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Looking for my grandfather's reativees

shawn00m — 2011-11-25 17:41:01Z

My grandfather, Andrew Elko, was born to immigrants who came from the Austro-Hungarian empire (later known as Czechoslovakia). His family was here for a short time and then moved back to Czechoslovakia.

Andrew Elko then returned to the U.S. alone and only had one relative here, his uncle Nick. That's the only family I've ever known on this side of the family and I have no records about any of his ancestry.

Does anyone know anything of this Elko family? I'd love to learn more. Thannks!

ELKO Myrna Medvez

Lace_Lynch — 2010-11-30 14:49:27Z

CAMPBELL – Myrna R. Elko, 69, who passed away Sunday evening, Nove 28, 2010 at her home.

Myrna was born Sept. 7, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of Andrew and Irene Makatura Medvez and was a life long area resident.

She was a 1959 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.

Besides being a homemaker, she worked for a period of time as a cashier at Valu King in the Lincoln Knolls Plaza.

Myrna enjoyed playing the guitar, crafts, crocheting Lap Blankets for the residence of Vasu Manor and was an avid collector of Minnie Mouse.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Robert R., whom she married on Sept. 23, 1961; three daughters, Cheryl (Tim) Mincher of Campbell, Ohio, Shelley Michaels of Campbell and Lisa Elko of Indiana; one son, Robert J. Elko of Boardman, Ohio; two sisters, Mary Ann Halko of Austintown, Ohio and Irene (Tim) Micklas of Liberty, Ohio; one brother, Al (Jan) Medvez of Virginia; three grandchildren, Stephanie (Aaron) Miller of Austintown and Christopher and Carley Michaels of Campbell; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hospice of the Valley in Myrna’s name.

The Elko family has entrusted their loved one to the care of the Wasko Funeral Home and will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. John Catholic Church

Visit www.waskofamily.com to view this obituary and send condolences.

ELKO Helen Szmara 1923-2010 Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2010-07-28 15:01:55Z

AUSTINTOWN - Helen A. Elko, 86, passed away early Saturday evening, July 24, 2010, at Omni Manor in Youngstown.

Helen was born July 29, 1923, in Youngstown, Ohio a daughter of the late Anthony and Stella Amieljanczyk Szmara, and was a lifelong area resident.

Mrs. Elko was a 1942 graduate of Rayen High School, and was a homemaker who dedicated her life to raising and caring for her family.

She was a member of St. Casimir Church and was a member of PLAV Ladies Post No. 87. Helen enjoyed baking and loved to shop, looking for bargains.

Her husband of nearly 60 years, Michael P. Elko, whom she married Aug. 4, 1945, passed away July 26, 2005.

Helen leaves four sons, Michael P. Elko Jr., John R. (Therese) Elko, James (Tracy) Elko, and Robert (Diane) Elko, all of Austintown, Ohio; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She enjoyed the time she spent with her family, especially her grandchildren. Helen will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Besides her husband, Helen was preceded in death by a brother, Anthony Szmara; a sister, Stella Szmara; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Elko.

Family and friends may call today, July 28,2010 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Road in Youngstown.

Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, and continue at 10 a.m. at St. Casimir Church.

Committal services will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Youngstown.

Visit kinnickfuneralhome.com to view this obituary and to send condolences on-line to Helen’s family.

Mahoning

ELKO Edward E and Betty Sue

t42Moore — 2008-12-21 23:13:21Z

ELKO Edward E and Betty Sue

I photographed this gravestone in the Moore Cemetery, Arlington,Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records.

This is one of the 198,993 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com If you know more about this person please reply here.

Re: Elko of Pennslvania married a Gerchak

Vagirl4life23 — 2008-08-21 17:28:45Z

Hi my name is Amanda Elko. I live in Chesterfield, VA. Was just wondering if there is any relation? My father is Frank Elko.

Re: Elkow's in Canada

@@mazurvid@mail.ocis.net — 2006-09-10 02:44:03Z

Hi Carolyne,

Please contact me directly at: mazurvid@mail.ocis.net

Donna

Elko of Pennslvania married a Gerchak

kathleenDMcKenna — 2006-02-21 00:31:59Z

My great great grandmothers maiden name was Elko. If you have any family history of this name I would be very grateful.

Andrew Elko of Michigan City IN killed in South Pacific in WWII

Dave_Dwiggins — 2005-06-27 04:36:25Z

Andrew Elko of Michigan City Indiana was killed in the South Pacific during World War II. He is officially listed as missing or buried at sea. His name appears on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. We are seeking information regarding his military and civilian life.

I am a retired Hoosier from Madison County residing in the Philippines with my Filipino wife. We are seeking family and military information about servicemen from your county killed in the South Pacific during World War II. There are 17,206 Americans buried here and thousands more that are missing or buried at sea and are honored on the “Tablets of the Missing”. Please visit our website to see the beautiful memorial located in Manila, Philippines.

http://fizkid.tripod.com/

My wife and I visited the cemetery as visitors and left with a mission in our heart. We have been taking photographs of the graves of the Indiana servicemen buried here and have been uniting them (at no charge) with their family members in Indiana and across the United States. To receive the photo of your family member, neighbor or friend all you need is a working email address. We do not send them to regular mailing addresses due to the costs. Please help us find the families of the men that might still be living. Our project is only successful because of teamwork and your contributions are noted on our website. If you wish to help us we will be pleased to add your name to our ACKNOWLEDGMENT page on the website. The obituaries usually did not appear till to three months after the death date.

If you are not a genealogist you can help by just picking up the telephone directory and find someone with the same last name and give them a call. It has worked many times for us.

Zenas5@yahoo.com

Sincerely,

Dave and Apple Dwiggins
San Pablo City, Philippines

Elko

2005-03-23 21:59:45Z

Are you a Sherry/Elko in Australia? please get in touch

Elko

2005-03-23 21:52:45Z

I am trying to locate my three first cousins Danny, Catherine and Christina, father John died 1974, mother Anna Sherry from Cavanmoutray, Co. Monaghan, Ireland died 16th September 1952.

Albert "Abby" Elko; Obit 2004 Pa.

2004-09-25 21:53:17Z

"Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sat., Sept. 25, 2004 Obits
Elko Albert "Abby"
Age 85 of McKeesport, Pa., on Sept. 23, 2004. Born Aug. 24, 1919. A WWII veteran of U.S. Army Air Corp...Son of the late John & Mary Szabo Elko. Survived by wife, Mary Ellen Reed Elko; three sons...two dau...two brothers...two sisters...six grandchildren...Striffler's of White Oak Cremation & Mortuary Services...St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church...Please sign the guest book at post-gazette.com" not my family
Very nice, long Obit.

Re: Elkow's in Canada

2003-09-12 20:01:59Z

Hi Carolyne:
I read your reply to Donna, and, as it turns out, I am a distant cousin of Donna's. My great grandparents were Wasyl and Vasyllina Elkow. I was wondering if you knew the relationship between Fedor and Wasyl.
Gary Diakiw

Re: Elkow's in Canada

2002-11-17 17:16:05Z

Hi Donna:
I just want to let you know that I am a descendent of the Elkow family (Fedor and Wasylina) who arrived in Canada in the early 1900's. Fedor was born in 1868 and Wasylina was born in 1876. They had a daughter Anna who was born in 1900, who is my grandmother. They had 10 children all together, and settled in the Two Hills/Musidora area. I have no idea where they immigrated from but do know from documents, that they departed Liverpool on May 27, 1902 and arrived in Montreal, Canada by steamer (S.S. Lake Manitoba) on June 6th, 1902. Hope this information helps you in your search. Would love to hear from you on this matter.

Carolyne Kuzio

Elkow's in Canada

mazurvid — 2002-04-02 05:52:24Z

My husband's great grand parents were Wasyl and Vasyllina Elkow (also spelled Ilkuf on homestead records)and came to Canada in the early 1900's. They settled around Two Hills, Alberta and some descendants still live in the area.They came from Nadvirnia, Ukraine and when we were in Ukraine this year, we found that the name there was Ilkif.We met an Ilkif there, but he wasn't related, we think. I would like to corrrespond with any Elkow's or Ilkif's who came from Nadvirnia, Ukraine.

Donna Mazur
Kamloops, BC

Charles Frank Elko born Dec 2, 1890

BettyDuke65 — 2002-03-13 01:38:31Z

If you need to know who he married and children please let me know!

Betty

elko

2001-06-01 23:57:58Z

Melissa, I am looking for information on an eva elko.......any chance you can help??

Thanks Patti

Elko

2000-07-22 18:28:28Z

Mellisa, Thanks for the segestion but, our Anna probably isn't dead. She would only be 60 or 70 yrs. The death index shows the listing for people who are 90 or 100 yrs. My fience' is only 37 so she shouldn't be that old. Her married name might be Rosnagel and her maiden name Elko but, thanks for the info. Stacy

Elko

2000-07-22 18:27:00Z

elko

2000-07-20 08:01:07Z

just stopped in to see what was new, sorry to say i have no information for you stacey, there is only one elko family here in northern wisconsin, it is funny how ever that there are so many in the country. i was always told it was a rare name. What is the historical nation of decent that your elkos come from, We think that ours is croatian, and that the name used to be Elkiavich. i'm very intriged. As i have said earlierin other messages, our family pariarch was peter, whowas an illegal imigrant from canada. He had a sister mary, who i believe is still alive. if you have any roots that trace to canada i'd love to here from you.

Elko

2000-07-19 15:09:19Z

Stacey, While I was searching for the Elko
family information, I came across Anna Elko in the Social Security Death index...If you click on the space that says click here for more info...it will give you an option to print out a letter and send to the SSDI requesting all of the information they have on the person in question for $7.00. Try that route and I will ask my family if they have any information on Anna Elko. I let you know if I find anything...Good Luck...

Elko

2000-07-19 13:57:15Z

My name is stacy and my fiences name Is Mark. He was adopted as a baby and his name was changed. We just found out today that madian name of MOM. ELKO, Anna Can anyone help? All the paperwork was done in Cuyohoga county Ohio. The name Rosnagel is showing up on some of the papers. Is there anyone out there looking for a lost boy (man) with blonde hair and blue eys 37 years old Birthday 10-19-62. Given up for adoption in 1963. At least thats when the papers went through. Mom could have been a business student in the 60's. Don't know if she graduated. Studied to be a CPA. We would like to know if anyone of you out there is realated of know of Anna Elko. So that we can meet the woman that gave birth to soon to be husband some 37 years ago. Thank you Stacy

Elko family

2000-07-10 08:31:33Z

I am the daughter of a Robert J. Elko Jr.. His father was of courde, Sr. We moved to Florida from Detroit, Mich. My father married a Diane Toms. If you have any information on the Elko family that would help, it would benefit my search greatly.

replie to pensilvania elkos

2000-06-28 08:49:01Z

hello i'm the grandson of a canadian imigrant pter elko. i have a realitively good knowledge of this family, our elkos have been based in wisconsin since the early 1930's. my grandfather peter was an illegal imigrant from canada, in the 30's he settled in eagle river, where he raised a family with 2 sons (robert, scott) and two daughters (mary, barbara). three of these children where mariied 1 is not, from the two brothers robert, and scott came five boys. oldest to youngest it is robert jr,30 raymond,27 daniel,25 nick,23 and thomas22. there is now a fourth generation raymond had a child with his girlfriend, and i will soon have a daughter of my own, morgan alice elko, morgan being my gandmothers (peters wife) maiden name. if there is any information you would like to share back to me i would apreciate it... I will check this site regurally.