Slavko Iskra

1883 - 1946  (62 years)

• Name	Slavko Iskra
  Nickname	Stanko
  Birth	23 Jul 1883	Austro-Croatia
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 1946	Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan
  Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, MIchigan
  Person ID	I46793	King/Roy
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Living
  Family ID	F29435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Petra Kruzič,   b. 28 Jun 1875, Austro-Croatia d. 28 Apr 1954, Ontonagon, ONTONAGON, MIchigan (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1906	Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan
  Notes	Married: Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 Name Slava Iskus Gender Male Age 23 Birth Date abt 1883 Marriage Date 3 Nov 1906 Marriage Place Painesdale, Houghton, Michigan, USA Father Martin Iskus Spouse Petra Kurizic Film Number 001009339
  Children	1. John Iskra,   b. 27 May 1907, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 26 Jul 1914 (Age 7 years) + 2. Barbara Iskra,   b. 3 Dec 1908, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 30 Nov 1974, Ontonagon, ONTONAGON, MIchigan (Age 65 years)   3. Mary Louise Iskra,   b. 1 Apr 1910, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 21 Mar 1995, Ontonagon, ONTONAGON, MIchigan (Age 84 years) + 4. Joseph Iskra,   b. 13 Mar 1911, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 3 Feb 1979, Ontonagon, ONTONAGON, MIchigan (Age 67 years) + 5. Stephan Michael Iskra,   b. 12 Aug 1912, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 12 Mar 1993, Hurley, IRON, Wisconsin (Age 80 years)   6. Frank John Iskra,   b. 2 Oct 1915, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 1 Sep 1992, Iron Mountain, DICKINSON, Michigan (Age 76 years) + 7. Martin Philip Iskra,   b. 25 Oct 1917, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 2 Apr 1978, South Range, HOUGHTON, Michigan (Age 60 years)   8. Michael Edward Iskra,   b. 1 Sep 1919, Painesdale, HOUGHTON, Michigan d. 1967, Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan (Age 47 years)
  Documents » Slide Show		Federal Census 1910, Stanko Iskra family Adams Twp, HOUGHTON, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1940, Slava Iskra family 120 Ontonagon Road Adams Twp, HOUGHTON, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1930, Slava Iskra family 120 Ontonagon Road Adams Twp, HOUGHTON, Michigan
  		Iskra - Kruzic Marriage Record
  Headstones		Headstone of Slava and Petra (Kruzic) Iskra
  Family ID	F21912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Died: The Daily Mining Gazette Slava Iskra, Resident Here 40 Years, Dies At home Wednesday evening following an illness of several years. A native of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Iskra came to the United States 40 years ago and located in Painesdale, making his home here since. Surviving are his widow and several children: Mrs. Edward Skoviak, Painesdale, Mrs. Millar Fleming of Lansing, Stephen and Michael of Painesdale, Joseph of Houghton, Martin of Kenosha, Wis. And Frank, U.S. Army in Germany. A sister, Margaret, of Butte, Mont. also survives. He was a member of Czechoslovakian Union and Sacred Heart Church. The body will remain at the Plowe Funeral Home in Houghton until Friday afternoon, when it will be taken to the family residence. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in Sacred Heart church, the Rev. Fr. Schaffer officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill.