Stanislaus Drobka
09/26/1828-05/22/1904
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Marker on East End of Lot
Manitowoc Daily Herald on May 24, 1904: "Aged Pioneer Gone. Stanislaus Drobka Was Well Known in Early Days of City" "Stanislaus Drobka, one of the early pioneers of the county and a long time resident of this city died Sunday at his home at Newton and was buried there, today. Decedent was nearly 80 years of age and in Manitowoc's early history was an employe in the service of Vilas and Barnes, later becoming a workman in the Barnes, Mendlik, and Mulholland establishment, where he remained during a period of nearly thirty years. Being of an industrious and thrifty nature he saved enough of his earnings to buy a piece of property in Newton and conduct a farm there for a considerable length of time. He was one of the leading men in the community where he resided. Henry Mulholland is in attendance at the funeral." ******** From Der Nord Westen, 26 May 1904: Death Sun. in Newton of 80 yr. old Stanislaus Drobka. The deceased had formerly lived in Manitowoc and served about 30 yrs. with the firms of Barnes, Mendlick & Molholland, and Vilas & Banes (sic), after which he bought a place in Town Newton several years ago where he operated a farm.
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Children:
Suzanna Drobka Bialkowski (1869 - 1937)*
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