lincoln High School. The bride is a graduate of the Mishicot High School and of the Bureau of Home Nursing in Milwaukee. Before he marriage she was employed in that city. Among the showers at which the bride was honored was one on Wednesday evening at her home. Guests were Mrs. Quirin Zeman, Mrs. Frank Kunz, Mrs. James Kunz, Mrs. Ed Chaloupka, Mrs. James Novak, Mrs. Walter Dirkman, Mrs. Albert Reynolds, Mrs. Joseph Gohr, Mrs. Adoph Cherney, Mrs. George Komorowski, Mrs. Edward Grenier, Mrs. George Junk, Mrs. John Rhein, Mrs. Edward Greycarek, Mrs. Alvin Hagenow, Mrs. Anton Fictum, Sr., Mrs. William Chaloupka, Jr., Mrs. Charles Robinson, Mrs. Frank Radey, Miss Marion Paulson, Miss Lucille Dirkman, Miss Julia No......rest unreadable
  Children	1. FICTUM, Margie Ann,   b. 22 Oct 1953, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 21 Jan 1954, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 0 years) + 2. Living
  Family ID	F485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Photos		CH-Fictum Gladys Chaloupka Gladys married Tony Fictum
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• Sources

  [S22] Church Records - Holy Cross Church records, Page 36; Baptisms 1864-1924 Gladdys Pearl Chaloupka. [S130] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Pilot - Newspapers.com, Notes from Fischerville; news brief; 14 July 1921; page 8; viewed online; 23 January 2023. A baby daughter put in her appearance at the Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chaloupka home last Thursday. [S106] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - Newspaper Archives, Gladys P. Fictum; obituary; 1991; viewed online. Gladys P. Fictum Mrs. Anton J. (Gladys P.) Fictum, age 70, of 1923 Nagle Avenue, Manitowoc, died Thursday, July 11, 1991, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday July 15, 1991, at 10:30 a. m. at Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Funera Home. Rev. William B. Plank will officiate. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Mishicot. Born June 30, 1921, at Mishicot, daughter of the late William and Mary Honzik Chaloupka. She grew up and was educated at Mishicot and a 1938 graduate of Mishicot High School. She also attended the Bureau of Home Nursing at Milwaukee. She married Anton J. Fictum on January 24, 1942, at Mishicot. The couple farmed at Route 1 Maribel from 1948 to 1978, before residing at Manitowoc. The couple celebrated 49 years of marriage together. Gladys enjoyed cooking, baking and their grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Anton J. Fictum of Manitowoc; a son and daughter-in-law, Anton G. and Eileen Fictum of Maribel; three grandchildren Karl, Rudy and Sara Fictum all of Maribel; a sister, Mrs. Louise Knizak of New York; a niece, a nephew and other relatives and friends survive. She was preceded in death by a daughter Margie, a brother, William Chaloupka and a sister-in-law Lucille Chaloupka. Friends may call Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei State Street Chapel, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday until the hour of service. [S106] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times - Newspaper Archives, Couple Wed in Rites at Mishicot; news article; 24 January 1942; viewed online. [S198] Vital Records - Wisconsin, U.S. Marriage Records, 1820-2004 - Ancestry, viewed index online; 19 January 2023; Gladys Chaloupka and Anton J. Fictum marriage.