Mary Paschelke

We have two variations in her last name the two spelling are Rogala and Rogalewski

In the Winona Daily Republican-Herald, dated Tuesday, April 20th, 1909, eight days after she went missing...

                            HER BODY IS FOUND

Remains of Mrs. Jos. Pashelka Discovered in River This Morning Near the Packing Plant

                         NO SIGNS OF ANY VIOLENCE

Coroner Schafer is of the Opinion Mrs. Pashelka Accidently Fell into the River While Suffering From an Epileptic Fit.

  "The remains of Mrs. Jos. Pashelka, who disappeared from her home in this city a week ago Saturday night, were this morning found floating in an extension of the Mississippi River made by high water across a sandbar near the plant of the Interstate Packing company at the extreme East End. The find was made by Felix Mikrut and Roman Springer, two boys at the East End, and was at once reported to the authorities.

  Coroner Samuel Schafer went down and looked over the body after which he turned it over to members of the family, who have taken care of it and have arranged to have the funeral at 9 a. m. on Thursday from St. Stanislaus church.  Coroner Schafer is of the opinion that Mrs. Pashelka met her death in an accidental manner. She was subject to epileptic fits and it is believed one of these came on when she was near the water and that this caused her to fall in, and accidentally drown.  The body was in a good state of preservation and a ring on one of the fingers would seem to indicate there had been no foul play. There were no marks on the body either to indicate anything wrong along this line.