The Marcinkos

Click to enlarge. Refer to this chart often, so you can keep everyone straight as you follow along.

All the ancestors up to now have gotten us to Peter A. Mello's marrying Anna Demko and having many kids, one of whom is Anna Philomena Mello. Now there is new blood entering the story: Michael Andrew Marcinko, Anna's husband. I have nothing past his grandparents, and that's where we'll start (the purple branch above).


Stephen Podrasky married Mary Zayachan (Both born in Austria. No other information known at this time.)

• Mary our direct ancestor
• b. ? in Austria
• d. 1955
• Anna
• b. Jul 19, 1891
• d. Apr 11, 1984
•  Catherine
• Later married Stephen Tkach
• Helen
• Later became Mrs. Helen Sloan of South Carolina
• John
• George
• Anthony

-Anna Podrasky joined the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius, and made her profession of vows on Aug 02, 1910. Her nun name was Sister M. Cyril, SS.C.M. She was survived only by her sister Catherine, so the order the children are listed above is merely a listing of siblings.

Mary Podrasky
d. June 05, 1955

John C. Marcinko
d. 1945

• Mary
• Micheal* our direct ancestor
• b. Sep 29, 1908
• d. Oct 05, 1976
• Josephine
• Eleanor
• Margaret
• John
• Catherine
• Thomas
• George
• Andrew
• Agnes
• Joseph
• d. Jul 20, 1983

*In his bible, in his own handwriting, Michael A. Marcinko spelled his name as above, twice! His wife would go back and forth with "ae" and "ea." I think the "ea" spelling is just some sort of crazy Slovak thing, because she even spelled her great-grandson's name "Micheal," and since he's my sister's kid, I know for a fact that that's wrong.

A page out of the Marcinko bible showing how Mike Marcinko spelled his name. Near the bottom of the page, you see his wife (Anna Mello-Marcinko) spelling their grandson and great-grandson's names the same way. (The words in the bottom, left-hand margin are "great grand children.")

L to R: Anna Mello (Demko), John and Mary Marcinko (Podrasky)

at the Marcinko home at 296 Pringle Street, Kingston, PA. He's got them Marcinko ears!

Mary (Podrasky) Marcinko and husband, John C. Marcinko.

It's not a good picture, 'cause it has tears on it, mostly on his right arm, and blue ink stains as well. I desaturated the blue, but she still has ink blotches on her dress, and the tearing remains.

Kingston, Pennsylvania

Mary Podrasky-Marcinko (far right) with her two oldest children, Mary Jr. and Mike Marcinko. On the left is Mike's wife, Anna Mello-Marcinko.

Picture taken at Mike and Anna's house, Nebraska Avenue, Flint, MI

Feb, 1951

Mike Marcinko outside his house on Tobias St.
Flint, MI

A very young Mike Marcinko

Josephine Marcinko, 1933

The couple on our left is Josephine Marcinko and her husband, Terry McKeever on their wedding day. The girl on the right is her sister Mary (who never married); the other guy is unknown.

The next two oldest children, Eleanor and Margaret Marcinko

Eleanor, Margaret, and their brother John

John Marcinko
Delores Marcinko, a daughter of his brother Mike, stated that he was one of her favorite uncles.

Josephine and husband, Terry McKeever, with Josephine's sister Catherine

Tom Marcinko

Brothers Mike and George Marcinko

Mary Podrasky-Marcinko with her youngest daughter, Agnes.
Unknown ghost-child just behind railing. If it's next-oldest sibling, Andrew, it's the only picture I have of him.

Joseph Marcinko, the youngest child,
 his sophomore year.
November 04, 1946

This clipping was in with family pictures, but you know all that I know about it.