Travis, Stella Marie

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• Reference Number: TRAV.S003

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Stella attended school in Clay City before the family moved to northern Illinois where she attended school in Magnolia for 10 years. She excelled in penmanship and playing the violin.

The family moved to Bradley, Illinois in 1932 and she was very active in the Methodist Church in Kankakee. She married Harry C. Lunkusky in December, 1936. They did considerable traveling and helped in local politics. She served on election boards and as a juror. In 1955 they adopted a son.

They moved to Mesa, Arizona in 1971 and she served on election boards there also.

Stella loved fishing, knitting, playing cards and working puzzles. She was also a very talented organist.

Stella married Lunkusky, Harry Carl in Dec 1936. Harry was born on 8 Jul 1911 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois; died on 18 Mar 1992 in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried in Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]