Herman Alfred John Friske (1900 - 1961)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Herman Alfred John Friske was born on 10 June 1900 in Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois, United States, son of Paul Louis Friske Sr. (1866–1939) and Petra Karoline Margaret (Jensen) Friske (1875–1959).

When Herman registered for the draft for World War I in Sep 1918, he working as a machinest helper for Ashland & J. H. Bell Railroad, Blue Island. ^[1], ^[2] During WWI, he served as a Fireman 3rd class in the United States Navy.^[3]

Herman and Adeline Theresa (Klade) Friske were married on 6 Feb 1921 in Cook County, Illinois.^[4] Adeline was born on 15 October 1900 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. Their children were:

• John H. Friske (1922–2016)
• Pauline Marie (Friske) Wenckaitis (1924–1998)
• Robert William Friske (1926–2011)
• James Ferdinand Paul Friske (1929–before 2018)
• Herman Richard Friske (1931–about 1952)
• Donald Joseph Friske Sr. (1933–2014)
• Alice Mae (Friske) Pate (1936–2010)
• Gerald (Friske) null

Herman died on 6 January 1961 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.^[5] He was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6D3-3H5 : 30 December 2021), Herman Alfred Friske, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ Herman Alfred Friske, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77K9-HZMM : 29 December 2021), Herman Alfred Friske, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJP-8TSL : 3 September 2021), Herman Paul Friske, 20 Mar 1920; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
4. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21J-8HLT : 23 January 2023), Herman J Friske and Adeline Klade, 1921.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9N-TQ4X : 17 March 2020), Herman John Friske, 06 Jan 1961; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHK-PS9 : Wed Jul 19 21:16:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Paul Fraska and Lena Fraska, 1910. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHK-PSQ : 9 April 2021)
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPH-YXLH : 6 October 2022), Herman Friske in entry for Pauline Marie Friske, 1924.
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPH-BWKM : 6 October 2022), Herman John Friske in entry for Robert William Friske, 1926.
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPH-BT18 : 6 October 2022), Herman John Friske in entry for James Ferdinand Paul Friske, 1929.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSR5-VJ9 : Thu Aug 03 03:56:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman H Friske and Adline T Friske, 1930.
• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPC-9QL1 : 6 October 2022), Herman Friske in entry for Herman Richard Friske, 1931.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7J5-974 : Thu Jul 27 12:23:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman Friske and Adeline Friske, 1940.
• "United States, California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WYF9-XP2M : Fri Aug 25 00:43:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman John Friske, 1942.
• Herman Friske, "United States 1950 Census" "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1X-89JJ : Sun Jul 30 06:58:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman Friske and Adeline Friske, 28 April 1950.
• "Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HN-WW67 : Mon Jul 31 22:42:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Herman John Friske, 10 Jan 1961.
• Herman J Friske in entry for Pauline Mar Wenckaitis, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007" "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQF-T95Y : 10 February 2023), Herman J Friske in entry for Pauline Marie Friske,
• "Obituary: John "Jack" Friske," Kruger Family Funeral Home, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Oct 2016 (http://kruegerfamilyfuneral.com/tribute/details/1039/John--Jack--Friske/obituary.html#content-start : accessed 5 Mar 2017) - according to thier oldest son's obituary, they had 2 more children after the 1940 census - Mary who married someone with the last name of Osuch and lived in Chicago and Patsy who married some named Nicolini and lives in Chicago