Going through my Calvary photos has been at times tedious (verify the location, name and maiden name), tiresome (crop, color balance, re-size), and irksome (get the photo loaded in my editor, get halfway through the edits, I get distracted, cat walks over computer, crash).
But sometimes, it produces some interesting information that I wouldn’t have found otherwise.
My 2nd great-grandmother’s name was Mary Lesiecki, who married Joseph Plenzler. There is no small amount of information available on the Plenzlers–but never yet have I found a Lesiecki. As near as I can tell, from her marriage record to Joseph, she was very likely born around 1825 or 1826.
I’ll admit, I haven’t spent much effort yet attempting to trace the Lesiecki name. But a very curious thing occurred today while I was going through my photos. Whenever possible, I verify the burial by trying to locate a death record and then cross-referencing Calvary’s burial records. So, I had a photo for a John Jagodzinski’s grave. My due diligence provides me a bit of interesting information from John’s death certificate: His mother’s name was Veronica Lesiecki!
Another connection? I don’t know. A clue, and perhaps a valuable one! I may not be remembering correctly, but it seems to me that when I was much younger, there was a Jagodzinski Funeral Home? Does anyone remember such?
October 14, 2012 at 9:36 am
There are numerous references to Jagodzinski Mortuary (note spelling) in The Blade, the most recent in 1989 at Google News Archives here:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_nf=3&ds=n&pq=jagodzinski%20mortuary&cp=1&gs_id=29&xhr=t&q=%22Jagodzinski%20mortuary%22&pf=p&tbs=ar:1%2Csbd%3A1&tbm=nws&sclient=psy-ab&oq=%22Jagodzinski+mortuary%22&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=590b13e45c1b2413&bpcl=35277026&biw=1054&bih=508
October 14, 2012 at 10:13 am
I believe there was a Jagodzinski Funeral Home on Junction Ave. Will need to check into it.
Sharon R
October 14, 2012 at 11:43 am
Thanks. I’m assuming that by now it must be out of business. I’ve seen references to it occasionally in a few obits. I think there were a number of Polish funeral homes in the area — Jagodzinski, Sujkowski, Czoglosz, Urbanski, Gasiorowski are the names that come to mind. David, thanks for catching the typos.
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March 4, 2014 at 4:29 pm
My maiden name is Lesiecki. I live in Rocky River, Ohio but my father and grandfather were born in Lorain, Ohio. My great-grandfather, Joseph Lesiecki, came from Poland in the 1890s. I would love to trade notes with you.
March 4, 2014 at 6:27 pm
That would be great. I will follow up
to your email as well. Thank you!