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Arthur L. Paslay¹

• Father: M. F. Paslay¹
• Mother: Leona Moore¹

• Birth*: Arthur L. Paslay was born circa 1907 at Oklahoma.¹
• Residence*: He lived on 16 July 1928 at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA.¹
• Marriage*: He married Alice Connor, daughter of Francis John "Frank" Connor and Jennie June Harris, on 22 July 1928 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Witnesses: W. Connor of Los Angeles and Peggy Gunsul of Hollywood. Married by W. Mills, a Presbyterian minister.²
• Marriage: Arthur L. Paslay married Alice Connor, daughter of Francis John "Frank" Connor and Jennie June Harris, on 25 July 1928 at Los Angeles County, California, USA.³

M. F. Paslay¹

• Marriage*: M. F. Paslay married Leona Moore before 1907; Date date chosen prior to birth of know son.¹

Gracia Violet Pennington¹

• Birth*: Gracia Violet Pennington was born on 24 October 1910.¹
• Married Name: Her married name was Connor.¹
• Marriage*: She married William John Connor, son of Francis John "Frank" Connor and Jennie June Harris.¹
• Death*: Gracia Violet Pennington died on 15 December 2000 at age 90.¹

Alex Pesko¹

• Mother: Anna Samaschko¹ b. 6 May 1890, d. 16 Sep 1964

• Birth*: Alex Pesko was born on 27 November 1915 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^1,2
• Residence*: He lived in January 1942 at 391 Second Street, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA.¹
• Occupation*: He was Machinist on 24 January 1942.¹
• Retirement*: He was retired in 1974 from Clark Equipment Co., located in Benton Harbor where he was a foreman.²
• Death*: He died on 19 May 1997 at St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, USA, at age 81.
  
  Alex Pesko - Alex Pesko, 81, of St. Joseph, died May 19, 1997, at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph.
  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 23, at Trinity Lutheran church, in St. Joseph, of which he was a member. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Kerley & Starks Funeral Home, St. Joseph. Memorial may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church or donors choice. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens, Hagar Shores, where graveside military rites will be conducted by Coloma American Legion No. 362, Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 1137, Benton Harbor and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 17, Benton Harbor.
  Mr. Pesko was born November 27, 1915, in Chicago. He was a foreman for Clark Equipment Co., in Benton Harbor, retiring in 1974. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran, serving during World War II, and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 163, St. Joseph.
  Surviviors include: his wife, Anna (Batke) Pesko, whom he married on Jan. 24, 1942, in St. Joseph; three daughters -- Mrs. Richard (Janice) Bicknell and Mrs. James (Karen) Walder, both of Longmont, Colo., and Mrs. Richard (Linda) Van Hoedt of St. Joseph; four granchildren; four great-granchildren; two brothers -- Frank Pesko of Benton Harbor and George Pesko of St. Joseph; and three sisters -- Leza Cranz of Delton, Mich., and Anna Mosher and Lou Hook, both of Benton Harbor.
  He was preceded in death by a daughter, Beverly Pesko, in 1961, a grandson, Jeffery Van Hoedt in 1972, his parents, Fred and Anna (Samaschko) Pesko, a sister Sophie Pesko, and a brother, Michael Pesko.
  Herald-Palladium, May 21, 1997.²
• Burial*: He was buried on 23 May 1997 at North Shore Memorial Gardens, Hagar Shores, Berrien County, Michigan, USA.²

Beverly Pesko¹

• Father: Alex Pesko¹ b. 27 Nov 1915, d. 19 May 1997

• Death*: Beverly Pesko died in 1961.¹

Michael Pesko¹

• Mother: Anna Samaschko¹ b. 6 May 1890, d. 16 Sep 1964

• Death*: Michael Pesko died before 1997.¹

Sophie Pesko¹

• Mother: Anna Samaschko¹ b. 6 May 1890, d. 16 Sep 1964

• Death*: Sophie Pesko died before 1997.¹

Phyllis Pignato^1,2

Phyllis Pignato Maher (c1938-2018)
Photo courtesy: Kurtz Goodale Memorial Chapels

• Married Name: Her married name was Maher.¹
• Birth*: Phyllis Pignato was born circa 1938.²
• Marriage*: She married Donald W. Maher, son of John Francis Maher and Eileen Bernice Woods.¹
• Death*: Phyllis Pignato died on 24 March 2018 at Frankfort, Will County, Illinois, USA; Phyllis A. Maher (nee Pignato), age 80, of Frankfort formerly of Chicago, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. Loving wife of the late Donald Maher; beloved mother of Patricia Maher, late Kimberly Maher and Kelly Maher; dearest daughter of the late Sebastian Pignato and the late Patricia (late Eddie) Romb (nee DePhillips); cherished grandmother of Dominica Maher-Miller. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Funeral Arrangements handled by Kurtz Memorial Chapel, Frankfort for information www.kurtzmemorialchapel.com or 815-806-2225. On website March 25, 2018.^3,2

Grace Pomeroy

• Father: Joseph Pomeroy¹ d. 25 Mar 1922
• Mother: Margaret Elizabeth O'Neill¹ b. 21 Oct 1852, d. 5 Dec 1924

• Birth*: Grace Pomeroy was born on 1 January 1882 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Marriage*: She married Joseph V. Sullivan at St. Jarlath Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 26 April 1905.^2,3
• Married Name: Her married name was Sullivan.²
• Residence*: Grace Pomeroy and Joseph V. Sullivan lived before 27 January 1919 at 5800 N. Kenmore, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Death*: Grace Pomeroy died on 27 January 1919 at Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at age 37. She was in the hospital for four days before her death.^4,1
• Burial*: She was buried on 29 January 1919 at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹

Joseph Pomeroy¹

• Birth*: Joseph Pomeroy was born at Connecticut, USA.¹
• Birth: He was born on 28 April 1848 at Connecticut.²
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Elizabeth O'Neill, daughter of Patrick O'Neill and Mary (?).¹
• Death*: Joseph Pomeroy died on 25 March 1922 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. POMEROY - Joseph Pomeroy Jr., March 25, beloved husband of Margaret E. and father of Joseph P. and George S. Funeral Monday, March 27, 10 a.m., from residence 5800 Kenmore, to St. Ita's church.
  Chicago Tribunee, March 26, 1922, page 9.
  
  JOSEPH POMEROY, a resident of chicago since 1865 and prominent for fifty years in the wholesale clothing trade of the middle west; was buried Monday at Calvary following services at St. Ita's church. He was 73 years old and is survived by his widow and two sons, Joseph P. Pomeroy of Oak Park and George S. Pomeroy of Evanston.
  Chicago Tribune, March 29, 1922, page 21.^2,3,4
• Burial*: He was buried on 27 March 1922 at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁴