1900 John Korda-2's house moved by tornado. Flying outhouses.

Stevens Point Journal
14 July 1900

PRANKS OF A TORNADO
Houses Moved from Their Foundations and Trees Blown Down

The wind storm Saturday afternoon was far more serious in the northern and eastern part of the city than was at first suspected by those who were down town at the time.
It was a veritable tornado and did a great deal of damage, not all of which can be reckoned in dollars and cents, for the destruction was confined largely to shade and forest trees.
The line of greatest destruction passed in a southeasterly direction over the northeastern part of the city, passing north of St. Peter's church, south of the Normal and finally spending its fury near the Christian church on Minnesota avenue.
The first serious trouble caused by the wind was the displacement of the house of John Korda[-2] at the corner of Fourth avenue and Division street.
Mrs. Korda [Antonia Kluck-2] and her two small children [John Korda-1 and Edward Korda-1] were at home alone in the house at the time and she was so very much frightened that she did not realize what was happening until the storm was over. The house is 16x24 feet, one story in height, recently built, and was supported on stone pillers[sic]. The wind lifted it up and dropped it down again six feet south and three feet east of its original location. The plastering was badly cracked, and the whole frame loosened and knocked out of plumb. The center pillar came up through the floor and the chimney, which fell on the roof en masse, broke a hole through the shingles and roof boards and cracked a rafter.
John Frosz, who lives up on the hill on Prentice street, had three loads of hay cocked up on his meadow, but the wind carried it away and spread it over the neighboring farms.
The storm swept on, felling trees as it went, sometimes splitting off great limbs or the tops and again tearing them up bodily by the roots. A chimney was blown off the roof of Mrs. G.N. Doty's residence on Main street. Several lights of glass were blown in at the residence of John Dignum, next door. Mr. Dignum, who was permanently injured in the tornado at Star Lake two years ago, was very much alarmed at the threatening appearance of the clouds and expected a repetition of the catastrophe that destroyed the lumber camps at Star Lake in 1898. Several trees were blown down in the yards of W.H. Skinner, Mrs. N. Boyington, N. Gross, T. Clements, B.L.Vaughn, H. Cartmill and on the Normal, Third ward and high school lawns. Some windows in the corridor of the Normal were blown in and smashed.
The steam boat, Island City, which has been reposing on the tops of four kerosene barrels east of the Normal for the past year, was blown over and considerably racked.
The greatest destruction occurred in the block east of Michigan avenue, between Clark and Ellis streets.
The house on the corner of Clark street and Michigan avenue was badly twisted. Extending back from the main part is a long wing, the rear half of which is used as a woodshed and had no floor. The door was open and the wind, rushing in, lifted the shed from its foundations and twisted it around until it was a foot out of plumb. The house was occupied by the Winkler and Knute families. In the next house lives George Hubbard. Here the wind got under the shingles and tore great patches of them from the roof. A large barn, old but reasonably substantial, that stood in the rear of the the lot, was blown down and completely wrecked, together with some furniture it contained. Several outhouses in the vicinity were lifted up and carried some distance. One was carried over the top of a shed next to it at a height of ten feet. A group of jack pine trees that stood back of the Hubbard house on lots owned by J.F. Stewart and J.L. Jensen was attacked by the wind and fourteen of them were uprooted. A large oak in J. F. Stewart's yard, a foot in diameter, was broken off near its base. Further on the wind tore down large sections of the Fair ground fence, Athletic park fence and tore about three yards of shingles off Mr. Patterson's house near the Christian church and also blew down half a dozen pines in that vicinity.
The storm presented a wild scene at the time and many were very much frightened, especially the women who were at home alone. The wind was preceded by a great roaring noise high up in the air and as it rushed on, it gathered up the dust, sand, paper and branches of trees and whisked them high in the air.
The board roof of G.E. Culver's wood shed was lifted up and scattered in pieces over the adjoining lots for a distance of 150 feet. The roof of Dr. W.F. Atwell's carriage shed was also blown off and broken up. So far as known no persons were hurt.
Millions of dead branches and live twigs and leaves were torn from the trees and scattered broadcast. A number of people who were hurrying home had narrow escapes from the former. Probably a total of nearly a hundred trees in the city were either blown down or denuded of some of their limbs.

