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• Birth	27 Jul 1917	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Aug 2000	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
  Person ID	I1181	Barbarowa Neighborhood
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2006 12:52:37
  Father	Adam SLIWA, b. 24 Nov 1887, ,, Poland
  Mother	Antoinette JAROSZ, b. 22 Jun 1888, ,, Poland
  Photos		Sliwa, Helen M. and Clara - 1934 Communion picture? Taken at 94 Gibson St., Buffalo, NY. If you know these individuals, please contact barbarowa@yahoo.com
  Family ID	F446	Group Sheet
  Family	Albert G. PTASZEK, b. 10 Jan 1914
  Family ID	F448	Group Sheet

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  Event Birth - 27 Jul 1917 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio Died - 11 Aug 2000 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth




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  OBIT: MARY A. PTASZEK, ACTIVE IN POLITICS The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, Ohio; Aug 15, 2000; Page: 7B .... Full Text: (Copyright (c) The Plain Dealer 2000) .... Mary A. Ptaszek, a Democratic precinct committeewoman in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood, died Friday at Parma Community General Hospital. She was 83. .... 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. .... 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. .... The Cleveland native attended Lincoln High School. She worked for several years in the personnel department of Precision Casting. .... 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. .... 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. .... 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. .... "She was good-hearted to everybody and very community-minded," her brother said. .... Her husband, Albert G., died in 1981. .... 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. .... Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Barbara Church, 1505 Denison Ave., Cleveland. .... Tomon & Sons Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.