There are 3 children that were born and died 1878-1900
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MRS. JERRY STEFANOWICZ OBITUARY

As briefly stated in The Phonograph last week, Mrs. Jerry Stefanowicz passed away at her home in this city following a few days illness after a gradual decline in health for the past six months. Death called this fine lady to her heavenly home on December 20, 1927, at the age of slightly more than sixty-six years.
Rose Mulka was born in Posen, Poland, on September 14, 1861. When she was nine years of age, she came to America with her parents and made her home in Pittsburgh, Pa,, where they resided until she married Jerry Stefanowicz, which happy event took place on November 19, 1877. The following spring the newly wedded couple came to Nebraska, settling on a homestead some six miles west of Farwell, where they started in earnest to work out their own future and do their part to make this count what it is today – a garden spot of the universe. When this young couple came to Howard County in the spring of 1878, they did not find it a very thickly settled country, nor was it improved very highly. They built their home here, they reared their family here, they resided here all these years and no one will deny but what they built well and assisted very materially in making this a better community for having lived here.
Fourteen children were born to this union, eleven of whom survive the mother. A fine family of children too, all residing in this community except two, all well known and all a credit to the woman who gave them their first instructions in how to be good children, an honor to themselves, an honor to their parents and an honor to the community in which they reside. The children who survive are as follows: Stanley Stefanowicz, Fullerton; Mrs. Philip Kosmicki, Haley, N. Dak.; Mrs. Kasmier Kosmicki, Ashton; Mrs. Joseph Ignowski, Ashton; Mrs. Conrad Schmidt, Cotesfield; Mrs. A.J. Naprstek, St. Paul; Anton Stefanowicz, Farwell; Joseph Stefanowicz, Ashton; Mrs. John Radke, Elba; Louie Stefanowicz, Ashton; Mrs. Charles Augustyn, Elba. In addition to the eleven children there are 20 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and back in Pittsburgh three sisters and one brother are mourning with the rest of the family over the death of their loved one.
Mrs. Stefanowicz was a good woman, a good wife, a good mother, a good neighbor and a good Christian in every respect. Born in the Catholic faith, she remained true to its teachings through life and when the time for her long journey to another world came, she was strengthened and fortified by the last rites of her church and she started on that last journey fully convinced that on arrival at its end she would be with her Savior and her Redeemer. The Stefanowicz family resided on the old homestead until the spring of 1918 when they decided to retire from active work. They leased the farm to one of the boys and they moved to this city where they purchased a nice home and where they enjoyed the last eight years in peace and contentment, happy when they had their children with them frequently. One thing in late months was on her mind considerably. If all her children were married and doing for themselves she would be ready for the end of a perfect life and a happy one. About the middle of last month, their baby daughter, Miss Johanna, was united with Charles Augustyn of Elba, and that completed the marriage of all her children, all of whom are well married and living happily and contented. Then on the 19th of last month they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with all the children present except one. It was a happy gathering and no one there expected that just one month hence the bride of a half century would be in that same home prepared for the grave. At that time she was ailing a little, but no one had any idea that her condition was so critical. And when the angel of death did arrive she was surrounded by her eleven children who gathered there to be with her in her hour of departure. So endeth a perfect life.
The funeral was held on Friday. The remains were taken from the home to the Paplin Catholic Church, where she worshipped for so many years, and following the services in the church her remains were interred in the Paplin Cemetery nearby. Rev. John Gleeson, her local pastor, and Rev. Father Rasczynski, pastor of the Paplin church, had charge of the services which were largely attended by the many friends of the family. The large gathering was a public testimonial of the honor and the esteem in which this good woman was held by her acquaintances and associates.
The pall bearers were Stanley, Anton, Joseph and Louie Stefanowicz, sons of the deceased, and John Stefanowicz and Albin Ignowski, grandsons of the deceased.
The Phonograph desires to extend sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family in their sorrow and trouble.

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