William Penn Life, 2013 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2013-01-01 / 1. szám
Branch News Among those attending 2012’s Buckeye Road Reunion Dinner were longtime Branch 14 member Margaret Bodnar (left) and her daughter, Toni Gras of the Csardas Dance Company of Cleveland. for purchasing all of those gifts!) and for her work with Branch 14 and William Penn Association. It is important, Dawn, that you take time for yourself. You have a loving family, with Jeff and Erin and brother Tom, to help you on the road to better health. God bless you. It is with great sadness that I report Branch 14 has lost one of its dear members and a good friend, Emma J. Oris. Emma passed away Dec. 1, 2012. Emma was the mother of Dawn Ward and Thomas Oris and the mother-in-law of WPA Sales Agent Jeffrey Ward. Emma served as branch vice president until 2004, when she could no longer serve due to health reasons. Emma was a caring, unselfish and loving woman who loved her family, church and Hungarian heritage. She loved to sing. She had a beautiful voice and could remember many songs, which kept her singing for hours. One of Emma's favorite Hungarian songs was "Édesanyám is volt nekém." I thank Dawn and Tom for sharing their wonderful mother with us. May she rest in peace, and may God bless her family. Please keep the family in your prayers. In July 2012,1 attended the Buckeye Road Reunion Dinner and ran into Toni Gras of the Csardas Dance Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Toni introduced me to her mother, Margaret Bodnar, who is currently 93 years old and has been a WPA member going back to when it was the Verhovay Aid Association. Mrs. Bodnar grew up in the Hungarian community of Buckeye Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Bodnar's granddaughter and Toni's daughter, Courtney A. Gras, is also a member of Branch 14. Courtney is a dancer with the Csardas Dance Company and will be graduating from the University of Akron in May 2013 with a degree in electrical engineering. 2013 is going to be an exciting year for William Penn Association. We have many fraternal activities planned for our members to enjoy, including:- The WPA Island Escape, April 26 to May 1;- The WPA Bowling Tournament, May 3 and 4;- Branch 14 Join Hands Day project;- Hungarian Heritage Night with the Lake Erie Captains;- the Annual WPA Golf Tournament & Scholarship Days on July 19 and 20;- The Hungarian Heritage Experience, Aug. 4 to 10;- the 13th Annual WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal-Fest at Scenic View on Sept. 7; and- The WPA trip to Hungary in September. Please check future issues of William Penn Life for updates. We would like to send get well wishes to Branch 14 Auditor Virginia Volter, Branch 14 Coordinator Violet Sarosi, Dawn Ward, Lou Üveges, National Director Jim Robertson and Arlene Csornán. We hope everyone feels 100 percent soon. Congratulations to the Branch 14 Officers who were elected to serve for 2013-2014: Caroline Lanzara, president; Joanne Sedensky, vice president; Richard E. Sarosi, secretary-treasuer; and Paul Varga and Virginia Volter, auditors. Our next branch meeting will be held March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Hungarian Reformed Church located at 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. Branch members having news to share can reach me at RichSaro@att. net or at 1-440-248-9012. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Happy New Year, 2013. Where has the time gone? Do you remember all the concern about the Year 2000? How silly was that? Have you received Kati Csornán's newsletter? Every Hungarian Room Committee member got one. What a super job she did. The Hungarian Room at the University of Pittsburgh is in very capable hands. Louie Krajcz had a surprise 30th birthday party, and it truly was a surprise. Many more, Louie; we love you. Branch 18 is taking a winter break from all meetings. Our meetings will resume on Wednesday, April 10. We meet at the Hungarian American Cultural Center on Goddard Road in Taylor at 7:00 p.m. I am now taking reservations for our branch trip scheduled for June 17 to 20. The cost to you is $200 per person. We are visiting the Quad Cities for the first time and will be staying on the Mississippi River. The trip includes sight-seeing, a dinner cruise, the John Deere Museum, a bit of gambling and lots of perks. Please send me your money soon to reserve your spot. I miss all of you already. Plan on joining us. Remember our deceased members in your prayers, Peter B. Eiben. May he rest in peace. Happy Birthday to: Ronda Grotefend, John Toth, Jim Robertson and Ralph Manning. May you all have many more. Get well wishes to Doug Truesdell, Ursula Markovits, Arpad and Rose C. Antal, A1 and Olga Wansa, Janet Totsky, Beata Császár, Eileen Gonzales, Helen Sryniawski and Tillie Balogh. Get well very soon. Branch 18 held its elections for 2013-2014. Elected were: Barbara House, president; Helen Molnár, vice president; Rose P. Antal, secretary; Carol A. Truesdell, treasurer; and Ursula Markovits (chair), Tom House and Tamas Markovits, auditors. Our Auditor Emeritus is Doug William Penn Life 0 January 2013 0 21
