1. 2. Adam SLIWA   b. 24 Nov 1887, ,, Poland; d. 28 Feb 1988, Brunswick, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. 3. Frank (Franciszek) SLIWA, (Sliva)   b. 4 Oct 1892; d. Jul 1971, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. 4. Julia SLIWA  
4. 5. Josephine SLIWA   d. 3 Dec 1974, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. 6. Bertha SLIWA   d. Bef 1985.

There may be two Adam's in Cleveland at the time of this marriage. One may have spelled his name SLIVA. He also had a brother named Frank. Attempt to unravel this family connection.

QUESTION from Sandra Rozhon:
In my possession, a 1934 photo labeled:
Helen M. Sliwa and Clara Sliwa
94 Gibson St.
Buffalo, N.Y.
(One or both are wearing Communion outfits)
Are these the daughters of Adam and Antoinette?

REPLY:
The answer is probably, no.First that does not look like my mother or my aunt.My mother, Helen would have been 19 and my aunt Clara several years older.My mother's middle initial was "T".
----Jim Broz

CONCLUSION:
Upon checking the records at St. Barbara's in Cleveland, Helen and Clara, daughters of Adam and Antoinette, made their Communion in 1923.


CENSUS:
1930 - 3922 W.22nd St., Cleveland, Ohio

1. 7. Joseph SLIWA  
2. 8. Walter G. SLIWA   b. 3 Feb 1910, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 30 Nov 2003.
3. 9. Clara SLIWA  
4. 10. Louis SLIWA   b. 11 Oct 1914, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 9 Feb 2002, Adena, Jefferson, Ohio.
5. 11. Helen SLIWA   b. 21 Sep 1915, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 21 Sep 2001.
6. 12. Mary SLIWA   b. 27 Jul 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 11 Aug 2000, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
7. 13. Theodore E. SLIWA  

OBIT: Name: Sliva, Frank
Date: Jul 11 1971
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #156.
Notes: Sliva. Frank Sliva, beloved husband of Anna (nee Papcum), dear father of Frank, Edward, Marge Komaka, Sr. Theresa V. C. and Sr. Florence V.C., Raymond Bernard, Mary Ann Niece, and Joseph, also grandfather and great-grandfather, brother of Adam Sliwa, Julia Wolcik, Josephine Blicharz and Bertha Lazarowicz. Funeral services Monday, July 12 at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at The A. J. Tomon & Sons Funeral Home, 4772 Pearl Rd. Sunday 2-5 And 7-9 P.M.

1. 14. Frank SLIWA  
2. 15. Edward SLIWA  
3. 16. Marge SLIWA  
4. 17. Theresa SLIWA, V.C.  
5. 18. Florence SLIWA, V.C.  
6. 19. Raymond SLIWA   b. 20 Jul 1931; d. 16 Jun 2000, North Ridgeville, Lorain, Ohio.
7. 20. Bernard SLIWA  
8. 21. Mary Ann SLIWA  
9. 22. Joseph SLIWA  

1. 23. Joseph G. BLICHARZ   b. Abt 1931; d. 6 Jan 2002, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

1. 24. Sophie LAZAROWICZ  
2. 25. Florence LAZAROWICZ  
3. 26. Monica LAZAROWICZ  
4. 27. Eugene LAZAROWICZ  

OBIT: SLIWA WALTER G. SLIWA, age 93, passed away Nov. 30, 2003. Beloved husband of the late Helen (nee Babiarz); loving father of Patricia (Ramon) DePaul and Judith Reitz; dear grandfather of Ramon II, Monique, Phillip and Kenneth DePaul, Dennis Reitz and Michelle Schmitz; great-grandfather of nine; brother of Clara Romaniszyn, Theodore Sliwa and the late Joseph and Louie Sliwa, Mary Ptaszek and Helen Broz. Funeral services Thursday, Dec. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. Interment Holy Cross. Friends may call at THE TOMON & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 7327 PEARL RD. (S. OF BAGLEY), MIDDLEBURG HTS., ON WEDNESDAY FROM 2-4 AND 6-8 P.M. Family suggests contributions to the Corpus Christi Church Fund. www.cleveland.com/obits Published in The Plain Dealer on 12/2/2003.

1. 28. Patricia M. SLIWA  
2. 29. Judith A. SLIWA  

1. 30. Eugene ROMANISZYN   b. 23 Nov 1937, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Jul 1949, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. 31. Richard ROMANISZYN   b. 10 Jul 1933; d. 9 Jan 2004, Brookpark, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. 32. Vivian ROMANISZYN  

May have been known as Julius. St. Barbara's school records show Julius was born 1914-11-22.

OBIT: Helen T. Broz (nee Sliwa)
Age 86, passed away Sept. 21, 2001. Beloved wife of the late Joseph W.; dearest mother of Kathleen (Robert) Dierker, Carolyn (Terrence) Janocha, Roger (Virginia) Broz, James (Nadine) Broz and Gerald (Tina) Broz; grandmother of Jennifer, Stefanie, Amy, Christopher, Mathew, Alycia, Maria and Joseph; great grandmother of Benjamin Joseph Sloat; sister of Clara Romaniszyn, Walter Sliwa, Theodore Sliwa and the late Joseph and Louie Sliwa and Mary Ptaszek. Member of St. Ignatius Golden Agers and Altar and Rosary Society. Ford Motor Company Retiree. Funeral Mass, Tuesday, Sept. Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Family suggests contributions to St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary School, 10205 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, 44111. Friends may call at THE TOMON & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 7327 PEARL RD. (S. OF BAGLEY), MIDDLEBURG HTS. MONDAY 4-8 P.M. 

