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Emery “Imre” Torok Sr.

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Emery “Imre” Torok Sr.

Birth
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
Death
25 Oct 1959 (aged 74)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 14, Lot 35, Grave 2SL
Memorial ID
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Emery "Imre" Torok, Sr. was born in Hungary on Christmas day in 1884. He came to the US via Ellis Island in 1903. The census lists his age at marriage to his first wife as age 22 (abt. 1906) His wife, Julia Runto/Ronto is listed on his WWI draft card in 1918. Emery had 3 children from his first marriage:
* John Thor Torok, 30 Oct 1911 - 3 Apr 1983
* Olga Margaret Torok Kish, 30 May 1913 - 3 Aug 1999
* Matilda Torok Hromi, 25 Jun 1915 - 9 Nov 2011

Emery became a widow on 31 Oct 1918, when his wife Julia passed. In 1920, Emery married Josephine "Sophia" Banyacski Nagy and became the Stepfather of Sophia's two young sons;
* John R Nagy, 31 Mar 1907 - 13 Sep 1963
* William Albert Nagy, Jr., 5 May 1914 - 10 Apr 1985

Together, Emery and Sophia had a son:
* Emery James "Jimmy" Torok, 21 Feb 1921 - 11 Jul 1996.

Emery, Sr. was preceded in death by his second wife Sophia in 1957. He rests beside her at Highland Park Cemetery.
Emery "Imre" Torok, Sr. was born in Hungary on Christmas day in 1884. He came to the US via Ellis Island in 1903. The census lists his age at marriage to his first wife as age 22 (abt. 1906) His wife, Julia Runto/Ronto is listed on his WWI draft card in 1918. Emery had 3 children from his first marriage:
* John Thor Torok, 30 Oct 1911 - 3 Apr 1983
* Olga Margaret Torok Kish, 30 May 1913 - 3 Aug 1999
* Matilda Torok Hromi, 25 Jun 1915 - 9 Nov 2011

Emery became a widow on 31 Oct 1918, when his wife Julia passed. In 1920, Emery married Josephine "Sophia" Banyacski Nagy and became the Stepfather of Sophia's two young sons;
* John R Nagy, 31 Mar 1907 - 13 Sep 1963
* William Albert Nagy, Jr., 5 May 1914 - 10 Apr 1985

Together, Emery and Sophia had a son:
* Emery James "Jimmy" Torok, 21 Feb 1921 - 11 Jul 1996.

Emery, Sr. was preceded in death by his second wife Sophia in 1957. He rests beside her at Highland Park Cemetery.


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  • Created by: Teri Powell
  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104425472/emery-torok: accessed ), memorial page for Emery “Imre” Torok Sr. (25 Dec 1884–25 Oct 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104425472, citing Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Teri Powell (contributor 46823105).