William Penn Life, 1991 (26. évfolyam, 2-10. szám)

1991-10-01 / 10. szám

Page 8, William Penn Life, October 1991

32nd General Convention_________________________________________________

Memorial service honors departed members

The Rev. Paul Bolvary, pastor of St. Ann Church in Hazelwood, Pa., offers a prayer in Hungarian during the serivce. (Photo by Louis A. Fodor)

PITTSBURGH — On Sept. 9, the 32nd General Convention honored those distinguished members and friends of our Association who had passed away since the last convention with a special memorial service.

Prof. August J. Molnár, pres, dent of the American Hungarian Foundation, opened the service with a prayer in memory of the deceased.

The Rev. Louis Illés, pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Duquesne, Pa., read two appropriate passages from the Bible.

National President E. E. Vargo then read the names of those members and friends being honored that day:

Illustrious Members

Charles Akai, Branch 24 Chicago, 111.

John P. Balia, Branch 296 Springdale, Pa.

Steven F. Borovich, Branch 352, Coraopolis, Pa.

Albert G. Kertesz, Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio.

Mary Magyary, Branch 44 Akron, Ohio.

Sándor Lakatos, Branch 51 Passaic, N.J.

Steve Petruska, Branch 8 Johnstown, Pa.

Family Members of Official Family

John P. Balia, father of National Director Ronald S. Balia.

Helene Banes, wife of former National President Gay B. Banes.

Joseph Bero, brother of Advisory Board member Frank Bero and uncle of National Director William J. Bero.

Wilbur Feigenbaum, father-inlaw of National Director Elmer A. Furedy.

Martha M. Firman, mother-inlaw of Auditing Committee Chairman Louis A. Fodor.

Cmdr. Louis C. Fodor, son of Auditing Committee Chairman Louis A. Fodor.

Magdalena M. Hargitay, mother-in-law of Medical Director Julius Kesseru, M.D.

Gertrude Herman, mother of General Counsel Emil W. Herman.

Anna Lesko, mother of retired National Director John T. Lesko Sr.

Jeanne C. Lesko, wife of retired National Director John T. Lesko Sr.

Veronica Stelkovics, mother of retired National Secretary Albert J. Stelkovics.

John Toth, brother of National Director Elmer W. Toth.

Former Officers, Directors, Auditors and Advisory Board Members

John P. Balia, National Director and Advisory Board member, Branch 296 Springdale, Pa.

Zoltán J. Cibulas, National Director, Branch 189 Alliance, Ohio.

Gabriel J. Czernai, National

Director (Rákóczi Aid Association), Pittsburgh, Pa.

Albert G. Kertesz, National Director, Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio.

Branch Officers nd Coordinators

Ci ies Akai, Branch 24, Chicago, ill.

John P. Balia, Branch 296, Springdale, Pa.

Joh i Basco, Branch 67, Erie, Pa.

Steven F. Borovich, Branch 352, Coraopolis, Pa.

Antonio De Vivo, Branch 88 Rural Valley, Pa.

Frank Domencic, Branch 226, McKeesport, Pa.

Anthony Filberto, Branch 8309, Wellsburg, W.Va.

Rt. Rev. Arpad George, Branch 590, Cape Coral, Fla.

Mary Karnya, Branch 14 Cleveland, Ohio.

Mary Kolish, Branch 500 Detroit, Mich.

Sándor Lakatos, Branch 51 Passaic, N.J.

Mary Magyary, Branch 44 Akron, Ohio.

John Motko, Branch 249 Dayton, Ohio.

Steve Petruska, Branch 8 Johnstown, Pa.

Msgr. Paul L. Richter, Branch 8164 Steubenville, Ohio.

Andrew Soros, Branch 209 St. Louis, Mo.

Distinguished Members Who Served Other Societies and Organizations

Margaret K. Bertalan, wife of the Rev. Imre Bertalan, president of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America.

Lorraine Butosi, wife of Dr. John Butosi, Ligonier, Pa.

Richard S. Caliguiri, Mayor of Pittsburgh.

Leonard C. Staisey, Esq., Judge, Allegheny County of Common Pleas.

Home Office Employees

Ernest S. Bendzsuk (retired).

Ethel Prekup Fodor (retired).

Anna P. Hitt

Albert Joczik (retired).

Dr. Donald J. Stewart (retired).

Family Members of

Home Office Employees

Sigmund Cannon, brother of Henry Kijanka (retired).

Lorena Clark, sister of Barbar Hunt.

Edward Furman, husband of Virginia Furman (retired).

Chester Roy Hitt, husband of Anna Hitt.

Amelia Kerr, mother of Amy Codan.

Julia Klinga, mother of Maria Bistey.

George Lesko, brother of Agnes Bungo.

Robert Robison, husband of Geraldine Robison.

George Schibler, father of Barbara Hunt.

Mary Staiger, grandmother of

August J. Molnár, president of the American Hungarian Foundation, opens the service with a prayer.

Diane M. Dinzeo.

John Toth, father of John S. Toth Jr. and Richard W. Toth.

Frances Vaskó, mother-in-law of Richard W. Toth.

After the names of the deceased were read, the Rev. Paul Bolvary, pastor of St. Ann’s Church in Hazelwood, Pa., said a prayer in Hungarian for the deceased.

Vocalist Stephen Somiak then sang a stirring rendition of "How Great Thou Art.”

National President E. E. Vargo accepts a resolution from Allegheny County Commissioner Tom Forester proclaiming Sept. 9 to 11, 1991, as "William Penn Association Days” in Allegheny County. (Photo by Louis A. Fodor)

County of Allegheny

Board of County Commissioners

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

—= Resolution -WHEREAS, Allegheny County is blessed with individuals and organizations contributing to our ethnic and cultural abundance, thus creating one of America's great ethnic-oriented centers; and

WHEREAS, the William Penn Association was founded in 1886 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, by 13 Hungarian coal miners and was chartered the same year with its noble goal of extending a helping hand to each other, and to the many Hungarian immigrants who struggled in the mines and industrial centers of America, their new homes where they sought opportunity; and

WHEREAS, the organization proved to be God-sent during the nation’s industrial revolution which still lacked sick benefits, unemployment compensation and death benefits, thus giving impetus to fraternalism in this Great Land; and

WHEREAS, the fraternal group benefited by a series of merges throughout the past century, and moved its home office to Pittsburgh, so that today the William Penn Association stands tall as the unrivaled major Hungarian fraternal society in America compassionately serving its goals to provide benefits to its members and beneficiaries; provide housing for the elderly and disabled members, and scholarships for the children; and to insure the preservation of Hungarian culture and ideals in this wonderful land of America—in accordance with the goals of the Founding Fathers of both the Association and the United States;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Board of County Commissioners does hereby commend the William Penn Association for more than a century of dedicated philanthropic service to its grateful members, and as we heartily welcome the delegates and their families to the 32nd General Convention in one of America’s most livable and hospitable communities, we proudly proclaim September 9 to 11,1991, "William Penn Association Days” in this proud County of Allegheny.

RESOLVED and ENACTED this 2nd day of September, 1991.

Tom Forester, Chairman Pete Flaherty Larry Dunn

Board of County Commissioners