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Kenneth Tokarz

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Kenneth Tokarz was born about 1954 (son of Felix Tokarz and Anne Elizabeth Szczech).

    Family/Spouse: Marcia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Maria Tokarz
    2. Laura Tokarz
    3. John Tokarz
    4. Brian Tokarz
    5. Ron Tokarz

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Felix Tokarz was born on 12 Aug 1921 in Chicago , Cook, Illinois (son of Franciszek Tokarz and Katarzyna Polanczas); died on 22 Nov 2010 in Ferrysburg, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; was buried on 29 Nov 2010 in Lake Forest Cemetery, Spring Lake, MI, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Burial: Grand Haven, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America; more info
    • Comment 1: 1999, live in Spring Lake, MI

    Notes:

    Name:
    Obit

    We celebrate the life of Ferrysburg resident Felix J. Tokarz, who passed away Monday, November 22, 2010, at the age of 89.
    He was born August 12, 1921, in Chicago to Frank and Catherine (Polanczas) Tokarz.
    Mr. Tokarz graduated from DePaul University in Chicago and went on to study the Russian language at the University of Chicago as part of his military training. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
    After settling his family in Ferrysburg, Felix worked 25 years for Dake Corp. as the export sales manager. Outside of work, he was a devoted member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, where he served as lector for over 25 years. He was actively involved in church functions, including the DDF Fund Drive, Parish Festival and school committees, and was an adult altar server. Felix never missed a chance to cheer on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, and he took every opportunity to travel to see his four children and 16 grandchildren. He always enjoyed playing a casual game of cards, reading a great book and engaging everyone he met in friendly conversation.
    Felix has been a devoted husband to Anne E. (Szczech) Tokarz since October 5, 1952. She survives him, along with his children: Ken (Marcia)Tokarz of Wausau, Wis., Mary Anne (Dave) DeMarse of Grand Haven, Dan (Elia) Tokarz of Palatine, Ill., and Ron Tokarz of Vestal, N.Y.; as well as 16 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and sister Harriet (nee Hermina) Buck of Port Barrington, Ill.
    He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Das.
    We are all blessed by his long and happy life, and look forward to being reunited with him in Heaven for eternity.
    Friends may meet the family from 3-5 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2010, at VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home of Grand Haven, with a Rosary Service beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 29, 2010, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spring Lake with the Rev. Father Daniel DePew as celebrant. Military rites will be provided by the American Legion Charles A. Conklin Post 28 Honor Guard. Interment will be in Lake Forest Cemetery. Memorial contributions in honor of Felix may be given to St. Mary's School.

    Died:
    Felix was born on August 12, 1921 and passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010.
    Felix was a resident of Ferrysburg, Michigan at the time of his passing.
    Mr. Tokarz graduated from DePaul University in Chicago and went on to study the Russian language at the University of Chicago as part of his military training.
    He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.
    He is survived by his wife Anne.
    Friends may meet the family from 3-5 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home of Grand Haven, with a Rosary Service beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 29, 2010 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Spring Lake with Rev. Fr. Daniel DePew as celebrant. Military rites will be provided by the American Legion Charles A. Conklin Post #28 Honor Guard. Interment will be in Lake Forest Cemetery.
    Memorial contributions in honor of Felix may be given to St. Marys School.

    Felix married Anne Elizabeth Szczech on 5 Oct 1952 in Chicago, IL. Anne (daughter of Jan Jozef Szczech and Maria Antoinett Byrnas) was born on 3 Jul 1922 in Chicago, IL; died on 16 Dec 2014 in Heartwood Lodge, Spring Lake, MI; was buried on 19 Dec 2014. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anne Elizabeth Szczech was born on 3 Jul 1922 in Chicago, IL (daughter of Jan Jozef Szczech and Maria Antoinett Byrnas); died on 16 Dec 2014 in Heartwood Lodge, Spring Lake, MI; was buried on 19 Dec 2014.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Anne Elizabeth Tokarz 1922 - 2014
    Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Tokarz, age 92, of Ferrysburg passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Heartwood Lodge in Spring Lake.

    She was born July 3, 1922, in Chicago to John and Mary (Bernas) Szczech.

    She married Felix J.

    Tokarz on October 5, 1952, in Chicago.

    Anne graduated in 1941 from Lindblom High School in Chicago, then went on to attend the Business School of Chicago, and later graduated from Daniels Beauty Academy of Muskegon in 1967. She was a hairstylist for over 50 years and was the owner of her own salon, Petite Beauty Salon, for 20 of those years. Before entering the beauty industry, she held a position as a secretary for the Officers Signal Corps of Chicago during the war.

    Anne was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spring Lake, where she was active in several parish and school functions, including the Women's Club and Senior Choir. Anne had sung in church choirs since she was in the fourth grade, and even traveled to Rome and sang for the Pope.

    With her creative flair for life, she especially enjoyed the arts and culture, and was a member of the Lakeland Painters and the Tri-Cities Garden Club.

