A Concise Guide to the Family of Błaszczychas

Fourth generation: children
American Błaszczychas:

Grandchildren of Kazimierz.

Children of Ann:

Anna Irena
(Ann Irene)
de domo
Piotrowski
x Jan Stanisław
(John Stanley)
Swemba











Michael
Swemba

x
Jeanne
de domo
Floyd
John
Swemba

x
Linda
de domo
Basich
Rosanne
de domo
Swemba

x
Dean
Nitschke
Patricia
de domo
Swemba

x
Daniel
Bobak
Elaine
de domo
Swemba

x
James
Christoff

Michael John Swemba - Michael John Swemba Ann and John's eldest child and the eldest grand son of Casey. Born on October 18 1942 in Rossford.
He lives in Toledo, OH.
Graduated with a master's degree (in geology -?) at the University of Toledo.
Now he is a merchant agent.
Married to Jeanne. Good father. They have two children.
He has a very beautiful house of his own with plenty of flowers etc.


Jeanne Marie Swemba - Jeanne Marie Swemba, maiden name Floyd, Michael's wife.
Born on July 04 1949.
She is an artist - paints with a pen.
Graduated at the University of Toledo as his husband.
She has two brothers and three sisters.


John Michael Swemba - John Michael Swemba, younger son of Ann and John.
Born on July 18 1949 in Rossford.
He lives in Perrysburg, OH. Married to Linda. They have two children.
He has MS degree in psychology and BS degree in biology from the University of Toledo.
Works as a school psychologist.
He makes stained glass (very beautifully).
He has a very big, beautiful house of his own.


Linda Swemba - Linda June Swemba, maiden name Basich (maybe Czech-American family), John Michael's wife. Born on June 01 1954.
BS from the University of Toledo.
She has five creches.
Born on December 11 1950.
Elaine Christoff helps her in running them.


Rosanne Nitschke - Rosanne Nitschke, maiden name Swemba, Ann and John daughter.
Born on June 22 1951.
Friends call her "Sweetie" (that is pretty meaningfull).
Teacher on a Catholic Primary School.
BA from the University of Toledo.
Married to Dean Nitschke. They have two sons and one grandson (2003). (Click her picture to see happy grandparents with the grandson).
Live in Maumee, Ohio. The backyard of their house goes back to the Maumee river. There is a hill of flovers with spaces for tables and chairs at different levels where one can sit and watch the boats go by.
E-mail: nitschke@buckeye-express.com.
On July 2000 she visited Poland to take part in The II Reunion of Błaszczychas. One year later she (together with Dean) called on Old Country again to meet families of Władysław and Tadeusz in Gdańsk.


- Dean Nitschke, Rozann's husband.
Dean Nitschke Born on January 30 1951.
Electrical engineer.
BS from Ohio State University in Columbus.
He visited Poland two times: in 2000 and in 2001. Prized there for his courage to cope with driving a car in Poland but especially for his famous speeches. He showed in them a great sense of special warm humor.
Took part in The II Reunion of Błaszczychas.
He has a twin brother David.
His father Norman Nitschke is a well known in Ohio multimillionaire, entrepreneur and philanthropist.


Patricia Bobak - Patricia Swemba, Ann and John's daughter.
Born on December 03 1953 in Rossford.
She was married to Daniel Bobak but they are divorced since November 2000. She had taken back the name of Swemba.
They have two children.
Art education specialist.
BS from Bowling Green University.
Good artist (according to Rose).


- Daniel Joseph Bobak.
Born on December 11 1950.
Patricia's ex-husband.
Works with Edison Co., is doing for them various things (among others he is a welder).
Divorced since November 2000, according to the family opinion now he is "'married' to his beer and whiskey".


Elaine Christoff - Elaine Christoff, maiden name Swemba, Ann and John's youngest daughter.
Born on April 26 1960 in Rossford.
She lives in Rossford, Ohio in the family house built by her grandfather "Casey" in 1950. She bought it from Benny, Rose and Ann "Casey's" children (and heirs).
Married to James. They have two daughters (in 1996).
Works with Linda June Swemba at her creches.


John Christoff - James Russell Christoff, Elaine's husband.
Born on February 13. 1956.
A civil engineer from Pardue University in Indiana.


Children of Rose:

Earl Curtis
Taylor


x
x Rozalia Weronika
(Rose Veronica)
de domo
Piotrowski
Marie
de domo
Szymanski





Earletta
de domo
Taylor

x
Gregorio Ramos
Gumban
Lorraine
de domo
Taylor

x
Herbert Spencer
Sunderland


Erletta Taylor- Gumban - Earletta Marie Gumban, maiden name Taylor.
Earl's daughter from his first marriage with Marie Szymanski.
Born on November 21 1949.
She lives in Rossford, Ohio.
Genealogically she is Rose's step-daughter, although legally she is her actual daughter since they went through a court process soon after Earl and Rose were married. Her mother was a relative to Rose.
Married to Gregorio. They have three children, two boys and a girl (in 1999 all adult).


Gregorio R. Gumban - Gregorio Ramos Gumban, Earletta's husband.
Born on November 18. 1945.
He is Philipinian from Panama.


Lorrie  Taylor-Sunderland - Lorraine Taylor Sunderland, maiden name Taylor, Rose and Earl's daughter.
Born on December 22. 1954 in Rossford.
Married to Herbert Spencer on October 24. 1981.
They have no children.
Live in Plain City, Ohio.
Their e-mail address is: Sunswhtdog@aol.com
Redfoot - dog of Lorie A cute and a very jolly girl with excellent sense of humor.
She is ... a belly dancer (amateur ... ?).
A nurse at the Heart Institute - a large hospital in Columbus,Ohio. She worked at the open-heart step-down unit. Took care of patients 18 to 24 hours after bypass or valve replecement surgery. Now in critical care in the general surgery recovery unit. The patients are just walking up from all kinds of surgery.
She likes her work. According to her it can be very busy and exciting at times.
One of her hobbies is breeding dogs (German shephards). (The picture shows one of them: Redfoot)
In very good terms with her cousin sisters from the Sweba family.
Visited Poland in 1990 and in 2000 (to take part in both Reunions of Błaszczychas).


Lorie and Herbert Sunderlands 
("click" to go to entire picture) - Herbert Spencer Sunderland Lorrie's husband since 1981.
Born on December 25 1952 in Dayton, Ohio.
He is a painting contractor, the owner of the Sunderland Painting Co.,
His favourite sport is football. Goes to every game of Cincinati Bengals (usually buyes season tickets).
A cousin of late Lady Diana (that was de domo Spencer).



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