Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Partaka, John Sr. August 10, 1953 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Norma Novick fox2157@aol.com February 7, 2021, 7:35 am Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) Tuesday August 11, 1953. John Partaka Sr. May 12, 1864 - August 10, 1953 John Partaka Sr. Minden City, Aug. 11 - John Partaka Sr., 89, who had 94 living descendants, died Monday night in the home on the farm in Paris Township, Huron County, where he lived the last 87 years. Born May 12, 1864 in Poland, he came when he was two years old to the farm. He and Miss Caroline Bureiza were married September 17, 1893, in St. Mary's' Catholic church in Parisville. They would have observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary in a few weeks. Mr Partaka is survived by his widow, three sons, Edward, Detroit; William, Palms, and John Jr., Minden City; six daughters, Mrs. Lucy Zdrojewski, Palms; Mrs. Joseph Walagor, Mrs. Dewey Pariseau, Mrs. Daris Blocker and Mrs. George Sabo, all of Detroit, and Mrs. Clarence Zmich, Minden City, 37 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. August Salowitz, died December 13, 1949. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in St Mary's church. Rev. Arthur F. Walagor, Toronto, Ont., a grandson, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Remains are in the family home where Rosary devotions will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Published Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) Tuesday August 11, 1953. Additional Comments: Note: Born to John & Mary (Poloskab) Partaka. Married Mary Kubacki 1873-1893 on November 7, 1892 in St. Mary Catholic Church in Parisville. Mary died June 24, 1893 from diptheria. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/huron/obits/p/partaka39724nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb