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Born September 9, 1937 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was the oldest child of John Michael Karafa and Mary Helen Suchta'''[[Mary Martha Timko|.]]''' | Born September 9, 1937 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was the oldest child of John Michael Karafa and Mary Helen Suchta'''[[Mary Martha Timko|.]]''' | ||
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==Early Years== | ==Early Years== | ||
| − | *'''Childhood''' - She was born a twin with her sister Marie. Also, originally her | + | *'''Childhood''' - She was born a twin with her sister Marie Karafa. Also, originally her parents named her Eleanore but for some unknown reason her mother had Anna's named changed a week later. Anna only found out about the other name when she had needed a copy of her original birth certificate for the Social Security Administration. |
*'''Siblings''' | *'''Siblings''' | ||
**Marie Karafa | **Marie Karafa | ||
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Anna was baptized into the Catholic faith. | Anna was baptized into the Catholic faith. | ||
| − | She was a member and lecturer for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at 3020 Reeves Road | + | She was a member and a lecturer for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at 3020 Reeves Road in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. |
== Military Service Years == | == Military Service Years == | ||
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==Residences== | ==Residences== | ||
*Lived in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio just after she was married | *Lived in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio just after she was married | ||
| − | *Lived at 874 Adams | + | *Lived at 874 Adams Street in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. |
| − | *Lived at 1940 Irene | + | *Lived at 1940 Irene Avenue NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1990. |
| − | *Lived at 309 Wae Trail | + | *Lived at 309 Wae Trail in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1993. |
==Working Years== | ==Working Years== | ||
| − | Anna was both a homemaker and was | + | Anna was both a homemaker and was later employed as an executive secretary at Glenn View Manor Nursing Home in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio for 27 years. |
She formerly worked as a stenographer for U.S. Gypsum Company. | She formerly worked as a stenographer for U.S. Gypsum Company. | ||
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Anna was a woman of deep faith, an avid reader and was a lecturer for her local church. She also enjoyed gardening, playing cards, watching movies, taking walks and spending time with her family. | Anna was a woman of deep faith, an avid reader and was a lecturer for her local church. She also enjoyed gardening, playing cards, watching movies, taking walks and spending time with her family. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| − | Anna passed away on September 15, 2021 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia. | + | Anna passed away on September 15, 2021 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia. |
Her remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.The cemetery is on Hoagland-Blackstub Road, one mile north of SR 305 in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 7-8 miles north of Warren, Ohio. Her grave can be found in Section 3, Lot 2319, Graves 2. | Her remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.The cemetery is on Hoagland-Blackstub Road, one mile north of SR 305 in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 7-8 miles north of Warren, Ohio. Her grave can be found in Section 3, Lot 2319, Graves 2. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:59, 1 December 2025
Page edited 30-November-2025. ET
Born September 9, 1937 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was the oldest child of John Michael Karafa and Mary Helen Suchta.
Description
Anna was of average build and average in height. She had brown hair and wore eye glasses for the majority of her life.
Early Years
- Childhood - She was born a twin with her sister Marie Karafa. Also, originally her parents named her Eleanore but for some unknown reason her mother had Anna's named changed a week later. Anna only found out about the other name when she had needed a copy of her original birth certificate for the Social Security Administration.
- Siblings
- Marie Karafa
- John E. Karafa
Education
Anna graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1955.
She later took several secretarial courses which led to her career as an executive secretary at Glenn View Manor Nursing Home in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Religion
Anna was baptized into the Catholic faith.
She was a member and a lecturer for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at 3020 Reeves Road in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Military Service Years
Did not serve in the U.S. Armed Forces
Family Years
How she met her husband - Anna & Paul had always known each other as our family’s belonged to Sts Cyril and Methodius church forever. They attended Catechism for many years, and we knew the “twins” but didn’t really connect then. After completing Catechism, we only met at church functions and dances. After Paul had gone into the Marines, he came home one weekend and my friend told me that he was invited to a wedding and that I could go with him. When we got to the wedding Anna and a friend were there and we danced and spent the evening with them. Later we took them home and Paul asked Anna if he could write to her and she agreed. For the next year and a half, we wrote and dated whenever he came home. After his discharge he came home and worked at Denman Tire for six months and then went to Kansas City MO. to Central Technical Institute to obtain his First Class Engineers License in broadcasting In the meantime Anna had graduated from Warren G. Harding and was working as a secretary at US Gypsum. After two years Paul completed his coursework and came home to Warren and got a job as an engineer at WICA AM and FM in Ashtabula, OH and they were married on June 14th, 1958
Anna married Paul Albert Petrilla on June 14, 1958 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.. The couple had four children: two boys - Dennis Edward and Charles Michael, and two girls - Theresa Marie and Susan Mary.
The couple had four children;
- Theresa Marie Petrilla
- Dennis Edward Petrilla
- Susan Mary Petrilla
- Charles Michael Petrilla
Residences
- Lived in Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio just after she was married
- Lived at 874 Adams Street in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
- Lived at 1940 Irene Avenue NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1990.
- Lived at 309 Wae Trail in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio in 1993.
Working Years
Anna was both a homemaker and was later employed as an executive secretary at Glenn View Manor Nursing Home in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio for 27 years.
She formerly worked as a stenographer for U.S. Gypsum Company.
Personal Life
Anna was a woman of deep faith, an avid reader and was a lecturer for her local church. She also enjoyed gardening, playing cards, watching movies, taking walks and spending time with her family.
Death
Anna passed away on September 15, 2021 in Leesburg, Loudon County, Virginia.
Her remains were cremated in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Her ashes were interred in All Souls Cemetery in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio.The cemetery is on Hoagland-Blackstub Road, one mile north of SR 305 in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 7-8 miles north of Warren, Ohio. Her grave can be found in Section 3, Lot 2319, Graves 2.