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Blaska family of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Note: This is just one of 1,130 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  John Matthew Blaska (1885-1957) — also known as John M. Blaska — of Marshall, Dane County, Wis. Born in Medina town, Dane County, Wis., May 14, 1885. Democrat. Farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1949-50. Member, Farm Bureau. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., May 27, 1957 (age 72 years, 13 days). Interment at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery, Sun Prairie, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of John Peregrin Blaska (1858-1942) and Anna Ludmilla (Fiedler) Blaska (1865-1949); married, May 11, 1909, to Rose Frances Schuster (1885-1978); father of Jerome L. Blaska (1919-2000) and John James Blaska.
  Political family: Blaska family of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jerome L. Blaska (1919-2000) — of Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wis. Born in Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wis., July 4, 1919. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Dane County 4th District, 1959-66. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died in Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wis., May 2, 2000 (age 80 years, 303 days). Interment at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery, Sun Prairie, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Rose F. (Schuster) Blaska (1885-1978) and John Matthew Blaska; brother of John James Blaska (1923-1978); married to Helen Curl (1915-1981).
  Political family: Blaska family of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John James Blaska (1923-1978) — also known as John J. Blaska — of Columbia County, Wis. Born February 16, 1923. Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin state assembly from Columbia County, 1956. Died May 29, 1978 (age 55 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rose (Schuster) Blaska (1885-1978) and John Matthew Blaska; brother of Jerome L. Blaska (1919-2000).
  Political family: Blaska family of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
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