    She loved being a mother and grandmother, and was known for her smile and her "famous" butter pound cake.

    She is survived by her daughter, Mary Anne DeMarse; sons: Ken (Marcia) Tokarz, Dan (Elia) Tokarz and Ron Tokarz; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Irene Szczech.

    She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Felix; sister, Rose; and brothers: Matt, John, Henry and Joseph Szczech.

    A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014, at St.

    Mary's Catholic Church in Spring Lake with the Rev. Father David Gross officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2014, at VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home in Grand Haven, with a Rosary service at 8 p.m. Interment will take place in Lake Forest Cemetery.

    Memorial contributions in memory of Anne may be given to St. Mary's School. Please sign the family's online guestbook at www.vbkfuneralhome.com.

    The family is being served by VanZantwick Bartels Kammeraad Funeral Home of Grand Haven.
    Grand Haven Tribune (MI) - Thursday, December 18, 2014
    CITE THIS RECORD
    "Grand Haven Tribune", Michigan, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1551EB004E6A46F0-1551EB004E6A46F0 : accessed 11 October 2015)
    Anne Elizabeth Tokarz 1922 - 2014

    Children:
    1. 1. Kenneth Tokarz was born about 1954.
    2. Daniel J. Tokarz was born on 8 Jan 1958 in Spring Lake, Michigan, USA.
    3. Mary Anne Tokarz was born about 1955.
    4. Ronald Tokarz was born about 1961.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Franciszek Tokarz was born on 3 May 1895 in Bocknia, Poland, Österreich; died on 2 Nov 1984; was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1913

    Franciszek married Katarzyna Polanczas on 11 May 1918 in Cook County, IL. Katarzyna (daughter of Peter Polonczas) was born on 25 Nov 1896 in Rogacze, Podlaskie, Poland; died on 1 Feb 1975 in Jefferson Park, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Katarzyna Polanczas was born on 25 Nov 1896 in Rogacze, Podlaskie, Poland (daughter of Peter Polonczas); died on 1 Feb 1975 in Jefferson Park, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: 1913

    Children:
    1. Helena Tokarz was born about 1920 in Illinois.
    2. 2. Felix Tokarz was born on 12 Aug 1921 in Chicago , Cook, Illinois; died on 22 Nov 2010 in Ferrysburg, Ottawa, Michigan, USA; was buried on 29 Nov 2010 in Lake Forest Cemetery, Spring Lake, MI, USA.
    3. Harriet Tokarz was born about 1924 in Illinois.

  3. 6.  Jan Jozef Szczech was born on 10 Apr 1885 in Nowy Targ, Malopolskie, Poland (son of Jozef Szczech and Maria Jachymiak); died on 28 Jan 1969 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: House Name = Malancorz
    • Comment 1: moved to Chi IL from Scranton PA abt 1908??
    • Birth: 16 Mar 1885, Nowy Targ, Lalopolskie, Poland; alt birth

    Notes:

    Sandy Miarecki genealogy says
    Joannes Szczech B 16 Mar 1885 (Krauszow house 30), D 1 May 1956? (birth record, note not clear) // ?wed Maria Byrnas (?Chicago, St Cyril), lived on Bishop St // (from Rose of Fox Lake), Maria had sister Rosalia who married Joseph Sojka in Chicago, Joseph Sojka was brother of Bronislaw Sojka's father Franciszek, Maria's and Rosalia's families lived in same house on 4440? Bishop

    Jan married Maria Antoinett Byrnas on 26 Sep 1909 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Maria (daughter of Franciszek Byrnas and Antonina Czarniak) was born on 4 Feb 1890 in Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 30 Dec 1983 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Maria Antoinett Byrnas was born on 4 Feb 1890 in Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland (daughter of Franciszek Byrnas and Antonina Czarniak); died on 30 Dec 1983 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Aka (Facts Pg): Mary Biernds; Mary Biernds or Bernas

    Notes:

    1984-01-02
    Chicago Tribune (IL)

    SZCZECH

    Edition: Chicago Tribune

    Mary A. Szczech, nee Byrnas, beloved wife of the late John; loving mother of Rose (John) Michalak, John (Joyce), Joseph (Irene), Matthew (the late Alice, Anne (Felix) Tokarz and Henry (Loretta); dear grandmother of 17; great-grandmother of 23; fond sister of Anieta Hyc in Poland and the late Rose (Joseph) Solka; also survived by many relatives in Poland. Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m. from Ridge Funeral Home, 6620 W. Archer, corner of Natoma to St. John of God Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Sunday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Monday, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. 586-7900.

