Hello Luisa, Here is the information I have on this family line which belongs to my granddaughters.
In the early 1990's Walter Kaye, himself, told this writer that his surname originally was Kwiecienski (he
spelled it), but that it was shortened to Kaye in this generation. As Walter was always called "Kaye"
for short (as a nickname) he decided to legalize it when he went into the refrigeration business to
make it easier for business purposes.
-After Walter's death, however, his son, Douglas, found a copy of his birth certificate showing Walter
was born February 1, 1914 at 609 19th Avenue N.E., Minneapolis, MN. His name on this
certificate from Minneapolis., Hennepin County, MN was Stanislav Krviecin. The name "Stanislav" was
crossed out and in its place was written "Walter James" with a notation "altered date of 2/5/58 by
sister's affidavit." This birth certificate listed his father as Victor Krviecin, of Russia, age 40 at last
birthday and his mother as Terezia Worwa, of Austria, age 45 at last birthday. The certificate also showed that he was delivered by midwife,
Mrs. M. Galush at 3:30pm on 1 Feb. 1914.
-In addition to a copy of his birth certificate was a name change application from Hennepin County, MN
dated 1940 which shows the name was changed to Walter James Kaye.
-Walter had siblings, but the only ones this writer is aware of are those which were listed in Walter's
obituary. They are Sr. Mary Augustine and Sr. Mary Damien of Sylvania, OH.
-Walter passed away at the St. Louis Park Plaza Healthcare Center in St. Louis Park, MN.
-To date this writer has no knowledge of his resting place.
My email address is:
srsoren@juno.com if you want to contact me further. Regards, Ms. Sorenson