Our Memories of Home Sweet Home

Dedicated to the best Mom and Dad seven kids could ever have!

First came LOVE

Then came Marriage

And a Honeymoon to Wyalusing Mt in PA and trip to Cedar Rapids, IA

• Relatives in Cedar Rapids, IA: Back row l-r ……………. ,…………… ,John Joseph II; Middle l-r Eleanor, Alice, John J. Medulan III, Rose Sophie Vintr Medulan,……………….……...,………………......;bottom row…………….

• ………………,possibly Godfrey &children,……….,…………….,..Aunt Rose

And then came our Mother with her first Baby Carriage (Louise)

So we kept coming one after one, but still no sign of having a Son…

• Louise…13 Mar. 1933• Rose…16 Sept. 1935• Joan…4 Jan. 1938

• Margaret…23 May 1940• Phyllis…11 July 1942

But when God was ready, He sent us one…

But that wasn’t all. Then came the BALL!

And that’s how we came to be Seven in all

Now just between the two of us…

Silly and wild (Kate P and Mom)……. and one sweeter than the other!

But this was the Guy that made my heart flutter…

From Bagley MN my Love, he cameAnd I was thrilled to take his name.

There was a lot of work and a lot of strife…

LouiseLouise.Marge,Joan,Roseanne…….Louise,Roseanne,Joan

But Dad always said, “That’s just a part of Life”

Farmer, Carpenter and Mechanic

There was much to do, and we had fun too!

L-r-Joan,Roseanne,Louise

Dad

Dad on tractor withLouise, Roseanne & Joan

Roseanne,Joan & Louise

Dad with Louise & Roseanne

Joan&Carol

And we felt like kings when we saw what work brings…L-r…Lorraine,Marge,Phyllis

Lorraine

Lorraine

Lorraine&Johnny

Louise&Roseanne

During this time came war, and some good looking guys!

Uncle Tommy Zaorski

Bill Koutney and Bob Koutney

But darn it all, they weren’t our size…

Louise, Roseanne and Joan

Of course we had cousins…

L-r..Helen, Eddie, Stella Waszkiewicz,Louise,Dorothy & Teresa Wazkiewicz,front Joan and Roseanne

Below..Dorothy pulling Johnny

Below…Phyllis,Yvonne,--Rosie,front Nancy & Lorraine

Nancy Z

In fact by the dozens

But the best of joys, were our cousin boys.

Charles Garrot Bob and Bill KoutneyBernard and Carl

And School days came…

Louise, Roseanne and Joan

Marge

L-r below…Helen Sliwka,Frances Gripp,Carol Gripp,Marge,Phyllis,Patricia Gand Kathleen Gripp

And we have to admit…

Lorraine..Kathleen..Rosie..Yvonne..Johnny

Roseanne

Marge, Joan & PhyllisLouise

Johnny’s Class

There were things we didn’t like,

But we sure didn’t quit!

Louise’s Graduation from St. Joseph 8th Grade left St. John’s High School

Roseanne

Roseanne’s Graduation from St. Joseph 8th Grade left St. John’s High School

JoanGraduation

StJoseph School Florida, NY

Our Lady of Angels Academy, Enfield, CT

Lorretta…Zosia…Joan S…Lucy…Joan M…Teresa

Frances…Dorothy P..Dorothy G…Genevieve

Joan S Joan M Lucy

Joan M Teresa Dorothy Loretta

Dorothy PawelskiLorraine

Joan’s High School Graduation Enfield, Connecticut 1955

Margaret

CONFIRMATION

Marge,Phyllis,Joan&Lorraine

Phyllis

CONFIRMATIONPhyllis & Clara

John Joseph Medulan , JR

Lorraine

Graduation from Burke, Goshen, NY

Marge

Phyllis

Marge & Phyllis

Joan

We tried to be Angels,

Joan

R o se an n e

Louise’s First Communion and rightLouise’s and Roseanne’s Confirmation

Roseanne’s First Communion

Joan’s First Communion…...….with Marge as an Angel

Marge

Joan

Marge’s First Communion with Phyllis as an Angel

Phyllis

Marge

Johnny’s First Communion 2 May 1954

Lorraine’s First Communion with Laura as an Angel

And we tried to be Wise…

Our lady of Angels Academy and Convent inEnfield Connecticut

But Mom always knew we were born in Disguise

Lorraine & Joan

Phyllis

Marge

And remember the times at Ciocia Mae’s…

Mr.& Mrs .Tortorini with Nancy…Mom

Ciocia Mae with DadMom and Marge

L-r Joan..Phyllis, Marge.. Dad, Louise..Roseanne

Below…Dad & MomMarge..Joan..Roseanne,Louise and Phyllisin playpen.

