Stella was born on 15 Mar 1911[1] and baptized 16 Apr 1911, the daughter of Tomasz Gryboś and Anna Zajda. She married Lewis Frank Shopek on 24 Sep 1929.[2] They had five children including:
Stella died on 17 Jul 2002[3] and was buried on 19 Jul 2002 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Minneapolis.[4]
In the 1920 census Stachia (age 8) was the daughter of George Pacak in Minneapolis Ward 3, Hennepin, Minnesota.[5]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
George Pacak
M
37
Married
Head
Laborer
Austria
Anna Pacak
F
36
Married
Wife
Austria
Bennie Pacak
M
13
Single
Son
Minnesota
Adam Pacak
M
12
Single
Son
Minnesota
Stachia Pacak
F
8
Single
Daughter
Minnesota
Rose Pacak
F
4
Single
Daughter
Minnesota
In the 1930 census Stella (age 19), Labeler, was the wife of Louis Slopek at 203 22rd Ave No, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.[6]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Louis Slopek
M
24
Married
Head
Machinist
Minnesota
Stella Slopek
F
19
Married
Wife
Labeler
Minnesota
In the 1940 census Stella (age 29) was the wife of Lewis F Skopek in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.[7]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Lewis F Skopek
M
35
Married
Head
Machinist
Minnesota
Stella Skopek
F
29
Married
Wife
Minnesota
Ralph Skopek
M
9
Single
Son
Minnesota
Gloria Skopek
F
7
Single
Daughter
Minnesota
In the 1950 census Stella (age 39) was the wife of Lewis Frank Shopk in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.[8]
DNA
Parental relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA match between great-grandson Steven and D.D. Their MRCAs are Tomasz Gryboś and Anna Zajda. Steven and D.D. are known 2nd cousins 1x removed sharing 32 cM across 4 segments.
Sources
↑Social Security:
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #810297254 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Name: Stella H Shopek; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 15 Mar 1911; Death Date: 17 Jul 2002; Claim Date: 1 Feb 1973.
↑Marriage:
"Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019"
Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System; URL: https://moms.mn.gov/ Ancestry Record 70873 #1200470 (accessed 17 December 2022)
Lewis F Shopek marriage to Stanislaia Grybos on 24 Sep 1929 in Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
↑Death:
"Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017"
Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017 Ancestry Record 7316 #2427605 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Stella H Shopek death 17 Jul 2002 (born 15 Mar 1911) in Robbinsdale, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA, mother's maiden name Gajda.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #73302515 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Memorial page for Stella Henrietta Grybos Shopek (15 Mar 1911-17 Jul 2002), citing St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Carrie Portlance (contributor 47551641).
↑1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 3, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_832; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 44 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #26838690 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Stachia Pacak (8), single daughter, in household of George Pacak (37) in Minneapolis Ward 3, Hennepin, Minnesota. Born in Minnesota.
↑1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340825 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #79490243 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Stella Slopek (19), wife, Labeler, in household of Louis Slopek (24) at 203 22rd Ave No, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Born in Minnesota.
↑1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01977; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 89-48 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #97091404 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Stella Skopek (29), wife, in household of Lewis F Skopek (35) in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Born in Minnesota.
↑1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: 2815; Sheet Number: 72; Enumeration District: 89-210 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #94146210 (accessed 20 December 2022)
Stella Henrietta Shopk (39), wife, in household of Lewis Frank Shopk (45) in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Born in Minnesota.
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