The MUSIALOWSKI Family
           and the LASKE Family
The Great-Grandparents:
  Andreas & Maryanna (Grygiel) Musialowski
  1865 - 1953                             1868-1944
The Grandparents:
  Stanley & Frances (Kolasa) Musialowski
  1891 - 1978                           1897 - 1976
Stanley arrived in the USA in May 1902 with his parents, Andreas & Maryanna, brother, Francis and sister, Valeria.  They moved across Pennsylvania, stopping in the town of Force and working the mines for 2 years before coming to Bay City where an uncle already lived.

Frances was born of Stephan & Anna (Bureiza) Kolasa in Bay City, the child of middle of 7 sisters and an older brother.  She met her husband there and they were married in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.

Stanley moved his wife and first child to Detroit in 1917 to earn a better living as a steamfitter.  Stanley worked on the shipping docks at first and used the name LASKE to sound less Polish.  He later worked for the Dodge brothers in their plant and on their yacht. Stanley had all 3 sons working at Dodge when he retired.
The Children: (LASKE)
  Arthur & Phyllis and Virginia
  Chester & Stephanie
  Leonard & Monica
Arthur was born in 1914 in Bay City, Michigan  He first marriied Phyllis Ignatowicz in 1936 in Detroit and after her death in 1953, he married Virginia Goretcki of Port Austin.  He worked for Dodge Brothers & Chrysler Corporation most of his early years, later buying a bar in Michigan's thumb before retiring to Port Austin and finally in Sandusky.

Chester was born in 1916 in Detroit on Moran Street.  He met his wife Stephanie Fydryk and was married in 1938.  They built a new house on Rogge Street north of 7 Mile Rd. and lived there till Chester reported to the Army in 1941.  Chester also worked for Dodge Bros., Chrysler Tank Plant and then Chrysler's Jet Engine Plant.  He was part of the Michmoud Plant that built the first Saturn missle that went into space.

Leonard was born in 1921 in Detroit on Moran Street where he met his wife Monica Fleming in May 1943. Ironically, it was a blind date set up by his mother while Leonard was home on leave. They got  married in 1944 while he was still in the Navy.  Leonard joined the Navy early as his father had to sign for him.  He served on the ship Dubuque in the Boston area and then later in the Annapolis area.  He also followed his father & brothers working for Dodge & Chrysler after the service.
Chester - Arthur - Leonard
  abt. 1923
Stanley - Frances - Leonard-
   Arthur - Chester & cousin Virgil Slezak - abt. 1922
My Favorite Sites:
  MichiganPolonia
  Musialowski Family Tree
  Polish Roots
  Polish GenWeb
  Discovering Roots  
These web pages were created by Roger S. Laske
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