Catherine (Domick) Wisniewski

Here's a copy of the obituary of Catherine (Domick) Wisniewski. She passed away on 17 Jun 1978 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She is interred in the Catholic Cemetery in Fort Wayne.

Steven Wisniewski

Here's a great photo my Great-Uncle Steven Wisniewski. Uncle Steve was always a really hard working man--this picture really does that persona justice!

Steven Wisniewski passed away on 10 Mar 1993 in Fort Wayne, Allen County Indiana. He was interred in the Catholic Cemetery in Fort Wayne.

George Sorg & Mary Sack

George Sorg and Mary F. Sack are my 2nd Great Grand Uncle & Aunt.

Mary was named at birth Mariam Franciscain Sack as recorded in the Baptismal Records of the Hessen Cassel Catholic Church records.

Mary was born on 29 Apr 1873 in Allen County, Indiana. She passed away in 1952. George Sorg was born in 1869 and passed away in 1939.

Mary & George were married on 10 Nov 1896 in Allen County, Indiana

They are both interred in Hessen Cassel Catholic Cemetery, Allen County, Indiana.

Charles L. Sack

Charles L. Sack is my 2nd Great Grand Uncle. Here we have a photo of his headstone. He is interred in Hessen Cassel Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Charles died in August 1955. He is the son of Henry Sack & Veronica Miller.

The Hessen Cassel Catholic Cemetery is full o f Sack family interments.

Helen Gatchell & Steven Wisniewski

We find pictured here Steven Wisniewski & Helen Marie Gatchell. They were married on 26 Oct 1938 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. They are my great Aunt & Uncle. Helen continues to reside in the same home they moved into shortly after they were married in Fort Wayne.

Agnes Louise (Middleton) Ryan Geise

Agnes Louis Middleton was my great-grandmother. Agnes was more commonly known as Peg. Peg was born 29 Jul 1907 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana to Joseph G. Middleton & Clara Veronica Sack. She was first married to Stanley LeClair Ryan, divorced and married again to Elmer J. Geise.

There are only a handful of known pictures of her so this is a treasured photo of mine.

Agnes passed away on 6 Apr 1952 in Angola, Stueben County, Indiana.

Anna Maie (Clark) Gatchell

Anna Maie (Clark) Gatchell is my Great-grand mother. She is interred in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.

Marriage of Ralph Gatchell & Mae Clark

My Great-grandfather Ralph M. Gatchell married my great-grandmother Mae Clark on 25 Sep 1917 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. I've included a copy of their marriage license.

At this time Ralph was 25 years old and Mae was 21 years old. Ralph reports his occupation as Engineer. He worked on the railroad. It's also reported that his father Grant Gatchell was a 'railroader' obviously also employed by the railroad. No occupation is given for Mae but her father is reported to me a "Messenger."

The two witnesses to the marriage are Solly Frankenstein and Louis Pietz. Solly was a good friend of Ralph's that help administer the estate of Ralph & Mae after their death during the time their children were still minor age.

Steven Wisniewski

Steven Wisniewski was my Great-Uncle or sometime termed Grand-Uncle. He was born 18 Aug 1913 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana to Ignatious Wisniewski & Catherine Domick. Uncle Steve died on 10 Mar 1993 in the same city that he was born in.

Uncle Steve married Helen Marie Gatchell on 26 Oct 1938 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He worked and retired from Harvester International in Fort Wayne. Uncle Steve always had a large and bountiful garden. I can remember visiting them several times when I was young as he raised pigeons in the back of his garage. He butchered and ate them too which seems rather foreign to me at the time but I have come to appreciate this more in my later years as Uncle Steve grew up in the Great Depression in which food was scarce.

Mae (Clark) Gatchell

Anna 'Mae' (Clark) Gatchell was born 29 Mar 1896 in Sheldon, Iroquios County, Illionois to Charles H. Clark & Matilda M. Hoagland. Mae passed away 9 Nov 1924 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She died in child labor the story is told to me by my family. There are only a few known pictures of her. Mae Gatchell is my Great-Grandmother. She is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. She married Ralph Millard Gatchell on 25 Sep 1917 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. Mae & Ralph had four children together.