27. Jakob FRANKOWSKI (Valentine , Johannes Chrysostumus , Adalbertus ) was born on 11 Jul 1844 in Pyszczyn, Poland. He died on 6 Jan 1924 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 3.
Jakob and Antonina FRANKOWSKI lived above a bakery at 179 Mettler Street in Toledo, OH after emigrating from Prussia (Mogilno County, Poland Germany) via London on the Steamship Bolivia arriving in New York City on 09 May 1881 with their three oldest childen and Jakob's brother Thomas. According to Sylvester Frankowski, Felix FRANKOWSKI (b.1858 / d.20 Nov 1928; wife Malgozata Staszynski; children Frances, Pauline, and John) is a cousin of Jakob; this family also emigrated to Toledo from Prussia.
Jakob married Antonina BARTECKI about 1870. Antonina was born in May 1856 in Prussia (Poland Germany). She died on 25 Nov 1925 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 3.
They had the following children.
38 M i Stanislaus FRANKOWSKI was born in 1871 in Prussia (Poland Germany). He died on 18 Dec 1892 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 30.
Death information: St. Hedwig's Parish and Calvary Cemetery records indicate that Stanislaus was killed in a train accident. Calvary Cemetery burial record indicates that he resided in Mulberry, Clermont County, OH.+ 39 M ii Louis James FRANKOWSKI was born on 26 Aug 1875. He died on 3 Aug 1953. 40 M iii Frank S. FRANKOWSKI was born about 1878 in Prussia (Poland Germany).
Frank S. FRANKOWSKI moved to the Washington DC area as a young man and changed his surname to BROOKS. The last entry for him in the Toledo City Directory is for the year 1905. No one in the family ever heard from him again.+ 41 F iv Pauline FRANKOWSKI was born on 24 Nov 1882. She died on 19 Apr 1954. 42 F v Marianna FRANKOWSKI was born on 21 Sep 1886 in Toledo, OH. She died on 26 Aug 1887 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Mt. Carmel Cemetery. 43 M vi George FRANKOWSKI was born on 19 Apr 1888 in Toledo, OH.
George's surname is spelled incorrectly as FRANKOSKI on the Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962.+ 44 M vii John Francis FRANKOWSKI was born on 25 May 1893. He died on 15 Jul 1959.
29. Theresa FRANKOWSKI (Valentine , Johannes Chrysostumus , Adalbertus ) was born on 12 Oct 1848 in Pyszczyn, Poland. She died in 1884 in Atlantic Ocean.
According to KOLASINSKI Family researcher Mary KOLASINSKI, Theresa perished on the ocean voyage while emigrating to the United States ca. 1884.
Theresa married Valentine KOLASINSKI about 1870 in Mogilno, Poland. Valentine was born about 1849 in Poland. He died on 1 Jun 1938 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Maumee, OH / St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: Valentine William Kolasinski died today in the home of his son, Jacob Kolasinski, 3411 Kirby Street, after an illness of several months. He was 89. Mr. Kolasinski was a farmer in Holland, O., for 22 years. He came to Toledo 33 years ago. He leaves five daughters, Mrs. Josephine Wawrzyniak, Mrs. Jennie Bulaski, Mrs. Stella Braker, and Miss Margaret Kolasinski, Toledo; and Mrs. Florence Alses, Gross Pointe, Mich; sons, Martin, Frank, and Stanley, Toledo; a sister, Mrs. Michilina Kicz, Toledo; 30 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 8 a.m. Friday in Gasiorowski Mortuary and at 9 in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Maumee. The body is in the mortuary.
They had the following children.
+ 45 M i John KOLASINSKI was born on 20 Mar 1871. He died on 19 Dec 1918. + 46 F ii Josephine KOLASINSKI was born in Apr 1876. She died on 24 Sep 1946. + 47 M iii Martin KOLASINSKI was born on 20 Nov 1882. He died on 11 Mar 1970. 48 M iv Michael KOLASINSKI was buried in Arlington, VA / Arlington National Cemetery.
Michael KOLASINSKI served in the US Army in World War I.
