Piroska was born on February 10th, 1888 in Sáp and her baptism took place there on February 16th, 1888.12 Piroska's father was Gábor Körtvélyesi and her mother was Zsuzsanna Balogh. Her paternal grandparents were József Körtvélyesi and Julianna Györfi. She had two brothers and a sister, named Gábor, Lajos and Julianna. She was the oldest of the four children.