Hello everyone, I'm new to the list and just wanted to introduce myself. I am looking for information on my ggrandparents, Frank Witkowski and Frances Swandak/Swandek. Frank Witkowski was born 1891, I believe it was in Joliet but have not yet found confirmation of this. His parents were Polish immigrants, I do not yet have their names. Frank married Frances Swandak, daughter of John and Katherine Swandak, about 1913. Her death certificate, filed February 1922, states that she was born 1895 in Joliet, and indicates her parents were from Poland. They had three children: (1) Josephine "Helen" Witkowski b. February 1914 m. 1934 Jack Stark (my grandparents) (2) Frances Witkowski b. 1915 died in infancy (3) Dorothy Witkowski b. abt 1918 After Frances' death, Frank Witkowski married Mary Welch late 1922. Surname was changed to Witt about the same time. They had 3 children: (1) Jean Witt (2) Eugene Witt (3) Bud Witt A couple of questions for regular listers: (1) I have not been able to find a civil marriage record for Frank Witkowski and Frances Swandak. I am still waiting to hear back from their church regarding a church record, but in the meantime, does anyone have any suggestions for alternative spellings, variations of either name? I am finding other listings for Witkowski, but none for Frank Witkowski and absolutely no Swandaks (2) Does anyone have any experience dealing with Holy Cross Church or Holy Cross Cemetery? I have requested a look-up on the marriage record from Holy Cross Church, and a copy of Frances' burial records from Holy Cross Cemetery. I'm wondering how long I should anticipate waiting? (3) I discovered that Frances (Swandak) Witkowski died while a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital. Is this hospital still in operation? If so, are they open to requests for information? And of course, I would love any further information you might be able to send my way. Thanks in advance, Colleen (-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6149 (-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-) -- Visit http://www.ivillage.com for your FREE iVillage.com email account. iVillage.com: The #1 Women's Network -- Real Solutions for Real Women.