Mary Martha Timko

Mary Martha (Timko) Petrilla

Mary Martha Timko - Born on December 6, 1915 in Dixonville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. She was the oldest child of Joseph John Timko Sr. and Anna Veronica Berish.

Description

Mary was of average build who stood about 5 foot 6 inches in height. She had brown hair and brown eyes.

Early Years

Mary Martha Timko with her sister Anna Joan

Having 8 younger brothers and sisters, Mary spent much of her youth helping her mother Anna raise her siblings.

• Childhood
• Siblings
  • Anna Joan Timko
  • Susanna Timko
  • Joseph John Timko Jr.
  • Stephen Michael Timko
  • Elizabeth Margaret Timko
  • Edward John Timko
  • Albert James Timko
  • Emma Marie Timko
  • Dorothy Alice Timko

Education

Mary's formal education was completed by the ninth grade.

Religion

Mary was baptized into the Catholic faith on December 8, 1915 in Clymer, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. After the family moved to Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, she attended Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church.

Family Years

The Andrew and Mary (Timko) Petrilla Family - (L to R) Back Row: Paul Albert and David John. Front Row: Mary Martha, Elizabeth Jane and Andrew Michael.

Married Andrew Michael Petrilla on November 23, 1933 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. The officiant was Reverend John M. Kandrac. The couple had three children: two boys - Paul Albert and John David and one girl - Elizabeth Jane.

The couple would have eventually have three children;

• Elizabeth Jane Petrilla
• Paul Albert Petrilla
• John David Petrilla

Residences

During the Mary's years in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, she lived with her family in a total of ten house, rented or owned, on the southwest side of the city..

• 1xx Parkman Road [Note: The exact address of the family's first rental house is not known. My paternal Aunt Emma (Timko) Burin said that while driving with her mother Anna, Anna pointed to a small collection of houses next to the railroad tracks on Parkman and said that was the house the family lived in when they first arrived in the city. At the time, it never occurred to Emma to ask exactly which of the house had been the family's first home. However, from city records, the address would have to have been either 160, 170 or 178 Parkman Road, hence the 1xx designation.]
• 985 Hunter Street NW
• 1437 Tod Avenue SW
• 487 Fourth Street
• 481 Oriole Place SW
• 770 Fourth Street
• 978 Palmyra Road SW
• 815 Fifth Street
• 1453 Oak Street SW
• 2488 Bazetta Road NE in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio

Working Years

Homemaker for 48 years. Before her marriage Mary worked as a waitress (1930), and then later she worked as a clerk for R.C. Knox in 1932,

Personal Life

She loved to can vegetables from her garden and was active in the Tuesday Senior Ladies Bowling League. She was also a member of the ladies guild at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and a blood donor for the American Red Cross (Gallon-Club donor).

Death

Mary died from ovarian cancer on February 14, 1981 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was buried on February 16, 1981 at All Souls Cemetery in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio.