Hi all, I'm Researching - Yurko, Kapral, Rusinko, Petlak, Husarik, Rimai. All from Swoyersville, Wilks Barre area. If anyone has any of these surnames in their family tree or knows any of these names please contact me. Debbie Rusinko Maxwell debmax@optonline.net The Details: - John Yurko - b. about 1867 in Slovakia, d. 4/16/1928, lived on 197 Hughes St. in Swoyersville. Immigrated in 1886. Specifically looking for the village in Slovakia he came from. Looking for any information concerning John Yurko. he married Barbara Rimai she died about 1905. Looking for any info on Barbara. Barbara & John's children Mary b. 1890/1891 John b. 1893 2nd wife of John Yurko was Mary (poss. Baloga). b.1868 in Slovakia, Married John 1905. Looking for marriage record. John & Mary's children Joseph b. 1906 Anna b. 1910 -Charles Kapral - b. 1/20/1884, in Stakcin Slovakia, d. 1955, Immigrated 1893. Looking for exact date of death and any other info on Charles. he married Mary Yurko - b. 1890/1891 in Tyrone, PA , died 7/4/1922; married in 1905 in Courtdale or Swoyersville; Looking for marriage record or date, the application was not returned by the priest. - Andrew Kapral - b. 10/3/1858 in Stakcin, Slovkia. Immigrated in 1892, Naturalized in 1908. Lived on Dana St. Swoyersville. Looking for Andrew's death date, was alive for 1920 Census. he married Mary Husarik - b. 7/12/1865 in Oroszruzka/Ruske, Slovakia; married Andrew Kapral about 1893 in Slovakia. Immigrated in 1893. They belonged to St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in Swoyersville. She remarried after Andrew died (2nd husband possibly had the last name Kuchock). Looking for name of 2nd husband and Looking for Mary's death date. - Andrew Rusinko - b. November 30, 1876, in Telepocz /now Osadne, Slovakia; d. October 15, 1948, in Swoyersville. Immigrated in 1900. Started out in Wilks Barre then moved to Lopez, back to Swoyersville at the end of his life, he died at his daughter's house Mary Rusinko Adamchick's house on Slocum St. He had a brother George and sister Eva (last name perdishin or perdushin). Looking for any info on Andrew and Looking for info on siblings. he married Mary Petlak- b. 1878, d. May 11, 1923, buried in Pringle, she married Andrew Rusinko about 1898 in Slovakia, Immigrated in 1902. - Joseph Petlak, brother of Mary Petlak, b. May 1877, in Slovakia, d.Jan 7, 1904 in Wilks Barre, hit by a train. Looking for info on his death.