Record Book Translation of the

WILLARD NATIONAL CEMETERY

Translated by Frank Pakiz & Compiled by Larry Pakiz

Courtesy of Hendren Town Board, Clark County, Wisconsin and Roger Kirn, Caretaker

September, 2002

 

Red Text indicates words added by Translator to aid English Translation

Translation was made “word for word” and, as much as possible, all translated words were placed in the same position as on the original document.

The phrase “Motion supported and accepted” is a literal translation of original Slovenian words.

Submitted by George Plautz of the Slovenian Genealogy International, Inc. Wisconsin Cemetery Records Project.

 

Page 4

Balance and Income

 

665

 

Jan 6

Matt ***

$7.50

May 22

John ***

1.00

 

Remainder of Entries

 

Oct 23

Luke Gabrovic

1.00

Nov 13

Louis Zorman

1.00

Nov 13

Joe Slemic

1.00

Mar 28

Johan Kirn

1.00

 

 

700.50

Page 6

 

 

 

Income National Cemetery

700.50

Jun 5

Festival (for) the Cemetery

$133.68

Jun 5

Mike Lesnjak borrowed and paid back

2.00

1928

 

 

April 6

Paid back borrowed money

$10.00

1936

 

 

May 30

Income (from the) Festival

Tickets

Upstairs (Bar)

Downstairs (Bar)

Ice Cream Aug. Bizjak

 

 

$37.00

19.38

42.76

.90

942.32

Page 7

 

 

 

Expense (for the) National Cemetery

 

1924

 

 

Aug 18

Lizzie A. Clair

$25.00

Nov 2

Arnold Clair and John Ulesich for labor at Cemetery

25.00

Nov 8

Quast & Co. for dynamite

13.42

1925

 

 

Feb 2

Farmers and Merchants Bank

275.00

Feb 2

Book for deceased members

1.25

Feb 20

C. H. Clute for Guardian Deed

.75

May 13

The Brown Fence and Wire Co, Cleveland

142.23

Jun 28

The Brown Fence and Wire Co. Cleveland Post

2.50

July 6

Express for Post

1.18

July 8

O&N Lumber Co. one Corner Post

5.25

Aug 8

Brown Fence and Wire Co. for Post

.97

 

Due for Postage

.10

 

Frank Boh for Telephone

.30

Nov 3

O&N Lumber Co. for Cement 34 (Sacks?)

17.00

 

Record Book

.96

Dec 1

Aug. Bizjak labor on Fence

35.00

1927

 

 

March 14

S. F. Hewitt Surveyor

15.00

 

Post Cards and Book

1.?0

Jun 13

The Brown Fence and Wire Co.

6.09

Jun 5

Festival (for) Cemetery

 

“ 5

George Cakanic bread

.45

“ 5

Blaz Kuznacic cloth *

5.70

“ 5

Frank Auman cloth

19.45

“ 5

Frank Bergant cloth

8.00

“ 5

H. Thompson cloth

15.00

“ 5

Joe Lunka cloth

7.30

“ 5

John Zagozen bread

1.00

“ 5

Kutzler music

5.00

 

 

624.41

 *  The Translator surmises that since home made alcoholic beverages were illegal, the term “cloth” may have been a code for those items.

1927

Expense

624.41

Page 9

 

 

Jun 13

The Brown Fence and Wire Co. for Caps

6.69

29

Postage for Caps

1.62

Aug 31

John P. Kinzele for recording Deed

1.00

Sep 25

John P. Kinzele for recording Plan for Cemetery

18.30

Sep 25

C. C. Hoehne Greenwood For Pipes 28 at 24 cents and 53 cents for cutting

7.25

Oct 30

Post Cards

.40

 

L. J. Hewitt Surveyor for measuring land

10.00

Nov 29

John P. Kinzele for recording Articles of Incorporation

1.35

Dec 13

Post Cards

.40

 

Stamps

.23

Dec 27

Tablet

.10

 

Aug. Bizjak, Secretary for Loss of time

5.00

 

