Matt and Helen lived on a farm in Lincoln township which later became the Joe Sosalla farm. Matt died of bone cancer (sarchoma) at 29. Helen lived 83 years and died of a stroke. She attended New City grade school and St. Peter & Paul school in Independence.
Children
Martha Agnes Skroch
b. 1/30/1917 Attended St. Francis School of Nursing. m. John T. Murphy 4/19/1941 d.
Mary Jane Skroch
b. 8/9/1918 m. John Kroner 6/12/1943
Sally S. Skroch
2/22/1920 m. Adrian Skroch 11/1942 - 4 children (Andrew, Barbara, Jane, Susan)
Peter M. Skroch
5/26/1921 m. Norma Zarling 11/24/1948. 2 children (David and Richard) Peter was a high school teacher and served in WWII in the Navy
2nd Marriage to Edmund Grutzik
Helen married Edmund Grutzik 7 years after she was widowed. Ed was a tailor making custom clothing.