Jakob FRANKOWSKI [Parents] was born on 25 Jul 1844 in Prussia (Poland Germany). He died on 6 Jan 1924 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 3. He married Antonina BARTECKI about 1870.
Jakob and Antonina FRANKOWSKI lived above a bakery at 179 Mettler Street in Toledo, OH after emigrating from Prussia (Poland Germany) circa 1880 with their three oldest childen and Jakob's brother Thomas. According to Sylvester Frankowski, Felix FRANKOWSKI (b.1858 / d.20 Nov 1928; wife Malgozata Staszynski; children Frances, Pauline, and John) is a cousin of Jakob; this family also emigrated to Toledo from Prussia.
Antonina BARTECKI was born in 1855 in Prussia (Poland Germany). She died in 1925 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 3. She married Jakob FRANKOWSKI about 1870.
They had the following children:
M i Stanislaus FRANKOWSKI was born in 1871 in Prussia (Poland Germany). He died on 18 Dec 1892 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 30. M ii Louis J. FRANKOWSKI was born on 26 Aug 1875. He died on 3 Aug 1953. M iii Frank S. FRANKOWSKI was born about 1878 in Prussia (Poland Germany).
Frank S. FRANKOWSKI moved to the Washington DC area as a young man and changed his surname to BROOKS. The last entry for him in the Toledo City Directory is for the year 1905. No one in the family ever heard from him again.F iv Pauline FRANKOWSKI was born in 1883. She died on 19 Apr 1954. M v John Francis FRANKOWSKI was born on 25 May 1893. He died on 15 Jul 1959.
Louis J. FRANKOWSKI [Parents] was born on 26 Aug 1875 in Prussia (Poland Germany). He died on 3 Aug 1953 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 2. He married Ionna SIADKOWSKI in 1899 in Toledo, OH.
Louis J. FRANKOWSKI may have re-married after the death of Jenny in 1915. Mary [SZCZECINSKI] Frankowski (his daughter-in-law) related to me in 1988 that he married (or lived with?) a woman whose last name was BRIEF. She had a son, Louis BRIEF, by a previous marriage who ran a bar/restaurant/2-lane bowling alley at the corner of Lagrange and Oakland in Toledo, OH.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
!Louis J. Frankowski, 77, formerly of 1502 Jefferson Ave., died Sunday in the Little Sisters of the Poor Home after a brief illness. A native of Germany, Mr. Frankowski lived in Toledo 68 years. His home was at 3319 Franklin Ave. Prior to entering the home three years ago, he worked in the mail order department at Willys Motors, Inc. for nine years. He had worked in the packing room of the Feilbach Co., wholesale grocers, from about 1910 to 1940. He was a member of St. Adalbert's Church and Local 12, UAW-CIO. Surviving are a daughter, Irene; sons, Hilary and Albin, all of Toledo; Frank, Detroit; and Sigmund, San Francisco; sister, Mrs. Pauline Nowak; brother, John, both of Toledo; 10 grandchildren, and one [great] grandchild. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in St. Adalbert's Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body is in the Frank L. Gasiorowski Mortuary.
Ionna SIADKOWSKI [Parents] "Jennie" was born on 22 Feb 1875 in Prussia (Poland Germany). She died on 15 Feb 1915 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 3. She married Louis J. FRANKOWSKI in 1899 in Toledo, OH.
They had the following children:
M i Raymond Albert FRANKOWSKI was born on 10 Aug 1900 in Toledo, OH. He died on 6 Aug 1902 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 28.
Raymond Albert's headstone was barely readable in March 2000 when I finally located it in Calvary Cemetery.M ii Frank C. REED was born on 28 Apr 1902. He died on 16 Aug 1979. M iii Sigmund Frank REED was born on 23 Apr 1905. He died on 10 Dec 1980. M iv Zyguinst FRANKOWSKI was born on 26 Apr 1905 in Toledo, OH. He died before 1912 in Toledo, OH. M v Hilary Fabian FRANKOWSKI was born on 20 Jan 1907. He died on 24 Aug 1971. F vi Irene Florentina FRANKS was born on 9 Oct 1909 in Toledo, OH. She died on 13 Jul 1988 in Toledo, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Woodlawn Cemetery Sec 44.
Adriana Florentina FRANKOWSKI legally changed her name to Irene Florentina FRANKS on 14 Aug 1967. Upon her death, her body was cremated and the ashes buried in a container buried immediately to the north of her brother Albin's grave. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Irene Franks, 78, of Northwood Avenue, died Wednesday in her home. Miss Franks was an assembler 30 years at Champion Spark Plug Co., retiring in 1978. Surviving is her brother, Albin. There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Westgate Chapel. Arrangements are by the Ansberg-West Mortuary. The family requests that any contribution be to the chapel.M vii Albin Alexander FRANKS was born on 8 Feb 1912. He died on 10 May 1995.