1928 Edward Korda-1, son of John Korda-2, dies after car accident

Stevens Point Daily Journal

23 November 1928

Obituary

Car Injuries Fatal

The body of Edward Korda [Edward Korda-1] , son of Mrs. Antonia Korda [Antonia Kluck-2], 508 Prentice street, will be brought here from Chicago on Saturday and taken to his mother's home to await funeral services, to be held next Monday or Tuesday. Deceased, who was 31 years of age and employed by a sewer contracting firm in Chicago for the past year, passed away Thursday night as the result of injuries he sustained in an automobile accident seven weeks ago. He was hit by a car and his spine fractured. There is one other son in the family, John Korda [John Korda-1], an employe of the Wisconsin Valley Electric company in this city.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal

24 November 1928

Funeral Here Tuesday

Victor S. Prais went to Chicago on an early train this morning and will return tonight with the remains of Edward Korda [Edward Korda-1], 508 Prentice street, who died there Thursday as the result of automobile injuries suffered nearly two months ago when his spine was fractured. The funeral will be held from St. Peter's church next Tuesday morning, with interment in Guardian Angel cemetery.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal

28 November 1928

Edward Corda Funeral

The funeral of Edward Corda [Edward Korda-1], Chicago, whose body was brought here, was held Tuesday morning from St. Peter's church, with burial following in St. Peter's cemetery. Rev S.A. Elbert officiated. The pallbearers were James Tierney, Alex Stroik, Walter Politowski, Roman Vrobel, H.E. Smith and John Winecki.

1959 Obituary of John Korda-1, son of John Korda-2 and Antonia Kluck-2

Stevens Point Daily Journal

8 April 1959

Obituary

John F. Korda-1

An electrical contractor here for the last 35 years, John F. Korda, 59, 500 Prentice St., died at 10 o'clock this morning at St. Michael's Hospital.

He was in partnership with August Wysocki, 1024 4th Ave., under the firm name of Korda and Wysocki.

Mr. Korda, who had a heart condition, entered the hospital on Friday. He had also been hospitalized for 21 days in January.

He was born in Stevens Point on Oct. 9, 1899, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Korda [John Korda-2 and Antonia Kluck-2].

As a boy, he attended St. Peter's Parochial School.

On Aug. 1, 1921, he was married at St. Peter's Catholic Church to the former Angeline Schalbrack-1, and the couple settled at their present address.

Mr. Korda's survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Lillian) Barton [Bruce Barton-0 and Lillian Korda-0], 508 Prentice St.; a son, John, Jr. [John Korda-0], Whiting, and a granddaughter.

A brother preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held at St. Peter's Church Friday morning at 9 o'clock with burial following in Guardian Angel Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Dzikoski Funeral Home after 6 o'clock this evening.

The rosary will be said there tonight and Thursday night at 7:30.

1953 obituary for John Korda-2's wife, Antonia Kluck-2

Stevens Point Daily Journal
19 May 1953

Mrs. Antoinette Korda

Mrs. Antoinette Korda [Antonia Kluck-2], 82, who resided with her son, John [John Korda-1], at 500 Prentice street, died Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at St. Michael's hospital.

Mrs. Korda had entered the hospital as a patient only yesterday morning. She had suffered poor health for the past four years, having been a hospital patient once before about two years ago.

The former Antoinette Kluck was born March 11, 1871 in Poland, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Kluck. She came to this country at the age of 14 with her grandmother and they lived with relatives in Michigan a short time before coming to Stevens Point. She had resided here since.

In 1897, she was married at St. Peter's Catholic church to John Korda [John Korda-2] and they made their home afterward at 508 Prentice street.

Mrs. Korda had resided there until four years ago, living since with her son, John. Her husband died 47 years ago.

She was a member of the Rosary society at St. Peter's.

