BIOLO, JOHN AND HILJA

 

John Biolo was born April 22, 1911 in Winsted, Connecticut to Sylvester Biolo and Angelina Fagino who came to this country from Italy. They moved to Herbster, Wisconsin where they had a home on Highway 13 east of town.

Hilja Katherine Korhonen was born November 8, 1914 in Brule, Wisconsin to Andrew Korhonen and Hilja Saterpakko. They came to this country from Finland and moved to Brule, Wisconsin where they farmed.

John Biolo and Hilja Korhonen met at a dance. They were married December 17, 1932. John built a home for them with the help of two of Hilja’s brothers. It is located east of Herbster on Highway 13.

John and Hilja had six children.

John Sylvester, Jr. was born December 15, 1922 and died December 28, 1933.

Arlene Angela was born April 13, 1935. Arlene Angela married Roy Houle June 4, 1953. They had 12 children. LeRoy was born November 13, 1954. Theresa was born May 3, 1956. Louis was born October 23, 1957. Linda was born April 25, 1960. Dennis was born May 31, 1961. Angela was born September 19, 1962. Sandra was born June 5, 1964. Elizabeth was born February 26, 1967. Dorothy was born May 15, 1971. Brenda was born June 21, 1972. Susan was born February 14, 1977. Vincent was born June 25, 1978.

Astrid Hilma was born February 23, 1938. Astrid Hilma married Matthew Shykes on January 26, 1957. They had four children: Ricky was born January 21, 1958. Theresa was born January 20, 1959. Matthew Scott was born December 20, 1959. Susan was born September 30, 1964.

Audrey Louise was born April 21, 1939. Audrey Louise married Rudolph Kavajecz on August 30, 1958. They had six children: Keith was born February 26, 1959. Joseph was born May 8, 1960. Joseph died August 15, 1987. Tammy was born October 9, 1961. Victoria was born January 17, 1964. Randolph was born February 19, 1968. Veronica was born June 18, 1972.

Darrel John was born January 16, 1943. Darrel married Nancy Gleason. They had three children. Janet was born May 31, 1966. Darrel Jr. was born September 25, 1968. Douglas was born April 20, 1972. They divorced in 1978. Darrel married Cathy Keys on December 1, 1979. They had 3 children. Nick was born July 19, 1981. Jenny was born March 7, 1984. Melissa was born May 31, 1985. Darrel John died October 1987.

Janet Ellen was born April 17, 1946. Janet married Morgan Kinney on July 2, 1966. They had three children. Janelle was born October 4, 1967. Brian was born August 18, 1970. Jennifer was born March 4, 1974. Jennifer died May 24, 1978.

John was a mailman starting in 1935 and delivered mail to rural areas. Hilja was a housewife. They divorced in January of 1947. John Biolo moved to Chicago after several years and was a carpenter. He died in 1947. Hilja remained in the Herbster home and raised their children until her second marriage to John Polkoski on February 3, 1950. They moved to Aurora, Minnesota where they ran a restaurant. Adele Joy was born July 3, 1952. They moved to Trill, Wisconsin in 1953 where they farmed on the Polkoski Homestead farm. They had three children. Twins, Deborah and Dean were born August 14, 1954. Craig was born June 26, 1956. John Polkoski died in 1995. Hilja remains on the Polkoski farm.