Frank GIERSZEWSKI, Sr

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Frank Giersch
• Immigration: 1886
• Immigration: 1889
• Naturalization: 1915
• Occupation: 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Machine Hand - Auto Body

Notes:

Name:
Changed last name

Died:
In 1942, Frank Giersch, Sr was employed at the Schiltz Brewery warehouse on North 66th and West State Streets in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He and eleven of his co-workers were killed when the warehouse building collapsed on top of them.

From Milwaukee Journal article on 11 Aug 1942:

Frank Giersch, sr., 56, of 236 E. Burleigh st., yard worker, became an employee of the Schlitz Brewing Co last May. He formerly worked as a blacksmith for the Seaman Body Corp.

His wife, Mary, was knitting in the parlor of the Giersch home Monday afternoon when a reporter entered. Seated at her side were her two daughters, Beatrice and Mrs. Evelyn Baumgart.

"Why does everything have to happen to me?" sobbed Mrs. Giersch. "First, the army took my son and now something has to happen to my husband. Tell me, please, is he all right? I hope nothing serious happened to him."

The Giersch's son, Frank, jr., 27, is at Camp Grant, Ill. He was drafted two weeks ago.

Frank married Marianna B ZALEWSKI on 22 Jan 1913 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Marianna (daughter of Frank J ZALEWSKI, Sr. and Anna A LINDNER) was born on 22 Mar 1891 in Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, United States; died on 27 Feb 1945 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frank Peter GIERSZEWSKI, Jr was born on 29 Jan 1915 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 11 Aug 1985 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
2. Evelyn Caroline GIERSZEWSKI was born on 21 Nov 1917 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 27 Feb 2006 in Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
3. Beatrice GIERSZEWSKI was born on 19 Mar 1925 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; died on 24 Jul 2007 in Union Grove, Racine, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.