Submitted by Jim Piechorowski

 

 

Casper Slisz

December 23, 1881 to April 26, 1956

South Bend Tribune

 

Families mentioned: Slisz, Piechorowski, Novinich, Maeyens, Rairdon, Andrysiak, Stec

 

The funeral of Casper Slisz, 129 Bendix Dr., who died at 8:45 a.m. in St. Joseph Hospital will be held at 9:00 a.m. Monday at St Adalbert's Catholic Church, the very Rev Msgr. Harry Gapczynski officiating. Burial will be in St. Josephs Poilsh Catholic Cemetery. He was born in Kolaczyce, Poland  to Anton and Marya (Stec) Slisz, December 24, 1881 and came here 70 years ago from Pittsburgh, Pa. On February 8, 1904 he married Mary Andrysiak at St. Casimir, in  South Bend, who survives. He retired six years ago from Oliver Corporation where he had been employed for 25 years. Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Novinich, Mrs. Evelyn Piechorowski, Mrs. Elsie Maeyens, and Mrs Phyllis Rairdon; three sons Edward, Clement and Fred, 23 grandchildren all of South Bend. Friends may call after 7:00 p.m. today at the St. Joseph Funeral Chapel. The pallbearers will be Frank Piechorowski, Elmer Maeyens, Anthony Novinich, Bert Karbowski, Ralph and Daniel Slisz.