Frank (Francisek) was born in Planina, Kranjsko, Slovenia in 1884 to Francisek & