THE PELHAM SUN, Pelham, New York, Thursday, June 27, 1974
One Hundred Years Of History Make Pelham’s Grandma Dvorak A Most Interesting Person
Mrs. Joseph Dvorak, One Hillside Avenue, joins the exclusive Century Club on Saturday, June 29th, when she reaches her one hundredth birthday. Exclusive? Yes, because statistics show that only three in 100,000 live to that mature age. However, her children, relatives and many friends think she is really one in a million, a very special, special person.
She is known for her wit, humor, charm and zest, for the good counsel and guidance she has given to hundreds all of her life, including several namesakes. Almost a commuter between New York and the Mid-West, Mrs. Dvorak made her first trip to Europe when she was 79. At 89 she broke her hip, at 98 cracked her pelvis, and after both accidents she was determined to walk, and she did. She is ever an optimist.
There will be no big party this year, at her request, but small celebrations have been going on since mid-May and will continue to July. Relatives and friends from Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas have already paid pre-birthday visits. During her official birthday week there will be many guests – from Atlanta, granddaughter Catherine Kirk with her husband, Richard Lee Stauffer, and three sons, Kirk, 16, James, 14, and Joseph, 10. From Superior, Wisconsin, granddaughter Mary Kirk with her husband, Ray Smith, and her tow children, Stephen Kirk Bauer, 13, and Jennifer Kirk Bauer, 8.
Mrs. Dvorak’s third grandchild, William Dvorak who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two sons, Daniel and Douglas, 5 and 2 years old, is unable to visit this summer.
Grandma Dvorak, the former Ada Ackley, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 29, 1874, daughter of John Anson Ackley and his wife, Katherine Sullivan Tefft Ackley. Her maternal grandparents were pioneer Clevelanders, Anson and Nancy Snell Ackley. Anson went west to seek his fortune during the gold rush days of 1849, contracted yellow fever on the ship bearing him to the fold fields, died and was buried at sea off Cape Horn. Mrs. Dvorak’s great uncle, John Anson Ackley, was the first marshal of Cleveland, when that area was incorporated as a village in 1815.
Another Ackley forefather was a surveyer with Moses Cleveland when he came from Connecticut to survey the Western Reserve Territory. Mrs. Dvorak’s mother, the daughter of an Indian trader, grew up in southern Michigan with the Indians. She was the only white child in the area.
A graduate of the Cleveland public schools, Ada married Joseph Dvorak, a young pharmacist and raised three children, Dr. Raymond Dvorak of Cincinnati, Bill Dvorak, a columnist with the Cleveland Press, and Lucile (Mrs. George W. Kirk) with whom Mrs. Dvorak has made her home since the death of her husband in 1940.
What is Mrs. Dvorak’s recipe for a long and happy life? “Keep active, enjoy people and try to adapt to the ever changing times.”
One Hundred Years Of History Make Pelham’s Grandma Dvorak A Most Interesting Person
Mrs. Joseph Dvorak, One Hillside Avenue, joins the exclusive Century Club on Saturday, June 29th, when she reaches her one hundredth birthday. Exclusive? Yes, because statistics show that only three in 100,000 live to that mature age. However, her children, relatives and many friends think she is really one in a million, a very special, special person.
She is known for her wit, humor, charm and zest, for the good counsel and guidance she has given to hundreds all of her life, including several namesakes. Almost a commuter between New York and the Mid-West, Mrs. Dvorak made her first trip to Europe when she was 79. At 89 she broke her hip, at 98 cracked her pelvis, and after both accidents she was determined to walk, and she did. She is ever an optimist.
There will be no big party this year, at her request, but small celebrations have been going on since mid-May and will continue to July. Relatives and friends from Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas have already paid pre-birthday visits. During her official birthday week there will be many guests – from Atlanta, granddaughter Catherine Kirk with her husband, Richard Lee Stauffer, and three sons, Kirk, 16, James, 14, and Joseph, 10. From Superior, Wisconsin, granddaughter Mary Kirk with her husband, Ray Smith, and her tow children, Stephen Kirk Bauer, 13, and Jennifer Kirk Bauer, 8.
Mrs. Dvorak’s third grandchild, William Dvorak who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two sons, Daniel and Douglas, 5 and 2 years old, is unable to visit this summer.
Grandma Dvorak, the former Ada Ackley, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 29, 1874, daughter of John Anson Ackley and his wife, Katherine Sullivan Tefft Ackley. Her maternal grandparents were pioneer Clevelanders, Anson and Nancy Snell Ackley. Anson went west to seek his fortune during the gold rush days of 1849, contracted yellow fever on the ship bearing him to the fold fields, died and was buried at sea off Cape Horn. Mrs. Dvorak’s great uncle, John Anson Ackley, was the first marshal of Cleveland, when that area was incorporated as a village in 1815.
Another Ackley forefather was a surveyer with Moses Cleveland when he came from Connecticut to survey the Western Reserve Territory. Mrs. Dvorak’s mother, the daughter of an Indian trader, grew up in southern Michigan with the Indians. She was the only white child in the area.
A graduate of the Cleveland public schools, Ada married Joseph Dvorak, a young pharmacist and raised three children, Dr. Raymond Dvorak of Cincinnati, Bill Dvorak, a columnist with the Cleveland Press, and Lucile (Mrs. George W. Kirk) with whom Mrs. Dvorak has made her home since the death of her husband in 1940.
What is Mrs. Dvorak’s recipe for a long and happy life? “Keep active, enjoy people and try to adapt to the ever changing times.”
THE PELHAM SUN, Pelham, New York, Thursday, June 27, 1974
One Hundred Years Of History Make Pelham’s Grandma Dvorak A Most Interesting Person
Mrs. Joseph Dvorak, One Hillside Avenue, joins the exclusive Century Club on Saturday, June 29th, when she reaches her one hundredth birthday. Exclusive? Yes, because statistics show that only three in 100,000 live to that mature age. However, her children, relatives and many friends think she is really one in a million, a very special, special person.
She is known for her wit, humor, charm and zest, for the good counsel and guidance she has given to hundreds all of her life, including several namesakes. Almost a commuter between New York and the Mid-West, Mrs. Dvorak made her first trip to Europe when she was 79. At 89 she broke her hip, at 98 cracked her pelvis, and after both accidents she was determined to walk, and she did. She is ever an optimist.
There will be no big party this year, at her request, but small celebrations have been going on since mid-May and will continue to July. Relatives and friends from Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas have already paid pre-birthday visits. During her official birthday week there will be many guests – from Atlanta, granddaughter Catherine Kirk with her husband, Richard Lee Stauffer, and three sons, Kirk, 16, James, 14, and Joseph, 10. From Superior, Wisconsin, granddaughter Mary Kirk with her husband, Ray Smith, and her tow children, Stephen Kirk Bauer, 13, and Jennifer Kirk Bauer, 8.
Mrs. Dvorak’s third grandchild, William Dvorak who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two sons, Daniel and Douglas, 5 and 2 years old, is unable to visit this summer.
Grandma Dvorak, the former Ada Ackley, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 29, 1874, daughter of John Anson Ackley and his wife, Katherine Sullivan Tefft Ackley. Her maternal grandparents were pioneer Clevelanders, Anson and Nancy Snell Ackley. Anson went west to seek his fortune during the gold rush days of 1849, contracted yellow fever on the ship bearing him to the fold fields, died and was buried at sea off Cape Horn. Mrs. Dvorak’s great uncle, John Anson Ackley, was the first marshal of Cleveland, when that area was incorporated as a village in 1815.
Another Ackley forefather was a surveyer with Moses Cleveland when he came from Connecticut to survey the Western Reserve Territory. Mrs. Dvorak’s mother, the daughter of an Indian trader, grew up in southern Michigan with the Indians. She was the only white child in the area.
A graduate of the Cleveland public schools, Ada married Joseph Dvorak, a young pharmacist and raised three children, Dr. Raymond Dvorak of Cincinnati, Bill Dvorak, a columnist with the Cleveland Press, and Lucile (Mrs. George W. Kirk) with whom Mrs. Dvorak has made her home since the death of her husband in 1940.
What is Mrs. Dvorak’s recipe for a long and happy life? “Keep active, enjoy people and try to adapt to the ever changing times.”
One Hundred Years Of History Make Pelham’s Grandma Dvorak A Most Interesting Person
Mrs. Joseph Dvorak, One Hillside Avenue, joins the exclusive Century Club on Saturday, June 29th, when she reaches her one hundredth birthday. Exclusive? Yes, because statistics show that only three in 100,000 live to that mature age. However, her children, relatives and many friends think she is really one in a million, a very special, special person.
She is known for her wit, humor, charm and zest, for the good counsel and guidance she has given to hundreds all of her life, including several namesakes. Almost a commuter between New York and the Mid-West, Mrs. Dvorak made her first trip to Europe when she was 79. At 89 she broke her hip, at 98 cracked her pelvis, and after both accidents she was determined to walk, and she did. She is ever an optimist.
There will be no big party this year, at her request, but small celebrations have been going on since mid-May and will continue to July. Relatives and friends from Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio, and Texas have already paid pre-birthday visits. During her official birthday week there will be many guests – from Atlanta, granddaughter Catherine Kirk with her husband, Richard Lee Stauffer, and three sons, Kirk, 16, James, 14, and Joseph, 10. From Superior, Wisconsin, granddaughter Mary Kirk with her husband, Ray Smith, and her tow children, Stephen Kirk Bauer, 13, and Jennifer Kirk Bauer, 8.
Mrs. Dvorak’s third grandchild, William Dvorak who lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two sons, Daniel and Douglas, 5 and 2 years old, is unable to visit this summer.
Grandma Dvorak, the former Ada Ackley, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 29, 1874, daughter of John Anson Ackley and his wife, Katherine Sullivan Tefft Ackley. Her maternal grandparents were pioneer Clevelanders, Anson and Nancy Snell Ackley. Anson went west to seek his fortune during the gold rush days of 1849, contracted yellow fever on the ship bearing him to the fold fields, died and was buried at sea off Cape Horn. Mrs. Dvorak’s great uncle, John Anson Ackley, was the first marshal of Cleveland, when that area was incorporated as a village in 1815.
Another Ackley forefather was a surveyer with Moses Cleveland when he came from Connecticut to survey the Western Reserve Territory. Mrs. Dvorak’s mother, the daughter of an Indian trader, grew up in southern Michigan with the Indians. She was the only white child in the area.
A graduate of the Cleveland public schools, Ada married Joseph Dvorak, a young pharmacist and raised three children, Dr. Raymond Dvorak of Cincinnati, Bill Dvorak, a columnist with the Cleveland Press, and Lucile (Mrs. George W. Kirk) with whom Mrs. Dvorak has made her home since the death of her husband in 1940.
What is Mrs. Dvorak’s recipe for a long and happy life? “Keep active, enjoy people and try to adapt to the ever changing times.”
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