My great grandfather was Joseph Lysek born in 1885 austrian/polish. He was maried to first wife Monica and second wife Mary SHULTZ. I can not seem to find out who the parents were. Any help would be greatly appreciated. What follows is the obituary I found on him.
Birth: Dec. 25, 1885
Death: Jan. 14, 1971
Russellton
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA
Joseph Lysek, 86, Church Street, West Deer, Russellton, PA, died at 8:30 am on January 14, 1971, in Citizens General Hospital, New Kensington, PA. Mr Lysek had been in failing health since August, 1970, and had been hospitalized for five days.
Born December 24, 1885, in Poland, the son of the late Helen Wlodarczyk and Albert Lysek. He departed from Hamburg, Germany, aboard the 'Blucher', arriving at Ellis Island on January 19, 1910. His previous residence was Skidzin, Austria; his ethnicity is Austrian Polish. He settled in Fayette County (Uniontown), PA. On his naturalization papers he spells his name Jozef. In 1920 he moved to Russellton where for 40 years he worked in the mines until retiring in 1948 after suffering injuries in a rock fall.
Mr Lysek was a member of the United Mineworkers of America and the Polish National Alliance, Russellton Group. He was also a member of Transfigeration Roman Catholic Church, Russellton, PA.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Monica (1931), and sons Boleslaw (1925) and Matthew (1942) who are buried in Transfigeration Catholic Cemetery on Deer Creek Valley Road and survived by his second wife Marianne (Mary) Budzan (Szulikowski)Schultz Lysek. In addition he is survived by 6 sons, Edward Lysek of Las Vegas; Theodore Lysek of California; Stanley Lysek of Greenville, PA; Chester Schultz of California; Anthony Schultz of Texas; and Walter Schultz of New Jersey; 5 daughters, Mrs James (Wanda) Bell of Las Vegas; Mrs Ralph (Jenny) Devore Wall of Cheswick, PA; Mrs Anthony (Dee) Cerra of Swissvale, PA; Mrs John (Mary) West of Kentucky and Miss Blanch Schultz at home; 27 grandchildre and 18 great grandchildren, one brother and one sister in Poland.
Burial:
Deer Creek Cemetery
Cheswick
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section H, Lot 76, Row 4,Grave 1