RESIDENCES:
1945 - 1436 Botany Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
1961 - 6607 Kenneth Ave., Parma, Ohio

OBIT:
Name: Kulak, Joseph A.
Date: Aug 19 1961
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #127.
Notes: Kulak. Joseph A. Kulak of 6607 Kenneth Ave., Parma, O., beloved husband of Mary (nee Oprzadek), dearest father of Dorothy, dear son of Mary Surdel and the late Frank Kulak, dear brother of Stephen, Stella Witkowski, Theodore (deceased), Lottie, Betty Sultor, Myron and Chester, beloved uncle. Friends received at Golubski Parma Funeral Home, 5986 Ridge Rd. Funeral Saturday, Aug. 19, 8:30 a. m. St. Charles Church 9 a. m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

OBIT: KULAK, MARY B : Wife of late Joseph (Obit.). Plain Dealer 04 Sep, 1987, pg. 16 sec. C MARY B. KULAK (nee Oprzadek), age 67, beloved wife of the late Joseph, dear mother of Dorothy, beloved sister of Stephanie Zeleznik, Frank, Joseph, Walter Oprzadek (deceased) and Evelyn Kucharski. Family requests contributions to the Epilepsy Foundation, Arhtritis Foundation or the American Lung Assoc. Funeral Mass Saturday, Sept. 5, St. Charles Church at 9 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends received at GOLUBSKI FUNERAL HOME, 5986 RIDGE RD., PARMA, 2-5 AND 7-9 P.m. FRIDAY.

1. 1. Dorothy M. KULAK

CENSUS:
1930 - 3889 W.15th St., Cleveland, Ohio ( listed as KULACK )

OCCUPATION:
Skin dyer for a tannery

DEATH:
Stomach carcinoma
KULAK, Frank
Death date: 12/9/1939
Cuyahoga County Certificate #71021

BURIAL:
Calvary Cemetery, Miles Rd., Cleveland, Ohio

OBIT: Name: Surdel, Mary
Date: Aug 8 1969
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #160.
Notes: Surdel (Kulak). Mary Surdel, late residence, 3889 W. 15th St., beloved wife of the late Stanley, dear mother of Stephen Kulak, Theodore Kulak (deceased), Joseph Kulak (deceased), Stella Witkowski, Lottie Kulak, Myron Kulak, Betty Greetz and Chester Kulak, beloved grandmother, great-grandmother and stepmother. Funeral services Saturday, Aug. 9, St. Barbara Church at 9 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Friends received at Golubski Funeral Home, 5986 Ridge Rd., Parma From 2 To 5 And 7 To 10 P.M. Friday.

~Question: Property on W15th passed to the State of Ohio in 1973, yet Mary Kulak's signature is on the document. How is that possible if her obituary is dated 1969?

MARRIAGE: Marriage #2 - KULAK, MARY and SURDEL, STANLEY vol.0220 pg.0295 (Cuyahoga County Marriage License Index)

1. Stephen J. KULAK b. 16 Dec 1912, ,, New Jersey; d. 20 Mar 1991, Independence, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. 2. Joseph A. KULAK b. 4 Jun 1916, ,, New Jersey; d. 16 Aug 1961, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Theodore KULAK
4. Stella R. KULAK
5. Lottie KULAK b. 13 Nov 1921, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 14 Mar 1993, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. Myron (Marion) P. KULAK b. 13 Nov 1922, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Nov 1972, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
7. Betty (Boleslawa) A. KULAK
8. Chester KULAK

RESIDENCES:
1920 - 1301 Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio (per ship manifest entry for his brother, Frank, on Jun 28, 1920 on the ship, Danzig.)
1920 - 3801 West 14th St., Cleveland, Ohio (per his wife, Sofia's death certificate)
1922 - 3801 West 14th St., Cleveland, Ohio (per naturalization papers)
1930 - 3805 West 14th St., Cleveland, Ohio (per 1930 census)