And all the fun and snowy days!Mom and Lorraine fishing

Johnny, Phyllis and Marge

You Gals all alone, and such worry and fuss!

Why not go Greyhound…or leave the driving to us!

Virginia & Carol Zuchowski

Mom&Fran

Marge and Joan

Frank Mydosh and John Wiecek Sr.

And so we grew!

Louise

Roseanne

Joan

Margaret

Phyllis

Johnny

Lorraine

And like birds from the nest, away we flew!

Children of Louise and John Wiecek

Laura and Karen Stanislaus Victor

Laura Karen

John Janine

John and Louise’s Grandchildren Laura Richard Alexis Joshua

Joshua McCudden Alexis McCudden

& Great Grandchildren

Josh Aubry David Ashli Ashli McCudden David McCudden

Children of Janine & Doug

John & Louise’s Grandchildren…

Karen’s Children are at the Nursing home

Karen

Janine and Doug WinchZachary Winch

Jake Winch

Karen and James Castaldo

Grandchildren

Grandchildren …Children of Stanley and Chelsea

Above..Peggy…….Maxwell…...Patrice…..John

Stas & Chelsea’s Children below Gavin, Ellarose , Cabrilla Wiecek

Stash and Chelsea

Maxwell Wiecek Patrice

Wiecek

“Jackie”

Children of Frank Mydosh and Roseanne

Vaughan

Brian…Cindy…Vaughan

Brian

JoanieCindy

Roseanne and Frank’s Grandchildren and Geat Grandchildren

Children of Vaughan and Terry

…Bernadette (front middle) and John (right)

Left is Heather and Jay Sibertzeff in background.

Children of Bernadette & Henry Trapp are left Michael and Lil Henry right.

John’s son – Jackson Walker MydoshJohn R. Mydosh

Roseanne and Frank’s Granchidren…Children of Brian and Cassandra

Alyssa Mydosh, Mom Cassandra & Anna

Brian with Anna

Heather Mydosh

Josephleft

This is Cindy on call…Her children are her patients at Hospice.

Other Updates

Roseanne and Frank’s Granchidren Children of Joanie and John Sibirtzeff

Jay Sibeitzeff and Joanie

Kendra SibirtzeffJohn Sibirtzeff jr

Son of Ronald Barry Daniels and Joan and their Grandchildren

Amy and Collin

Sara and Collin

Jonathan Lee Daniels

Children of Jonathan and Amy

Denise……………...Danny…………..Cathy

Children of Robert Rutan and Phyllis Children of Wayne Dunkirk and Margaret

Jeffreyand Rhonda

Marge’s Grandchildren

Sean andShannon

Children of Jeffrey and Dana

Sean Dana Shannon Jeffrey Dunkirk

Sean

Grandchidren of Phyllis & Bob Rutan

Jaime Britt Alicia Pilkington Ashleigh Britt

Children of Cathy and …Pilkington/Britt

Son of Daniel Rutan and Tammy

Curtis with his Mom Tammy

Johnny and Andrea’s Wedding

left- John & Andrea with Melanie

Children of Johnny and Andrea

Johnny and Andreas’s Grandchildren

Front row…Max & Mia Perez,(Melanie & Manuel’s children), Leah & Kelly Grace Carlson (Amy and Mark’s Children)

Ashley's graduation in 2006 from Mills college left to right back row: Ashley, Andrea, John,Melanie, Kara, Amy and MarkKara didn't know Sam yet and Manuel must have been working that day!Have fun.... we have a big family now, there are 14 whenever we all get together. Ashley's boyfriend Dennis Noller makes 14!

Children of Lorraine and Robert Holodinski

Bob Lorraine Mathew Robert

Robert Holodinski

Mathew Holodinski

So we shared our Blessings, and unpacked our Plans

LouiseMomDadVaughan

Louise..Roseanne..Marge..Phyllis..Joan. .Lorraine..Johnny..Andrea

And soon were off to distant lands

Celebrations and Reunions

1980’s

1950’s

Cedar Rapids abt 1970

Cedar Rapids 1992

Reunion in Cedar Rapids, IA 1992

Cheers and Blessings