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John G "Johnny" Staniec

10 Mar 1910 – 18 Aug 1937

Birth	10 Mar 1910
Death	18 Aug 1937
Cemetery	Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery Krakow , Nance County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Chelsea Léger on 23 Dec 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76283190

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Find A Grave contributor Judy Johnson has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for John Staniec. Link to memorial: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76283190 Link to contributor profile: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=48796369 Email address of contributor: [email protected] JOHN STANIEC KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Johnny Staniec, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Staniec, was instantly killed about five o'clock Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by lighting while stacking alfalfa on the old Robert Murray farm about two miles east of Silver Creek, which is being farmed this year by Johnny and his brother-in-law, Delmar Pearson. The stack was practically finished, the last sweep load having been put on the stack and Johnny and John Kmeicik were engaged in "topping" the stack. Kmeicik had his pitchfork tines buried in the hay, while Staniec had his fork out, with the tines electrified when the bolt stuck him. He was struck on the chest, and a burn on his leg indicated that the bolt had left his body at that place. He toppled backward, but did not fall from the stack. Kmeicik was knocked down and remained stunned for a few minutes, but was otherwise uninjured. Other members of the hay crew, Laun Hinkle, Lloyd Sutton and James Gentleman, who were gathered around the bottom of the stack, were all somewhat stunned, it seeming to them that the shock came to them through the ground, and that dust was raised around them. They were working about a half mile from the house and Sutton immediately drove his power sweep to the house and reported the accident, Delmar Pearson, who was in the yard, rushed to town to secure a doctor, and as soon as he was able to travel Laun Hinkle drove to town and secured a ladder to use in removing the body from the stack. James Gentleman had been raking hay and was standing near the stack, but has no recollection of how the team got away from him and ran, wrecking the rake in a nearby corn field. Dr. Elwood examined the body and determined that death had been instantaneous. Johnny Staniec was born on the farm home in Nance county, four miles west of Silver Creek, and had lived in this community all of his life, spending his time as a laborer, either on the farm or on the railroad. He was a quiet young man, steady and a willing worker. Last spring he joined with his brother-in-law, Delmar Pearson in leasing the old Murray farm, recently owned and farmed by George Cheloha. He was 27 years old, having been born on March 12, 1910. He had never married. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Staniec, four half-sisters, Mrs. Stella Bandur of Duncan, Mrs. Chas. Armatys of Silver Creek, Mrs. Joe Wrobloski of Fullerton, Mrs. Agnes Niedzwiecki of Duncan; one half-brother, Luke Staniec, of Valley; six sisters, Mrs. Rose McKay of Omaha, Mrs. Laun Hinkle and Mrs. Delmar Pearson of Silver Creek, Mrs. Mary Graham of Walla Walla, Wash, Francis and Julia at home, and three brothers, Frank, Louis and Thomas at home. He also leaves a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday morning, August 20, at Krakow church, with burial in the parish cemetery. Silver Creek Sand, August 20, 1937

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