Josephine ENGELMANN Kralj -Yugoslavia to Youngstown, Ohio
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Josephine ENGELMANN Kralj -Yugoslavia to Youngstown, Ohio
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Posted: 5 May 2009 12:55PM GMT |
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Surnames: Semlitsch, Engelmann, Kralj
BOARDMAN, OHIO – Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Charles Church for Josephine “Phina” Kralj, 76, who passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 peacefully with her children at her bedside.
She was born Nov. 15, 1932 in Vischegrad, Yugoslavia, a daughter of Johann and Anna Semlitsch Engelmann.
Josephine was a member of St. Charles Church.
She met her husband in a refugee camp in Austria (Heimatbuch, Haid) between 1944 and 1951. Josephine married Anton Kralj on Aug. 4, 1951 and they remained in the camp until 1952.
On April 6, 1955, she went to Springfield, Ill., with Anton and their three children, Anna, Tony and Walter. The family moved to Youngstown (Mahoning County) OHIO in 1956, where they had two more children, Joe and Peggy.
Her greatest enjoyments were being a homemaker and mother, not only to her family, but to all who came into her home. Around the kitchen table, she shared stories about the refugee camp, friendships, family and her real home cooking and her awesome baking, especially her homemade donuts which were loved by all.
Josephine left a lasting impression with her warm gentle smile which was acknowledged by others. She loved to crochet and knit, watch Turner Classic movies and listen to Croatian music on Sunday mornings. In her younger days, she enjoyed traveling overseas to visit her family and was an avid ballroom dancer. She and her husband won awards doing the Polka and Tango.
Josephine is survived by two sons, Anton, with whom she made her home and Walter (Kathy) of Austintown, Ohio; two daughters, Anna Marie Shorthouse of Boardman, OHIO and Peggy (Lawrence) Button of Boardman; a daughter-in-law, Arlene Kralj Peloza of Poland, Ohio; grandchildren, Mark Shorthouse, Staff Sgt. Michael Shorthouse in the U.S. Marine Corps, Michael J. Gismondi, Kristen Gismondi, Rachele Best, Melissa Jackson and Stefanie Kralj; and eight great-grandchildren, including Peyton and Cadence Shorthouse.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Anton, who passed away June 9, 2007; a son, Joseph, who passed away May 6, 1989; three sisters, Albine Knapp, Greta Doffinger and Elsa Jacolivich; and three brothers, Ernst, Adolf and Johann Engelmann.
Friends may call Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Szabo & Sons Funeral Home in Youngstown, OHIO and Friday one hour prior to the service at the church.
The family is deeply grateful to those who comforted Josephine during her last years, Dr. Spratt, the staff at Greenbrier, Gentiva (Tony), Shepherd of the Valley, Hospice of the Valley, for their dedicated care, compassion and support. They would also like to acknowledge her good friend, Gloria, who provided company when needed.
Her memory will be cherished by all who were blessed to know her. She was a strong women, a people person, a true giver and loved her children unconditionally.
Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, OHIO
She was born Nov. 15, 1932 in Vischegrad, Yugoslavia, a daughter of Johann and Anna Semlitsch Engelmann.
Josephine was a member of St. Charles Church.
She met her husband in a refugee camp in Austria (Heimatbuch, Haid) between 1944 and 1951. Josephine married Anton Kralj on Aug. 4, 1951 and they remained in the camp until 1952.
On April 6, 1955, she went to Springfield, Ill., with Anton and their three children, Anna, Tony and Walter. The family moved to Youngstown (Mahoning County) OHIO in 1956, where they had two more children, Joe and Peggy.
Her greatest enjoyments were being a homemaker and mother, not only to her family, but to all who came into her home. Around the kitchen table, she shared stories about the refugee camp, friendships, family and her real home cooking and her awesome baking, especially her homemade donuts which were loved by all.
Josephine left a lasting impression with her warm gentle smile which was acknowledged by others. She loved to crochet and knit, watch Turner Classic movies and listen to Croatian music on Sunday mornings. In her younger days, she enjoyed traveling overseas to visit her family and was an avid ballroom dancer. She and her husband won awards doing the Polka and Tango.
Josephine is survived by two sons, Anton, with whom she made her home and Walter (Kathy) of Austintown, Ohio; two daughters, Anna Marie Shorthouse of Boardman, OHIO and Peggy (Lawrence) Button of Boardman; a daughter-in-law, Arlene Kralj Peloza of Poland, Ohio; grandchildren, Mark Shorthouse, Staff Sgt. Michael Shorthouse in the U.S. Marine Corps, Michael J. Gismondi, Kristen Gismondi, Rachele Best, Melissa Jackson and Stefanie Kralj; and eight great-grandchildren, including Peyton and Cadence Shorthouse.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Anton, who passed away June 9, 2007; a son, Joseph, who passed away May 6, 1989; three sisters, Albine Knapp, Greta Doffinger and Elsa Jacolivich; and three brothers, Ernst, Adolf and Johann Engelmann.
Friends may call Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Szabo & Sons Funeral Home in Youngstown, OHIO and Friday one hour prior to the service at the church.
The family is deeply grateful to those who comforted Josephine during her last years, Dr. Spratt, the staff at Greenbrier, Gentiva (Tony), Shepherd of the Valley, Hospice of the Valley, for their dedicated care, compassion and support. They would also like to acknowledge her good friend, Gloria, who provided company when needed.
Her memory will be cherished by all who were blessed to know her. She was a strong women, a people person, a true giver and loved her children unconditionally.
Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, OHIO