Frank Joseph Kukowski

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Frank and Michalyna (Lena Cybulski) Kukowski

Frank and Lena (Michalyna Cybulski) Kukowski were married at Florian, Minnesota in 1896. They homesteaded in Barto Township and started a family. When Lena was expecting her thirteenth child, Frank had a farm accident while working on a forge. A piece of metal lodged in his abdomen and he died from infection on July 5,1917. Susan, the thirteenth child, was born October 23, 1917. She is the sole survivor in 2004, and lives with her only granddaughter, Cherie in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Three of Frank and Lena's daughters married three Janikowski brothers from Warsaw, North Dakota. Later they all moved to Cudahy, Wisconsin. Helen married Norbert Dostal, a teacher at the District 13 Leo School (1930-32). Later, Sylvia, Norbert's sister, married John Kukowski. Walter married Ann Duray and they farmed northwest of Leo. Years later Susyan married Romuld Duray, Ann's brother. In 1959, Frank, Jr. married Mary Blazek after twelve years of courtship. He lived on the home place until his marriage. Stella married Joe Zabrocki and they farmed west of Greenbush. Sylvester married Helen Kasprowicz from Florian. Helen died in childbirth in 1965 leaving Syl to raise six young children by himself, just like his mother had to raise twelve children alone. Sophie never married. Joe married Frances Dembiczak and they across the road from his mother. Later they bought a farm southeast of Greenbush and when Soil Bank came in, they moved to Cudahy, Wisconsin. Submitted by Margaret Dostal Kuznia.