April,
I think requesting her death certificate should provide you with some family information. Requesting her church marriage record and/or state marriage application should provide you with her parents names.
Would you know language spoken by Anita Mary TKACS's parents? I need a location in "old country" to help.
www.surnamenavigator.orgwww.iabsi.com/gen/publicwww.ellisislandrecords.org Do consider posting on NY state Ancestry board as well as Genforum
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