Russell Schreiber was born on July 26, 1911 in Chicago to Paula Banas and Adam Schreiber. Paula was of Polish descent and was born in Chicago, while Adam was an immigrant from Prussia. Adam worked in a factory, and Paula cared for their three children: Norman, Lloyd, and Russell. When Russell was just two years […]
Arndt “Arnie” Winkler was born on February 8, 1911 in Odell, Il. to Hagen Winkler and Eileen Burke. Hagen was of German descent and worked as a farmer on his eighty-acre farm. Eileen was of Irish descent and cared for their ten children: Karl, Daniel, Lorene, Augustus, Freda, Arndt, May, Felix, Essie and Elbert. Hagen’s […]
Sadie Riley was born on February 16, 1914 on a farm near Pittsburgh, Kansas to Lonnie Belanger and Jeannette Fenske. Lonnie was a cattle farmer, and Jeanette cared for their six children: Fae, Alan, Della, Lila, Elbert and Sadie, all of whom lived into adulthood.
Sadie graduated from Crawford Community High School and got a job […]
Honza Ruzicka was born on October 22, 1904 in Chicago to Cyril Ruzicka and Lenka Vesely. Cyril was born in a little village outside of Prague and came to America as a young man to escape being drafted. He had an older brother living in the Pilsen area of Chicago, so we went to stay […]
Almera Navarro was born on August 2, 1908 in the Philippines to Jonray and Divine Santos. Jonray worked for a trucking company, and Divine cared for their seven daughters: Dorilyn, Eilene, Frela, Almera, Jelinda, Karmina and Lonila, who became known collectively as “The Seven Sisters” of Calamba, the town in which they lived.
Almera attended grade […]
Do- Yun Chung was born on August 2, 1914 in Pusan (now Busan), Korea. His family was relatively well off, with his father working as a surveyor and his mother caring for their six children—three girls and three boys—of whom Do-Yun was the youngest.
Do-Yun went to law school and after earning his degree got a […]
Brogan Cullen was born on October 25, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio to Angus and Cathleen Cullen. Not much is known about Brogan’s childhood. It is thought that Angus and Cathleen were Irish immigrants and that Angus found work in Cleveland as a factory worker. Cathleen cared for their three children: Brogan, Lily and Liam. Apparently, […]
Nelson Pederson was born on July 22, 1931 in Chicago to Emil Pederson and Asta Brahms, both immigrants from Denmark. It is thought that Emil worked in a factory in Ravenswood, near where the family rented an apartment, and that Asta cared for their two children, Anna and Nelson. When Nelson was still very young, […]
Randy Walsh was born on July 13, 1959 in Chicago to Tim Walsh and Genevieve Sutera. Tim was of Irish descent, and Genevieve was from a Sicilian family. Tim and Genevieve both worked for the Burlington Northern railroad, which is how they met. Tim worked as an engineer, and Genevieve was a secretary in the […]
Glen Mayer was born on September 15, 1932 in Chicago to Adolf Mayer and Elizabeth Bojars. It is thought that Adolf was a German immigrant and that Elizabeth may have been from Latvia. They apparently met in Chicago and married, Adolf working as a butcher, and Elizabeth caring for their three children: Glen, Lena and […]
