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| − | '''Anna Veronica (Berish) Timko''' - Born on Anna Biros on March 1, 1897 in Riddlesburg, Broadtop Township, Bedford County, PA | + | '''Anna Veronica (Berish) Timko''' - Born on Anna Biros on March 1, 1897 in Riddlesburg, Broadtop Township, Bedford County, PA. She was the oldest child of '''[[Michael Berish]]''', a coal miner, and '''[[Anna P. Mudry]]''', a housewife. |
== Description == | == Description == | ||
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== Working Years == | == Working Years == | ||
| − | + | Anna was a homemaker for 40 years. She never worked outside the home. | |
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| + | == Personal Life == | ||
| + | Anna, or Baba as she was known to her grandchildren, was a no-nonsense type of grandmother who was used to running a large household full of kids. And despite the fact that we were her grand children, it made no difference. Grandson, granddaughter, son, daughter, niece or nephew, she treated us all the same – with firmness, with fairness and, despite the lack of a smile, with love. Smiles, it seems, were only given on special occasions and that made them all the more sought after. I suspect that the only one who could see beneath her façade was Joseph and that he was one of the few that could draw out a smile whenever he wanted one. | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||
| − | Anna died from breast cancer which spread to her spine on April 27, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Riverside Hospital in Warren, Trumbull | + | Anna died from breast cancer which spread to her spine on April 27, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Riverside Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was buried along side her husband Joseph on April 29, 1972 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio. |
Revision as of 18:39, 24 April 2021
Anna Veronica (Berish) Timko - Born on Anna Biros on March 1, 1897 in Riddlesburg, Broadtop Township, Bedford County, PA. She was the oldest child of Michael Berish, a coal miner, and Anna P. Mudry, a housewife.
Description
Anna was a thin individual who stood about 5 foot 8 inches in height. She had light brown hair, brown eyes and wore eye glasses in her later years..
Early Years
Having 12 younger brothers and sisters, Anna spent much of her youth helping her mother raise the other Berish children.
Education
Anna's formal education was completed by the eighth grade.
Religion
Anna was baptized into the Catholic faith and was devout member of the Church in later years. She was a member of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio during the early years of living in Warren. However, in her final years, she attended Christ Our King Church in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Family Years
Married Joseph John Timko Sr. on September 14, 1914 in Dixonville, Indiana County, PA. The couple had eleven children: five boys - Joseph John Jr., Stephen Michael, Edward John, Albert James and one unnamed, and six girls - Mary Martha, Anna Joan, Susanna, Elizabeth Margaret, Emma Marie and Dorothy Alice.
The couple would have eventually have ten children;
- Mary Martha Timko
- Anna Joan Timko
- Susanna Timko
- Joseph John Timko Jr.
- Stephen Michael Timko
- Elizabeth Margaret Timko
- Edward John Timko
- Albert James Timko
- Emma Marie Timko
- Dorothy Alice Timko
Residences
During the family's years in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, Joseph and Anna rented or owned a total of seven houses on the southwest side of the city.
- 1xx Parkman Road [Note: The exact address of the family's first rental house is not known. My paternal Aunt Emma (Timko) Burin said that while driving with her mother Anna, Anna pointed to a small collection of houses next to the railroad tracks on Parkman and said that was the house the family lived in when they first arrived in the city. At the time, it never occurred to Emma to ask exactly which of the house had been the family's first home. However, from city records, the address would have to have been either 160, 170 or 178 Parkman Road, hence the 1xx designation.]
- 985 Hunter Street NW
- 1437 Tod Avenue SW
- 487 Fourth Street
- 481 Oriole Place SW
- 770 Fourth Street
- 1640 Oak Street SW
Working Years
Anna was a homemaker for 40 years. She never worked outside the home.
Personal Life
Anna, or Baba as she was known to her grandchildren, was a no-nonsense type of grandmother who was used to running a large household full of kids. And despite the fact that we were her grand children, it made no difference. Grandson, granddaughter, son, daughter, niece or nephew, she treated us all the same – with firmness, with fairness and, despite the lack of a smile, with love. Smiles, it seems, were only given on special occasions and that made them all the more sought after. I suspect that the only one who could see beneath her façade was Joseph and that he was one of the few that could draw out a smile whenever he wanted one.
Death
Anna died from breast cancer which spread to her spine on April 27, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Riverside Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. She was buried along side her husband Joseph on April 29, 1972 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Lordstown, Trumbull County, Ohio.