Marie Nygard Kavka

• Joseph Nygard
  
• Anna Hendrickson Nygard

Parents

• Ann Frances Nygard
  
• Carl V. Nygard
  
• Thoburn Rodgers (step-parent)

Brothers and Sisters

• Carl Nygard
  
• Marie Nygard
  
• Jimmy Rodgers- step brother
  

Husband

• Michael Kavka

Children

• Sandy Fetch
  

Census

• 1920 Census Information
  
• 1930 Census Information

Profile

Marie Anne Nygard was born on October 15, 1916 in Newark, NJ. She was given away to either Joseph or Harold Nygard and was raised by Aunt Mildred Nygard, who never married. She was very bitter about what happened and she never talked about her upbringing.

She attended nursing school in New York and after graduation she practiced as a baby nurse, taking care of the wealthy. She met and was engaged to a man who was extremely wealthy, and they partied at all the spots in the city. During this time, she took a position with the Siccardi family in Warren, New Jersey. Mr. Siccaradi owned part of the Yankees. Michael Kavka, whom Marie would later marry, also worked for the Siccardi family. Michael managed one of their movie theaters.

She broke her engagement and married Michael in 1938. They later managed a bar together. Sandy, Marie's daughter, tried to locate Carl V. Nygard and received a letter from the Iron Workers Local 361 in Queens Village, NY, confirming his membership # as 102244. Marie then asked Sandy to stop her research.