contributor: Mary Wilinski

 
Feb. 1, 1944  

Mrs Lena Klanicak, 92
Succumbs at Spruce.

Mrs Lena Klanicak, 92, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Stanley Pawlak in the town of Spruce Tuesday morning. The body was brought to Steffen funeral home here and was removed to the Pawlak residence today. Funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning in Sacrad Heart Catholic Church at Spruce the Rev. Leo Przyblski officiating with the burial in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Klaniczak was born in Poland and lived here 52 years [Contributor's note: Was also a midwife].

Besides Mrs. Stanley Pawlak, she is survived by daughter Mrs. Walter {Lena] Miller of Green Bay, two sons George and Nicholas of Milwaukee, 23 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

She was perceded in death by her husband George in 1913, his parents Wicheck Klaniczak and Josephine Praseicheski and a son Stanuslaus in 1904.

She was a former member of St Stanislaus Kosta Church of Green Bay in 1873, which was also one of the first Polish Catholic Churchs in Green Bay {town of Eaten Poland].