Robert Podesfinski

Roman married Lottie. Their only son was Henry Podeszfinski who married Tessie Czeslawa (nee Rawa) Podeszfinski in Henry's first marriage that ended about 1970. Lottie's two grandsons were Robert Podesfinski and Raymond Podesfinski, born in Newark NJ.

Henry Dominic Podeszfinski aka Henry Dominic Podesfinski was married two times. Tessie C. (Rawa) Podeszfinski was his first wife about 1945 and they divorced in Essex County about 1970. They lived with father and mother Roman and Lottie Podeszfinski when first married, and both couples moved to a two-story duplex house bought by Roman in Irvington NJ. Robert and Raymond were Roman's first grandchildren and they graduated Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish catholic parochial school in town. Henry enrolled them later at Seton Hall Prep, South Orange NJ, and both graduated different colleges. Henry and Tessie lived in a first-floor apartments in a 2-story duplex, and his parents were in a second-floor apartment. They visited often, and the grandparents babysat when needed. Henry, a wholesale seller of shoes and beer, americanized his name unofficially to Podesfinski so non-Poles could pronounce it. His sons received Podesfinski on their birth certificates. The 1930 and 1940 Censuses incorrectly spelled Podeszfinski as "Podeszbinski" due to a misreading of handwriting. Henry saw the "sz" as the problem and reduced it to "s".

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Tessie Czeslawa Podeszfinski was the daughter in law of Roman Podeszfinski. She graduated St. Stanislaus grade school, Newark NJ and graduated Newark public high school at the age of 16. She studied secretarial work and worked in various jobs secretarial and tevhnical during WW2. She met Henry Dominic Podeszfinski, son of Roman and Lottie.

Tesdie was born at the end of the Spanish Flu epidemic, and her parents, Stanley and Eugenia, thought she was going to die because she was born with a high fever. living across the street from St Stanislaus Catholic Church, they rushed her to be baptized. The priest recruited a woman praying and the janitor to be godparents. She wa

Roman Podeszfinski of Irvington, Essex County, NJ was born on February 25, 1893, and died at age 82 years old in December 1975.