Submitted by: Todd Nowicki

Sikorski, Matz, Sabo, Kuss, Mroczewzski, Jarka,

Stephen Sikorski Jr.: (South Bend Tribune 1/1/1942)

    South Bend and St. Joseph county wrote a tragic introduction for its 1942 traffic death list when up until early this afternoon it recorded the appalling figure of four auto deaths and five seriously injured.   Three of the traffic victims met violent death outside the city limits while the fourth suffered fatal injuries in South Bend. The four were killed in three separate crashes.   Killed in the city:   CHARLES MATZ, aged 23, rural route No. 1, Walkerton, this county.   Killed in the county:   CHARLES SABO, 52, 220 South Chapin Street.
HARVEY KUSS, 38, of 1431 Portage avenue.
STEPHEN SIKORSKI, about 25, of 710 South Olive Street.   (Omitted section of story)   The Sikorski youth died when he was thrown from his car as it rolled over and landed on its wheels on state route No. 2 about two and one-half miles west of the city limits near the Orchid road.   By a quirk of fate, Alphonse Mroczewzski, 20 of 2425 West Ford street, riding with Sikorski , escaped without a scratch. The accident occurred about 5:15 o’clock.   Mr. Sikorski was born in South Bend July 15, 1914. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lottie Sikorski.   (Rest of story omitted)   Stephen Sikorski Jr.: (South Bend Tribune 1/2/1942)   (First part of story omitted)   Mr. Sikorski died when he was thrown from his automobile when he lost control of it on state route No. 2, near the Orchid road, two and one-half miles west of the city limits, and the car rolled over and came to rest on its wheels. Alphonse Mroczewski, 20, of 2425 West Ford street, who was riding with Mr. Sikorski, escaped without injury.   Requiem services for Mr. Sikorski will be conducted at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Adalbert’s Roman Catholic church with Rev. Aloysius P. Jarka, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Polish cemetery. Friends are being received in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sikorski, Sr., 710 South Olive street. Besides the parents, three sisters, the Misses Henrietta, Lucille and Alice Sikorska, and a brother, Clement Sikorski, all at home, survive. Mr. Sikorski was born in South Bend July 15, 1914, and lived here all his life.   (Balance of story omitted)