Basil Stella and Laura Palenske were married in 1919, after Stella's release from the Army. They had six children, five of whom lived to adulthood. Basil Stella passed away in 1977 and Laura Stella in 1989. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.
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Studio portrait of Basil Stella and Laura Palenske Stella - back