Anna Petrosky Pollack Death Certificate

I have had this document since 2011. It is the death certificate for Helen Pollack's mom, Anna Petrosky Polak (Dorothy's grandmother).

Here is the information from it:

 Death Certificate for Anna Petrosky Polak. She died at 39 Brookfield Ave., in Masury, (Brookfield Township) Trumbull, Ohio. She had been in the U.S. for 53 years, 50 in that community. She died April 23, 1944 at 4:43 p.m. of coronary thombosis. She had been a widow of Michael Polak. She was born in 1872 in Czechoslovakia and died at age 72. Her mother's maiden name is Anna Mitrik (born in Czechoslovakia) and her father's name is George Petrosky (born in Czechoslovakia).  Anna is buried in Farrell, PA.

Henry Pollack

UPDATE 9/18: Henry is NOT Helen's brother. The info. below is irrelevant.


I have been meaning to look into the Pollack side of my family. August Kozub married Helen Pollack. (And their daughter is my grandmother Dorothy.)

It turns out, my guy from the FHC had helped me find an obituary for Helen's brother over a year ago. At that time, I didn't even know Helen had a brother.

It is from the Ohio Plain Dealer on June 14, 1957.

It reads:

POLLACK. Henry A., beloved husband of Rose (nee Scholnick): father of Renee Caplan, Melvine Klein and James F.; brother of Helen Pollack of Los Angeles, Calif.; also grandfather. Funeral services at the Deutsch Funeral Home, 1490 Crawford Rd., Friday, June 14, at 2:30 p.m. Internment Mayfield Cemetery. Family at 3140 Courtland Blvd.


So. . . I should
1) find his grave
2) find info. on his children and wife
and maybe that will lead me to more info. about Helen and Henry's parents?

Alexander Kozub's Obituary

From jtgen's notes, I came across another clue!

This is Alexander Kozub's Obituary. In it, I learn that besides a brother, Peter, living in Perth Amboy, Alexander had two sisters in America! From baptismal records, I know his sisters names: Catharina, Johanna and Maria. So which is married to a Risko of Manville, NY and which is married to a Repatsky of Youngwood?

Here it is:

Alexander Kozub Obituary. Perth Amboy [NJ, USA] Evening News. Thursday, May 23, 1935. "Alexander Kozub 77, died last night at his home, 173 Broad Street. He is survived by a widow, Irene, one daughter, Mrs. J. W. Obuck of this city; two sons, Anthony A of Rahway and Alexander Jr. of Cleveland, Ohio; one brother, Peter, of this city; two sisters, Mrs. J. Risko? of Manville, NY, and Mrs. B. Repatsky of Youngwood and eight grand children. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from the home and 10 o'clock from St. John's church where a requiem high mass will be celebrated by Rev. Michael Iskats?. Internment will follow in the St. John's church cemetery."