    Copyright 1984, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

    Record Number: 19840102dn027

    Died:
    Or Dec 30 1983

    Notes:

    Married:
    Alternate 3 Jul 1915, Chicago, Cook, IL

    Children:
    1. Rose Szczech was born on 31 Jul 1910 in Chicago, IL; died on 1 Jun 1988 in Homewood, IL.
    2. John Joseph Szczech was born on 21 Feb 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 03 Jan 2007 in Santa Rosa, CA, USA; was buried in Saint Francis Solano Cemetery, Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States of America.
    3. Joseph T. Szczech was born on 1 Nov 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Oct 2013.
    4. Matthew Ronald Szczech was born on 27 May 1919 in Chicago, IL; died on 27 Oct 1996 in Ingleside, Lake, Illinois, USA; was buried in Saint Michaels Cemetery, South Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.
    5. 3. Anne Elizabeth Szczech was born on 3 Jul 1922 in Chicago, IL; died on 16 Dec 2014 in Heartwood Lodge, Spring Lake, MI; was buried on 19 Dec 2014.
    6. Henry M. Szczech was born on 24 Apr 1926 in Illinois; died on 17 Jun 2008 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Peter Polonczas
    Children:
    1. 5. Katarzyna Polanczas was born on 25 Nov 1896 in Rogacze, Podlaskie, Poland; died on 1 Feb 1975 in Jefferson Park, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

  2. 12.  Jozef Szczech was born on 04 Jul 1850 in Krauszow, Malopolskie, Poland (son of Jozef Szczech and Marianna Jachymiak); died in 1924 in Malopolskie, Poland.

    Other Events:

    • Address: Address:
      Krausz
      Krausz
    • House Number: 30, Krauszów

    Jozef married Maria Jachymiak on 22 Feb 1873 in Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland. Maria (daughter of Wojciech Adalbert Jachymiak and Katarzyna Jachymiak) was born on 5 Jul 1850 in House 41, Ludzmierz, Poland; died on 30 Aug 1930 in Malopolskie, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Maria Jachymiak was born on 5 Jul 1850 in House 41, Ludzmierz, Poland (daughter of Wojciech Adalbert Jachymiak and Katarzyna Jachymiak); died on 30 Aug 1930 in Malopolskie, Poland.

    Other Events:

    • Address: Address:
      Krauszów House 30, House 41
    • Also Known As: House Name = Czaja
    • Comment 1: or Mary Bern or Marianna
    • Death: 20 Aug 1930, Malopolskie, Poland; alt death

    Notes:

    Name:
    Or surname Czaja, may have been a "house name"

    Notes:

    Marianna Jachymiak B 5 Jul 1850 (Ludzmierz house 41), wed Joseph Szczech 22 Feb 1873 (Krauszow house 30, house 41), D 20 Aug 1930 (birth record) // see JSMJ for more info // (same family as Rose from Fox Lake), "household nickname was Malancorz" (because there were so many of them)

    Married:
    or 11 Feb 1873

    Children:
    1. Franciszek Joseph Szczech was born on 15 Jun 1872 in Poland-Galicia,Ludzmierz/Krauszow; died on 25 Aug 1948 in Victory Memorial Hospital, Stanley, WI; was buried in St Mary Czestochowa, Stanley, WI.
    2. Jozef Szczech was born on 13 Nov 1875 in Krauszów, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 23 Feb 1940 in Krauszów, Malopolskie, Poland.
    3. Andrzej Szczech was born on 05 Sep 1878 in Krauszow, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 14 May 1879 in Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland.
    4. Maria Szczech was born on 21 Apr 1880 in Krauszow, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 11 Feb 1970.
    5. Bronislaw Szczech was born on 07 Oct 1882 in Krauszow, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 27 Apr 1884 in Krauszow, Malopolskie, Poland.
    6. 6. Jan Jozef Szczech was born on 10 Apr 1885 in Nowy Targ, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 28 Jan 1969 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    7. Karolina Szczech was born on 26 Oct 1887 in Krauszow, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 25 Sep 1889 in Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland.
    8. Ludwik Szczech was born on 21 May 1896 in Krauszów, Poland; died on 4 Aug 1973.

  4. 14.  Franciszek Byrnas was born on 28 Jul 1860 (son of Jan Byrnas and Anna Sopiarz); died on 14 Dec 1936.

    Franciszek married Antonina Czarniak. Antonina was born on 26 Dec 1859; died on 1 May 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Antonina Czarniak was born on 26 Dec 1859; died on 1 May 1933.
    Children:
    1. Franciszek Byrnas was born on 28 Dec 1882.
    2. Katarzyna Byrnas was born on 30 Oct 1887; died on 20 Jan 1957.
    3. Antonina Byrnas was born in 1898; died in 1899.
    4. 7. Maria Antoinett Byrnas was born on 4 Feb 1890 in Ludzmierz, Malopolskie, Poland; died on 30 Dec 1983 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
    5. Stanislaw Byrnas was born in 1891; died in 1892.
    6. Rozalia Byrnas was born in 1893; died on 27 Oct 1975.
    7. Jan Byrnas was born on 9 Nov 1895; died on 1 Nov 1964.
    8. Aniela Byrnas was born on 29 Nov 1899; died on 13 Jan 1988.
    9. Zofia Byrnas was born in 1902; died in 1943.


 

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