Grandma
Victoria lived to be 96. She was deserted by her husband Frank when her 5 sons were young. Victoria
took in washing to support herself and the boys. Story has it her son, Tom, was reprimanded by his
teacher, a nun, for having chewing tobacco in his pocket when he was in second grade. He jumped out
of the window of the school and never returned. He got a job working for a teamster and contributed
his earnings to his mother.
Victoria somehow managed to buy a house. She lived upstairs in the smaller flat and rented the lower
flat for income.
She was always well-dressed. She supposedly said, "People will judge you by what your wear, they cannot
tell what is in your stomach."
When she was in her 70s she was overcome by coal gas (carbon monoxide) and lost her short term memory.
After that she lived with her son Ben and his wife Margaret and family until she was in her early 90s. She was
always very pleasant and easy to live with. She died at age 96 at the Milwaukee County home when she broke
her hip and developed a blood clot.
took in washing to support herself and the boys. Story has it her son, Tom, was reprimanded by his
teacher, a nun, for having chewing tobacco in his pocket when he was in second grade. He jumped out
of the window of the school and never returned. He got a job working for a teamster and contributed
his earnings to his mother.
Victoria somehow managed to buy a house. She lived upstairs in the smaller flat and rented the lower
flat for income.
She was always well-dressed. She supposedly said, "People will judge you by what your wear, they cannot
tell what is in your stomach."
When she was in her 70s she was overcome by coal gas (carbon monoxide) and lost her short term memory.
After that she lived with her son Ben and his wife Margaret and family until she was in her early 90s. She was
always very pleasant and easy to live with. She died at age 96 at the Milwaukee County home when she broke
her hip and developed a blood clot.
