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 == Description ==
-As I stare at a photograph of my father, my eyes are first drawn to his crooked smile. While he was quite capable of hearty laughter or a big cheesy grin, his quiet smile had a way of drawing your eye to the fact that the left side of his smile was slightly higher than his right, and was accented by slight dimples. And it was framed by his fat cheeks, a square cleft chin and a broad nose. In his later years he developed a bit of a double chin.
+As I stare at a photograph of my father, my eyes are first drawn to his crooked smile. While he was quite capable of hearty laughter or a big cheesy grin, his quiet smile had a way of drawing your eye to the fact that the left side of his smile was slightly higher than his right, and was accented by slight dimples. And it was framed by his fat cheeks, a square cleft chin and a broad nose. In his later years he developed a bit of a double chin. Atop his mouth sat a mischievous set of brown, almond shaped eyes capped with bushy eyebrows. His left eyebrow was unique in that it arched when he was angry or upset. Something I saw often when we kids were younger. For as long as I can remember, my father’s eyes were framed by eyeglasses that sat high on his ears as if they didn’t quite fit his face. Edward wore glasses for most of his life.
-Atop his mouth sat a mischievous set of brown, almond shaped eyes capped with bushy eyebrows. His left eyebrow was unique in that it arched when he was angry or upset. Something I saw often when we kids were younger. For as long as I can remember, my father’s eyes were framed by eyeglasses that sat high on his ears as if they didn’t quite fit his face. Edward wore glasses for most of his life.
+Having mentioned my father’s ears, I thought they were unique in that they were long, held tight against the side of his face with heavy lobes. They seemed typical for those people with a Slavic ancestry. They were accented with short cropped sideburns. Now his hair was dark brown and very wavy. Not curly, but just enough wave to make his hairstyle unique, somewhat in the style of George Clooney. I remember him using a healthy dab of Brylcreem to keep his wavy hair from being mussed. As for facial hair, my father was always clean shaven. I don’t ever remember him experimenting with beards or mustaches.
-Having mentioned my father’s ears, I thought they were unique in that they were long, held tight against the side of his face with heavy lobes. They seemed typical for those people with a Slavic ancestry. They were accented with short cropped sideburns.
+Now my father’s head sat atop his stocky body on a thick neck. I would describe his body as rectangular in shape and very muscular. He  weighed about 170 pounds in 1944 when he registered for the draft. His muscles were a result of many years of lifting coils of strapping in the mills. In his later years, he developed a bit of a gut, but it was solid. Yes, solid best describes my father’s body. He stood about five foot, ten inches in height, about the same height as my mom. While I don’t know his weight exactly, I would imagine it being in the low 200 range. I suppose it is worth mentioning that my dad’s body had very little hair which seemed normal to me. That is until I saw other men at the beach who appeared to be wearing a fur coat. I’m thankful I take after my father in that regard.
 I could stop here feeling satisfied with my description of my father but I think there was one other attribute that warrants mentioning...his hands. My father’s hands were broad with stubby fingers and he was left-handed. His hands fit well with my father’s very muscular arms. I remembered this attribute because when you shook his hand, you knew you were dealing with a man of strength. It's like your hand was being gripped by a vise. His muscularity came from years of lifting coils of strapping from the machine that applied its protective coating and loading them on skids for shipping. Come to think about it, the only time he ever shook my hand is when I graduated from college. Funny how you remember certain things.<ref>Memories of Edward John Timko Jr.</ref>
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 == Early Years ==
-*[[File:A Young Edward and Albert Timko.jpg|thumb|325x325px|A young Edward and Albert Timko]]'''Childhood'''
+*'''Childhood'''
 **In 1928, Ed's father Joseph John Timko moved the family from Dixonville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Once in Warren, Joseph took a job as a steelworker for Republic Iron and Steel Corporation. Edward and his siblings attended Warren City schools.
