Anton PETRZELKA

1921 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Anton PETRZELKA  [1]
  Birth	Between 10 Apr 1920 and 9 Apr 1921	Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Death	UNKNOWN
  	Published in the Chicago Sun-Times on 29 Sep 2003 is this obituary... Petrzelka, Anton "Tony" Veteran of WWII, Navy Seabees, beloved husband of Klara (nee Vitek), loving father of Cynthia (Bill) Stefinsky and Skip (Barbara), dear grandfather of Veronica (Jose) Guerrero and Bill Jr. (Lisa) Stefinsky, cherished great-grandfather of Nicholas Stefinsky, fond brother of Rudolph (Valeria) Peters, also brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews. Member of P.F.C. Ted Stempien Post #8821 VFW, Archer-Highland Post #698 AL, St. Brunio Senior Citizens and Archer Heights Senior Citizens. Funeral Wednesday, October 1, 2003, 9:30 a.m. from Szykowny Funeral Home, Ltd., 4901 S. Archer Ave. (one block east of Pulaski at Szykowny Blvd.), to St. Bruno Church. Mass 10:00 a.m. Entombment Resurrection Mausoleum. Visitation Tuesday, 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. For funeral information, 773-735-7521. The Anton mentioned in the obituary is buried at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums in Justice, Cook, Illinois, USA. On 20 Dec 2012, the Sun-Times published the obituary of Klara F. PETRZELKA... Petrzelka, Klara F. (nee Vitek) Beloved wife of the late Anton; loving mother of Cynthia (William) Stefinsky and Dwight (Barbara); dearest grandmother of Veronica (Jose) Stevens, William A. (Lisa), and Leigh; great-grandmother of Nicholas and Anthony. Survived and loved by brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, other family members, and many friends. Proud member of the Daughters of Isabella, St. Bruno Choir, Bingo Committee, Mothers Club, and PFC Ted Stempien V.F.W. Archer Highland American Legion Post Womens Auxiliary. Funeral Saturday, December 22, 2012, 9:30 A.M. at Szykowny Funeral Home, Jonathan F. Siedlecki, Director, 4901 So. Archer Ave. (1 blk east of Pulaski at Szykowny Blvd.) to St. Bruno Church, 10:00 A.M. Mass. Entombment Resurrection Mausoleum. Visitation Friday, 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. For funeral info 773-735-7521. Until we can definitively prove these people are the same as those in the family tree, we will leave them referenced here as notes.
  Person ID	I2583	Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Rudolf PETRZELKA,   b. 28 Nov 1892, Czechoslovakia d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Josephine,   b. Between 10 Apr 1896 and 9 Apr 1897, Czechoslovakia d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Between 10 Apr 1920 and 9 Apr 1921 - Illinois, USA Census - 9 Apr 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  According to the SSDI, Anton's SSN COULD be 323-16-8465 and his date of death would be 27 Sep 2003 - which would make his birth date 01 Jan 1921. He possibly married Klara Vitek on 26 Oct 1942.

  
  

• Sources

  [S428] 1930 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook, Chicago, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 819, Supervisor's District No. 6, Sheet No. 24A. We are accepting this census record because the immigration year matches the 1908 ship manifest we have located previously. It would be nice if we could definitively identify Rudolf's parents and prove this is indeed him.