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Note: Joseph and Vincent Lasko were the only children of her 1st husband Mr. Lasko. The other 2 children, Sophia and Boleslaw were born out of wedlock to different fathers (names unknown).
After Anna's first husband died she left her children in Poland and went to California where she worked in a restaurant, earned enough money and then returned to Poland. She purchased a home and some land for her and the children.
After she married John Batko in 1906, John and Anna came to America without her children. They are listed as going to her brothers in Chicago (Lorenz cannot read his surname) he is living at 245 Cornell Street.
Eventually her children did come to America.
In 1910 Anna went back to Poland and took her children, Irene and Edward, where Edward learned to walk on the ship. Irene had to carry her brother's potty chair around on the ship. Anna and the children returned to America when the threat of war started in Europe. (for photo and info on ship see www.ellisisland.org)
They returned through Ellis Island in 1913 listed as:
Date of Arrival: May 07, 1913
Ship Name: Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Anna Batko, age 42
Edvard Batko, age 3
Fryna Batko, age 4
Place of Residence: Podlesia, Galicia
OBITUARY - 1956 Anna Batko, nee Senderak, January 15, 1956, beloved wife of the late John; dear mother of William and Vincent Lasko, Sophie Koziol, Irene Styzens, Edward Batko, and the late Joseph Lasko; grandmother of 14; great grandmother of 17. Funeral Wednesday 9:30 am from funeral home, 5776 Lawrence Avenue to St. Constance's church. Interment St. Adelbert's, Kildare 5-3800.
(Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan 1956)
DEATH CERTIFICATE
Place of Death: Norwood Park Township, Cook Co., Illinois at the Chicago State Hospital
Name of Deceased: Anna Batko
Date of Death: Jan. 15, 1956
Widowed
Date of Birth: 1879 - Age at death: 77
Occupation: Janitress at Office buildings
Birthplace: Poland
Father's Full Name: Unknown
Mother's Full Maiden Name: Frances Senderak
Informant: Sylvia Gordon - Relationship to Deceased: Hosp. Record
Cause of Death: Recurrent broncho pneumonia due to cardiac insufficiency
Cemetery: St. Adalberts in Niles, Illinois
Funeral Director: Kowachek Funeral Home, 5776 Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Illinois
OBITUARY
Chicago Tribune - January 17, 1956
Anna Batko, nee Senderak, January 15, 1956, wife of the late John, mother of William and Vincent Lasko, Sophie Koziol, Irene Styzens, Edward Batko and the late Joseph Lasko, grandmother of 14, great grandmother of 17. Buried in St. Adelberts Cemetery.
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