Magdziarz, Joseph
Manufacturer. Born 1868 in Czarnkow, Poland. Elected treasurer of Polish National Alliance, 1915-1924. Member of "Wydzial Narodowy" (Central Organization of the Poles) during the World War I in Chicago, Ill. Received a decoration "Polonia Restituta" from the Polish Government for his services in the formation of the Polish Army in U.S. President and founder of Standard Coffin and Casket Manufacturing Company, located at 729-733 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill. Died February 14, 1939 in Chicago, Ill.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943