Introducing Anthony Raczkiewicz and Pauline Skrobat's Children

(The two older children: Lorraine and Anthony Jr.) After my Grandfather, Anthony Raczkiewicz married Apolonia (Paulina) Skrobat in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 6, 1920 they had five children, four that survived to adulthood. An infant passed away on March 24, 1920 and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This Polish cemetery near Walker St. and Richmond St. is 100 acres large and was founded in 1909. It’s name was changed in 1947 from Polish Catholic Cemetery to Holy Cross Cemetery. (The Rise and Fall of the GR Polonia) In 1921, Anthony lived with wife Pauline at 208 Lexington NW. Their daughter Lorraine was born in 1922.. In 1924, they moved to Milwaukee St and the address was listed at various times as either 503 or 501. The house had an apartment upstairs and a small house behind it. Their son Anthony Jr. was born in 1926. With ten years between Anthony Jr. and their next child, their daughter Shirley Ann was born on January 15, 1936, while they still lived on Milwaukee Avenue. She was followed by their son Ronald, who was born in 1940. They lived on Milwaukee for approximately 37 years until a demolition order came through (05/23/62 1153 OK Wrecking) because of a highway being built. US196, between the Lane St. exit and US 131 was being built through in their neighborhood, splitting the west side of Grand Rapids. They moved to 827 Douglas and son Ron and his wife Pam also had to move out of the small house and buy their first house.

(The two younger children: Shirley and Ronald)