Martha StalochAge: 89 years1882–1971
- Name
- Martha Staloch
Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper
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Citation details: 06/27/2002 - page 5 - Peter A. Bias
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Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch)
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Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch)
 Birth | 30 Jan 1882 38 28 Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) Citation details: John & Martha (Staloch) |
 Education | Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Staloch 09 Apr 1883 (Age 14 months) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Mikolai, Mary (Staloch) Citation details: Mikolai, Mary (Staloch) |
| Birth of a sister | Balbina Regina Staloch 02 Feb 1885 (Age 3 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Balbina R. Citation details: Staloch, Balbina R. |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Staloch 03 Apr 1887 (Age 5 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Julia Citation details: Staloch, Julia |
| Birth of a sister | Barbara Monica Staloch 01 Dec 1889 (Age 7 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Minnesota Lake, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Stencel, Peter & Barbara Staloch Citation details: Stencel, Peter & Barbara Staloch |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Franz Staloch 10 Feb 1892 (Age 10 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Josephine Staloch 20 Mar 1892 (Age 10 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: http://people.mnhs.org/dci/;;; Text: STALOCH, ANNA JOSEPHINE - certid# 1989-MN-003800 Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Anna J. Citation details: Staloch, Anna J. |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph R. Staloch 19 Mar 1894 (Age 12 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Joseph R. & Victoria M. (Nowak), Roy J. Citation details: Staloch, Joseph R. & Victoria M. (Nowak), Roy J. |
| Death of a sister | Julia Staloch 04 May 1895 (Age 13 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Julia Citation details: Staloch, Julia |
| Birth of a sister | Bernice Staloch 30 Aug 1896 (Age 14 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Hytry, Thomas M. & Bernice M. (Staloch) Citation details: Hytry, Thomas M. & Bernice M. (Staloch) |
| Birth of a sister | Crispina Theresa Staloch 02 Dec 1898 (Age 16 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Death of a sister | Frances Staloch 23 May 1899 (Age 17 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a son #1 | Frank John Bias 24 Jul 1900 (Age 18 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Frank J. & Regina M. (Wanzek) Citation details: Bias, Frank J. & Regina M. (Wanzek) |
| Death of a father | Frank Staloch 02 Sep 1901 (Age 19 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Frank & Susanna (Pietrok) Citation details: Staloch, Frank & Susanna (Pietrok) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Claude Paul Bias 25 May 1902 (Age 20 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Claude Publication: Name: Name: Location: http://people.mnhs.org/bci/;;; Citation details: Bias, Claudis P. - certid# 1902-07520 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Augusta Bias 15 Aug 1903 (Age 21 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Anna Gertrude Bias 15 Nov 1904 (Age 22 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Helen H. & Anne G. (sisters) Citation details: Bias, Helen H. & Anne G. (sisters) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Peter Andrew Bias 05 May 1906 (Age 24 years) Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: 06/27/2002 - page 5 - Peter A. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Peter A. |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Stanisliaus Maday — Agnieszka Staloch — View this family 16 Sep 1907 (Age 25 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Clara Elizabeth Bias 09 Jul 1908 (Age 26 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a son #7 | Clement Joseph Bias 23 Oct 1909 (Age 27 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Clement & Marcelline (Sipple) Citation details: Bias, Clement & Marcelline (Sipple) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Margaret A. Bias 09 Jul 1911 (Age 29 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Citation details: Margaret A. Bias |
| Birth of a son #9 | Bernard Leo Bias 09 Jul 1912 (Age 30 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Bernard L. Citation details: Bias, Bernard L. |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Helene Martha Bias 17 Feb 1914 (Age 32 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Helen H. & Anne G. (sisters) Citation details: Bias, Helen H. & Anne G. (sisters) |
| Marriage of a sibling | Peter Francis Stencel — Barbara Monica Staloch — View this family 11 Jul 1916 (Age 34 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Agnes Helen Bias 13 Aug 1916 (Age 34 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a daughter #12 | Dorothy Ann Bias 06 Feb 1919 (Age 37 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a daughter #13 | Rita Ruffina Bias 30 Aug 1920 (Age 38 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Publication: Name: Name: Location: http://people.mnhs.org/bci/;;; Text: Bias, Rita Ruffina - certid# 1920-10846 |
| Marriage of a sibling | Thomas Michael Hytry — Bernice Staloch — View this family 28 Jun 1922 (Age 40 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Vern Claire Nation 13 Jul 1927 (Age 45 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: SSDI Citation details: Vern C Nation |
