I just found a 70 year old lady who is a niece to my great grandmother. She lives in Michigan. Her father (Michael Andre) was about 30 years younger than my great grandmother and he got married a second time when he was 40. What an age span. I guess there were 12 children in the family back in Abara, Zemplin, Hungary and 3 came here to live. The oldest and youngest. I wasn't able to talk long today because she had company for the holidays but we are going to talk again next weekend. She named several related names from the midwest and Chicago so I'm really excited about learning more about my family tree. Looks like all of our roots do intertwine somewhere in the earth. I'll probably be posting these new names soon. Dan (Almasi) Almashy Danville, Va.

I have been looking for the history of my BILCZE family name. I have studiedthe history of Ruthenia (I mean the closest territory of the Carpathian Mountains to Hungary), mostly Ugocsa megye villages of Veritzkee" - Verecze/Verjacja,Veroce and Kiralyhaza , now Korolevo, My grandfather Mihaly and Lazilo migrated from there to Alliance, OH around 1900. Both spelled last name the same. I thought that there may be families who carry this name in this area today. Have come up with nothing. I know they were Magyars, not Ukrainians. It is highly possible that our name comes from the village name BILKE. some possibilities: BILKE BILCZE BILECZ BILKE BILOK BJELEK BILECZ Any info you can share on Verecze? Familiar with these BIL*** villages? I would like to see telephone directories of these areas to see if there are some BIL*** surnames. The Ukrainians are hard to deal with. All phone books in Ukrainian Cyrillic. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance Joe Bilcze Alliance, OH

The Hammond Times Indiana Dec. 13, 1957 OBITS Mrs. Julia ZUBRICK Gary Indiana - Mrs. Julia ZUBRICK, 81, of 1337 Harrison Street, Gary, died Thursday. Survivors: Daughter: Mrs. Jack WARGO Daughter: Mrs. Elizabeth HORVATH Daughter: Mrs. Al RUDY All of Gary, Indiana Son: George ZUBRICK of Gary, Indiana Son: Joseph ZUBRICK of East Chicago, Indiana Services: Pruzin Funeral Home and at the St. Emerics Church. Internment in the Calvary Cemetery in Gary.

The Hammond Times Indiana June 18, 1935 VRABEL - SANTAY June 10th marriage of Miss Elizabeth VRABEL to John SANTAY was solemized at the St. John Church. The bride was given away in marriage by her brother. The maid of honor was Miss Ann SANTAY, bridesmaids were Miss Margaret CHIGAS, Miss Ann SEMAN, Miss Ann HALAJCIK and Miss Mary MATUSKO. Witness to the marriage was George GAYDULA of Chicago. Best man was Paul SAFKO and the ushers were Michael JAJDUK, John SANTAY, Jr., Mike KOMETZ, Andrew MANTICH and George WARGO.

Would somebody translate these words for me? It appears on some headings for the LDS films in former Hungarian towns that are now in Slovakia. Thank you for your help, it is greatly appreciated. Darlene

Just a note: this list doesn't represent ALL 56-ers or Freedom Fighters that settled in Ohio. In a message dated 9/4/2005 8:23:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, MLPecsi@aol.com writes: Cheryl, Thanks so much for the list of 56r's that settled in Ohio. I've passed this on to various people that may make a connection. Marika

The Hammond Times Indiana June 21, 1937 Mrs. A. TRIEBER is taken today Mrs. Anna TRIEBER, 49, 4736 McCook Avenue, died in St. Catherines Hospital, following an operation. A member of the Altar Society, Mrs. TRIEBER was born in Hungary and resided in East Chicago, Indiana for 25 years. Survivors: Husband: Frank TRIEBER Sons: Frank Jr., and Michael TRIEBER Daughter: Mrs. Anna O'BRIEN Daughter: Mrs. Mary PAYMASTER Services at the Holy Trinity Hungarian Church and burial in St. John's Cemetery.

The Hammond Times Indiana March 15, 1938 Mrs. FELSEGI dies at E.C. Mrs. Esther FELSEGI, 45, of 3616 Parrish Avenue, Indiana Harbor, died last night in St. Catherine's Hospital after a short illness. She was a resident of this city for 25 years and was an active member of the Hunagarina Reformed Church. Survivors: Husband: Domokos FELSEGI Son: Daniel FELSEGI Daughter: Mrs. John MOLNAR, Jr. of East Chicago, Indiana Daughter: Mrs. Joseph OZSVATH of Chicago Daughter: Rose FELSEGI of Indiana Harbor Services at the Hungarian Reformed Church on Ivy Street. Burial in the Elmwood Cemetery.

