Obit: Gac, Paul M. (1896 – 1969)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Gac, Paul, Gajda, Galarowicz

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 13 Nov 1969

Gac, Paul M. (24 JAN 1896 – 2 NOV 1969)

Paul M. Gac, 76, passed away of heart failure on November 2, 1969 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls.

Funeral services were held at St. Stanislaus Church, Lublin on November 5, 1969. Rev. Casimir Paul officiated at the ten a.m. services, and burial was in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were: Joseph Gajda, Paul Gajda, John Gajda, Ed Gajda, Raymond Gajda and Leoanrd Galarowicz.

Mr. Gac was born January 24, 1896 in Poland. He came to the states, but in 1918 he went back to Poland and fought in the Polish Army during World War I. He came back to the U.S. in 1920 and lived in Chicago, and in 1943 came to Lublin and farmed until his retirement. He was married in April 1923 in Chicago to Sophie Gajda, who preceded him in death.

Surviving are one son, Richard Gac of Fort Atkinson, and one grandson, Paul A Gac of Fort Atkinson.

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