Summary
Registrant Michael Berk is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in Illinois in 1952 on April 11th. He was born Dennis Michael Werda in Chicago in Cook County to 19 year old birthmother Joan Werda. Archdiocese of Chicago handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Michael Dennis Berk.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Illinois Adoption Record: # 30116
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Michael Berk
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Dennis Michael Werda
Adoptive Name: Michael Dennis Berk
Date of Birth: Apr 11, 1952 at 4:40 (now 72 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Chicago city, Cook county, Illinois USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Joan Werda
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St Vincent's Orphanage
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Archdiocese of Chicago
Additional Info
attending physician - H.B Schmitz M.D. 55 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL
Cook County Adoption Case number 145050
Mother relinquished custody on 04/17/1952
Adoptive parents legal representation - Cahill & Gallagher, 111 W. Washington, Chicago Il
Mother was from Iowa
Registered: November 11, 2014
Updated: March 11, 2015
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Michael Berk
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Dennis Michael Werda
Adoptive Name: Michael Dennis Berk
Date of Birth: Apr 11, 1952 at 4:40 (now 72 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Chicago city, Cook county, Illinois USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Joan Werda
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St Vincent's Orphanage
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Archdiocese of Chicago
Additional Info
attending physician - H.B Schmitz M.D. 55 E. Washington St. Chicago, IL
Cook County Adoption Case number 145050
Mother relinquished custody on 04/17/1952
Adoptive parents legal representation - Cahill & Gallagher, 111 W. Washington, Chicago Il
Mother was from Iowa
Registered: November 11, 2014
Updated: March 11, 2015
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