My Great Aunt Rose recently died. She was one my grandmother’s sisters and I had just seen her at Great Aunt Angie’s funeral this fall and my Mom had just received a Christmas card from her the day before she died. Her death was sudden and very sad. Here is her obituary from the Cuddie Funeral Home (http://www.cuddiefh.com/view.php?oid=596).
Rose June Briski Malaszuk
June 18, 1924 – December 15, 2013
Visitation: Thursday, December 19, 2013 – 4:00pm to 8:00pm with a 7:30pm Rosary
Thorp Funeral Home 110 West School Street Thorp, WI 54771
Services: Friday, December 20, 2013 – 10:30am
St.Bernard-St.Hedwig’s Catholic Church 111 North Church Street Thorp, WI 54771
ROSE J. MALASZUK, Age 89, formerly of Thorp and Greenwood, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Clark County Health Care Center in Owen. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 10:30am at St. Bernard-St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Thorp. Rev. Charles Hiebl will officiate and burial will follow in St. Hedwig’s Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rose’s grandchildren: Scott Barth, Jennifer Lutz, Jill Layton, Heather Engebretson, Jamie Gardner, and Mike Engebretson. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2013, from 4pm to 8pm at Thorp Funeral Home with a rosary recited at 7:30pm. Visitation will also be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 from 9:30am until time of service, at the church.
Rose June Briski was born on June 18, 1924 in a log house, in the Town of Mead, rural Greenwood, to Matt & Katherina (Zager) Briski. She was raised on the family farm and received her education at Maple Ridge School. She went to Chicago during World War II and worked various factory jobs. She later returned to Greenwood and married Stanley J. Malaszuk on September 4, 1943 at St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in Thorp. They farmed in the Town of Reseburg until 1957and then moved to operate the R&S Country Club in rural Thorp until 1972. They then moved to Greenwood where Rose resided until entering the Clark County Health Care Center.
Rose was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenwood and the St. Ann’s Society. In her spare time, she enjoyed polka dancing, playing cards, crocheting, embroidering, and she especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by 3 children: John (April) Malaszuk of Harrisonburg, VA, Delores (Robert) Gardner of Greenwood, and Kathleen (Chap) Barth of Thorp; 10 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by 2 sisters: Dolores Lendosky of Greenwood and Katherine Gulczinski of New Brighton, MN; 2 brothers: Robert (Taimi) Briski and John (Florence) Briski, both of Greenwood; 2 sisters-in-law: Vivian Briski of Greenwood and Della Briski of Altoona; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.
Rose was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Stanley in 1993, her son: Eugene Malaszuk in infancy; 5 brothers: Matt, Tony, Frank, Ted and Albert, and 4 sisters: Mary Malnar, Elizabeth Stimac, Julia Vivoda, and Angeline Gulczinski.
Rose’s family would like to Thank the Clark County Health Care Center for all their wonderful care.