Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Frank MAROUSEK

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From the Coloma News [Coloma, Waushara County, Wisconsin], January 25, 1924

Frank Marousek Dies in Columbia County

Portage--Frank Marousek was born in Bohemia, October 26, 1858, and came to
America, November 1, 1880, settling at Pilot Knob, Adams County, where he
carried on farming very successfully for forty-one years. He then removed
to Caledonia, this county where he had resided up to the time of his death,
January 6, 1924. He was stricken with apoplexy on Saturday night and died
Sunday morning.

In the fall of 1879, he was united in marriage with Jennie Nepodal. To this
union eight children, three girls and five boys, were born. They are Mrs.
V. Brtna, of Academy, South Dakota; Mrs. J. C. Krejchick, of Caledonia;
Mrs. F. Adams, of Cicero, Illinois; Emil Marousek, of Caledonia; Joseph
Marousek, of Westa, South Dakota, Edward Marousek, of Coloma, and John
Marousek, of Hollister, California.

He is survived by his wife and all of their eight children, three brothers,
three sisters and twenty two grandchildren. The brothers are Joe of Coloma
and Charlie and John in Bohemia, the sisters are Anna and Barbara in
Bohemia and Mary of Benton Harbor, Michigan. 

Funeral services were held from St. Mary's church, Portage, at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning, January 10, Rev. Father J. J. Sullivan officiating. The
four sons present and two sons-in-law acted as pallbearers. Interment was
in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery at Portage.

Those present at the funeral from a distance were Joe and Frank Marousek,
Mrs. Brtna, of South Dakota; Ed and Joe Marousek and A. J. Uher, of Coloma;
Frank Adams and daughter Alice and Angeline and Marian Krejchik, of
Chicago. ---apparently copied from the Portage Register