| Death of a son | Bernard Leo Bias 26 Jul 1931 (Age 49 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Bernard L. Citation details: Bias, Bernard L. |
| Burial of a son | Bernard Leo Bias 29 Jul 1931 (Age 49 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, Bernard L. Citation details: Bias, Bernard L. |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Duane Alvin Bias 13 Sep 1942 (Age 60 years) Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: 03/06/2008 - page 5 - Duane A. Bias Publication: Name:Location:http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8742&cj=1&o_xid=0000584978&o_lid=0000584978&o_xt=584978;; Citation details: Duane Alvin Bias |
| Marriage of a child | Hal Otto Petersen — Clara Elizabeth Bias — View this family 20 Aug 1943 (Age 61 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Death of a mother | Susanna Mary Pietrok 25 Sep 1952 (Age 70 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Frank & Susanna (Pietrok) Text: STALOCH, SUSANNA MARY - certid# 1952-MN-004102 |
| Death of a husband | John Karl Bias 05 Jan 1957 (Age 74 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) Citation details: John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Burial of a husband | John Karl Bias 09 Jan 1957 (Age 74 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Death of a half-sister | Agnieszka Staloch 19 Jul 1957 (Age 75 years) Source: Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; Source: Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Death of a sister | Mary Staloch 20 Jun 1970 (Age 88 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Mikolai, Mary (Staloch) Citation details: Mikolai, Mary (Staloch) |
| Burial of a sister | Mary Staloch 23 Jun 1970 (Age 88 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Mikolai, Mary (Staloch) Citation details: Mikolai, Mary (Staloch) |
| Death of a sister | Balbina Regina Staloch 04 Feb 1971 (Age 89 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Staloch, Balbina R. Text: STALOCH, BALBINA REGINA - certid# 1971-MN-003024 |
| Marriage of a child | Peter Andrew Bias — Pearl E. Smith — View this family 26 Jun 1971 (Age 89 years) Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: 06/27/2002 - page 5 - Peter A. Bias |
 Death | 03 Sep 1971 (Age 89 years) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) Citation details: John & Martha (Staloch) |
 Burial | 07 Sep 1971 (4 days after death) Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Religion | Catholic// |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Frank Staloch Birth: 26 Jan 1844 27 23 — Furstlich Neudorf, Kreis Groß-Wartenberg, Silesia, Prussia (part of Poland today)/Nowa Wies Ksiazeca, Poland Death: 02 Sep 1901 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| mother |
Susanna Mary Pietrok Birth: 21 Aug 1853 — Furstlich Neudorf, Kreis Groß-Wartenberg, Silesia, Prussia (part of Poland today)/Nowa Wies Ksiazeca, Poland Death: 25 Sep 1952 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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Marriage: 11 Apr 1880 — Wesner Grove/Easton, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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-2 years elder sister |
Agnes Staloch Birth: 1877 32 23 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Frances Staloch Birth: 18 Jan 1881 36 27 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 23 May 1899 — Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
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1 year herself |
Martha Staloch Birth: 30 Jan 1882 38 28 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Sep 1971 — Naeve Hospital/Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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14 months younger sister |
Mary Staloch Birth: 09 Apr 1883 39 29 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 20 Jun 1970 — Blue Earth, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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22 months younger sister |
Balbina Regina Staloch Birth: 02 Feb 1885 41 31 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 04 Feb 1971 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years younger sister |
Julia Staloch Birth: 03 Apr 1887 43 33 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 04 May 1895 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years younger sister |
Barbara Monica Staloch Birth: 01 Dec 1889 45 36 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 11 Sep 1988 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years younger sister |
Anna Josephine Staloch Birth: 20 Mar 1892 48 38 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 21 Feb 1989 — New Hope, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years younger brother |
Joseph R. Staloch Birth: 19 Mar 1894 50 40 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 26 Oct 1984 — New Richland, Waseca, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years younger sister |
Bernice Staloch Birth: 30 Aug 1896 52 43 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 26 Sep 1997 — Sacred Heart Hospice/Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years younger sister |
Crispina Theresa Staloch Birth: 02 Dec 1898 54 45 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 11 Mar 1988 — New Hope, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA |
| Father’s family with Mary Janska |
| father |
Frank Staloch Birth: 26 Jan 1844 27 23 — Furstlich Neudorf, Kreis Groß-Wartenberg, Silesia, Prussia (part of Poland today)/Nowa Wies Ksiazeca, Poland Death: 02 Sep 1901 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| step-mother |
Mary Janska Birth: about 1840 — Silesia, Prussia (part of Poland today)/Poland Death: 31 Oct 1879 — Minnesota Lake, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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Marriage: 21 Feb 1876 — Minnesota Lake, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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10 months half-sister |
Agnieszka Staloch Birth: 02 Jan 1877 32 37 — Minnesota Lake, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 19 Jul 1957 — Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota, USA |
| Family with John Karl Bias |
| husband |
John Karl Bias Birth: 08 May 1873 — Blotnik Gross Wartenberg, Silesia, Prussia (part of Poland today)/ Death: 05 Jan 1957 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| herself |
Martha Staloch Birth: 30 Jan 1882 38 28 — Dunbar Twp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Sep 1971 — Naeve Hospital/Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
| son |
Frank John Bias Birth: 24 Jul 1900 27 18 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 10 Jan 1996 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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22 months son |
Claude Paul Bias Birth: 25 May 1902 29 20 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 13 Feb 1995 — Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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15 months daughter |
Mary Augusta Bias Birth: 15 Aug 1903 30 21 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 04 Nov 1981 — Mapleton Community Home/Mapleton, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA |
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15 months daughter |
Anna Gertrude Bias Birth: 15 Nov 1904 31 22 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 14 May 1999 — Jefferson, Iowa, USA |
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18 months son |
Peter Andrew Bias Birth: 05 May 1906 32 24 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 19 Jun 2002 — Albert Lea Medical Center/Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years daughter |
Clara Elizabeth Bias Birth: 09 Jul 1908 35 26 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 18 Apr 1999 — Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, USA |
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15 months son |
Clement Joseph Bias Birth: 23 Oct 1909 36 27 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 27 Dec 2012 — Alden, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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21 months daughter |
Margaret A. Bias Birth: 09 Jul 1911 38 29 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 22 May 2001 — Mount Angel, Marion, Oregon, USA |
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1 year son |
Bernard Leo Bias Birth: 09 Jul 1912 39 30 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 26 Jul 1931 — Fairmont, Martin, Minnesota, USA |
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19 months daughter |
Helene Martha Bias Birth: 17 Feb 1914 40 32 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 12 Feb 1991 — Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years daughter |
Agnes Helen Bias Birth: 13 Aug 1916 43 34 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Dorothy Ann Bias Birth: 06 Feb 1919 45 37 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 May 1974 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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19 months daughter |
Rita Ruffina Bias Birth: 30 Aug 1920 47 38 — Carlston Twp., Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 11 Dec 2008 — Tazewell, Illinois, USA |
| son |
Charles Casimir Bias |
| son |
Charles Philip Bias |
| Birth | St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery, Wells, Minnesota Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Birth | St Casimir Cemetery, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Citation details: John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Education | Jeanette M. Bias Publication: Name: Name: Location: Jeanette M. Bias's Genealogy Data Base asof12/16/2000;;; |
| Education | Jeanette M. Bias Sources |
| Name | Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: 06/27/2002 - page 5 - Peter A. Bias |
| Name | St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery, Wells, Minnesota Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
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| Name | St Casimir Cemetery, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Death | St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery, Wells, Minnesota Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Death | St Casimir Cemetery, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Citation details: John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Burial | St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery, Wells, Minnesota Publication: Name: Name: Location: Wells, Minnesota;;; Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Burial | St Casimir Cemetery, Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Citation details: Bias, John & Martha (Staloch) |
| Shared note | Obit for the Wells Mirror, Sept. 9, 1971, p. 11-
...Funeral services for Mrs. John K. (Martha) Bias, 89, of Wells, will be at 10am Tues in St Casimir Catholic Church, Wells, with interment following in the church cemetery. Rev. Harold B. Mountain will officiate.