Surviving, besides her son, are two grandchildren [Lillian C Korda-0 and John Korda-0]. She was preceded in death by another son, Edward [Edward Korda-1], who died 25 years ago, and other relatives.

Funeral services will be at 9 o'clock Thursday morning at St. Peter's , with burial to follow in St. Peter's cemetery.

Friends may call at the Dzikoski funeral home from this afternoon until the time of services. Prayers will be recited there by the Rosary society this evening and Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. A general rosary ha been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wenesday.

1914 obituary John Korda-2

The Gazette (Stevens Point)

Jan 7, 1914

WAS ILL ONLY TEN DAYS

John Corda, Young Married Man, Received Stroke of Apoplexy and Gradually Passes Away

The death of John Corda [John Korda-2], a resident of this city since he was about eight months old, occurred at his late home, 508 Prentice street, at 8:30 o'clock last Sunday morning, he having been ill only about ten days, being the victim of a stroke of apoplexy the day after Christmas.

The deceased was born at Newark, New Jersey, in 1878, about 36 years ago, but as announced above, had lived in Stevens Point practically all his life. He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Corda [Anton Korda-3 and Susan Czech-3], 661 Prentice street, and after leaving school had followed various avocations, for several yers being employed as an interpreter in the courts, being an expert in translating the Polish into English for witnesses on the stand, recognized as one of the very best in the state, whose place will be difficult to fill in this community, and he was withal a bright, genial man.

He was married 16 years ago the 3d of last May to Miss Antonia Kluck-2, and besides his widow and parents, he leaves two sons, Edward and John [Edward Korda-1 and John Korda-1], aged 16 and 14 years respectively, besides the following brothers and sisters: Paul and Frank Corda [Paul Korda-2 and Frank Korda-2] of Chicago; Leo [Leo Korda-2], Stevens Point; Mrs. Frank Skibba [Gusta Korda-2], Buhl, Minn.; Mrs. Jos. Sweetala [Josephine Korda-2, Amherst; Mrs. Aug. Kirsling [Antoinette Korda-2], Custer; Mrs. John Kubiaczyk [Jennie Korda-2], city, and Louis [sic, Leo is accounted for with the sons], Anna [Anna Korda-2] and Mary [Mae Korda-2], at home. The deceased carried an insurance of $900 in St. Stephen's Insurance Association.

The funeral was held from St. Peter's Catholic church at 8 o'clock this morning. Rev. S.A. Elbert officiating, with interment in the parish cemetery.
Those serving as pallbearers were Walter Jelinski, Vincent Mallek, Paul Woznicki, George and William Peck and Adam Przybelski. All the brothers and sisters were here, also Mr. Sweetala [Joseph Swetalla-2] and children and Mr. Kirsling [August Kirschling-2].

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Stevens Point Daily Journal
Jan 7, 1914

DEATH OF JOHN KORDA

Fourth Ward Resident Dies Sunday of Apoplexy

John Corda [John Korda-2] passed away at his home, 508 Prentice street, at 8:30 o'clock Sunday morning, after an illness since December 26 with apoplexy.

The deceased was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Corda [Anton Korda-3 and Susan Czech-3], 661 Prentice street, and came with them to this city when he was but six months old, from Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was born in 1878.

He had since then always resided in Stevens Point, and was widely known about town. For several years Mr. Corda had been frequently employed in the circuit and other courts of the city, in translating the language of Polish witnesses into the English language and was regarded as the best Polish interpreter in this entire judicial circuit.

He is survived by his wife [Antonia Kluck-2] and two children, Edward [Edward Korda-1], aged sixteen, and Johnnie [John Korda-1] , aged fourteen. He also leaves his parents, and three brothers and six sisters.

The funeral will be held from St. Peter's church Wednesday morning.


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Stevens Point Journal

Jan 10, 1914

FUNERAL SERVICES

Funeral services for the late John Corda was held Wednesday at 8 o'clock at St. Peter's church, Rev. S. A. Elbert officiating. The pallbearers were George Peck, Valentine Peck, Vincent Malek, Paul Woznicki, Adam Przbylski, and W. Zelinski.