Descendants of Valentine Cholasinski

Generation No. 1

1.  VALENTINE1 CHOLASINSKI was born February 12, 1869 in Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland, and died 1941 in South Bend, IN.  He married MARY MICHALSKI 1896 in Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland.  She was born May 20, 1876 in Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland, and died 1950 in South Bend, Indiana.

Notes for VALENTINE CHOLASINSKI:
VALENTINE  AKA WALENTZ CHOLASINSKI
Nat Intent Vol 3 pg 294; # 894; filed 17 Mar 1917; dated 10 Sept 1921.  Born 10 Feb 1869 Strzelno Poland; resided 510 Phillipa.  Age 39, 5'8, 165 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes.  Emigrated port of Rotterdam; arrived port of New York 27 May 1903; vessel unknown.  Nat intent Vol 17 pg 49, # 2449; last foreign residence Strzelno Poland - info same as above.  Wife: Mary b] 20 May 1876 Poland.
Children:
	Cecelis		b] 17 Sept 1898 Poland
	Martin  		b] 10 Nov 1899 Poland  [listed on NI as Martha]
	Joseph  	 	b] 16 Jan 1901 Poland
	Anna		b] 16 Aug 1902 Poland
	Frances   	b] 5 Dec 1903 [twin]
	Stanley  	 	b] 12 Apr 1905 - chged name to Cholanski
	William		b] 16 Sept 1907
	Jennie		b] 4 Aug 1909
	Harriet   	 	b] 20 Mar 1911
	John		b] 6 Mar 1913
	Genevieve 	b] 16 Nov 1919

More About VALENTINE CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
Fact: Came to SBN from Buffalo NY 1006
Religion: 1941, St Adalberts
Residence: 1941, 606 So Kaley

More About MARY MICHALSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
	
Children of VALENTINE CHOLASINSKI and MARY MICHALSKI are:
2.	i.	LEOKADIA GLADYS2 CHOLASINSKI, b. May 22, 1897, Buffalo, NY; d. April 28, 1997, South Bend, IN.
3.	ii.	CECILIA CHOLASINSKI, b. September 17, 1898, Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland.
	iii.	MARTIN CHOLASINSKI, b. November 10, 1899, Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland; d. November 10, 1901, Buffalo, NY.

More About MARTIN CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: Buffalo, NY

4.	iv.	JOSEPH P CHOLASINSKI, b. January 16, 1901, Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland; d. February 21, 1978, South Bend, IN.
	v.	ANNA CHOLASINSKI, b. August 16, 1902, Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland; d. 1962, South Bend, IN.

More About ANNA CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana

	vi.	FRANCES CHOLASINSKI, b. December 05, 1903, South Bend, IN; m. HUSBAND GRAJCZYK.
	vii.	STANLEY CHOLASINSKI, b. April 12, 1905, South Bend, IN; d. March 29, 1982, South Bend, IN; m. SEVERINE BARCZYKOWSKI, October 06, 1931, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. September 18, 1910, South Bend, IN.

Notes for STANLEY CHOLASINSKI:
Stanley (Cholasinski) Cholanski
April 12, 1905 – March 29, 1982

 Services for Stanley Cholanski, 76, of 616 S Falcon St., who died at 9am Monday in St Joseph’s Medical Center after a three week illness, will be at 10am Thursday in St Adalbert’s Catholic Church.  Rev. Eugene J. Kazmierczak, pastor, will officiate.  Burial will be in St Joseph Cemetery.
Friends may call form 7 to 9pm today and 2 to 9pm Wednesday at the St Joseph Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 4:30pm Wednesday by the Harvest House of St Adalbert’s Church.  A wake service will be conducted by the parish and Holy Name Society at 7:30pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
He was born April 12, 1905, in South Bend and was a lifetime area resident.  He was a former employee of the Studebaker Corp.  On October 6, 1931, in South Bend, he married Severine Barczykowski.  She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Marie Ann Dudzinski of South Bend; a son, Daniel E. of South Bend; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; eight sisters, Mrs. Estelle Gadacz, Mrs. Celia Dobrzykowski, Mrs. Gladys Ewald, Mrs. Dorothy Ference, Mrs. Joan Launer, Mrs. Harriet Pittman, Mrs. Virginia Ziolkowski all of South Bend and Mrs. Frances Grajczyk of Virginia; and a brother, William of South Bend.
He was a charter member of the St Joseph Young Men’s Society, a member of the Holy Name Society of the church, the Harvest House, the Jolly Sixties & Local 5 UAW.

More About STANLEY CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
Occupation: Studebaker

	viii.	DOROTHY CHOLASINSKI, b. December 05, 1905, South Bend, IN; m. HUSBAND FERENCE.
	ix.	WILLIAM CHOLASINSKI, b. September 16, 1907, South Bend, IN; d. November 11, 1987, South Bend, IN; m. HILDEGARD SCHULTZ, November 26, 1930.

More About WILLIAM CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: Highland Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana

	x.	JENNIE CHOLASINSKI, b. August 04, 1909, South Bend, IN; m. HUSBAND LAUNER.
	xi.	HARRIET CHOLASINSKI, b. March 20, 1911, South Bend, IN; m. HUSBAND PITTMAN.
	xii.	JOHN CHOLASINSKI, b. March 06, 1913, South Bend, IN.
	xiii.	GENEVIEVE CHOLASINSKI, b. November 16, 1919, South Bend, IN.

