Hi again Andrea,
I need to make one correction to my previous entry for Istvan Pal. He was born to Janos and Juliana Erki in Detk, Heves Megye, Hungary. You mentioned that you are looking for information on where to start. I, fortunately, have a great aunt that is still living. I was able to confirm information I found on the LDS Family History Database at
http://www.familysearch.org/ with her.
She actually made a trip back to Hungary, to the village of Detk, with her son, my godfather, in 1993.
You need to find a link to your grandfather, in Bridgeport. I did notice a few Social Security Death index entries for "Pal" from the Bridgeport CT. area. Do you know if your grandfather was born in the United States? If so, you can probably obtain a copy of a birth certificate through that cities records of vital statistics.
Do you have the ability to speak with your parents to find information regarding Istvan's wife. If there was a marriage, you should be able to find parents names on a marriage record.
You can email me direct at
john.pall@wcom.com if I can be of any help.
Good luck with your search,
John