Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Kenneth C. Bolesky

Jan. 7, 1907 - June 29, 1998

 

South Bend Tribune 7/8/1998

Kenneth C. Bolesky, 91, formerly of South Bend, Ind., died on Monday, June 29, 1998, in Ft. Myers, Fla. He was born on Jan. 7, 1907, in Mansfield, Ohio, to John and Ida Bolesky.

 

In 1929 he was united in marriage to Mildred Hopkins, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Hartley; and by three brothers, John, Russell and Harold.

On May 16, 1953, he married Margaret Walter, who survives. He is also survived by a son, Richard C. Bolesky; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, all of Warsaw, Ind.; and by two sisters, Eleanor Davis and Betty Balph of Ft. Myers. Mr. Bolesky retired from the Raco Manufacturing Company in 1968 where he served as vice-president and general manager for 24 years.

 

Cremation has taken place and burial will be in Mansfield at a later date.

 

Editor: His first wife Mildred Hopkins died 1-24-1952 in South Bend IN.