Verna Margaret Furin

Born January 20, 1905 in Nedabula, Czechoslovakia. Fourth child of Janos Furin and Frederika Verona Kerkes.

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Description

In early photographs, Andrew was shown to be a man of average height and weight with the facial features typical of someone of Slavic descent. He was a clean shaved man who stood five foot, nine inches, weighed about 185 pounds (in the 1940s) and had a fair complexion. He had dark brown hair, blue eyes.

Early Years

• Childhood
• Siblings
  • Mary Furin
  • Steve Paul Furin
  • John Steve Furin

Emigration & Immigration

Verna emigrated from Rotterdam, Netherlands on July 21, 1921 and immigrated into the United States of America in aboard the SS Nieuw Amsterdam and arrived in New York City, NY on Aug 6, 1921.

Education

Verna completed the equivalent of the fifth grade before immigration to America.

Religion

Verna was baptized into the Catholic faith. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Family Years

How Verna came to meet her future husband Andrew George Timko can only be a matter for speculation. It is known that the Slovak miners lived in very close-knit communities where everyone knew everyone else. Perhaps they met during a church social or through mutual friends or simply as neighbors. No matter, the county records show they were married on February 5, 1923 in Dixonville, Indiana County, PA.

Never the next eight years, the young couple would have four children: two boys - Andrew John and Stephen John and two girls - Helen Louise and Margaret Jean.

The four children of Andrew and Verna are as follows;

• Andrew John Timko
• Helen Louise Timko
• Stephen John Timko
• Margaret Jean Timko

Working Years

She was a homemaker for 49 years.

Death

Verna died from bilateral pneumonia on January 19, 1972 at Aliquippa Hospital in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

She was buried on January 22, 1972 at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.