Mary Czerniak Klemik of Chicago
Hi,
I received the obituary of my great-grandfather John Czerniak today. I knew he had Klimek relatives, but I was ignorant to the spelling, names, and relations. His obit stated that he had one sister, Mrs. Mary Klimek of Chicago. John was born in 1893 in, I believe, the Austrian partition of Poland. He died April 21, 1954 at St. Margaret Hospital in Hammond, Indiana. I was told the following of his immigration: John came by himself to Ellis Island at the age of 11 and moved in with his Klimek relatives. Apparently, those people were his sister Mary and her family. I know very little about them. Mary's son was supposedly looked exactly like John Wayne. He lived in California. The others lived in Chicago. I'd like to know as much as I can if anyone is willing to share.