Anna Machalleck

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Mrs. Anna Schultz, 74, 1616 1/2 Washington St., died at her home at 9:50 p.m. yesterday after an illness of three weeks.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Root Funeral Home with the Rev. Leonard A. Ziemer, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow and Saturday.

A resident of the city for 50 years, Mrs. Schultz was born in Cassville, Wis., Jan. 28, 1887, the daughter of Peter and Amelia Jessup (sic) Machalleck. On June 20, 1908 (sic), she was married here to Harry F. Schultz, who preceded her in death. She was a cook and packer at Smith Bros. Cough Drop factory for 23 years.

Surviving are a son, Victor C., this city; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Biederstadt, this city; six grandchildren; a brother, George Machalleck, this city, and a sister, Mrs. Barbara Everett, Niles, Mich.

(Schultz, Anna Mar 23, 1961 Mich City News Disp pg 7 col 1)

Anna married Harry F. Schultz on 25 Jul 1908 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. Harry was born on 10 Aug 1878 in La Porte County, Indiana; died on 30 Mar 1931 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Juanita E. Biederstadt, 54, 1314 Tennessee St., died yesterday at St. Anthony Hospital after an illness of six months.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Root Funeral Home with with Dr. Frederick E. Schoenbohm, paster of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mrs. Biederstadt was born here Aug. 31, 1910, the daughter of the late Harry C. and Anna Machalleck Schultz. On July 23, 1942, she was married to George Biederstadt, who survives. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Also surviving are two sons, George H. Biederstadt Jr., and Roger Gast, both of this city; three step-sons, Capt. Richard Biederstadt, Michigan City Fire Department, Robert and Donald Biederstadt, all of this city; 10 grandchildren; one great-grand-child; one uncle and two aunts. A brother, Victor Schultz, died in 1962.

(Biederstadt, Juanita Friday, Feb 5, 1965 Mich City News Disp pg 6 col 1)

Juanita married Ralph Gast about 1929 in La Porte County, Indiana. Ralph was born on 15 Jul 1908 in Indiana; died in Jan 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Juanita married George H. Biederstadt on 23 Jul 1942. George was born on 4 May 1904 in Indiana; died in Mar 1979 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The following two articles appeared in the October 20, 1961 Michigan City (Indiana) News Dispatch:

SEVENTH OCTOBER VICTIM

Victor C. Schultz, 49, R. R. 2, Box 91, was fatally injured in a one car accident in Trail Creek at 4:50 yesterday afternoon.

Schultz became the 31st person to die in LaPorte County traffic fatalities this year and the seventh this month.

Police said Schultz suffered a crushed chest when the front bumper of his car land on him after he had been thrown out.

Before Schultz was tossed from the vehicle, it knocked down a Nothern Indiana Public Service Co., utility pole and lines. Much of the area was temporarilty withought electrical power part of the evening as a result of the accident.

The crash was heard and sparks from the felled wires (were) observed several blocks from the accident scene--E. Michigan Street just west of Warnke Road. The mishap occured just a few feet outside Michigan City's limits. At the location, the center of Michigan Street is the boundary line between Trail Creek and Michigan City.

Patrolman Jack Wilson of the Michigan City police department investigated the accident. He said Schultz's eastbound auto went off the right side of the highway, travelled about 25 feet, knocked down the utility pole, traveled another 50 feet, rolled over throwing the driver out, and came to a rest on its wheels facing the highway.

The read of the car was on an incline, police said, and the front bumper pinned the driver to the ground. He could not be removed until a tow truck arrived and the bumper was lifted off him.

Schultz was pronounced dead on arrival at Doctors Hospital.

The victim was the father of three boys and one girl. One of his sons came upon the accident and was a witness to the attempted rescue operatio

The county's fatality toll for 1961 is rapidly approaching the total for 1960 at the same date. At this time last year, 33 persons had been killed in county traffice accidents.

With 19 days elapsed, October already has equalled the total for the previous worth traffic month in the county---August when seven persons were killed. More than half to the county's traffice fatalities for 1961---16 of them----have occurred since August 1.


VICTOR C. SCHULTZ

Funeral services for Victor Charles Schultz, 49, R.R. 3, Box 91, who was injured fatally in an auto accident on Michigan Road last evening, will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at hte Carlisle Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Baker, assistant pastor at the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening.

Mr. Schultz was born here April 23, 1912, the son of Henry F. and Anna Machalleck Schultz. On Aug. 29, 1952, in Chicago, he was married to Bernice Grieger, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Craig, and a daughter, Sharon, both of this city, and two sons, Victor and Keith, both of Pasedena, California, and a sister, Mrs. Juanita Biederstadt of this city. His mother died March 12 of this year.

Mr. Schultz was a member of St. Joseph Young men's Society.

Victor married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Roger Gast

Roger Dale Gast, 66, Michigan City, died at 6 a.m. Monday (July 8, 1996) at St. Anthony Hospital after a brief illness.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. James McGrogan officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Skwiat Post will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Carlisle Funeral Home.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and until 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Gast was born Aug. 10, 1929 in LaPorte, son of Ralph E. and Juanita Schultz Gast. On November 8, 1952, in Michigan City, he married Henrietta M. (Weiss) Gast, who survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Karen (Ray) Bloomer, Michigan City, and Janet (Roy) Privoznik, Michigan City; one son, Douglas S. Gast; Michigan City; five grandchildren; one sister, Patty Lou (Jim) Niendorf, LaPorte; and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Gast worked for 22 years as production control manager at Arno Tape. From 1976 to 1993 he worked as a correction officer.

He served in the U.S. Army, was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and also belonged to Knights of Columbus 1452, La Porte; VFW 2536; Skwiat Post 451 and the America Association of Retired Persons. He had been a Michigan City resident since 1952.

Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

(Michigan City News Dispatch, July 9, 1996, p. 2)

Per the SSDI:

ROGER D GAST 10 Aug 1929 08 Jul 1996 (V) 46360 (Michigan City, La Porte, IN) (none specified) 311-28-3676 Indiana

Roger married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]