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Person ID	I1652	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

Father	Valentine Walczak, b. 12 Feb 1917, Whiting, Ind d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Helen Cisarik, b. 19 Nov 1926, Masontown Fa, Pennsylvania d. 19 Sep 1985, Dyer, Lake, Indiana, USA (Age 58 years)
Marriage	30 Jul 1955	Porter, Indiana, United States [1]
Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 5 months - She : 28 years and 8 months.
Family ID	F1178	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Father	Ralph Robert Eustice Shoup, Sr, b. 28 Apr 1919, Brownsville, PA d. 25 Jun 2009, Highland, Lake, IN (Age 90 years)
Mother	Helen Cisarik, b. 19 Nov 1926, Masontown Fa, Pennsylvania d. 19 Sep 1985, Dyer, Lake, Indiana, USA (Age 58 years)
Marriage	3 Aug 1946	Porter, Indiana, United States [2]
Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 4 months - She : 19 years and 9 months.
Family ID	F1176	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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[S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DFGT-SWN2
[S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8RRP-Y6W2?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LKJR-GZ4

The Pijzaczynski family name changed many times over the years. In Polish records, Andrew’s surname appeared as Peczynski. He had six children in Poland and five in the United States. After immigrating, his last name varied on documents such as census records, deeds, and death certificates, before his children in the U.S. eventually adopted the name Perchinske. Rumor had it that teachers could not spell the name correctly and eventually his children became Perchinske.