St. Stanislaus Cemetery
Obituaries and Family Information

1015 Greenwood Ave., Michigan City

LaPorte County, Indiana


  

This site updated on June 24, 2008
Below are Obituaries and family information donated to the LaPorte Cemetery Web Site.
Thank you to those who are donating this valuable information. There are no immediate plans to read the stones and transcribe St. Stanislaus Cemetery for the internet. We are attempting to read the older cemeteries first where there are no contacts for burial information. Anyone wishing to read this cemetery please contact Deanna at laportecountyin@yahoo.com.
Pat Harris is a historian for St. Stanislaus Cemetery. You may E-mail her at pagharris@sbcglobal.net and she will look up requests for burials therein and give the stone inscription, if a stone exists. Please make sure to state full name of ancestor and approximate time frame when corresponding with Pat or any of the other Historians on our web site and.... send me a courtesy copy of emails for requests and answers.

Margaret Peo Jakelski   - Aug. 26, 1970 - Margaret Peo Jakelski Dies at 54 Margaret Jakelski, 54, 815 E. 11th St., wife of Edward F. Jakelski, longtime employee of The News-Dispatch, died this morning at 5:40 in Memorial Hospital after an illness of one week. Her husband, who is a journeyman printer in charge of make-up, joined The Evening Dispatch in 1933 and continued after the merger with the Michigan City News. Funeral services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church with the Rev. Stanley Dominik officiating. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Friends may call at Ott Funeral Chapel Friday and Saturday until the hour of services. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Jakelski was born here Jan. 16, 1916, the daughter of Edward and Mary Nespo Peo. She was married here June 27, 1936. Survivors include the widower; her mother, of this city; a daughter, Mrs. Robert E. Brandon, Jr., this city; two grandchildren; and two brothers -- Clarence and Carl Peo, both of this City. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Church and the Rosary Club, and was secretary of the Paderewski Club.
Contributed by: Alice Peo Winterrod at Wfrankc@aol.com

Debra Osowski obit first said she was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. But the next day there was a correction stating she was buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Michigan City, IN. The latter is correct for following is the inscription on the stone: Osowski, wife and mother, Debra D. June 11, 1956 - Dec. 7, 1988 Husband and Father Stanley M. Feb. 18, 1953 Precious Memories - wedding rings and photos engraved Married Oct. 6, 1973 on the obverse: God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change The courage to change the things we can And the wisdom to know the difference. We love you, Mom and Dad They are buried in Section "E", Row #3
Contributed by: Patricia Harris

Clarence E. Peo - November 3, 1987 - The funeral for Clarence E. Peo, 73, Michigan City, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Queen of All Saints Church.
  Mr. Peo died at 4 a.m. yesterday (Nov. 2, 1987) at his home. The Rev. Alfred Dettmer will officiate. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and until 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home. Mr. Peo was born May 4, 1914, in Michigan City, the son of Edward and Mary F. Niespodziany Peo. Surviving are his mother, Mary F. Peo, Michigan City; a brother, Carl Peo, Michigan City; a niece, Barbara Brandon, Michigan City, two nephews, Carl James, Terre Haute, Ind., and Steven Douglass, Michigan City; and several great nieces and great-nephews. A sister, Margaret Jakelaki, is deceased. Mr. Peo was a retired estimator from Pullman-Standard, retiring in 1976 with 40 years of service. He was a member of Queen of All Saints Church and Pullman-Standard Management Club. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Contributed by: Alice Peo Winterrod at Wfrankc@aol.com

Mary F. Peo - Dec. 22, 1987 Mary F. Peo, 92, Michigan City, died at 2:36 a.m. today (Dec. 22, 1987) at St. Anthony Hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stanislaus Church. The Rev. Steve Kosinski will officiate. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and until the service Thursday at the Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel. A scripture service will be at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral chapel. Mrs. Peo was born Nov. 20, 1895, in Chicago, the daughter of John and Pearl Galecki Niesopodziany. She had lived in Michigan City most of her life. Surviving are a son, Carl Peo, Michigan City; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A son, Clarence, and a daughter, Margaret Jakelski are deceased. Mrs. Peo was a homemaker and a member of St. Stanislaus Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Contributed by: Alice Peo Winterrod at Wfrankc@aol.com

Ryszka - Stefania Ryszka is buried in Row #2, Section "B" of St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Michigan City, IN
Following are the grave inscriptions: Ryszka, Antoni, 22 List. (Nov.) 1918
Stefania, 8 Czer. (June) 1960 Ryszka, Bernard A. 1910 -1986 Angeline C., 1917 - Bernard has a WWII Veterans Flag holder
From the cemetery records Anthony died of pneumonia but no cause is given for Stefania.

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