CENSUS:
1930 - ED 78, Sheet 27B, Line 1

OCCUPATION:
Grocer (1930)

NATURALIZATION:
Oprzadek John
Address: 3801 W. 14th St. Cleveland, Ohio
1750382--Vol.67, pg. 132 Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Ohio
Born: Poland April 15, 1887
Date and Port: July 6, 1910 New York
Naturalized: 28-Jul-22
Witnesses: Frank Haymond 1417 Redman Ave. Frank Opiela 3728 Jennings Rd.
Notes: New Cert. No. 1909819 Issued Soundex: O162

I am uncertain if John is really a brother of Joseph, however they lived at the same address in the 1920 census and were only 2 years apart in age, so it seems like that they were siblings even though I haven't located an obituary or other documents to confirm the relationship.

MARRIAGE:
ZIEMBA, MARY and OPRZADEK, JOHN vol.0118 pg.0131 (Cuyahoga County Marriage Index)

OBIT:
Name: Oprzadek, John
Date: Mar 14 1960
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #141.
Notes: Oprzadek, John, residence, 3805 W. 14th St., beloved husband of Mary (nee Nylee), dear father of Mrs. Stephanie Zeleznik, Frank, Mrs. Mary Kulak, Joseph, Walter, Mrs. Evelyn Kucharski, and grandfather of eight, brother of August. Friends may call (After 7 P. M. Saturday) at the Domagalski Funeral Home, Harvard Ave. at E. 143d St., where services will be held Tuesday, Mar. 15, at 8:15 a. m., and St. Barbara Church at 9 a. m. Interment Calvary Cemetery.

BIRTH:
None given on her death certificate, however, her age was shown to be 26 at the time of death in 1920, so she would have been born about 1893 / 1894.

RESIDENCES:
1920 - 3801 W.14th St., Cleveland, Ohio <-- per her death certificate

DEATH:
OPRZAOEK SOPHIA
County Name: CUYAHOGA
Date of Death: 2/18/1920
Volume Number: 3190 Certificate Number: 10105
Ohio Death Index

1. Mary OPRZADEK, [child] b. 17 Apr 1913; d. 22 May 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Stephanie OPRZADEK b. 26 Dec 1914, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Apr 1991, North Royalton, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Frank J. OPRZADEK b. 17 Aug 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 1 Mar 2004.
4. 3. Mary OPRZADEK b. 17 Feb 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 3 Sep 1987, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

1. 4. Frank KULAK b. 15 Jul 1889, ,, Poland; d. 9 Dec 1939, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

SOURCE_OF_NAME:
Frank Oprzadek's death certificate

~CORRESPONDENCE:
Subject: Re: Your genealogy user account has been activated.
From: "alalan7"
To: barbarowa@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:37:14 +0200
Dear Sandra,
I know the place of the burial of Apolonia Oprzadek-she has a tomb and her husbend Andrzej Oprzadek-he doesn't have one. It is in Poland in Brzostek. One day ill go there and check the dates written on it.They are the parents of Jan , Frank and August who come to USA about 1920s. My grandfather was theirs the youngest brother. His name was Jozef(Joseph)
------Alicja Lunn(Oprzadek)

1. 6. John F. OPRZADEK b. 15 Apr 1887, ,, Poland; d. 11 Mar 1960, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Frank OPRZADEK b. 30 Nov 1889, ,, Poland; d. 9 Apr 1938, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. August OPRZADEK b. 6 Jun 1906; d. May 1984.
4. Jozef OPRZADEK b. ,, Poland; d. ,, Poland.

1. Alexander WODZINSKI
2. 7. Sofia WODZINSKI b. Abt 1894, ,, Poland; d. 18 Feb 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. WODZINSKI
4. Helen WODZINSKI b. 1 May 1882, ,, Poland; d. Jul 1979.
5. Martha WODZINSKI b. 30 Oct 1886, ,, Poland; d. 12 Apr 1945, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. Aleksandra Bertha WODZINSKI b. 15 May 1893; d. 16 Feb 1964, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.