Stephen H. Prasky (1897-1965)

Stephen H. Prasky (1897-1965) aka Stephen H. Piskorski; World War I Veteran and Carpenter; Emigrated from Poland to the USA prior to 1917 (b. December 20, 1897, Poland - d. November 17, 1965, Paul Kimball Hospital, Lakewood, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08701-5281, USA) Social Security Number 577168795.

Birth
He was the son of Josephine and Adolph Piskorski.

Emigration
He emigrated prior to 1917.

Marriage
He married Bertha Marie Burke (1902-1971) around 1930-1950 and they lived in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Lakewood, New Jersey
He moved from Hyattsville, Maryland to Lakewood, New Jersey in 1964.

Funeral notice
His obituary in the Asbury Park Press from Friday, November 19, 1965 reads as follows: Stephen H. Prasky, 67, of 17 Bennett Street, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday at Paul Kimball Hospital, Lakewood. He was born in Poland, son of the late Adolph and Josephine Piskorski. He was a member of Local 132, carpenters union, Washington. Mr. Prasky was an Army veteran of World War I. He had moved here one year ago from Hyattsville, Maryland. Surviving are his wife, Bertha Burke Prasky, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Lynn Beck, Westwood Massachusetts; two stepbrothers, Walter Krzyzanowski, both of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, one grandson, five nieces, and one nephew.

Lynn Beck
His daughter, Lynn Beck, worked as a burlesque stripper under the name Lynn York. Lynn had a son.

Memories about Stephen Prasky

 * Thomas Patrick Norton I (1920- ) writes: "He was married before. He worked on the construction of the Empire State Building in 1939, and he had a daughter by a previous marriage, and she was a burlesque stripper, whose stage name was 'Lynn York'. When she would come over the house she would sit on the porch with my brother, Jimmy Norton, and all his friends would pass by the porch to see her. Jimmy took our father to see her show and all he could say was 'she's a strong woman'."