| Left to Right Micahel Kurek, Hattie Jankowski, Frank Kurek (Michaels brother) or Joseph Nowak not sure and Virginia Jankowski Nowak (she was married to Joseph on Sept 1924). |
I really can’t believe this. This ring was with my mothers stuff I was looking through after she passed. It looks like a very small insignificant gold ring. Super small. On the inside it says H. M. J to M.A.K 11/23/21. This initials stand for Hattie M. Jankowski to Michael A. Kurek. They were married on 11/23/21. Hattie Jankowski is my grandmother and Micahel Kurek is my grandfather. She died when my dad was 1 year old in 1923. My dad was adopted by his grandparents Rose (Rozalia Jarczynski) and George (Wojciech) Jankowski who changed my dads name from Michael Kurek Jr. to Edward Michael Jankowski (This is why we have the Jankowski name). This was his fathers ring. Michael Kurek died in 1940 in Dayton Ohio. He was a veteran, fought in WWI and died of TB. I’m speechless. I didn’t even know my dad was adopted until after I found his adoption papers after he died. We were told nothing of my dads family and my mom had told me my dad didn’t know if his dad had died or not etc. sayng they knew nothing of him. NOT True. This is my grandfathers wedding ring. Thank you mom!