 **Edward, or Ed as he was known, was very popular with all that knew him. His niece Betty Jane (Petrilla) Hietikko said that she thought he was the best looking of the Timko brothers. She said, when referring to Ed and his brother Albert, it was always "Ed and Al," never the other way.  Ed was the de facto ringleader.
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 * '''How they met''' - '''[[Jeannette Frances Walker]]''' loved to tell us how she met Edward by writing letters to him during the end of WWII. As she told it, Edward’s sister Dorothy was good friends with Jeannette because they attended the same high school. Sometime in their friendship, Dorothy must have told Jeannette about her brother being stationed at Lackland AFB. Now, during the war, people were constantly encouraged to support “our boys over seas.”  And one of the ways suggested was to write to the troops, you know, become a pen-pal. Dorothy must have encouraged Jeannette to reach out to her brother because Jeannette did just that...she began writing to him. Edward was a bit surprised when he received the first letter but it soon grew into something that they each enjoyed as the frequency and length of the letters grew over time. (In later years, Jeannette's children would learn that she kept all Edward’s letters to her.) Eventually, they arranged to meet when my dad was home on leave, and, well as they say, the rest is history.<ref>Memories of Jeannette Frances (Walker) Timko, as told to Edward John Timko Jr.</ref>
-* '''Marriage''' - Edward married '''[[Jeannette Frances Walker]]''' on June 21, 1952 by Father Joseph Krispinsky at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
+* '''Marriage''' - Edward married '''[[Jeannette Frances Walker]]''' on June 21, 1952 by Father Joseph Krispinsky at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. For their honeymoon trip, the newlyweds spent the first night at the bride’s home. The next day the bride’s Uncle Raymond drove them to Cleveland for their honeymoon. Unfortunately, my mother became home sick and they had to return home. Later, they would set off again with Edward’s brother Stephen and his wife Peggy to Blue Ridge, Minnesota for a belated honeymoon/vacation.
 * '''Stories About Edward and Jeannette'''
 ** While living with his in-laws, Edward broke his arm while trying to navigate the stairs. The story, entitled "''His Broken Arm,''" can be found at the link, '''[[Timko Family Stories]]'''<ref>Memories of Paul Petrilla, as told to Edward John Timko Jr.</ref> ----

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-''<sup>Page edited 28-January-2025. ET</sup>''[[File:Edward John Timko Sr.jpg|thumb|245x245px|Edward John Timko Sr]]
+''<sup>Page edited 30-October-2025. ET</sup>''[[File:Edward John Timko Sr.jpg|thumb|245x245px|Edward John Timko Sr]]
 '''[[Edward John Timko]]''' - Born on November 8, 1926 in Dixonville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.<ref>Sts Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, Warren, Trumbull County, OH - Edward Timko Jr, Email, 30 Dec 2011</ref>  He was the seventh oldest child and third eldest son of '''[[Joseph John Timko Sr.|Joseph John Timko]]''' and [[Anna Veronica Berish|'''Anna Veronica Berish''']].
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 He was married on June 21, 1952 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on 175 Laird Avenue NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
-He, his wife and four children were members of St. Williams Catholic Church on 5411 Mahoning Ave. NW in Champion, Trumbull County, Ohio.[[File:S-Sgt Edward John Timko in uniform.jpg|thumb|275x275px|S-Sgt Edward John Timko in uniform]]
+He, his wife and four children were members of St. Williams Catholic Church on 5411 Mahoning Avenue NW in Champion, Trumbull County, Ohio.[[File:S-Sgt Edward John Timko in uniform.jpg|thumb|275x275px|S-Sgt Edward John Timko in uniform]]
 == Military Service Years ==
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 He worked the remainder of his life as a machine operator at '''[[Brainard Steel Division]]''', Sharon Steel Corporation on Larchmont Avenue on the outskirts of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. The machine he operated "painted" a protective coating on various types of the narrow steel strapping the company manufactured. ''[As a side note, his son Edward Jr. worked for a few summers with his father at Brained Steel Division as a means to supplement his college fund.]''