C. C. Hoehne 24 links

.30

1928

 

 

Jan 7

Schuster & Campman Postage

6.88

“ 30

Rent for S. N. Home 2 times

6.00

“ 30

Borrowed from S. N. Home

10.00

Apr 16

Carl Ferris Nursery Co. For Trees

8.60

May

Joseph Jelarcic labor

1.50

 

Aug. Bizjak

.50

June

H. T. Lowe & Son Frame For Charter

1.65

Nov 2

John P. Kinzele Deeds

1.00

1929

 

 

Jan 19

Farmers Merchants Bank (to store ?)

5.65

1929

Expense

 

Page 11

 

 

Feb 9

Post Cards

.40

1931

 

 

Apr 20

Postage and 40 cards for the meeting of April 30 1931

.60

1936

 

 

Feb 17

Cards for meeting

.42

 

Postage for letters

.30

Mar 18

Cards for meeting

.40

“ 28

Rent to S. N. D. for meeting

5.00

“ 28

Aug. Bizjak for loss of time for 12 years

25.00

1936

 

 

May 30

Expense: Festival

 

 

Beer Pop Ice Notices

27.79

 

Rent to N.(ational) Home

10.00

 

Permit

3.00

 

H. M. Thompson Ice Cream

4.50

 

Joe Lunka (supplies?)

7.82

 

Music

10.00

 

John Musich for work at Cemetery

30.00

 

Grass seed for Cemetery

2.71

 

Postage

.05

 

40 Post Cards and Postage and postage for letters

1.00

 

Treasurer for loss of time

5.00

 

Post Cards for meeting

.40

 

John Zagozen - labor

7.00

 

Grass Seed for Cemetery

3.83

 

 

853.65

 

 

 

Page 151

Minutes

National Cemetery of Willard Wisconsin

1924

First meeting of the National Cemetery.  Motion supported and accepted to buy one acre of land for this purpose.

 

Vote for (2?) Men to make space for a Cemetery.

Motion supported and accepted to elect 5 men.  Elected were:

Anton Trunkelj

Frank Hren

Joe Ulesich

Matt Malnar

Aug Bizjak

Aug 17

Motion supported and accepted to keep the Old Board (of Directors)

Motion supported and accepted to (have) everyone one day cleaning (of land).

Motion supported and accepted to stay with this (one) acre of ground.

Motion supported and accepted to keep one Man working until (it needs) no cleaning. (ni Čisto)

Motion supported and accepted that (we) pay 25 cents per hour to whoever every day (is) at work.

 

 

Page 152

 

 

Motion supported and accepted what whoever does not one day work must find someone in his place.

Motion supported and accepted to spend $150.00 for fence.

Motion supported and accepted to buy good pipes (markers) for the burial ground and (as) authorized by the Board.

Motion made and accepted that when the land is cleared let us call a meeting.

Election of Board (of Directors)

Voting for Secretary and Treasurer

Nominated

Aug. Bizjak

Peter Zagar

Matt Malnar

Elected Secretary and Treasurer

Aug. Bizjak

 

Motion supported and accepted $1000 bond from the Secretary *

Meeting (of the) Cemetery

Sep 29             Motion supported and accepted (to approve) $35 to clean the ground of the Cemetery (by) accepting the work of Arnold Clair.

*  The Translator surmises that the bond was for the Treasurer as well as the Secretary.

 

Page 153

1925  Meeting N. Cemetery

 

 

May 14  Motion supported and accepted $25 (for a) grave for Matt Filipica.

 

Motion supported and accepted to keep the plan for the Cemetery as it is.

 

Motion supported and accepted to lace a marker at every path and roadway.

