General Notes

My dad,
Wilfred was born August 5, 1909. He was the 2nd son of Julius and Anna
Angrick. Wilfred Henry was baptized on August 8, 1909 at Sacred Heart
Church. The priest was Lullus Seeboth, OFM. His sponsors were Henry
Seegers and Mary Seegers.
He attended school at Sacred Heart.
Wilfred's confirmation was April 27, 1919 at Sacred Heart Church. The
Bishop was Joseph Chartrand. His sponsor was Philip Seyfried and his
confimation name was John.
After the death of his father in 1920, Wilfred didn't seem to want to
attend school anymore. He was a good boy and didn't cause his mother any
trouble but just would not go to school. Times were hard for his mother
trying to raise 5 children by herself. She had to work long hours to meet
the needs of the family and was forced to put Wilfred in Gibault Home for
boys. He was one of the first Catholic boys to attend Gibault. He was 12
years old.
While at Gibault, Wilfred had a sponsor who really helped him a lot. His
sponsor  worked at International Railways in Indianapolis. After Wilfred
graduated from Gibault, his sponsor got him a job at International
Railways where Wilfred worked for 32 years. He was a mechanic and
repaired trolley cars. 
Wilfred married Celestia about 1930. She had 3 small son's when they
met.  He and Celestia had a son together in 1944, Wilfred Jr.,  but he
had a heart problem and died within 12 hours. They then had a daughter in
1948, Mary Catherine.  She was his pride and joy. They were very close.
Wilfred was a native of Indianapolis and lived most of life there. He
worked for the International Railways  until they sold out to Mayflower
company. Together with his mother Anna and wife Celestia, he then bought
a family restaurant in 1956 on 38th and College St. in Indianapolis. They
served great home cooked meals and had lots of customers and many
friends. 
Wilfred built racecars for a hobby. He loved racing even though he never
drove the cars himself. He had a 3 car garage behind his house at 2413 N.
Adams St. When not at work, he was in his garage working on the racecars.
He had many friends who visited often and enjoyed the racecars. His
younger brother Maurice at the age of 16 begged Wilfred to let him drive
the racecar but Wilfred never gave in. He loved his brother and didn't
want him to ever get hurt.
One day while Wilfred was at the restaurant working, his garage was
robbed of all his tools and racecars. The neighbors did not see anything
and the authorities never found out who did it. He was so hurt.
Everything he worked his whole life for was gone forever. It was a
terrible loss for him.
Wilfred was a catholic and attended St. Francis Church with his daughter
Mary. She also attended school there. Mary would go to the restaurant
every morning before school with her parents and help get things ready
for the day. Wilfred would then take Mary to school. After school each
day, Wilfred would pick Mary up and they would go back to the restaurant
to finish the day. They would close the restaurant everyday at 7:00pm and
gather up all the left overs (donuts & pies) and take them home. Mary
would then pass them out to all the kids in the neighborhood. They
thought we were rich and always looked forward to the treat. 
Wilfred and Celestia decided to leave Indianapolis and move to
Bloomington, Indiana in 1961. They sold the restaurant and home  and
moved. In Bloomington, Wilfred was employed at the Indiana University
School of Music  and died 2 1/2 years later after contracting cancer. He
died at the young age of 54.
His wife Celestia never remarried. She always said, if she looked for the
next hundred years, she could never find a man that could replace him. He
was the best man she ever knew and she loved him with all her heart.
written by daughter
Mary Catherine Angrick Eads