-Edward also served as Vice President of the local Steelworkers Union - Head of Compensation. His son Edward John Timko, Jr. remembers taking his first trip to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio with his father as Edward Sr. represented a fellow worker in a compensation case.
+Edward also served as Vice President of the local Steelworkers Union - Head of Compensation. His son Edward John Timko, Jr. remembers taking his first trip to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio with his father as Edward Sr. while representing a fellow worker in a workman's compensation case.
 ==Personal Life==

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 == Education ==
-Edward completed the eleventh grade at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He then went on to work at Demyan Tire Corporation.
+Edward completed the eleventh grade at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. After leaving school he went on to work at Demyan Tire Corporation in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio.
 While his formal education ended with his junior year of high school, his learning continued through out his adult life as he was a voracious reader. He was one of those people who read the entire newspaper, and he always had a dog-eared book handy for a quick read.
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 While Ed was never stationed outside the continental United States, he at least had the opportunity to serve his country and to see other parts of the country with its various cultures. In some of the photos of the time, Ed can be seen enjoying his favorite libation, a cold beer, with a group of his comrades. He told his children the story of stopping at a local cantina for a few beers one day. Eventually, after a few beers he became hungry and ordered a steak. Ed said that the cook went over to a large piece of raw meat that was hanging nearby and cut off a steak just for him. He remembers the hanging meat being covered in flies that the cook had to shoo away as he cut. However, when he was served the grilled steak, he said it was the best he ever had.
-By the time Ed left the service, he had achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant.
+By the time Ed left military service, he had achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant.
 '''Military Service(s)''' - '''[[U.S. Army Air Corps]]'''
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 Edward worked as a tire builder at '''[[Denman Tire Corporation]]''' in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio for a short time in his youth prior to his time in the military.
-He worked the remainder of his life as a machine operator at '''[[Brainard Steel Division]]''', Sharon Steel Corporation on Larchmont Avenue on the outskirts of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. The machine he operated "painted" a protective coating on various types of the steel strapping the company manufactured. ''[As a side note, his son Edward Jr. worked for a few summers with his father at Brained Steel Division as a means to supplement his college fund.]''
+He worked the remainder of his life as a machine operator at '''[[Brainard Steel Division]]''', Sharon Steel Corporation on Larchmont Avenue on the outskirts of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. The machine he operated "painted" a protective coating on various types of the narrow steel strapping the company manufactured. ''[As a side note, his son Edward Jr. worked for a few summers with his father at Brained Steel Division as a means to supplement his college fund.]''
 Edward also served as Vice President of the local Steelworkers Union - Head of Compensation. His son Edward John Timko, Jr. remembers taking his first trip to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio with his father as Edward Sr. represented a fellow worker in a compensation case.

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 ==Personal Life==
-Enjoyed reading, fishing, playing poker and gardening. In his youth he loved to ice skate. He was also know to enjoy cold bottles of beer and smoking cigars and the occasional pipe.
+Edward enjoyed reading, fishing, playing poker and gardening. In his youth he loved to ice skate. He was also know to enjoy cold bottles of beer and smoking cigars and the occasional pipe.
-Edward was also partial to polka music and the comedy of W.C. Fields, often quoting Field's sayings during family gatherings, particularly "Go away kid, you bother me."
+He was also partial to polka music and the comedy of W.C. Fields, often quoting Field's sayings during family gatherings, particularly "Go away kid, you bother me."
-During their early years at his house on Kincaid Road, Ed spent a good deal of time making his land more suitable for gardening by clearing brush and digging ditches to help dry out the back portion of his seven and one-half acres of land. It was not uncommon to see Ed, with a shovel resting on his shoulder, patrolling the network of ditches he had dug ensuring they were free of debris and running they should.