 

Election (for) President

 

Elected Peter Zagar

 

 

1924

 

Workers at (the) N. Cemetery

All Day Aug. Bizjak with horses

 

6.00

 

“      “ Joe Ule(?)ič

3.00

 

“       “ Matt Malnar with horses

6.00

 

Half Day Peter Zagar

3.00

 

“         “ John Ver(?)aj

1.50

 

All Day John Kirn

6.00

 

“          “ Jack Dechman

3.00

 

“          “ Frank Auman

6.00

 

“          “ Mike Cerne

3.00

 

“          “ John Luzevich

6.00

 

“          “ John Zagozen

3.00

 

“          “ Luka Gabrovich

6.00

 

“          “ Joe Slemec

6.00

 

One Load of gravel hauled in

 

 

Aug. Bizjak

2.50

 

Joe Slemec

2.50

 

Frank Boh

2.50

 

 

66.00

Page 154

 

 

1925

 

 

May 26

Workers at N. Cemetery

 

 

2 days Blaz Cohara

6.00

 

“    “ Gor Cakanich

6.00

 

All day Luka Gabrovich with horses

6.00

 

“    “ Joe Slemec                 “        “

6.00

 

“    “ Frank Bergant            “        “

6.00

 

“    “ Mrt. Kokaly

3.00

 

“    “ Joe Ule(?)ič

3.00

 

“    “ Frank Govek

3.00

 

“    “ Aug. Bizjak

3.00

 

“    “ Louis Zorman

3.00

 

“    “ John Zagozen

3.00

 

“    “ Joe Jelarcic with horses

6.00

 

Frank Lajkovich

3.00

 

Jack Herrick

3.00

 

 

126.00

1927

May 22  Meeting (of) N. Cemetery

Books looked at, numbers read and accepted as presented.

Motion supported and accepted that we pay one dollar for (each) member (of the) Cemetery to pay on remaining debt.

Motion supported and accepted that we record the Plan (of the) Cemetery

Motion supported and accepted that (he) will pay ?? ?? Farmer $25 for grave (for) Josef Ticarja (ja means possessive his grave)

Page 155

Motion supported and accepted that we hold a Festival on Sunday 5 June 1927 to benefit the Cemetery.

Motion supported and accepted to divide the gravesites by drawing (picking?) numbers (vzdigovanje means “lifting”)

Motion supported and accepted that a member who picks a number of a grave and is not satisfied with the grave of that number, has at his disposition, gravesites not written numbers (not numbered??) not on the list.

Nov 19  Special Meeting (of) Society N. Cemetery

Society N. Cemetery

Motion supported and accepted the name remains Society N. Cemetery

Election

Organization (of the) Corporation

Society of N. Cemetery

Elected

August Bijak

Peter Zagar

Joe Slemec

Joe Jelarcic

John Zagozen

Page 156

(1928) Annual Meeting (of the) Society N. Cemetery

I.  Motion supported and accepted that we buy a frame for Charter (of the) Corporation society N. Cemetery.

II.  Motion supported and accepted that we buy small spruce trees and plant (them) on (the) Cemetery, Joe Jelarčič is to order (them) and whoever plants earns usual wages to plant (them).

III.  Motion supported and accepted (to give) Secretary $5 as token for lost time.

IV.  Motion supported and accepted that we change the (neighborhood?) Festival to benefit the Cemetery for that reason (to a) convenient time.

Election of Board for Year 1928

President                      John Zagozen

Vice President              Frank Bergant

Secretary                      Aug. Bizjak

Treasurer                     “             “

Supervisors                  Joe Jelarčič

                                    Frank Boh

                                    Frank Govek

Substitute Caretaker     Joe Auman

Page 157

          

1931  Annual Meeting (of) N. Cemetery

April 30

Minutes of the last Meeting accepted as read.

Account of books and numbers examined by Josef Jelarčič and Frank Govek

III.  Election of Board Motion to keep the old Board supported and accepted

IV.       Jacob Dechman proposed and accepted as member of the N. Cemetery unanimously accepted (“eno glasno” means “one voice”)

 

1936  Meeting N. Cemetery

Feb 17

“ 17                 President John Zagozen was not present.  In his place was elected John Bergant

Suggestion that each new member contribute $20 for a gravesite at (the) N. Cemetery

Proposed and accepted as members

John Kaltinger

Tom P(?)iga

Joe Ozanich

John Musich

Blaze Cohara

Andrew Korenchan

 

1936

March 28         Meeting of N. Cemetery

Motioned for the Cemetery to drag and level and seed with grass;  Decided $30 to do this work.  John Musich will do the work.

Motion supported and accepted to gift Secretary $25 for time consumed during twelve years as Secretary

Motion accepted that we compensate for lost time by the Board (of the) National Cemetery from this day on.

Page 158

Motion supported and accepted that we make a Festival to benefit the Cemetery on May 30, 1936

Motion to rent the Hall for $5 for 3 meetings paid to March 28, 1936

Motion to donate one gravesite (lot) 25 19 to Society Nr. 198 and one gravesite (Lot) 22 20 as a gift to the National Cemetery

 

Election of Board

John Kaltinger             President

August Bizjak              Secretary and Treasurer

Supervisors

M. Krultz J. Marinčič  B. Kuznačič

                      

Meeting (of the) N. Cemetery

 

1942    Nov 14

 

Motion accepted that the Secretaries (report) of the last meeting be reviewed (re-read)  Reviewed (re-read) and accepted

Motion that we accept Matt Malnar and Michael Lesnjak into the Society (of the) N. Cemetery accepted.

Motion that we give work to Lesnjak as cleaner of the Cemetery and pay $12 per year.  Must twice mow, namely on the 20th of June and last days of August and with this work will Lesnjak be paying for a gravesite to full membership $20

Page 159

Motion accepted that we have, in spring, all members of the Cemetery come to work whenever the graveyard can be plowed and leveled and newly seeded on the appointed day.

Motion accepted to compensate for lost time $5 to the Secretary

At the Meeting of the S. N. P. Jednota on 27 April 1947

Matt Malnar suggests that we must elect a Board permanently for the cemetery.  Since President John Kaltnger resigned, decisions (were) not made, and later (out of) good will, took the work of President – Blas Cohara.  For Secretary and Treasurer remains Matt Malnar

Meeting (held at) Society of Slovenian National Home

The record book shows that from Nov 14, 1942 that Michael Lesnjak (supposedly) mowed the Cemetery (but) he worked not.  Later a motion was made and supported (to) automatically rescind.  **  Mowing on the cemetery.

??  ???  Matt Malnar was helped by Elmer Severson and sometimes Jacob Dechman  Mostly they worked without pay.  Severson helped with (power) mower.  Also Dechman one year Aug. Bizjak Sr. gave the new Treasurer.

Matt Malnar Balance of $108.00 or whatever money in Farmers Merchants Bank in Greenwood, Wisc. April 30th, 1947

 

**  The Translator surmises that this “rescinded motion” refers to the agreement on the bottom of page 158

 

Page 160--This page included words or phrases in Croatian, which made it difficult to translate

 

Meeting 1947 of the National Cemetery

 

June 12                       

 

Meeting of the National Cemetery Society was held at (?) the S.N.P. J. Slovenian Home.  There were some gifts accepted for the cemetery.

Motion ?? by Mike Krultz and seconded by Joe Slemec that the new Secretary and Treasurer Matt Malnar be given $35 for work of the Treasurer for his time and the care of the National Cemetery.

 

There should be a collection of money for the Lawn Mower (bills to) pay and other expenses.  Compensate for the time of John Auman

The meeting adjourned?

Blaz Cohara President

Matt Malnar Treasurer and Secretary

 

On October 1947 – Blaz Cohara, Joe Luzovic and Matt Malnar installed a culvert at the cemetery.  The labor was donated.

 

March 23         Matt Malnar retires as Treasurer and Secretary from this day on.

Books and money sold to Association of Slovenian Farmers on May 27, 1956

Matt Malnar  (Treasurer and Secretary)

 

(Transcriber’s Note:  Joe Slemic is also spelled “Slemec” throughout the document.)

 

 

 

 


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