Friday, July 8, 2011

A Family Wedding

Notice: There is an new wedding photo attached to this blog. These are the children and grandchildren of Millie and Philip Durosko and their families. Enjoy

Well, the great family event happened in Connecticut at a June wedding.!!  This is the first grandchild of Millie Baker and Philip Durosko to be married. Congratulations and God bless your sacred commitment.  

Sarah Jane Durosko, married Ryan Christopher at a June wedding surrounded by many family, friends and co-workers.

Sarah Jane Durosko and Ryan Christopher
Sarah Jane and her Father Paul Durosko

Meet some of my nieces and nephers and your first and second cousins from Connecticut, Texas and Ohio.  Joyce Sweitzer identified the following people in the family wedding photo of Sarah and Ryan Christopher.

Top Row (left to right):  Ralph Nicolosi (Jan's husband), Rick Sweitzer (Joyce's husband), Phil Durosko, Paul Durosko
     
2nd Row (left to right):  Jacqueline Durosko (Phil/Mary's youngest), Jan Nicolosi, Joyce Sweitzer, Gabriella Nicolosi(Jan/Ralph's only child), Megan Sweitzer(Joyce/Rick's middle daughter), Nicole Durosko(Paul/Cathy's youngest), Lindsey Durosko(Phil/Mary's oldest daughter), Mary Durosko (Phil's wife), Catherine Sweitzer (Joyce/Rick's youngest)

3rd Row  (left to right):  Cathy Durosko (Paul's wife), Sarah Jane Durosko-Christopher(bride), Ryan Christopher(groom), Lauren Durosko (Paul/Cathy's middle daughter)

Missing from picture:   Sean Sweitzer, Jill & Scott Larson, Michael and David Larson (Jill/Scott's two boys)





Thursday, July 7, 2011

John Durosko's Siblings

This post has been updated with the help of my sister, Rita. The photo identification was changed.

Well, summer time allows for some 'goofing' off, and I have done just that. But now I am back to our family blog, "Connecting Corner". 

I had a delightful phone conversation with one of our cousins, Barbara Vincent who lives in Mentor, Ohio. She is the daughter of Aunt Dorothy Cimas who died two years ago. Aunt Dorothy was the middle child of  Mary Baeus and George Durosko who lived in Belle Valley, Ohio. Barbara lost her husband  a few years ago and is keeping busy with her children and involvement in her parish.

It was amazing to learn that both my grandparents, and your great-grandparents, Mary and George Durosko once lived with her and Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Chuck Cimas in the Cleveland area.  Barbara remembers a lot about each of them though she was a child at the time.  Grandpa George at one time lived with me and my family in Akron when I was still home. I remember he had a night watchman's job at B&W in Barberton. Because he had a propensity for the 'spirits' my Mother and Father limited his intake to rum in his morning coffeee.  But apparently, according to Barbara, he struggled with this weakness most of his life making Grandma Mary a quiet victim.

These are the children of Mary Baeus and George Durosko:


Albert, Marie, John, Dorothy, Tommy (Not pictured, Mike, deceased young)

Aunt Marie Lubin (Annabel and Rosemarie only two children) married to Uncle Eddie Delisio (both deceased)
My father, John Durosko (Philip, Joyce, Rita and Patricia) married to Agnes (both deceased)
Aunt Dorothy Cimas (Barbara, only chiild) married to Uncle Chuck (both deceased)
Uncle Albert Durosko (no children) married to Aunt Peggy? (both deceased)
Michael Durosko ( died young)
Uncle Tommy (four children, names??) married to Alma Jean (deceased)

So on both my father and mother's side I only have one uncle left-Uncle Tommy Durosko who lives in Mentor, Ohio and who is still quite active and has a great sense of humor. Since he lives near Barbara the family keep connected.  Love, Aunt Joyce