+During their early years at his house on Kincaid Road, Ed spent a good deal of time making his land more suitable for gardening by clearing brush and digging ditches to help dry out the back portion of his seven and one-half acres of land. It was not uncommon to see Ed, with a shovel resting on his shoulder, patrolling the network of ditches he had dug ensuring they were free of debris and running as they should.
 Edward enjoyed only simple hobbies and one of them was fishing. While he never spent a great deal of money on fishing equipment, it was not uncommon for him to grab his poles and take the family out for a day at one of the nearby lakes to catch that nights dinner. I suppose that might have been a partial rationale for Ed having dug a pond a few hundred yards behind his house (It's worth mentioning he used the dirt from digging the pond to backfill around his house and septic system. A project that took several years.) However, the pond never proved to be a good source for fish, at least in his lifetime. As much as he tried he could never find a reliable source of water even though there were springs all around his property. It wasn’t until after his death his wife Jeannette had the pond made larger and deeper finally hitting the long elusive spring. It was only then did the fish, for which Edward worked so long and hard, finally appear.<ref>Memories of Edward John Timko Jr.</ref>
 ==Death==
-On December 25, 1977. Edward broke his leg at home while trying to keep the family Christmas tree from falling. It had been bumped by one his children. He had been sitting in a rocking chair and, upon seeing the tree falling, leaned forward trying to catch it. Unfortunately, he set his foot wrong, resulting in a twisting motion which broke his leg. He sat back down in the rocker as if nothing happened. it was his oldest son who pointed out to him that his foot was no longer pointed forward. He then realized a trip to the hospital was in order.
+On December 25, 1977. Edward broke his leg at home while trying to keep the family Christmas tree from falling. It had been bumped by one his children. He had been sitting in a rocking chair and, upon seeing the tree falling, leaned forward trying to catch it. Unfortunately, he set his foot wrong, resulting in a twisting motion which broke his leg. He sat back down in the rocker as if nothing happened. It was his oldest son who pointed out to him that his foot was no longer pointed forward. He then realized a trip to the hospital was in order.
 His two oldest sons helped him into the family car and headed out to the hospital with a broomstick helping support the injured leg. Upon his arrival at the entrance to the emergency department of Warren General Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, the staff helped Edward on to a gurney and wheeled him in, leaving his sons to handle the admittance paperwork. After a preliminary examination and x-rays it was discovered Edward had a spiral fracture. They proceeded to surgery where several metal pins were placed into the bone of his leg to hold the broken pieces together. The operation was a complete success.

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 He stood about five foot, ten inches in height, about the same height as my mom. While I don’t know his weight exactly, I would imagine it being in the low 200 range. I suppose it is worth mentioning that my dad’s body had very little hair which seemed normal to me. That is until I saw other men at the beach who appeared to be wearing a fur coat. I’m thankful I take after my father in that regard.
-I could stop here feeling satisfied with my description of my father but I think there was one other attribute that warrants mentioning...his hands. My father’s hands were broad with stubby fingers and he was left-handed. His hands fit well with my father’s very muscular arms. I remembered this attribute because when you shook his hand, you knew you were dealing with a man of strength. It's like your hand was being gripped by vise. His muscularity came years of lifting coils of strapping from the machine that applied its protective coating and loading them on skids for shipping. Come to think about it, the only time he ever shook my hand is when I graduated from college. Funny how you remember certain things.<ref>Memories of Edward John Timko Jr.</ref>
+I could stop here feeling satisfied with my description of my father but I think there was one other attribute that warrants mentioning...his hands. My father’s hands were broad with stubby fingers and he was left-handed. His hands fit well with my father’s very muscular arms. I remembered this attribute because when you shook his hand, you knew you were dealing with a man of strength. It's like your hand was being gripped by a vise. His muscularity came from years of lifting coils of strapping from the machine that applied its protective coating and loading them on skids for shipping. Come to think about it, the only time he ever shook my hand is when I graduated from college. Funny how you remember certain things.<ref>Memories of Edward John Timko Jr.</ref>
 == Early Years ==
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 S/Sgt Edward Timko, Sr served in the '''[[U.S. Army Air Corps]]''' during World War II. He began serving on September 19, 1945 and was discharged on December 10, 1949 (Lackland AFB, Texas), He served as a Medical Corpsman at the 3700th Station Medical Squadron, 3700th Station Hospital at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He received the American Defense Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal.<ref>Honorable Discharge & Separation Record - Edward J Timko, WD 53, 10 Dec 1949, Serial No: AF 45021642</ref>
-Even though the war in Europe and Japan had come to an end, in September 19, 1945, Edward enlisted in the U.S. Army as a medical corpsman serving in the 3700th Station Medical Squadron, 3700th Station Hospital in Texas. He told the story of serving for a time in a ward for psychiatric patients. One day one of the patients escaped to a nearby town that was hosting a carnival with all the various rides. The patient somehow climbed aboard a Ferris wheel thinking he would escape his pursuers. Ed, along with the other corpsman, just waited for the patient to return to earth where they grabbed him and returned him to the ward. Ed could never figure out how that patient thought he was going to escape by climbing on to the ride.
