family

1. Our Memories of Home Sweet Home
Dedicated to the best Mom
and Dad seven kids could ever have!

2. First came LOVE

4. Then came Marriage

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

6. • 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

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

8. 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

9. But when God was ready, He sent us one…

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

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

12. Now just between the two of us…
Silly and wild (Kate P and Mom)……. and one sweeter than the other!

13. But this was the Guy that made my
heart flutter…

14. From Bagley MN my Love, he came
And I was thrilled to take his name.

15. There was a lot of work and a lot of strife…
Louise.Marge,Joan,Roseanne…….Louise,Roseanne,Joan

16. But Dad always said, “That’s just a part of Life”
Farmer,
Carpenter
and
Mechanic

17. There was much to do, and we had fun too!
L-r-Joan,
Roseanne,
Louise
Dad
Dad on tractor with
Louise, Roseanne
& Joan
Roseanne,Joan
& Louise
Dad
with
Louise &
Roseanne
Joan&Carol

18. And we felt like kings when we saw what work brings…
L-r…Lorraine,Marge,Phyllis
Lorraine
Lorraine
Lorraine&Johnny
Louise&Roseanne

19. During this time came war, and some
good looking guys!
Uncle Tommy Zaorski
Bill Koutney and
Bob Koutney

20. But darn it all, they weren’t our size…
Louise, Roseanne and Joan

21. 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

22. In fact by the dozens

23. But the best of joys, were our
cousin boys.
Charles Garrot Bob and Bill Koutney
Bernard and Carl

24. And School days came…
Louise, Roseanne and Joan
Marge
L-r below…Helen Sliwinska,
Frances Gripp,
Carol Gripp,Marge,Phyllis
,Patricia Gripp
and Kathleen Gripp

25. And we have to admit…
Lorraine..Kathleen..Rosie..Yvonne..Johnny
Roseanne
Marge, Joan & Phyllis
Louise
Johnny’s Class

26. There were things we didn’t like,

27. But we sure didn’t quit!
Louise’s Graduation
from St. Joseph 8th Grade
left St. John’s High School

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

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30. 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

31. Dorothy PawelskiLorraine
Joan’s High School Graduation Enfield, Connecticut 1955

32. Margaret
CONFIRMATION
Marge,Phyllis,Joan&Lorraine

33. Phyllis
CONFIRMATION
Phyllis & Clara

34. John Joseph Medulan , JR

36. Lorraine
Graduation from Burke, Goshen, NY

37. Marge
Phyllis
Marge & Phyllis
Joan
We tried to be Angels,
Joan

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

39. Roseanne’s First Communion

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

41. Marge’s First Communion with Phyllis as an Angel
Phyllis
Marge

42. Johnny’s First Communion 2 May 1954

43. Lorraine’s First Communion with Laura as an Angel

44. And we tried to be Wise…
Our lady of Angels Academy
and Convent in
Enfield Connecticut

45. But Mom always knew we were born
in Disguise
Lorraine & Joan
Phyllis
Marge

46. And remember the times at Ciocia Mae’s…
Mr.& Mrs .Tortorini with
Nancy…Mom
Ciocia Mae with Dad
Mom and Marge
L-r Joan..Phyllis,
Marge.. Dad,
Louise..Roseanne
Below…Dad & Mom
Marge..Joan..Roseanne,
Louise and Phyllis
in playpen.

47. And all the fun and snowy days!
Mom and Lorraine fishing
Johnny, Phyllis and Marge

48. 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.

49. And so we grew!
Louise

50. Roseanne

51. Joan

52. Margaret

53. Phyllis

54. Johnny

55. Lorraine

56. And like birds from the nest, away
we flew!

57. Children of Louise and John Wiecek
Laura and Karen Stanislaus Victor
Laura Karen
John Janine

58. John and Louise’s Grandchildren Laura Richard Alexis Joshua
Joshua McCudden Alexis McCudden
& Great Grandchildren
Josh Aubry David Ashli Ashli McCudden David McCudden

59. Children of Janine & Doug
John & Louise’s Grandchildren…
Karen’s Children are at the Nursing home
Karen
Janine and Doug Winch
Zachary Winch
Jake Winch
Karen and James Castaldo

60. 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”

62. Children of Frank Mydosh and Roseanne
Vaughan
Brian…Cindy…Vaughan
Brian
JoanieCindy

63. 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 Mydosh
John R. Mydosh

64. Roseanne and Frank’s Granchidren…Children of Brian and Cassandra
Alyssa Mydosh, Mom Cassandra & Anna
Brian with Anna
Heather Mydosh
Joseph
left

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

66. Roseanne and Frank’s Granchidren
Children of Joanie and John Sibirtzeff
Jay Sibeitzeff and Joanie
Kendra Sibirtzeff
John Sibirtzeff jr

68. Son of Ronald Barry Daniels and Joan and their Grandchildren
Amy and Collin
Sara and Collin
Jonathan Lee Daniels
Children of
Jonathan
and Amy

70. Denise……………...Danny…………..Cathy
Children of Robert Rutan and Phyllis Children of Wayne Dunkirk and Margaret
Jeffrey
and
Rhonda

71. Marge’s Grandchildren
Sean and
Shannon
Children of Jeffrey and Dana
Sean Dana Shannon Jeffrey Dunkirk
Sean

72. Grandchidren of Phyllis & Bob Rutan
Ashleigh Britt Alicia Pilkington Jaime Britt
Children of Cathy and …Pilkington/Britt Son of Daniel Rutan and Tammy
Curtis with his Mom Tammy

74. Johnny and Andrea’s Wedding

75. left- John &
Andrea
with Melanie
Children of Johnny and Andrea

76. 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 Mark
Kara 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!

78. Children of Lorraine and Robert Holodinski
Bob Lorraine Mathew Robert
Robert Holodinski
Mathew Holodinski

79. So we shared our Blessings, and unpacked our Plans
Louise
Mom
Dad
Vaughan
Louise..Roseanne..Marge..Phyllis..Joan.
.Lorraine..Johnny..Andrea
Vaughan

80. And soon were off to distant lands

81. Celebrations and Reunions

83. 1980’s
1950’s

87. Cedar Rapids abt 1970
Cedar Rapids 1992

88. Reunion in Cedar Rapids, IA 1992

90. Cheers and Blessings