1. 33. Kathleen BROZ  
2. 34. Carolyn BROZ  
3. 35. Roger BROZ  
4. 36. James BROZ  
5. 37. Gerald BROZ  

OBIT:
MARY A. PTASZEK, ACTIVE IN POLITICS
The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, Ohio; Aug 15, 2000; Page: 7B
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Full Text:
(Copyright (c) The Plain Dealer 2000)
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Mary A. Ptaszek, a Democratic precinct committeewoman in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood, died Friday at Parma Community General Hospital. She was 83.
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She handled mailings, made calls and hosted the campaign headquarters for Democratic candidates at her home near Rhodes High School, which at various times was considered part of Wards 6, 9 and 15. She was a precinct committeewoman for each of those wards.
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Mrs. Ptaszek served on the Democratic Executive Committee, helped Dennis Kucinich in his various election campaigns and was vice chairwoman for her brother Theodore Sliwa's candidacy for Cleveland City Council.
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The Cleveland native attended Lincoln High School. She worked for several years in the personnel department of Precision Casting.
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Mrs. Ptaszek was a lifelong member of St. Barbara Catholic Church, where she sang in the choir. She was a hostess for the parish's Memorial Day Committee and for the Golden Agers' trip to Poland.
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After her mother died, Mrs. Ptaszek became her family's matriarch. Her siblings and their families became accustomed to gathering at her home for holiday meals.
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She also extended a helping hand to her neighbors. Until about two months ago, she was still driving and taking fellow seniors to medical appointments and shopping centers.
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"She was good-hearted to everybody and very community-minded," her brother said.
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Her husband, Albert G., died in 1981.
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In addition to her brother Theodore, Mrs. Ptaszek is survived by another brother, Walter Sliwa of Parma, and sisters, Clara Romaniszyn of Parma and Helen Broz of Cleveland.
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Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Barbara Church, 1505 Denison Ave., Cleveland.
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Tomon & Sons Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.

~Middleburg Hts., Ohio

~North Ridgeville, Ohio

OBIT: BLICHARZ, JOSEPH G: Son of late Peter-Obit Plain Dealer 09 Jan, 2002, pg. 6 sec. B
Joseph G. Blicharz
Age 71, passed away Jan. 6, 2002. Son of the late Peter and Josephine (nee Sliwa); nephew of the late Bertha Lazarowicz, Adam Sliwa, Margaret Migdal, Julia Wojcik and Frank Sliva; dear cousin. Funeral Mass Thursday, Jan. 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the TOMON & SONS FUNERAL HOME, 4772 PEARL RD., (N. OF BROOKPARK RD.), ON WEDNESDAY 2-4 AND 7-9 P.M.

1. 38. Thomas GOLINSKI  
2. 39. Joseph GOLINSKI  
3. 40. Mary Beth GOLINSKI  
4. 41. Robert GOLINSKI  
5. 42. Margaret Ann GOLINSKI  

1. 43. Ramon DEPAUL, II  
2. 44. Monique DEPAUL  
3. 45. Phillip DEPAUL  
4. 46. Kenneth DEPAUL  

1. 47. Dennis REITZ  
2. 48. Michelle REITZ  

OBIT: Name: Romaniszyn, Eugene
Date: Jul 22 1949
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #069.
Notes: Romaniszyn, Eugene, residence, 4719 Maplecrest, beloved son of Michael and Clara, brother of Richard and Vivian, grandson of Adam and Antoinette Sliwa. Funeral services Sat., July 23 from A. J. Tomon & Sons Funeral Home, 2144 W. 14th St., at 8:30 a. m. and from St. Frances De Sales' Church, 9 a. m.

OBIT:
RICHARD A. ROMANISZYN, age 70, of Brook Park, went to the Lord Jan. 9, 2004. Preceded in death by his dear father, Michael. Loving husband of Jean (nee Christopher); cherished son of Clara (nee Sliwa); beloved father of Chris (Linda), Barbara (Edward) Perry and Richard (Sharon); dearest brother of Vivian Kirkwood and Eugene (deceased). precious Papa of Richie and Holly. Veteran of U.S. Navy. Family will receive friends at THE HUMENIK FUNERAL CHAPEL, 14200 SNOW RD., BROOK PARK (ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF HOLY CROSS), MONDAY 2-4 AND 6-8 P.M., where funeral services will be held Tuesday 11 a.m.

1. 49. Chris ROMANISZYN  
2. 50. Barbara ROMANISZYN  
3. 51. Richard ROMANISZYN  

MARRIAGE: ROMANICZYN, VIVAIN M and KIRKWOOD, DONALD R 0653 0020 (Cuyahoga County Marriage License Index)

1. 52. Joseph BROZ  
2. 53. Maria BROZ