Frank C. REED [Parents] was born on 28 Apr 1902 in Toledo, OH. He died on 16 Aug 1979 in Queen Elizabeth II Steamship. He was buried in Huron, OH / Scott Cemetery. He married Hazelle BOSTATER about 1925.
Isadore C. FRANKOWSKI legally changed his surname to Frank C. REED. He and Hazelle [BOSTATER] REED had no children. Article from Detroit Free Press newspaper 29-Aug-1979:
Frank Reed did downtown Detroiters a favor back in 1942 when he opened the first Qwikee Donut & Coffee Shop in the lobby of the old Hammond Building, where the National Bank of Detroit Building now stands. He provided them with a place to gulp a cup of coffee and read the papers before arriving at work on time. Mr. Reed's idea was to slip newspaper pages into glass eases and mount them on the wall at eye level. Standup counters were installed along the walls, allowing hurried customers to read and eat at the same time. "If the Free Press, the News, and the (Detroit) Times weren't up when the crowds hit the door in the morning, believe me, Frank would hear about it, "said his wife, Hazelle, a retired Detroit elementary school teacher. Mr. Reed, 77, died Aug. 16 of a heart attack aboard the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2. He and his wife were enroute to Southampton, England, where they were to begin a tour of Europe. Mr. Reed opened two other Qwikee shops downtown, but sold all three to his partner, John Weise (now deceased), in 1956 after suffering a heart attack. By 1959 his health was much improved, and he opened a fourth Qwikee shop in the lobby of 1149 Griswold near State Street. Today, the Qwikee Company is owned by Albert Hermann, who has seven Qwikee shops downtown, two in Troy, and one in the Fisher Building. Mounted newspapers and stand-up counters, however, no longer exist. Services for Mr. Reed, who moved to Palm Beach, Fla., last September, will be at at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Scott Cemetery in Huron, Ohio. A memorial service will be held in early October at the Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach. Surviving are Mr. Reed's wife, two brothers, and one sister.
Hazelle BOSTATER was born on 27 Sep 1897 in Huron, OH. She died on 28 May 1996 in Huron, OH. She was buried in Huron, OH / Scott Cemetery. She married Frank C. REED about 1925.
Hazelle BOSTATER taught school at the Lucas County Childrens' Home in Maumee, OH. It was there that she met Frank C. Reed when he was visiting his younger brothers and sister who lived there after their mother died in 1915.
Sigmund Frank REED [Parents] "Sig" was born on 23 Apr 1905 in Toledo, OH. He died on 10 Dec 1980 in San Pablo, CA. He was buried in San Bruno, CA / Golden Gate Cemetery. He married Selma Marie STEEN about 1940 in California.
Sigmund Frank FRANKOWSKI legally changed his surname to REED. He left Toledo, OH circa 1935 for California. My father (Albin FRANKS) said that Sig asked his brothers and sister for money to help finance the trip; however, no one was in a position in those times to float a loan. This led to a falling out between Sig and the rest of the family remaining in Toledo. It was not until 1959 that my father spoke again with this brother on a trip to California. They stayed in close touch thereafter.
Selma Marie STEEN "Sally" was born on 15 Oct 1905 in Minnesota. She died on 13 Apr 1983 in San Pablo, CA. She was buried in San Bruno, CA / Golden Gate Cemetery. She married Sigmund Frank REED about 1940 in California.
Obituary from the local paper in San Pablo, CA:
REED: In San Pablo, California on April 13, 1983. SELMA M.REED, of San Pablo, California. Wife of the late Sigmund F.Reed. Mother of Ms. Lois 1.Frees of San Diego, California; Mrs. Linda C. Luck of San Pablo, California and Mr. Lawrence J. Reed of Concord, California. Sister of Mrs. Dena 0. Winkler of Santa Rosa, California; Mr. Oscar Steen of Clinton, Minnesota; Mr. Arther Steen of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Mr. Sigard Steen of Houston, Texas. Mrs. Reed is also survived by four grandchildren. A member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Pinola, California. A native of Clinton, Minnesota, aged 77 years. Friends are invited to attend funeral services conducted by the Reverend Hardis C. Bakken at the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 725 San Pablo Avenue, Pinola, California on Monday, April 18, 1983 at I 1:00 am. Concluding services will follow at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California. Friends may call from Noon until 6:00pm, Saturday, April 16, 1983 and Sunday, April 17, 1983 from 11:00 am until 9:00 pm, at the Civic Center Chapel of the Wilson & Kratzer Mortuaries, 24th Street at Barren Avenue, Richmond, California. For further information please telephone 232-4383.
They had the following children:
F i Lois Irene REED was born on 25 May 1946. F ii Linda Christine REED was born on 21 Sep 1948. M iii Lawrence John REED was born on 7 Feb 1952.
James FREES.James married Lois Irene REED in May 1968. The marriage ended in divorce.
