aka Wanda F. Ostapowitz
She was the daughter of Francis and Wanda (Skopowska) Ostapowitz.
Her surname originally was OSTAPOWITZ, but it was "Americanized" and shortened to OSTEN from its original spelling of OSTAPOWITZ at some point shortly after 1910, approximately.
She came to America at Ellis Island from Austria in 1903 along with her 2 brothers and one sister as young children, but their parents did not come with them. The reason is unknown.
Instead, they traveled here with and were raised here by their grandmother,Teodozia E. Skopowska; and their Aunt Jadwiza T. Skopowska, who was the unmarried sister of their mother.
Her siblings were:
James M. Osten (1892-1968)
Theodore M. Osten (1897-1909)
Hattie E. Osten (1901-1988)
aka Wanda F. Ostapowitz
She was the daughter of Francis and Wanda (Skopowska) Ostapowitz.
Her surname originally was OSTAPOWITZ, but it was "Americanized" and shortened to OSTEN from its original spelling of OSTAPOWITZ at some point shortly after 1910, approximately.
She came to America at Ellis Island from Austria in 1903 along with her 2 brothers and one sister as young children, but their parents did not come with them. The reason is unknown.
Instead, they traveled here with and were raised here by their grandmother,Teodozia E. Skopowska; and their Aunt Jadwiza T. Skopowska, who was the unmarried sister of their mother.
Her siblings were:
James M. Osten (1892-1968)
Theodore M. Osten (1897-1909)
Hattie E. Osten (1901-1988)
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