Mary Katherine Kadletz

Lifespan: c. 1822 – October 16, 1889

Summary

Mother of Mary Katherine (Steffel) Krumpos (1845–1920). Married to Joseph Wenzel Stefl. Died October 16, 1889 in Oconto, Wisconsin. Buried at Saint Marys Cemetery, Leopolis, Shawano County, WI (same cemetery as husband).

Relationships

• Husband: Joseph Wenzel Stefl (Dec 4, 1818 – c. 1895, born Klattau, Bohemia)
• Children: Stephen Stefl (Dec 26, 1843–1932, Klattau, Bohemia), Mary Katherine Steffel (Apr 16, 1845–Mar 26, 1920)

Naming

Recorded variously as Mary Katherine Kadletz (legal/genealogical) and Katie / Kate Stefl (daily and on her gravestone). Common pattern for Bohemian-immigrant women of her generation: a formal “Mary Katherine” on records, with “Katie” used in life and at death. Surname variants: Kadletz, Kadlec.

Gravestone

Confirmed marker at Saint Marys Cemetery, Leopolis. Photo taken August 10, 2002 (date stamp visible in image). Inscription, partially weathered:

KATIE
WIFE OF
[J.] STEFL
BORN 1822
DIED
OCT 16 1889

Birth year (1822) and death date (Oct 16 1889) match Find A Grave memorial #17329285 exactly.

Sources

• WikiTree: Steffel-20 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Steffel-20)
• WikiTree: Kadletz-5 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kadletz-5)
• Find A Grave: memorial #17329285
• Gravestone photograph, Saint Marys Cemetery, Leopolis WI (Aug 10, 2002)

Research Notes

• Birth c. 1822 — exact date and place still unknown; year confirmed by gravestone
• Died October 16, 1889 in Oconto, Wisconsin
• Buried at Saint Marys Cemetery, Leopolis, Shawano County, WI — same cemetery as husband Joseph Wenzel Stefl (memorial #17329229)
• Surname variants: Kadletz, Kadlec
• Search note: a search for “Mary Stefl” and one for “Katie Stefl” can return what looks like two people — same woman.