+While serving as a corpsman, he told the story of serving for a time in a ward for psychiatric patients. One day one of the patients escaped to a nearby town that was hosting a carnival with all the various rides. The patient somehow climbed aboard a Ferris wheel thinking he would escape his pursuers. Ed, along with the other corpsman, just waited for the patient to return to earth where they grabbed him and returned him to the ward. Ed could never figure out how that patient thought he was going to escape by climbing on to the ride.
 While Ed was never stationed outside the continental United States, he at least had the opportunity to serve his country and to see other parts of the country with its various cultures. In some of the photos of the time, Ed can be seen enjoying his favorite libation, a cold beer, with a group of his comrades. He told his children the story of stopping at a local cantina for a few beers one day. Eventually, after a few beers he became hungry and ordered a steak. Ed said that the cook went over to a large piece of raw meat that was hanging nearby and cut off a steak just for him. He remembers the hanging meat being covered in flies that the cook had to shoo away as he cut. However, when he was served the grilled steak, he said it was the best he ever had.
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 ==Working Years==
-Edward worked as a tire builder at '''[[Denman Tire Corporation]]''' in Leavitsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio for a short time in his youth prior to his time in the military.
+Edward worked as a tire builder at '''[[Denman Tire Corporation]]''' in Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, Ohio for a short time in his youth prior to his time in the military.
 He worked the remainder of his life as a machine operator at '''[[Brainard Steel Division]]''', Sharon Steel Corporation on Larchmont Avenue on the outskirts of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. The machine he operated "painted" a protective coating on various types of the steel strapping the company manufactured. ''[As a side note, his son Edward Jr. worked for a few summers with his father at Brained Steel Division as a means to supplement his college fund.]''

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 **In 1928, Ed's father Joseph John Timko moved the family from Dixonville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Once in Warren, Joseph took a job as a steelworker for Republic Iron and Steel Corporation. Edward and his siblings attended Warren City schools.
 **Edward, or Ed as he was known, was very popular with all that knew him. His niece Betty Jane (Petrilla) Hietikko said that she thought he was the best looking of the Timko brothers. She said, when referring to Ed and his brother Albert, it was always "Ed and Al," never the other way.  Ed was the de facto ringleader.
-**He always seemed to be in a good mood, with a big smile on his face.  He was the one organized all the games the children played in the empty fields across the street from their house on Oriole Place.  Some of his activities got all of them in trouble, but it was never too serious.  When Ed and Al took some of the younger children to the movies, they always have to walk several feet behind them so no one would know we were with them. Ed might have liked the little children but he had a reputation to maintain. However, the fact is that he did take time for us little kids.  He taught his young nephew Paul Petrilla how to play ball.  Paul’s brother Dave Petrilla unfortunately was too little.  Ed and Al both worked at a local fruit market on Market Street. It was located in what is now the west parking lot of the landmark Warren eatery, the Hot Dog Shoppe. At the end of their shift, the market owner would let the boys take home any overripe fruit. Their mother Anna could always find a use for anything they brought home. One person’s overripe fruit might become another person’s desert for the evening meal.
