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Kornelia Gajda

September 4, 1886 – October 13, 1975

Died 13 October 1975 · Illinois

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

October 13, 1975

Date of birth

September 4, 1886

Age at death

89 years, 1 month, 9 days

Place of death

Illinois, United States

The funeral card

From the funeral card

In Prayerful Remembrance of

KORNELIA GAJDA

Born: September 4, 1886

At Rest: October 13, 1975

Mass of the Resurrection

SAINT FLORIAN CHURCH

Thursday, Oct. 16, 1975 9:30 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery

Section St. Casimir - Lot 383

MEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary! that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto th[...]

Transcribed from the photograph — Kornelia's card only (the Memorare prayer is cut off mid-word at the bottom edge of the photograph; [...] marks the missing text). The contributor writes: "One card has a picture of Mary and Joseph and Jesus (as a child) in a field of flowers. The back contains personal information about Kornelia Gajda (born Sept. 4, 1886 and died Oct. 13, 1975) and a Memorial. George J. Sandowski, funeral director. This card is in perfect condition and is enclosed in plastic or laminated. The second has a picture of the crucifixion and information about Mateusz Gajda. The card is in language other than English and funeral was from Hegewisch Memorial Funeral Home. I think Hegewisch is on the south side of Chicago. Interment for Kornelia was in Holy Cross Cemetery" — Mateusz's card is not photographed here. Our archive's index entry spells the name Cornelia; the card itself spells it Kornelia and confirms she was born in Poland in 1886.

Brian's research

Brian found the family in the 1930 United States Federal Census — Illinois, Cook, Chicago (Districts 251-500), District 427: GAJDA, Matt (Mateusz?), 40, born Poland, married at age 20, labourer in car shop, immigrated 1904, First Papers; Cornelia, 40, born Poland, married at age 15, immigrated 1904, Alien; Mroz, Teddie, step-son, 21, born Illinois; Gajda, John, son, 17, born Illinois; Gajda, Helen, daughter, 8, born Illinois.

— Brian, Ancestors at Rest

Sources consulted

  • 1930 United States Federal Census — Illinois, Cook, Chicago (Districts 251-500), District 427

People named in this record

  • Kornelia GajdaSubject
  • Mateusz GajdaSpouse
  • George J. SandowskiMentioned
  • Teddie MrozMentioned
  • John GajdaMentioned
  • Helen GajdaMentioned

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-01
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — photograph of the card and the contributor's description on this page

Citation: "Funeral card of Kornelia Gajda, born Poland 4 September 1886, died Illinois 13 October 1975," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/gajda-kornelia-1975/ : accessed [your access date]).

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