Submitted by: Jeannie Kowalik

The South Bend Tribune, Tuesday, February 21, 1956

Mrs. Michalina Lukasiewicz, Rt. 2, South Bend, died at 2:30 p.m. Monday in her home, after a three-week's illness. She was born July 13 (?), 1873 in Poland and came here 54 years ago. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Martha Smigielski and Mrs. Stella Kwiatek; three sons, Walter, Frank and Edward Lukasiewicz; 9 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, all of South Bend and sister, Mrs. Rose Kwiatkowski in Poland. Friends may call at the St. Joseph Funeral Home after 6:30 p.m. today. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, in St. Adalbert's Catholic Church with Very Rev. Msgr. Ignatius Gapczynski, pastor of the church, officiating, and burial will be in St. Joseph Polish Cemetery. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America. Pallbearers for the funeral will be her grandsons, Richard and Arthur Smigielski; Robert, Edward and Donald Lukasiewicz and Eugene Chlebowski.