...A prayer service will begin at 8pm Monday in the Heitner Funeral Home, Wells. Friends may call at Heitner's beginning Monday.
...Mrs. Bias, a lifetime resident of the Wells area, died Friday evening at Naeve Hospital. She had entered the hospital a month earlier for surgery.
...Born to Frank and Susanna Staloch Jan. 30, 1882, in Dunbar, she married John Bias at Wells Sept. 12, 1899. She was a member of St. Casimir's Church.
...Her husband had preceded her in death Jan. 5, 1957.
...Survivors include eight daughters, Mrs. Louis (Mary) Willette, Easton, Anna Bias, Rippey, Iowa, Mrs. Clara Petersen, Jefferson, Iowa, Mrs. Louis (Margaret) Ripley, Salem, Ore., Helen Bias, Mapleton, Sister Martin (OSB), Mount St. Benedict, Crookston, Mrs. James(Rita) Northrup, Janesville, Wis., and Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Cunningham, Twin Lakes; five sons, Frank, Peter and Clement Bias, Wells, Claud Bias, Hartland, and Charles Bias, Minneapolis; 44 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
...She is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Peter (Barbara) Stencel, Albert Lea, Anna Staloch, Wells, Mrs. Thomas (Bernice) Hytry, Wells, and Mrs. Peter (Chrispina) Woitas, Mankato, and one brother, Joseph R. Staloch, Wells.
...She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Frances, Julie, Mary and Balbina; one son, Bernard Bias, and one half-sister, Agnes.
Obit for the Wells Mirror, Sept. 9, 1971, p. 11-
...Funeral services for Mrs. John K. (Martha) Bias, 89, of Wells, will be at 10am Tues in St Casimir Catholic Church, Wells, with interment following in the church cemetery. Rev. Harold B. Mountain will officiate.
...A prayer service will begin at 8pm Monday in the Heitner Funeral Home, Wells. Friends may call at Heitner's beginning Monday.
...Mrs. Bias, a lifetime resident of the Wells area, died Friday evening at Naeve Hospital. She had entered the hospital a month earlier for surgery.
...Born to Frank and Susanna Staloch Jan. 30, 1882, in Dunbar, she married John Bias at Wells Sept. 12, 1899. She was a member of St. Casimir's Church.
...Her husband had preceded her in death Jan. 5, 1957.
...Survivors include eight daughters, Mrs. Louis (Mary) Willette, Easton, Anna Bias, Rippey, Iowa, Mrs. Clara Petersen, Jefferson, Iowa, Mrs. Louis (Margaret) Ripley, Salem, Ore., Helen Bias, Mapleton, Sister Martin (OSB), Mount St. Benedict, Crookston, Mrs. James(Rita) Northrup, Janesville, Wis., and Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Cunningham, Twin Lakes; five sons, Frank, Peter and Clement Bias, Wells, Claud Bias, Hartland, and Charles Bias, Minneapolis; 44 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
...She is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Peter (Barbara) Stencel, Albert Lea, Anna Staloch, Wells, Mrs. Thomas (Bernice) Hytry, Wells, and Mrs. Peter (Chrispina) Woitas, Mankato, and one brother, Joseph R. Staloch, Wells.
...She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Frances, Julie, Mary and Balbina; one son, Bernard Bias, and one half-sister, Agnes. |