The Hammond Times Indiana Nov. 26, 1937 JOLAN MARKO bride of JOHN BERTA Mr. and Mrs. Joseph MARKO, of 518 144th Street, are announcing the marriage of their daughter, Jolan, to John BERTA, son of Mrs. Paul BERTA, of 4815 Alexander Avenue. The reverand Father SIPOS officiated at the ceremony which took place in the rectory of the Holy Trinity Hungarian Church Tuesday. Mr. BERTA is employed at the Harbison Walker Refractories and was a popular graduate of Washington High School with the Class of 1933. His bride finished with the class of '35 at Roosevelt High School.

The Hammond Times Indiana Dec. 22, 1937 MRS. MARY RAPALI taken by death Mother of Paul ROPPLE, popular East Chicagoan, died in St. Catherines Hospital yesterday after a lingering illness. She was 61 years old and resided at 606 151st Street. Mrs. RAPALI resided in East Chicago for 38 years and was an active member of the Hungarian sororities of the city for several years. She was born in Hungary June 29, 1876, and was a member of the Woodman of the World and the Sacred Heart sodality of the Holy Trinity Hungarian Church. Survivors: Son: Paul Husband: John RAPALI Daughter: Mrs. Esther GASKO of Whiting Grandchildren: John and Robert GASKO Services: Holy Trinity Hungarian Church Burial in the St. John Cemetery, Hammond

Elyria Evening Telegram Jan., 26, 1915 Ohio MICHAEL KOVACS victim of illness at home southeast of this city A respected resident of North Eaton, aged 54 years, died at the Memorial Hospital last night following an eleven day's illness, due to apoplexy. Deceased is survived by: Son: Michael KOVACS Jr. Mr. KOVACS lived for years on a farm near North Eaton Church, and was a thrifty, well-liked neighbor. Thomas Chapel and the Lorain Hungarian Church. Internment in the Calvary Cemetery.

Cheryl, Thanks so much for the list of 56r's that settled in Ohio. I've passed this on to various people that may make a connection. Marika

The Bridgeport Telegram March 20, 1920 JOHN DEZSO, Sr. The funeral of Mr. DEZSO who died Thursday at the home of his son, Daniel DEZSO, 203 Osborne Street, will be held at the home of his son and later at the Pine Street Hungarian Reformed Church. The burial will be in the family plot in Mountain Grove Cemetery. Survivors: Sons: John, Jr., Daniel and Louis.

oke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Nemeth" <nimpex@earthlink.net> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 3:59 PM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] RE; Look up > Dear List, > > > > Would someone please forward this message to Dianne Bluhm. > [mailto:dbluhm@satx.rr.com] My mail program refuses to send mail to her > email address and I haven’t been able to figure out the why, yet. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Joseph M. Nemeth > > > > > > > > Dear Dianne, > > There are 3 Huszar’ mentioned in the yearbook: 1, Nagykalloi Huszar > Vilmos. 2, Dercsikai Huszar Pongrac. 3, Szentkereszti Huszar Emerencia. > The last two as they married into other noble families. The first one was > Dr. Huszar Vilmos and he was granted the Hungarian Nobility title and a > Coat of Arms in 1916. He was a College Professor and Editor of the Revue > de Hongrie. > > > > The first word in the name is the name of the location where they usually > lived or originated from. > > > > Nagy Iván’s “Magyarország Családai” CD list 8 Huszar families. If you > could give me a little more information I’ll do some research to see if > any of these families could be the one that you’re looking for. > > > > Joseph M. Nemeth > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dianne Bluhm [mailto:dbluhm@satx.rr.com] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:40 PM > To: nimpex@earthlink.net > Subject: Lookup > > > > Could you look up in the Hungary Nobility Yearbook the name Huszar. It is > my Great-grandmother's maiden name. The first names that I know are: > Etelka and Katalin. Their were 2 brothers that I have pictures of but > only brother and wife written on the back. The pictures were taken in > Budapest. > > > > Thank you, > > Dianne Bluhm >

The Chronicle Telegram Dec. 22, 1956 Ohio HOUSING FOUND FOR ALL HUNGARINS Lorain- For the first time in many weeks, 81 Hungarian refugees spent the night in the private confines of bedrooms rather than a barracks or just any place suitable for sleeping. The 83 persons, including men, women and children arrived in Lorain yesterday and were taken in by friendly Americans of Hungarian descent or by people who just wanted to give a helping hand. For the many it was probably the first time they had seen the comforts of an American home. Arriving at 2:30 p.m. yesterday at the Hungarian Young People's Society Building at 3695 Pearl Avenue, all the refugees were housed by 9:30 p.m. last night with the help of the members of St. Ladislaus Church, originators of the Lorain Plan for handling refugees, and the Lorain Hungarian Council. Following a dinner at the Hungarian Hall friendly residents of the area responded to an appeal to provide housing for the new arrivals. Within a short time, all the refugees were housed and given enough money to tide them over. St. Ladislaus Church donated $25 for each single refugee, $50 to a refugee family consisting of husband and wife and $10 more for each additional membet of a family. Refugee List The list of refugees who arrived yesterday, as compiled by officials, follows: Tibor DOMBI, 20, Budapest; wife, Julianna 20, sponsored by Mrs. John LOCZI, 2322 Lake Avenue, Elyria. Steve ARANYI, 27, Budapest; wife Elizabeth, 25, daughter Elizabeth 18 months; sponsored by John KOVACH, 1784 East 33rd St. Anthony KOHAZI, 37, Sopron; wife, Elizabeth, 25, daughters, Elizabeth 2, Kathleen 1; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph SZABO, 328 West 30th Street. Joseph HOCHMAN, 30, Budapest; wife Helen, 23, daughter, Helen 3, son Joseph 6; sponsored by William TOTH, 3900 Palm Avenue. Julius KISS, 32, no town listed; sponsored by Charles NAGY, 6880 South Dewey Road, Amherst. Ivan FUZY, 23, Budapest, and Steve PECSVARADI, 24, Budapest; sponsored by James SOVA, 1840 N. Ridge Road. Paul KUCSMA, 23, Misholcz; sponsored by Steve A. CHAZER, 2206 Knapp St., Sandusky. Frank HORVATH, 33, Papa; wife, Maria, 27, son Frank Jr. 5, two daughters Theresa 7 and Elizabeth 1; sponsored by Mrs. Andrew SIMON R.D. 2, Oak Point Road. Alex KOVALISCH, 37, Budapest; sponsored by Alex PETHO, 1129 West 21st Street. Ladislaus TIHANYI, Budapest; wife Juliannna, 35, sponsored by Mrs. Matilda BOROS, 1761 East 30th Street. Magda SZALIA, 18, Budapest, and Janka NENBRANDT, 45, Budapest sponsored by James VIGG, 3956 Globe Avenue. Mrs. Ethel HENNEL, 38, Budapest; daughter, Gabriella, 19; sponsored by Mrs. Julia FABRIAN, 1860 East 30th Street. Ladislaus BRANYI, 22, Julius BARANYAI, 22, Tony KISS, 22 and Ladislaus VARGA, 22 all of Szilsankony; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph LAKATOS, 1881 East 30th street. Joseph W. DURKO, 28, Misholcz; wife, Elizabeth, 28, daughter Elizabeth, two weeks old; sponsored by Mrs. Mary STEWART, 1802 Reid Avenue. George KUSSAI, 36, Misholcz; wife, Elizabeth, 36; two daughters, Helen 12 and Elizabeth 7. Son George Jr. 8; sponsored by Menyhert HUSZTI, 1530 North Ridge Road. George BEDECS, 29, no town listed, wife, Anna, 31 daughter Anna 9; sponsored by Tykody LEHEL, 1964 East 30th Street. Theresa JARASY, no age or town listed; sponsored by Dr. William Von KAENSEL, 321 East Ohio St., Vermilion. Frank SZELAGY, 28, Budapest; wife, Maria, 30, two sons, Frank Jr. 6 and Steve 3; sponsored by Steve HALOWACS, 270 Park Road. George KATONA, 26, Budapest, and Louis SEBO, 23, Budapest; wife Maria 18; sponsored by Michael MEGYESI, 2031 East 30th Street. Joseph NAGY, 22, Devusen, and Balazs KUHN, 26, Miskolez, sponsored by Andrew YUHASZ, 3743 Palm Avenue. Menyhert LABOS, 50, wife Irene, 40, son Imre 13; sponsored by John HORVATICH, 2540 East 38th. St. Florian GYIMESI, 48, Budapest; sponsored by Joseph CZEBAK, 1879 East 30th Street. John OLBE, 19, and Paul GYEZAT, 20 sponsored by Alex STANBERGER, 1979 East 31st Street. Joseph ZICH, 37, Baja, and Frank BARI, 25, Zemplen Megye; sponsored by Mrs. Zigmund ATKINS, RD 1, Oberlin. George HOCHMAN, 26, Budapest, wife Maria, son George Jr. is sponsored by Steve BACSI, 633 Vermont Drive. John TORCSIK, 33, Leinyvar, wife Maria 30, daughter Eva 5, son Joseph 8; sponsored by Michael HOLASZ, 108 Irondale St. , Elyria. Karl BAROCZKY 26, Budapest, wife Verona 18, and Irene MESZAROS 20 Torony; sponsored by the Rev. Louis NOVAK, pastor of Magyar Evangelical and Reformed Church, Elyria. Steve KALMAN, 21, Gyor, sponsored by Eugene PEKARIK, 2014 East Erie Ave. Andrew , 39 Budapest, wife Irene 38; sponsored by Mrs. Emma POLEFKO 806 West 21st Street. Thomas TOTH, 17, Debrecen, and Bartholomew SZALKA, 33, Budapest sponsored by Benny MOLNAR, 2036 McKinley Avenue. Steve KOOS, 27, Gyor, wife Magdalene 27, son Steve Jr. 4, sponsor not recorded.

