Mrs. Josephine Petrus, of Gardner road, eight miles west of Lowville, has been notified by the war department of the death of her son, Pvt. Charles E. Petrus, 22. According to the telegram, the young man was killed in action on July 16. The message was relayed from North Africa and it is presumed he was killed in action in Sicily. His mother last heard from him on June 30, when he informed her that he was being moved and probably she would not hear from him inside of four or six weeks. He urged her not to worry, saying that he would be all right. Private Petrus was drafted in Brooklyn and entered the service on Feb. 13, 1942. He left this country about Easter time with a chemical warfare division. The young man was born in the town of Lowville on November 10, 1920, a son of Josephine Petrus and the late Stanley Petrus. At the time of his entrance in to the army he was employed in the King's county hospital in New York in charge of the refigeration system of the hospital. He was single. Surviving beside his mother are the following brothers and sisters, PFC John Petrus, now stationed with the army at an embarkation port in California or in the South Pacific; Tony Petrus, Lowville; Stanley Petrus, Port Leyden, and Frank Petrus, Syracuse; Mrs. Roman (Mary) Kubinski, Copenhagen; Mrs. Allen (Theresa) Thompson, Brooklyn; Mrs. Tafio (Agnes) Neizbytoski, Lowville, and Mrs. John (Josephine) Kornotwski, Lowville, R.I. (The Journal and Republican, Lowville, NY, Thursday, August 26, 1943, p. 5, Co. 5)
Funeral services for Pvt. Charles Petrus, whose body arrived in Lowville Friday afternoon, was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Hedwig's church in Houseville with Fr. Lambert Sidor officiating. The body was taken to the Virkler Funeral home in Lowville, upon arrival, with an American Legion escort and a Legion funeral was conducted on Saturday. Friends called at the funeral home on Friday evening and the Rosary was said at 8:30 p.m. that evening by Fr. Sidor. Pvt. Petrus was inducted into the army on January 16, 1942 and served in North Africa. He was killed in action while landing on the Anzio beachead in Italy on July 16, 1943. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Petrus of Lowville and four brothers, Frank of Syracuse, Anthony of Copenhagen, Stanley of Port Leyden, and John of Lowville. Sisters surving are Mrs. Roman Kubienski of Copenhagen, Mrs. William Beh of Long Island, Mrs. John Kornatowski of Nedrom, and Mrs. Tofy Niezabytowski of Syracuse. The body was shipped from Licata, Sicily and interment here was in Rural cemetery. (The Lowville Leader, Thursday, August 12, 1948, p. 3, Col. 4-7)
Funeral services for Pvt. Charles Petrus, whose body arrived in Lowville Friday afternoon, was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Hedwig's church in Houseville with Fr. Lambert Sidor officiating. The body was taken to the Virkler Funeral home in Lowville, upon arrival, with an American Legion escort and a Legion funeral was conducted on Saturday. Friends called at the funeral home on Friday evening and the Rosary was said at 8:30 p.m. that evening by Fr. Sidor. Pvt. Petrus was inducted into the army on January 16, 1942 and served in North Africa. He was killed in action while landing on the Anzio beachead in Italy on July 16, 1943. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Petrus of Lowville and four brothers, Frank of Syracuse, Anthony of Copenhagen, Stanley of Port Leyden, and John of Lowville. Sisters surving are Mrs. Roman Kubienski of Copenhagen, Mrs. William Beh of Long Island, Mrs. John Kornatowski of Nedrom, and Mrs. Tofy Niezabytowski of Syracuse. The body was shipped from Licata, Sicily and interment here was in Rural cemetery. (The Lowville Leader, Thursday, August 12, 1948, p. 3, Col. 4-7)
Mrs. Josephine Petrus, of Gardner road, eight miles west of Lowville, has been notified by the war department of the death of her son, Pvt. Charles E. Petrus, 22. According to the telegram, the young man was killed in action on July 16. The message was relayed from North Africa and it is presumed he was killed in action in Sicily. His mother last heard from him on June 30, when he informed her that he was being moved and probably she would not hear from him inside of four or six weeks. He urged her not to worry, saying that he would be all right. Private Petrus was drafted in Brooklyn and entered the service on Feb. 13, 1942. He left this country about Easter time with a chemical warfare division. The young man was born in the town of Lowville on November 10, 1920, a son of Josephine Petrus and the late Stanley Petrus. At the time of his entrance in to the army he was employed in the King's county hospital in New York in charge of the refigeration system of the hospital. He was single. Surviving beside his mother are the following brothers and sisters, PFC John Petrus, now stationed with the army at an embarkation port in California or in the South Pacific; Tony Petrus, Lowville; Stanley Petrus, Port Leyden, and Frank Petrus, Syracuse; Mrs. Roman (Mary) Kubinski, Copenhagen; Mrs. Allen (Theresa) Thompson, Brooklyn; Mrs. Tafio (Agnes) Neizbytoski, Lowville, and Mrs. John (Josephine) Kornotwski, Lowville, R.I. (The Journal and Republican, Lowville, NY, Thursday, August 26, 1943, p. 5, Co. 5)
Funeral services for Pvt. Charles Petrus, whose body arrived in Lowville Friday afternoon, was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Hedwig's church in Houseville with Fr. Lambert Sidor officiating. The body was taken to the Virkler Funeral home in Lowville, upon arrival, with an American Legion escort and a Legion funeral was conducted on Saturday. Friends called at the funeral home on Friday evening and the Rosary was said at 8:30 p.m. that evening by Fr. Sidor. Pvt. Petrus was inducted into the army on January 16, 1942 and served in North Africa. He was killed in action while landing on the Anzio beachead in Italy on July 16, 1943. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Petrus of Lowville and four brothers, Frank of Syracuse, Anthony of Copenhagen, Stanley of Port Leyden, and John of Lowville. Sisters surving are Mrs. Roman Kubienski of Copenhagen, Mrs. William Beh of Long Island, Mrs. John Kornatowski of Nedrom, and Mrs. Tofy Niezabytowski of Syracuse. The body was shipped from Licata, Sicily and interment here was in Rural cemetery. (The Lowville Leader, Thursday, August 12, 1948, p. 3, Col. 4-7)
Funeral services for Pvt. Charles Petrus, whose body arrived in Lowville Friday afternoon, was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Hedwig's church in Houseville with Fr. Lambert Sidor officiating. The body was taken to the Virkler Funeral home in Lowville, upon arrival, with an American Legion escort and a Legion funeral was conducted on Saturday. Friends called at the funeral home on Friday evening and the Rosary was said at 8:30 p.m. that evening by Fr. Sidor. Pvt. Petrus was inducted into the army on January 16, 1942 and served in North Africa. He was killed in action while landing on the Anzio beachead in Italy on July 16, 1943. He is survived by his mother, Josephine Petrus of Lowville and four brothers, Frank of Syracuse, Anthony of Copenhagen, Stanley of Port Leyden, and John of Lowville. Sisters surving are Mrs. Roman Kubienski of Copenhagen, Mrs. William Beh of Long Island, Mrs. John Kornatowski of Nedrom, and Mrs. Tofy Niezabytowski of Syracuse. The body was shipped from Licata, Sicily and interment here was in Rural cemetery. (The Lowville Leader, Thursday, August 12, 1948, p. 3, Col. 4-7)
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