+**He always seemed to be in a good mood, with a big smile on his face.  He was the one who organized all the games the children played in the empty fields across the street from their house on Oriole Place.  Some of his activities got all of them in trouble, but it was never too serious.  When Ed and Al took some of the younger children to the movies, they always had to walk several feet behind them so no one would know we were with them. Ed might have liked the little children but he had a reputation to maintain. However, the fact is that he did take time for us little kids.  He taught his young nephew Paul Petrilla how to play ball.  Paul’s brother Dave Petrilla unfortunately was too little.  Ed and Al both worked at a local fruit market on Market Street. It was located in what is now the west parking lot of the landmark Warren eatery, the Hot Dog Shoppe. At the end of their shift, the market owner would let the boys take home any overripe fruit. Their mother Anna could always find a use for anything they brought home. One person’s overripe fruit might become another person’s desert for the evening meal.
 **In later years, Ed shared a bed with his younger brother Albert who was not known to be an early riser. On one occasion Ed, who had worked late the previous evening, was trying to sleep and Albert was being called from downstairs  to wake up. Not wanting to leave his warm bed, Albert was doing his best to ignore the unwanted summons. Finally, Ed frustrated by the continual interruptions of his sleep took matters into his own hands, so to speak. He placed his foot behind Albert's back and shoved him out of the bed and onto the floor with a resounding thump. It was only then that the family members downstairs heard the thump and knew that Albert was finally up.
 * '''Siblings'''

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 == Education ==
-He completed the eleventh grade at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
+Edward completed the eleventh grade at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He then went on to work at Demyan Tire Corporation.
 While his formal education ended with his junior year of high school. However, his learning continued through out his adult life as he was a voracious reader. He was one of those people who read the entire newspaper, and he always had a dog-eared book handy for a quick read.
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 Edward was baptized into the Catholic faith on November 21, 1926 in Clymer, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
-He received his First Holy Communion on May 27, 1934 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was later Confirmed on May 9, 1938 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
+He later received his First Holy Communion on May 27, 1934 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was then Confirmed on May 9, 1938 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
 He was married on June 21, 1952 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on 175 Laird Avenue NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
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 * '''How they met''' - '''[[Jeannette Frances Walker]]''' loved to tell us how she met Edward by writing letters to him during the end of WWII. As she told it, Edward’s sister Dorothy was good friends with Jeannette because they attended the same high school. Sometime in their friendship, Dorothy must have told Jeannette about her brother being stationed at Lackland AFB. Now, during the war, people were constantly encourage to support “our boys over seas.”  And one of the ways suggested was to write to the troops, you know, become a pen-pal. Dorothy must have encouraged Jeannette to reach out to her brother because Jeannette did just that...began writing to him. Edward was a bit surprised when he received the first letter but it soon grew into something that they each enjoyed as the frequency and length of the letters grew over time. (In later years, Jeannette's children would learn that she kept all Edward’s letters to her.) Eventually, they arranged to meet when my dad was home on leave, and, well as they say, the rest is history.<ref>Memories of Jeannette Frances (Walker) Timko, as told to Edward John Timko Jr.</ref>
-* '''Marriage''' - Edward married '''[[Jeannette Frances Walker]]''' on June 21, 1952 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
+* '''Marriage''' - Edward married '''[[Jeannette Frances Walker]]''' on June 21, 1952 by Father Joseph Krispinsky at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
 * '''Stories About Edward and Jeannette'''
 ** While living with his in-laws, Edward broke his arm while trying to navigate the stairs. The story, entitled "''His Broken Arm,''" can be found at the link, '''[[Timko Family Stories]]'''<ref>Memories of Paul Petrilla, as told to Edward John Timko Jr.</ref> ----