Category: Karkos

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John Ilcik Obituary

Sun 9/20/2020 7:54 PM

John,

While you’ve been busy and focused on a special project, I’ve been in contact with another friend at the Historical Society. He has found an obituary for John Ilcik. I’ll forward the email to you.

I talked to a cousin of Jack’s who speaks Slovak and can interpret the meanings of the Slovak words on the gravestones. He also grew up in the neighborhood with some Karkos families.

I know you’re not on Ancestry but I am and will continue to do so. I’m trying to fill in some of the”holes” we have in the Elcik and Karkos family trees.

We’re moving on,

Beth

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Slovak Translations

Monday, September 21, 2020, 10:02 PM

John, IV,

I’m exchanging text messages with a cousin of Jack’s, Dan Gamache. He speaks Slovak and has interpreted some of the Slovak words on gravestones. He also knows a couple of people in the John Stephen Karkos photo. Joseph is the father of my good friend in high school, Pat Karkos. I knew him but didn’t recognize him in the picture because he was younger then. Also, two other men in the picture, Stephan and Andrew, were the fathers of two other Karkos families in Lisbon Falls. Stephan’s son was Steve Karkos, and I went to school with him, and Andrew’s son was Norm Karkos, and Jack went to school with him. Dan Gamache lived on the same street as all three Karkos families.

On the Ilcik gravestone, Rod is an abbreviation for born, Zom means died, Jeho Jenna means wife. Those words are on other gravestones as well. I always wondered what they meant, and now I know, and you do too.

Beth

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Karkos Kronicles


Sat 9/26/2020 2:10 PM

Beth,

I’m taking a page from your side of our book and reaching out to Terry L. Karkos who I shared with you was the author of Karkos Kronicles, a Genealogy website that once existed and I liked it.

Terry has a Facebook account. Who knew? I didn’t. I sent him a copy of the 1910 Elcik Family photo asking if it would do in lieu of a “calling card.” I’ll let you know what happens. There are several references on his Facebook pages that he for a long time has been interested in starting the website back up. ?

If you wish, you should reach out too. We might make his whole year with our outreach. Tell him there is a rumor going around that he is going to update and republish Karkos Kronicles. If there isn’t. I’ll start one. Lol.

John, IV

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Re: Karkos Kronicles


Sat 9/26/2020 5:39 PM

John, IV,

It’s interesting that you reached out to Terry L Karkos. I’ve reached out to 3 people in Lisbon Falls about the picture. The last one was just about an hour ago. She’s a neighbor of ours and her daughter babysat our children about 40 years ago. Her name is Marilyn Keamy and she said her father was Andrew Karkos. I just went to her house and dropped off the Karkos family picture plus the John S Karkos obituary I received from my friend at the HS. She’s 92, her memory is better than mine and she remembers everything about the Karkos family. I called her, told her about the picture and she proceeded to tell me stories about the 10 brothers and sisters.

I gave her 2 copies of the picture, one for her to keep and the other one she’ll write the names of the brothers and sisters and give it back to me. I’m hopeful this will solve some pieces of the puzzle. That plus your contact with Terry L Karkos is a bonus.

I’ll let you know what she says about the Karkos family picture!!

Beth

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Re: Karkos Kronicles


Sat 9/26/2020 6:00 PM

Beth,

I wasn’t even thinking about the picture. I simply came across the two documents I have (see attached) with his name on them and decided to see if I could locate him. My question for Terry should he answer was going to be about the four Pelcarsky women I’m researching. Check out the image of my folders.

  • George F. Karkos married Annie M. Elcik whose mother was Mary Pelcarsky.
  • Joseph Paul Karkos married Annie M. Pelcarsky.

My question is whether there is a relationship between Mary Pelcarsky and Annie Pelcarsky?.

There doesn’t have to be. Note there is a second Mary Pelcarsky that is no relation to us.

Do you know the answer?

John, IV

P.S. I hope you do contact Terry also. I’m not sure about his health (I think he is a diabetic). I believe we could motivate him to put his site back up on the Internet. What do you think?