Albert Means Baker

Name:

Katharina Dollac

Arrival Date:

Jun 1884

Age:

4 Years 6 Months years

Estimated Birth Year:

abt 1879

Gender:

Female

Port of Departure:

Bremen, Germany

Ship Name:

Habsburg

Port of Arrival:

Baltimore, Maryland

Microfilm Roll Number:

M255_39

Page:

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA, Wednesday, November 8, 1995

John C. Baker

John C. Baker, 77, of rural Traer, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1995, in Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, after a sudden illness. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Paul Catholic Church. Burial: church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Overton Funeral Home, Traer, where a Scripture service begins at 7:30 p.m. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; two sons, John of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Michael of Traer; a daughter, Mary Karls of Lodi, Wis.; and a sister, Margaret Stearns of Eagle River, Wis. A memorial fund has been established.

BAKER - John C (1918 - 1995)

OBITUARY

John C BAKER was born in Wakefield, Michigan on June 1, 1918; son of Albert and Catherine (DOLAK) BAKER. He attended school at Oshkoch, WI and later moved to Belle Plaine, IA, where he graduated from High School. On July 5, 1947, He married Dolores PRUSHA at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chelsea. They made their home in Chelsea and in 1948 they moved to Traer when John started employment with Funks Seed Co. They lived at 2807 Hwy 8 and John remained at Funks as a manager for 43 years until his retirement. During his morning walk John became ill suddenly and was taken to Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo where he died Tuesday, November 7, 1995. John was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Traer. He enjoyed watching all kinds of sports, hiking, biking and playing cards. John is preceded in death by his parents, 1 brother; Albert, 3 sisters; Mary, Helen and Elizabeth, and a grandson; Justin POWELL. He is survived by his wife; Dolores of Traer, 2 sons; John BAKER of Sun Prairie, WI and Michael BAKER of Traer, a daughter; Mary (Mrs. Jerome) KARLS of Lodi, WI, a sister, Margaret STEARNS of Eagle River, WI and 6 grandchildren.

Following committal services family & friends are invited to a luncheon at St. Paul’s Catholic Church.

FUNERAL SERVICES for JOHN C BAKER June 1, 1918 November 7, 1995 at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church Traer, Iowa Friday, November 10, 1995 at ten o’clock a.m. CELEBRANT Father John Tilp SPECIAL MUSIC St. Paul’s Choir FLOWER COMMITTEE Betty Crawford MASS CARDS Sally Sevcik Angie Gates CASKET BEARERS Norman Yanda Les Sevcik James Uchytil Duane Untiedt William Danker Richard Crawford HONORARY CASKET BEARERS Richard Uchytil Sid Uchytil Bernard Uchytil INTERMENT St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery Traer, Iowa OVERTON FAMILY FUNERAL HOMES Traer, Iowa

Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI, Monday, September 17, 1934

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Patritto and daughters, Mary Margaret, Barbara Jean and Catherine, left by motor Friday night for Bell Plaine, Iowa, where they will visit Mrs. Patritto's parents. They were accompanied by Miss Josephine Elaine Patritto.

Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI, November 17, 1953

Hurley Man Granted Divorce at Ashland

ASHLAND - Bernard Patritto, Hurley, was granted a divorce from Elizabeth Patritto, Chicago, in Circuit Court here on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Custody of a minor child was awarded to the father.

Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI, Friday, May 8, 1959

Couple Wed at Hurley May 2

Miss Catherine B. Patritto, 115 Second Ave., N., Hurley, daughter of Mrs. Harry Corti, Chicago, and Bernard Patritto, Hurley, was united in marriage to Kenneth H. Backlund, 218 1/2 Silver St., Hurley, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold Backlund of Hurley, last Saturday at 3 p. m. at St. Mary's Catholic rectory, Hurley. The Rev. Edward Senn performed the double ring ceremony. For her wedding, Miss Patritto chose an Alice blue lace ballerina dress with white accessories and blue shoes and a white feathered carnation shoulder corsage. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carter attended the couple and for her role of matron of honor Mrs. Carter wore a street length dress of pastel flowered dacron over rose taffeta. Her accessories were white. A wedding dinner for 10 was served at El Capitan and the reception was held at the Hurley Eagles Hall where the couple greeted 400 guests. Both the bride and the groom are graduates of the J. E. Murphy High School and the groom is employed at the Cary Mine. They will reside at 7 Oak St., Hurley. Out of town guests included Mrs. Harry Corti, Chicago, and Dale Backlund, Duluth.

Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI, Tuesday, November 15, 1994

Kenneth Backlund

GILE, Wis. - Kenneth H. "Swede" Backlund, 66, of 25 Pence Street, Gile, died Monday, Nov. 14, 1994 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn. He was born Nov. 16, 1927 in Carey, son of the late Harold and Ellen (Anderson) Backlund. He attended Hurley Public Schools and graduated from the J. E. Murphy High School with the class of 1945. He then served in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations from Oct. 25, 1945 until Nov. 12, 1948. Upon his discharge, he worked at the Cary Mine, was employed as a Hurley City police officer, and served as Iron County Coroner. Mr. Backlund was a life member of the Hurley VFW Post 1580, was a member of the Hurley American Legion Post 58, and enjoyed fishing. Survivors include three sons, Kenneth J. Backlund of Ironwood, and Michael L. and Walter J. Backlund, both of Hurley; four grandchildren; a brother, Dale Backlund of Nashport, Ohio; and an uncle, Martin Sundstrom of Duluth, Minn. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Roderick Backlund. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held Friday, Nov. 18, 1994 at 11 a. m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Hurley, the Rev. Pamela Starr officiating. Inturnment will be in the family lot in the Hurley Cemetery. A flag presentation ceremony will be conducted by Tom DeCarlo and Tom Mitchell. Engstrom Funeral Home, Hurley, is in charge of arrangements.

Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI, March 9, 2007

Leslie H. Carlstrom

HURLEY, Wis. - Leslie H. Carlstrom, 72, of 606 1st Ave. N., Hurley, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, in Ironwood. He was born June 9, 1934, in Chicago, son of the late Harland and Catherine Carlstrom. He resided in Chicago for many years, moving to Hurley in 1994. On Oct. 23, 1980, he was united in marriage with Catherine Patritto in Chicago. Les worked for many years for Office Electronics Inc., retiring as plant manager in 1993. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U. S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Catherine "Pat," Hurley; three stepsons, Walter (Judy) Backlund, Milwaukee, Mickey Backlund, Montreal, Wis., and Kenneth Backlund, Hurley; five step-grandchildren, Austin, Nicholas, Samantha Jo, Shannon and Sean Backlund; two step-great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Jack (Charlotte) Carlstrom, Mountain Home, Ark., and Harold (Betty) Carlstrom, of Cape Coral, Fla. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Warren and Norman. Cremation has taken place at the Range Crematory in Hurley. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 10, at 2 p. m. at the Ketola-Burla Funeral Home in Ironwood. The Rev. Michael Hayden of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:30 p. m. until the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are by Range Funeral Service and Crematory, Ketola-Burla Funeral Home of Ironwood.

Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, MI, Tuesday, May 30, 1978

Mrs. E. Corti

Mrs. Elizabeth Corti, 71, Chicago, former Range resident, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Alexandroni, Ironwood. Mrs. Corti was born in Colorado April 13, 1907. She moved to Wakefield with her family and attended school there. She made her home at Hurley several years before moving in 1951 to Chicago where she was married to Harry Corti. In 1962, they came to Ironwood. He died in September, 1971, and she returned to Chicago in 1972. Survivors include one son, Bernard Patritto Jr., Ironwood; three daughters, Mrs. Minor Russell and Mrs. Kenneth Backlund, Chicago, and Mrs. Alexandroni; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Stearns, Chicago, and Miss Mary Baker, Vermont, and two brothers, Albert Baker, Pence, and John Baker, Treynor, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Engstrom Funeral Home, Hurley, with the Rev. James Genovesi officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hurley. The funeral home will be open for visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

History of Linn County Iowa From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time

ILLUSTRATED, Volume II, CHICAGO, The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1911

GEORGE ZALESKY

George Zalesky, a dealer in hides and furs in Cedar Rapids, in which connection he has built up a profitable business, was born in Belle Plaine, Iowa, May 30, 1872. His father, Frank E. Zalesky, is a butcher of Belle Plaine, where he is now living at the age of sixty-five years, nis mother, who before her marriage was Katie Cerveny, was born in Bohemia and died in the year 1884. Both parents came from their native land to America in 1867. George Zalesky was educated in the public schools of Belle Plaine and at the age of fifteen years started to work in his father's butcher shop where he remained until twenty-eight years of age. At that time he went to Chicago where he was employed in a meat market for a year, after which he was associated with the firm of Darling & Company, dealers in hides, whom he represented upon the road for a year. In 1900 he removed to Cedar Rapids and established his present business as a dealer in hides, tallow and furs. In this he has been very successful. He made sufficient money with which to start in business on his own account and since beginning independently, he has displayed keen business discernment and enterprise in the conduct of his business affairs. On the 14th of February, 1900, Mr. Zalesky was united in marriage to Misa Anna Dolak and unto them have been born three children : Valencia Lucille, eight years of age ; Alexis Katherine, six years of age; and George, Jr., a little lad of three summers. The family reside at No. 520 Fifth avenue, east. Mr. Zalesky owns considerable real estate, including business and residence property, and also has some realty holdings at Belle Plaine. He has been a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity since 1894 and has served as vice chancellor in the Uniform Rank. He also holds membership with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Commercial Club of Cedar Rapids, and with the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and has a deep interest in those projects which are instituted for the benefit of trade and the improvement of trade conditions.

Mary Catherine Baker (born September 20, 1954) first married Unknown Powell. Mary Catherine (Baker) Powell (born about 1955) then married Jerome John Karls (born March 6, 1953) on May 11, 1984, in Dane Co., WI. Divorced February 24, 2004, in Dane Co., WI.

Service Schedule:

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA, Wednesday, November 8, 1995

John C. Baker