Rose Girtz
Documentedborn Rose Medek
1899 – 1966
Rose Medek Girtz is the mother at the head of the shirt generations.
Rose Medek was born January 24, 1899 in Pierz, Minnesota, married Jacob J. Girtz on May 21, 1918 at St. Joseph Church in Pierz, and died July 18, 1966 at her home in Pierz.
Her children form the white-shirt generation, with later generations shown in red, blue, silver, and gold.