Showing posts with label Michael. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael. Show all posts

April 5, 2013

Related by Marriage: Bring a candle.


Panevėžys, Lithuania, about 1943. Mr. Irene's Dad pays his respects at the wake of his maternal Grandfather, Michael. The woman holding the candle is Veronica, Michael's daughter.

I wrote about photography at funerals here.

March 8, 2013

Related by Marriage: A Gentle Face


Panevėžys, Lithuania, about 1935. This is Mr. Irene's Great-Grandfather, Michael. You saw him earlier here. Michael—born in 1895—was the father of Mr. Irene's paternal Grandmother, Veronica.

Michael's brother had emigrated to Chicago as a "first waver."

January 20, 2012

Related by Marriage: Great-Grandparents


Panevėžys, Lithuania, about 1935. These are the parents of Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Veronica. The woman on the right is their other daughter, Ann.