Bob, I think I may have come across your Dad in the Ellis Island records. Does this info fit for your family? Josef Dedic (Place of residence=Pawlovice, Moravia) arrived at Ellis Island on March 16, 1910 via the Crown Princess Cecelia which departed Europe from Bremen, Germany. Josef was 19 yrs old and single at the time. On the passenger listing (difficult to read some of the handwriting) it indicates that his father is Antorsin (?) Dedic. It also indicates that his destination in the US was Iowa where his brother-in-law, (Fr Kubik) was located. You can see the information and see the passenger manifest at ellisisland.org.

Are you any relation to a Jan (John?) Dedic? Ellis Island records indicate that a Frantiska Dedic from Paclovice, Moravia arrived on the King Louis on May 1, 1912 and was headed to Traer, Iowa to meet her father, Jan.

Are you related to a Lukas & Filomena Dedic who settled in Chicago?

Cheers! Jeanie (jeaniemoll@attbi.com)