Lois Irene REED [Parents] "Cookie" was born on 25 May 1946 in San Francisco, CA. She married James FREES in May 1968. The marriage ended in divorce.
Douglas W. HONSINGER was born in Richmond, CA. He married Linda Christine REED on 15 Sep 1965. The marriage ended in divorce.
Linda Christine REED [Parents] was born on 21 Sep 1948 in San Francisco, CA. She married Douglas W. HONSINGER on 15 Sep 1965. The marriage ended in divorce.
Other marriages:LUCK, John Timothy
They had the following children:
F i Lisa Irene HONSINGER was born on 3 Nov 1966.
John Timothy LUCK "Tim".John married Linda Christine REED on 6 Dec 1975.
Linda Christine REED [Parents] was born on 21 Sep 1948 in San Francisco, CA. She married John Timothy LUCK on 6 Dec 1975.
Other marriages:HONSINGER, Douglas W.
Hilary Fabian FRANKOWSKI [Parents] "Larry" was born on 20 Jan 1907 in Toledo, OH. He died on 24 Aug 1971 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 47. He married Mary Catherine SZCZECINSKI about 1928 in Toledo, OH.
Obituary form the Toeldo Blade newspapaer:
Hilary F. (Larry) Frankowski, 64, of 23 East Oakland St., died today in Flower Hospital. He was a paint specialist for the Jeep Corporation and its predecessor companies for 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Mary; son, Michael D.; duaghters, Mrs. Dorothy A. Edwards and Mrs. Elaine M. Wood; sister, Irene Franks; and brothers Frank, Sigmund, and Albin. Services will be at 9 a.m. in St. Adalbert's Church. The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Gasiorowski memorial. The body will be in the mortuary after 7 p.m. tonight.
Mary Catherine SZCZECINSKI was born on 14 Jan 1910. She died on 23 Mar 1998 in Waterville, OH. She was buried in Toledo, OH / Calvary Cemetery Sec 47. She married Hilary Fabian FRANKOWSKI about 1928 in Toledo, OH.
Mary SZCZECINSKI emigrated to the United States from Poland in 1912 with her mother, brothers, and grandmother; her grandfather and his four (4) brothers had emigrated to the United States before 1912. Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper:
Mary C. Frankowski, 88, who was born in Poland in 1910, passed away on March 23, 1998 at Whitehouse Country Manor. Mary retired as an inspector for the Toledo Credit Bureau and before that, was a cook for Smith's Cafeteria. She was a member of the St. Adalbert Rosary and Altar Society, and the St. Francis Guild at Lourdes College. Mary was an avid card player and she loved football. Surviving Mary is her son, Michael Frankowski of Fontana, CA; daughter, Elaine (Charles) Miller of Waterville, OH; son-in-law, Carl Edwards of Miami, FL; grandchildren, James Edwards, Cynthia Wood, Michael Wood, Jeffrey (Leslie) Wood, Amy and Sara Frankowski. Also survived by 6 great-grandchildren and 1 great- great-grandchild. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Hilary "Larry" Frankowski; daughter, Dorothy Edwards; parents, Frank and Frances Szczecinski; and brothers, Frank and William Szczecinski. Friends may call at the Gasiorowski Memorial, Lagrange and Oakland, from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, where a prayer service will beheld at 4:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 26,1998 at 9:30 a.m. from the funeral home and at 10 a.m. at St. Adalbert Church. Final resting place, Calvary Cemetery.
They had the following children:
F i Dorothy Ann FRANKOWSKI was born on 4 Jul 1930. She died on 7 Mar 1995. F ii Elaine Marie FRANKOWSKI was born on 18 Feb 1941. M iii Michael Dale FRANKOWSKI was born on 23 Jul 1946.
Carl Allen EDWARDS was born in 1932 in Arkansas. He married Dorothy Ann FRANKOWSKI about 1952.
Dorothy Ann FRANKOWSKI [Parents] was born on 4 Jul 1930 in Toledo, OH. She died on 7 Mar 1995 in New Port Richey, FL. She was buried in Hudson, FL / Grace Memorial Cemetery. She married Carl Allen EDWARDS about 1952.
They had the following children:
M i James Allen EDWARDS was born on 29 Dec 1952 in Toledo, OH.
James EDWARDS was living in Orlando, FL at the time of his mother's death. He has three (3) sons: names, birthdates unknown.
Robert Lloyd WOOD was born on 13 Oct 1936 in Indiana. He died on 10 Nov 1993. He married Elaine Marie FRANKOWSKI in 1962.
Elaine Marie FRANKOWSKI [Parents] was born on 18 Feb 1941 in Toledo, OH. She married Robert Lloyd WOOD in 1962.
Other marriages:MILLER, Charles A.
They had the following children:
F i Cynthia WOOD "Cindy" was born on 30 Dec 1962 in Toledo, OH. M ii Michael Robert WOOD was born on 28 Feb 1967. M iii Jeffery Hilary WOOD was born on 18 Apr 1972.