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Descendants of Johannes "John" Orlowski Orloske

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² ORLOSKE (JOHANNES "JOHN" ORLOWSKI¹) was born April 17, 1886 in Minier, Illinois, and died August 18, 1945 in Railroad Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. He married ALICE BERTHA WEFEL November 24, 1907 in Lakefield, Minnesota, Jackson County, daughter of JOHN WEFEL and HELEN ENGEL.

Notes for JOHN ORLOSKE:
Both John and Alice were of German Descent. John'sfather was said to have been orphaned and adopted by a Polish family, hence the Polish name Orloske.
They moved to Lakefield, Minnesota where Margaret, Max, and Arnold were born. They moved to MacIntosh County ND where Dorothy, Evans, Alene, Agnes and Edwin were born. Only Thelma was born in Washington State.
In MN and ND Farming (Share Cropping) was the source of income. Winters were severe and school was two miles from home. One house occupied was a sod shanty.
Good friends of the family, the Lovals and Elvis' talked of better winters and employment in the state of Washington. In April of 1923, they sold their belongings and rode a train for Centralia, Washington. Margaret recalled it was pouring rain when they arrived.
Thelma was born in Centralia Hospital in March, one year after they arrived. They purchased a home in the Logan school district.
Margaret married John Perona one year after her birth.
The older four children were baptized as Lutherans.
The family moved to Newalkum Hill, and lived in several different locations, the Imes place, Zippy place, and Wake place. Staying in Centralia for a time with Margaret and John Perona was Tony and Thelma. On Newaukum Hill, Evans raised chickens, and the family raised strawberries.
Max married Dora Dean Rayton and Arnold married Evelynn Scheffhauer.
The girls attended Chehalis Schools.
John was employed by the Railroad as a signalman or watchman. He first worked in Aberdeen, Washington, but Alice and family did not move. In 1939 they moved to Yakima and purchased a home, which had a small grape field. Also Grandkids were fascinated by a turtle chained and kept in a small pond.
Evans enlisted in the Navy, and Edwin served in the Army during World War II. Thelma married Jim Wakefield, who served in the Army Airforce and was shot down over Schweinfort. He lost a leg and was a prisoner of war for over a year.
Agnes and Alene married brothers Glen and Orris Hansey. The Hanseys operated chick hatcheries, and Agnes and Glen worked as Poultry sexors for many years. Edwin and Evans also became poultry sexors and lived in the Wichita, Kansas area for most of their life.
John Orloske passed away on August 18th, 1945 at the age of 59 of pneumonia after suffering a stroke.
Alice remained a widow, alone for 22 years after John's death. She died August 14, 1967 also of a stroke. She was 75 years old. She resided on East Carsen street in Centralia, Washington. She raised berries, chickens, and had a huge garden. She was hard working and active her entire life. At times she worked in food processing canneries in Chehalis and Yakima.
Both are buried at Claquato cemetary in rural Chehalis, Washington, as is Max and Thelma. They raised 9 children leave 35 grandchildren, and too many great grandchildren to accurately count.
According to information furnished by Agnes (Orloske) Hansey, John Orloske was confirmed along with Elizabeth Schvary and Anna Tramp on March 31, 1901 apparently at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lakefield, Minnesota.

Notes for ALICE BERTHA WEFEL:
Alice Bertha Wefel was married to John Orloske on November 24, 1907 in Lakefield, Minnesota, Jackson County. Her attendants (see photo) were Albert Wefel, Anna Orlowske, Gustan Orlowske and Helen Wefel. The Pastor was P.H. Riston of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Children of JOHN ORLOSKE and ALICE WEFEL are:

MARGARET HELEN ALICE³ ORLOSKE, b. November 19, 1908, Lakefield, Minnesota, Jackson County; d. October 10, 1983, Centralia General Hospital.

ii.

MAX LEONARD OSCAR ORLOSKE, b. October 10, 1910, Lakefield, Minnesota; d. December 03, 1972, Adna, Washington, Lewis County.

iii.

ARNOLD LESTER HERMAN ORLOSKE, b. August 16, 1912, Lakefield, Minnesota, Jackson County.

iv.

DOROTHY GERTRUDE ORLOSKE, b. March 22, 1914, Wishek, Makintosh County, North Dakota.

EVANS GEORGE JOHN ORLOSKE, b. January 22, 1916, MacIntosh County, North Dakota; d. July 05, 1986, Witchita, Kansas.

vi.

ALENE CHARLOTTE EDNA ORLOSKE, b. December 18, 1917, Emmons County, North Dakota.

vii.

AGNES THORON ORLOSKE, b. October 17, 1919, Emmons County, North Dakota; m. GLENWOOD FOREST (GLEN) HANSEY, June 15, 1940, Everett, Washington.

Notes for AGNES THORON ORLOSKE:
Glen and Agnes Hansey were among the first to enter the profession of poultry sexing which was brought to America in the early 1930's by the Japanese. Agnes learned in Centralia, Washington and Glen learned at his brother's hatchery in Bellingham, Washington. They didn't meet each other until they both traveled to Ohio. Agnes's sister Alene and two brothers Evans and Tony also became poultry or chick sexors.
Chick sexing was a highly skilled and very profitable job during its early days but required extreme accuracy and long hours. Glen and Agnes often worked 20 hours a day and traveled a thousand miles a week during the "season" which lasted from about March 1st to June 30th.

viii.

EDWIN RICHARD CARL ORLOSKE, b. August 06, 1922, Burnsted, MacIntosh County, North Dakota.

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ix.

THELMA ORLOSKE, b. March 28, 1924, Centralia, Washington, Lewis County; d. January 25, 1975, Centralia, Washington.

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