I don't know if I am the last one to find this out or not... I use google as a search engine..... Just type in your surname and obits....and voila...you get every obit that was submitted for that name. cheryl

Dear List, Would someone please forward this message to Dianne Bluhm. [mailto:dbluhm@satx.rr.com] My mail program refuses to send mail to her email address and I haven’t been able to figure out the why, yet. Thank you, Joseph M. Nemeth Dear Dianne, There are 3 Huszar’ mentioned in the yearbook: 1, Nagykalloi Huszar Vilmos. 2, Dercsikai Huszar Pongrac. 3, Szentkereszti Huszar Emerencia. The last two as they married into other noble families. The first one was Dr. Huszar Vilmos and he was granted the Hungarian Nobility title and a Coat of Arms in 1916. He was a College Professor and Editor of the Revue de Hongrie. The first word in the name is the name of the location where they usually lived or originated from. Nagy Iván’s “Magyarország Családai” CD list 8 Huszar families. If you could give me a little more information I’ll do some research to see if any of these families could be the one that you’re looking for. Joseph M. Nemeth -----Original Message----- From: Dianne Bluhm [mailto:dbluhm@satx.rr.com] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 5:40 PM To: nimpex@earthlink.net Subject: Lookup Could you look up in the Hungary Nobility Yearbook the name Huszar. It is my Great-grandmother's maiden name. The first names that I know are: Etelka and Katalin. Their were 2 brothers that I have pictures of but only brother and wife written on the back. The pictures were taken in Budapest. Thank you, Dianne Bluhm