Generation No. 2

2.  LEOKADIA GLADYS2 CHOLASINSKI (VALENTINE1) was born May 22, 1897 in Buffalo, NY, and died April 28, 1997 in South Bend, IN.  She married LOUIS EWALD November 06, 1919 in St Adalberts, South Bend, Indiana, son of THEODORE EWALD and KATE URBANSKI.  He was born August 18, 1897 in South Bend, IN, and died February 14, 1956 in South Bend, IN.

Notes for LEOKADIA GLADYS CHOLASINSKI:
Gladys Ewald
May 22, 1897 – April 28, 1997
South Bend Tribune 4/30/1997

Gladys Ewald, 99, of the Cardinal Health and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, Ind. Died at 11:32 a.m. on Monday, April 28, at Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Ewald was born May 22, 1897 in Buffalo, N.Y., and lived in this area for 80 years, coming from Buffalo. She was the daughter of William Cholasinski and Mary Krusczinski.

She was married on Nov. 6, 1919, in St. Adalbert Catholic Church, in South Bend as Gladys Cholasinski, to Louis Ewald. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1956. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Helen Rans in 1978. Mrs. Ewald is survived by four daughters, Dorothy Kedik and Theresa Jannasch, both of South Bend, Irene Mackey of Montana and Delores Gibbs of Alabama; 18 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and by two sisters, Harriet Pittman and Virginia Ziolkowski, both of South Bend. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the St. Joseph Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Services will be at 10 p.m. on Friday at Holy Family Catholic Church, with burial to follow in St. Joseph Cemetery.

More About LEOKADIA GLADYS CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana

More About LOUIS EWALD:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
	
Children of LEOKADIA CHOLASINSKI and LOUIS EWALD are:
	i.	IRENE3 EWALD, b. Aft. 1919, South Bend, IN.
	ii.	HELEN EWALD, b. Aft. 1919, South Bend, IN.
	iii.	DOROTHY EWALD, b. Aft. 1919, South Bend, IN.
	iv.	DELORES EWALD, b. Aft. 1919, South Bend, IN.
	v.	AUGUST J EWALD, b. Aft. 1919.

3.  CECILIA2 CHOLASINSKI (VALENTINE1) was born September 17, 1898 in Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland.  She married BERT DOBRZYKOWSKI, son of WOJCIECH DOBRZYKOWSKI and JOSEPHINE WOJCIECHOWSKI.  He was born June 09, 1899 in South Bend, IN, and died February 21, 1991 in South Bend, IN.

More About BERT DOBRZYKOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
Occupation: Studebaker
Religion: 1991, St Adalberts
	
Child of CECILIA CHOLASINSKI and BERT DOBRZYKOWSKI is:
	i.	EDWARD A3 DOBRZYKOWSKI, b. August 06, 1927, South Bend, IN; d. November 23, 1998, South Bend, IN; m. LORRIANE KOZIATEK, June 04, 1949; b. Abt. 1930, South Bend, IN.

More About EDWARD A DOBRZYKOWSKI:
Aka (Facts Pg): DOBBS
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
Military service: WW2, Japan
Occupation: Studebaker
Religion: 1998, St John the Baptist

4.  JOSEPH P2 CHOLASINSKI (VALENTINE1) was born January 16, 1901 in Strzelno, pow mogilenski, Poland, and died February 21, 1978 in South Bend, IN.  He married JANE M GRAJCZYK November 25, 1939 in St Joseph County, Indiana, daughter of JOSEPH GRAJCZYK and ANTOINETTE NOWACZYK.  She was born September 28, 1911 in South Bend, IN, and died January 11, 2009 in South Bend, IN.

More About JOSEPH P CHOLASINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
Religion: 1978, St Adalberts

Notes for JANE M GRAJCZYK:
Cholasinski, Jane M.  
Sept. 28, 1911 - Jan. 11, 2009
SOUTH BEND - Jane M. Cholasinski, 97, passed away at 10:31 a.m. on Sunday, January 11, 2009, in Miller's Merry Manor, New Carlisle, IN. Jane was born on September 28, 1911, in South Bend, to the late Joseph and Antoinette (Nowaczyk) Grajczyk. On November 25, 1939, she married Joseph P. Cholasinski in South Bend. He preceded her in death on February 21, 1978. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Roman Grajczyk; and by three sisters, Adeline Zmyslo, Stella and Mary Grajczyk. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia J. (Greg) Trammell of South Bend; two grandchildren, Ryan (Vanessa) Trammell of Carmel, IN, and Erin (Casey) Heaton of St. Augustine, FL; and by two great-grandchildren, Tate and Pete. Jane was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church, Harvest House, and the Legion of Mary Polish Women's Alliance #335. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend, where a Rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, in St. Adalbert Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.  

More About JANE M GRAJCZYK:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
	
Child of JOSEPH CHOLASINSKI and JANE GRAJCZYK is:
	i.	PATRICIA J3 CHOLASINSKI, b. Aft. 1940, South Bend, IN; m. GREG TRAMMELL; b. Aft. 1940, South Bend, IN.