Link to Albert Bendzak interview at the CWU Archives: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_history/8/
Elizabeth Simon was born in Orkuta, Austria January 10, 1885 to George Simon and Maria Sech. Her sister, living Roslyn, Washington offered to get together the necessary finances that would allow for Elizabeth to come to Roslyn. Her sister then borrowed the money from Stefan Bendzak for her passage. Upon arrival in Roslyn Elizabeth lived with her sister for about 6 months.…
Helen Wilma Bendzak was born on May 21, 1918, the second of seven children to Stefan and Veronica (Jauk) Vlahovich. She passed away Dec. 8, 2009.
Helen’s parents moved to the coalfields of Ronald from Croatia. She left school at an early age to help her mother in the home. Her family of eight shared their home with her father’s two brothers who, like her father, mined for coal in the Ronald area.…
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