Emily "Dolly" Swerdan

Dearest Aunt Dolly ... Thank you for some of the most beautiful memories of my life -- you, along with your eight siblings and spouses, gave me the most beautiful extended family to remember and treasure -- plus you gave me four great cousins to grow up with -- Stan! Linda! Larry! and Joe! You were so full of energy, laughter, and such a determined positive thinker! I loved your perogies and was always fascinated by your handwriting analysis!!! I Love you so So SO Much and Always Will ....

Condolences to the family of cousin "Dolly" as I always knew her. Her mother's brother, Tomasz Podpora, was the father of my mother, Bernice "Bee" Podpora Ludwig (1926-2010). I have fond memories of many gatherings at my Aunt Julia's (Dolly's mother's) house on holidays as a child growing up without any grandparents. Aunt Julia was my surrogate grandmother and all her children, Dolly included, were so sweet and kind to my brother and me. Later I have fond memories of family reunions and...