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Author: michelleryckaert
Surnames: Swiatkiewicz Swantek
Classification: queries
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Hello Jack, are you a Michalski? I was looking for my grandmothers relatives. Charles
Swantek's daughter Natalie Rogenski .... she used the shortened version Swantek
instead of Swiatkiewicz before she married my grandpa. Before Natalie (Tillie) passed in
2000 she showed me her parents grave. I wish I would have taken a picture. It is at St
Mary;s Cemetery in East Moline IL and has their names and a photo on it. I believe it says
Kazimier and Mary (Michalski) Swiatkiewicz. I moved away from the Quad Cities (Moline)
about 2 years ago but will go look the next time I am there.
I just found out that Uncle Eddie's name was Charles....I never knew that but I
remembered Eunice and now Therese.... OH, and his dog Peppy that only ate
hamburgers...haha!
Natalie married Steven Rogenski in 1941. He passed in 1979, They had two sons Steven Jr
and RIchard (Dick). Dick is my father and I am an only child on that side of the family
although I have a half brother from my step father. I have 18 year old Kylie and 15 year
old Quinton. Our last name is Ryckaert. Steven Jr had two children Steven iii and Lisa
they have several children as well. Stever is in Moline and owns Tempo Marine and Lisa is
a chiropractor in Ashboro NC with her husband Ryan Salyer.
Elsie was grandmas little sister. She married Leonard Elder I believe. I have to check but
I am pretty sure her children are Nancy Sundeen and Patricia (Patty) Diamond and Leo
Elder. I used to go visit Aunt Elsie with Grandma when I was quite young.
Uncle Eddie, Therese's father passed in 1984, I went with Grandma to Minneapolis for
the funeral and stayed with Aunt Eunice and Therese.
Grandma did talk about losing a sister at birth but for some reason I believe that there
were twins.....I could be wrong but I remember Genevieve and Josephine. I never knew much
more than that....
Since I lived in Moline I feel I should know more about the Swiatkiewicz and MIchalski
families but don't have a lot of information yet. I remember Aunt Kate and Vicki
because Aunt Kate lived across the street from me on 53rd Street in Moline for several
years when I was young.
I can see this thread has been going on for a long time and I am sure more info has been
found. If anyone has anything new please let me know!
Michelle Rogenski Ryckaert
michellemichelle221(a)yahoo.com
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