31. Thomas FRANKOWSKI (Valentine , Johannes Chrysostumus , Adalbertus ) was born on 2 Dec 1859 in Prussia (Poland Germany). He died on 8 Mar 1929 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Thomas emigrated to Toledo, OH from Prussia (Poland Germany) circa 1880 with his brother Jakob and his family.Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: CITY PIONEER DIES AT WORK - Thomas Frankowski Early Settler of Lagrange Community - Thomas Frankowski, 69, of 322 Everett Street, pioneer resident of the Lagrange Street community, died suddenly Friday, while working in the Community Traction Co. repair shop. Mr. Frankowski, employee of the Traction Company for 31 years, lived in Toledo 48 years. He is survived by his wife, Mary; sons, Felix, deputy clerk in the probate court; Peter, tailor in Weber's Clothing Store; Stephen, employee of the Industrial Commission; Leo, law student in the University of Cincinnati; Roman, of the Willys-Overland Co., and Sylvester Frankowski; daughters, Mrs. Josephine Fox, Mrs. Julia Hojnacki, and Clara and Stella Frankowski, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday morning in the Frankowski home and in St. Hedwig's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Thomas married Mary Hattie KINA on 3 Nov 1886 in Toledo, OH. Mary was born on 22 Jun 1867 in Berlin, Germany. She died on 25 Jun 1935 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Mary's original surname was KUHN and was changed to KINA after her family's arrival in the United States in 1882. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: Frankowski, Mary - Age 68 years, Tuesday June 25; widow of the late Thomas. Beloved mother of Felix, Peter, Stephen, Leo, Roman, Sylvester, Mrs. Josephine Fox, Mrs. Julia Hojnacki, Misses Clara, Stella Frankowski, one brother, Stephen Kina, eight grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild. Remains are at her residence, 322 Everett St., where the funeral services will be held Saturday, June 29 at 9:50, St. Hedwig's Church at 10:15 a.m. Burial Calvary Cemetery, family plot. Gasiorowski Bros.
They had the following children.
+ 49 M i Felix Andrew FRANKOWSKI was born on 4 Nov 1887. He died on 21 Jun 1948. 50 M ii Peter Frank FRANKOWSKI was born on 19 May 1889 in Toledo, OH. He died on 5 Apr 1967 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Peter F. FRANKOWSKI did not marry. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: Peter F. Frankowski, 77, of 322 Everett St. died yesterday in St. Vincent Hospital. A lifelong Toledoan, Mr. Frankowski was a tailor for Weber's Clothing House for 50 years, retiring 12 years ago from the H. O. Nichols Clothing Store, where he worked for 2 years. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Frankowski was a member of the Argonne Post, American Legion, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and St. Hedwig's Church. Surviving are his brothers, Leo, Sylvester; and sisters, Mrs. Josephine Fox, Mrs. Julia Hojnacki and Miss Stella Frankowski, all of Toledo. Services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. in St. Hedwig's Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Legion services will be Friday night at 7:30 in the Gasiorowski Memorial. The Lucas County Burial Squad will conduct graveside services.51 M iii Stephen Walter FRANKOWSKI was born on 15 Apr 1891 in Toledo, OH. He died on 5 Aug 1966 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Stephen W. FRANKOWSKI did not marry. Obituary form the Toledo Blade newspaper: STEPHEN FRANKOWSKI - Veteran Founded Argonne Post 545 - Stephen W. Frankowski, 75, who organized a local American Legion post, died yesterday in St. Vincent Hospital after a long illness. He lived at 322 Everett St. Mr. Frankowski was a lifelong Toledo resident. He was a veteran of World War I and, after the war, organized Argonne Post 545, American Legion. He served as the post's commander in 1924, 1940 and 1962, and as commander of the Lucas County Council of the American Legion in 1940. Mr. Frankowski was employed 47 years as a supervisor by the Industrial Commission of Ohio, retiring 10 years ago. He was a member of St. Hedwig Church. He was also a charter member of the Lucas County American Legion Burial Corps, the Legion's 40 and 8, and 17 and 18 Clubs; the Last Man's Club of World War I Veterans, and Roman "Buddy" Frankowski Post 5530 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served on the Selective Service Board and was a member of the 4th Ward Democratic Club and the National Polish Alliance. Surviving are his brothers, Peter, Leo and Sylvester; sisters, Mrs. Josephine Fox, Mrs. Julia Hojnacki and Stella Frankowski, all of Toledo. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Hedwig Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The Lucas County American Legion Burial Corps will conduct graveside services. The body will be in the Gasiorowski Memorial after 7 tonight, where the Rosary will be recited Monday at 7:30 p.m. Legion services will be Monday at 8 and 8:30 p.m. in the mortuary.52 F iv Joanna Maria "Jennie" FRANKOWSKI was born on 6 May 1893 in Toledo, OH. She died on 22 Apr 1919 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Joanna FRANKOWSKI did not marry.+ 53 F v Josephine M. FRANKOWSKI was born on 28 Jan 1896. She died on 13 May 1977. + 54 F vi Julia FRANKOWSKI was born on 14 Aug 1898. She died on 23 Jan 1985. 55 F vii Clara V. FRANKOWSKI was born on 15 May 1901 in Toledo, OH. She died on 15 Apr 1952 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Clara V. FRANKOWSKI did not marry. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: Clara V. Frankowski, 322 Everett St., died yesterday in St. Vincent's Hospital after a 6-week illness. She was 50. Miss Frankowski, a lifelong Toledo resident, was a member of St. Hedwig's Church and its Altar Society and the Roman (Buddy) Frankowski Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The VFW Post was named for her brother, one of the first persons from the neighborhood who was killed in World War II. Surviving are her brothers, Peter, Stephen, Leo and Sylvester, and sisters, Stella Frankowski, Mrs. Josephine Fox and Mrs. Julia Hojnacki, all of Toledo. The Rosary will be recited in the Frank L. Gasiorowski Mortuary by the Altar Society at 7 p.m. tomorrow and by the VFW Auxiliary at 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Hedwig's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.56 M viii Leo Paul FRANKOWSKI was born on 12 Jul 1904 in Toledo, OH. He died on 4 Jan 1975 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Leo and Helen did not have children. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: LEO P. FRANKOWSKI - Toledo Attorney, TU, ONU Graduate - Leo P. Frankowski, 70, of 2834 Warsaw St., an attorney for 45 years, died Saturday in St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illenss. Mr. Frankowski had maintained an office at 2123 Lagrange St. the last 17 years. At one time he was the legal counsel for Kranz Insurance Co. He specialized in probate law. He was a member of the Toledo and Ohio Bar Associations. He was a graduate of Scott high School and completed pre-law studies at the University of Toledo. He was graduated from the Ohio Northern University Law School in 1928. Surviving are his wife, Helen D.; sisters, Mrs. Josephine Fox, Mrs. Julia Hojnacki, and Miss Stella Frankowski, and brother, Sylvester. Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Hedwig Church. A prayer vigil will be Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. in Urbanski Mortuary, where the body will be Monday after 2 p.m.Leo married Helen D. WROBEL, daughter of Felix A. WROBEL and Stella B. KOSTOWSKI, on 3 Jun 1939 in Cleveland, OH / St. Casimir's Church. Helen was born on 6 Aug 1903 in Toledo, OH. She died on 23 Apr 1975 in Toledo, OH.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Mrs. Helen D. Frankowski, 71, died wednesday in her home, 2834 Warsaw St. She was the widow of Leo P. Frankowski, an attorney who died last January. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Stella Wrobel, and sisters, Mrs. Edna Szumigala, and Mrs. Isabelle Peterson. Prayer vigil will be held Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the Urbanski Mortuary. Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Hedwig Church.57 F ix Stanislawa D. "Stella" FRANKOWSKI was born on 12 Nov 1907 in Toledo, OH. She died on 19 Oct 1997 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Stella D. FRANKOWSKI did not marry. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: Stella D. Frankowski passed away at Sunset House on October 19, 1997. She was a life-long member of St. Hedwig Parish. Her parents were Thomas and Mary (Kuhn) Frankowski. She was born November 12, 1907. Upon retiring, after 42 years in the stenographic department of the Jeep Corp., she volunteered at St. Hedwig Rectory. While there she prepared the weekly church bulletin until four years ago. Stella was also a member of the "Buddy" Frankowski Post Ladies' Auxiliary, a life member of St. Francis Guild, the St. Hedwig Seniors Club, and the St. Hedwig Altar and Rosary Societies. Miss Frankowski is survived by her brother, S. T. "Bud" Frankowski (Belva) of Sylvania; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters. Friends may call at the Urbanski Funeral Home, (419) 244-4611, Lagrange at Dexter from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A Rosary service will be conducted by the St. Hedwig Wake Committee at 4 p.m. Funeral services will begin Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home and continue with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Hedwig Catholic Church at 10 a.m., Rev Joseph J. Przybysz officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made in her name to Sunset House, 4020 Indian Rd., Toledo, OH 43606 or to the donor's choice.58 M x Roman S. "Buddy" FRANKOWSKI was born on 27 Jan 1909 in Toledo, OH. He died on 16 Jan 1943 in Tunisia, Africa. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
Obituary from the 03 Jun 1948 Toledo Blade newspaper: The body of Pfc. Roman S. Frankowski, believed to be the first Toledo soldier killed in the North African campaign, arrived in Toledo today. Services and burial will be Saturday. Private Frankowski, 33, was killed Jan. 16, 1943 in the battle for Tunisia. Post 5530, Veterans of Foreign Wars subsequently was named in his honor. Private Frankowski lived at 322 Everett St. and was employed in county road maintenance before his induction into the army March 28, 1942. A graduate of Central Catholic High School, he had served as president of the Fourth Ward New Deal Democratic Club. Surviving are brothers, Felix, Peter, Stephen, Leo and Sylvester Frankowski and sisters, Stella and Clara Frankowski, Mrs. Josephine Fox, Mrs. Julia Hojnacki, all of Toledo.A VFW guard of honor will accompany the body when services are held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Frank L. Gasiorowski Mortuary and at 11 a.m. at St. Hedwig's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.+ 59 M xi Sylvester Thomas "Bud" FRANKOWSKI was born on 31 Dec 1916. He died on 17 May 2003.
33. Felix FRANKOWSKI (Simon , Johannes Chrysostumus , Adalbertus ) was born on 27 Mar 1856 in Goslinowo, Poland. He died on 20 Nov 1928 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
According to Sylvester Frankowski, Felix was a first cousin of Jakob, Thomas, and Theresa. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: Felix Frankowski Funeral Thursday - Felix Frankowski, 66, of 226 East Weber Street, died in his home Tuesday following a long illness. He will be buried in Calvary Cemetery Thursday following services at 9 A.M. in St. Adalbert's Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frances Breske and Mrs. Pauline Luksiewicz, a son, John, eight grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Felix married Malgozata STARSZYNSKI in 1883 in Gniezno, Poland. Malgozata was born in Mar 1864 in Prussia. She died on 24 Apr 1921 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.
According to the 1900 US Census, Malgozata was the mother of 9 children, 4 of whom were living at that time.
They had the following children.
60 F i Stella Pauline FRANKOWSKI was born on 7 Feb 1886 in Prussia. She died on 25 Jun 1919 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery. Stella married William NADRASIK. William was born in 1883. He died in 1938 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery. 61 M ii Frank FRANKOWSKI was born on 26 Oct 1892 in Toledo, OH. He died on 30 Sep 1903 in Toledo, OH. + 62 F iii Frances FRANKOWSKI was born on 22 Mar 1894. She died on 11 Feb 1972. + 63 M iv Stephen John FRANK was born on 3 Feb 1897. He died on 4 Nov 1972. 64 F v Rosalia FRANKOWSKI was born on 24 Aug 1901 in Toledo, OH. She died on 27 Aug 1903 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery.