Stanley Walter Gruska

1929 - 2006  (76 years)

• Name	Stanley Walter Gruska  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	23 Dec 1929	Swift, Minnesota, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	S W Gruska  [9]
  Name	Stanley Gruska  [2]
  Name	Stanley Gruska  [7]
  Name	Stanley Gruska  [6]
  Name	Stanley Gruska  [10]
  Name	Stanley W Gruska  [7]
  Name	Stanley W Gruska  [5]
  Name	Stanley W. Gruska  [2]
  Name	Walter Gruska  [8]
  Reference Number	885
  Residence	Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA   [5]
  Residence	1930	Shible, Swift, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Walden, Pope, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  Residence	1940	Walden, Pope, Minnesota, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1951	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Residence	1956	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [10]
  Residence	1993	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [7]
  Residence	1996	Kennebec, Lyman, South Dakota, USA   [7]
  Residence	1997	Oacoma, South Dakota, USA   [9]
  Death	18 Mar 2006	Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I885	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Andrew Gruska,   b. Abt 1902, Minnesota, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Anna Kurkowsky,   b. Abt 1912, Minnesota, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Jane Tietz,   b. 1 May 1931, Sauk Rapids, Benton, Minnesota, USA d. 23 May 1977, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1951	Day, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. David Robert Gruska,   b. 10 Feb 1953, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 18 Nov 2015 (Age 62 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Daniel Walter Gruska,   b. 16 Nov 1955, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Mar 1956, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Cynthia Sue Gruska,   b. 4 Feb 1958, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Mar 1958, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Dec 1929 - Swift, Minnesota, USA Residence - - Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Shible, Swift, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1935 - Walden, Pope, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Walden, Pope, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1951 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1951 - Day, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1956 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1993 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1996 - Kennebec, Lyman, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1997 - Oacoma, South Dakota, USA Death - 18 Mar 2006 - Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	Stanley Walter Gruska Photo Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Stanley Walter Gruska Death Certificate Courtesy of Bonnie S.
  	Stanley Walter Gruska Birth Certificate Courtesy of Bonnie S.

  
  

• Sources

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