The Hammond Times Indiana Nov. 25, 1935 Marie ARVAY weds Eugene BENKO at November 23 service Bride is attended by her five attractive sisters as maids When Marie ARVAY and Eugene BENKO were married on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 23, at the Hungarian Reformed Church in East Chicago, Indiana, the Reverand Daniel BODOR of Lorain, Ohio, a personal friend of the bride and groom performed the ceremony. Rev. BODOR was formerly pastor of the East Chicago Church in which the wedding took place. Miss ARVAY is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ARVAY of 1326 Summer Street. Mr. BENKO is the son of the Eugene BENKO'S who reside in Hungary. The groom is a South Chicago young man. Palms decorated the church where the wedding took place. Effective wedding music selections were sung by Miss Anna FUZY who was accompanied by Miss Bertha KOTZAN. Mrs. Mary TAKAS presided at the organ. Miss ARVAY chose her sister, Miss Susan ARVAY, as her maid of honor and four of her sisters, Betty, Anne, Helen and Margaret who were bridesmaids. Alex BENKO, a cousin of the groom, served as best man. Sigmond TOTH was the usher at the wedding. Mr. BENKO and his bride are having a brief honeymoon and will return to live at 6420 Harrison Avenue in Hammond. The bride is a graduate of Woodward High School in Toledo, Ohio and has her PH. B. degree from the University of Chicago. She was formerly a substitute teacher in the Hammond School system but lately was connected with the Northern Indiana Public Service Company doing office work. Mr. BENKO is manager of the STEVENSON-BENKO wholesale grocers, in South Chicago. He attended Greer College of Aviation and during the war was in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 33rd Division. Among the out of town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. A. SILVERTHORN Mr. and Mrs. H. SLOGENHOK Mr. and Mrs. George MEYRICK George MEYRICK Mr. and Mrs. Anton BENKO Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose BENKO Mrs. Elizabeth BENKO Mr. and Mrs. Alex BENKO Charles O'ROURKE All of Chicago, Illinois Miss Elizabeth MATERNY of Kent, Ohio cheryl BALOG wenberg

The Hammond Times Indiana August 25, 1957 Deaths ALBIN LENGYEL Age 59, of 4820 Grasselli Avenue, East Chicago, Indiana, an employee of the E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co., died Saturday in St. Catherines Hospital. Survivors: Wife: Gizella LENGYEL Daughter: Mrs. Andrew TARR of East Chicago, Indiana Daughter: Wave, Lt. Grace PAPP stationed in Washington, D.C. Son: Albin LENGYEL of Gary Sons: Steve and Benjamin PAPP of East Chicago, Indiana Brothers: Miklos and Daniel LENGYEL in Europe. Mr. LENGYEL was a resident of East Chicago for 43 years and was a member of the First Hungarian Reformed Evangelical Church, Calumet AC Olde Tymers Club, William Penn Fraternal Assn, DuPont Athletic Assn and their 25 year Club. Services will be held at the Huber Funeral Home. cheryl BALOG wenberg

Hello fellow listers, Many of you have been very concerned about my family's safety, I thank you for that. We here in Lafayette, Louisiana have no weather related problems from Hurricane Katrina. We do have many refugees from New Orleans, Mississippi and Alabama. Our traffic problems are unreal. We have many shelters here such as the Cajundome http://www.cajundome.com/. They are housing probably as many as 10,000 and Blackham Coliseum http://www.lafayettetravel.com/meetings/meetingspace/blackham_coliseum.cfm to house those refugees pets. Our banking systems here are down because of the problems in New Orleans. Phones especially are working but it takes several tries to make a call. System are overloaded. Went to the bank this morning and they told me they are working to move the databases to another location so we can use our checking and bank debit or credit cards. All of the charitable organization here are in dire need of bedding, non perishables. Locals are able to donate that. However if anybody would like to contribute money, here is a list of organizations that you can write a check and use credit card but make sure it is for the Hurricane victims. Here are some phone numbers of organizations that are legitimate organizations. If you want to make a donation, call or send it yourself. I am not recommending any one in particular but these are reputable organizations *American Red Cross*, 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) (English), 800-257-7575 (Spanish). *America's Second Harvest*, 800-344-8070. *Adventist Community Services*, 800-381-7171. *Catholic Charities USA*, 800-919-9338. *Christian Disaster Response*, 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554. *Christian Reformed World Relief Committee*, 800-848-5818. *Church World Service*, 800-297-1516. *Convoy of Hope*, 417-823-8998. *Lutheran Disaster Response*, 800-638-3522. *Mennonite Disaster Service*, 717-859-2210. *Nazarene Disaster Response*, 888-256-5886. *Operation Blessing*, 800-436-6348. *Presbyterian Disaster Assistance*, 800-872-3283. *Salvation Army*, 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769). *Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief 800-462-8657 - Ext. 6440. *United Methodist Committee on Relief*, 800-554-8583 To look at unbelievable pictures and video go to these New Orleans TV stations, go to website http://www.wwltv.com/ or just click on the following words: Watch WWL-TV Live <http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props =livenoad> or this site http://www.wdsu.com/index.html or click on the following words <http://www.wdsu.com/video/4909353/detail.html> WDSU Hurricane Coverage It is unbelievable!!!!! Thank you for your concerns, Laszlo (Les) Josa