Tom was my grandfather. I never had the opportunity to meet him. He was the father of Irma Claire (Richard) Harmon and Janice Blanche (Frank) Austin. First husband of Blanche Viola (nee Blair) Wexall.
Tom's parents were immigrants, coming to the United States in the late 1800's. His father, Johann Rutsche (aka John Ritsche) was from St. Gallen, Switzerland, and his mother, Mary Serwatka, was from Bohemia. Tom was the 4th born child of 7 children. His mother died in 1912 after a difficult childbirth (baby Paul was stillborn) when Tom was just shy of his 9th birthday, leaving his father to raise the 6 surviving children by himself on the family farm in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
Tom worked for the GNR (Great Northern Railroad) in Superior, Wisconsin. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by an accidental fall in his home. He was buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Superior, WI.
Tom's parents were immigrants, coming to the United States in the late 1800's. His father, Johann Rutsche (aka John Ritsche) was from St. Gallen, Switzerland, and his mother, Mary Serwatka, was from Bohemia. Tom was the 4th born child of 7 children. His mother died in 1912 after a difficult childbirth (baby Paul was stillborn) when Tom was just shy of his 9th birthday, leaving his father to raise the 6 surviving children by himself on the family farm in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
Tom worked for the GNR (Great Northern Railroad) in Superior, Wisconsin. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by an accidental fall in his home. He was buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Superior, WI.
Tom was my grandfather. I never had the opportunity to meet him. He was the father of Irma Claire (Richard) Harmon and Janice Blanche (Frank) Austin. First husband of Blanche Viola (nee Blair) Wexall.
Tom's parents were immigrants, coming to the United States in the late 1800's. His father, Johann Rutsche (aka John Ritsche) was from St. Gallen, Switzerland, and his mother, Mary Serwatka, was from Bohemia. Tom was the 4th born child of 7 children. His mother died in 1912 after a difficult childbirth (baby Paul was stillborn) when Tom was just shy of his 9th birthday, leaving his father to raise the 6 surviving children by himself on the family farm in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
Tom worked for the GNR (Great Northern Railroad) in Superior, Wisconsin. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by an accidental fall in his home. He was buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Superior, WI.
Tom's parents were immigrants, coming to the United States in the late 1800's. His father, Johann Rutsche (aka John Ritsche) was from St. Gallen, Switzerland, and his mother, Mary Serwatka, was from Bohemia. Tom was the 4th born child of 7 children. His mother died in 1912 after a difficult childbirth (baby Paul was stillborn) when Tom was just shy of his 9th birthday, leaving his father to raise the 6 surviving children by himself on the family farm in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin.
Tom worked for the GNR (Great Northern Railroad) in Superior, Wisconsin. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by an accidental fall in his home. He was buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Superior, WI.
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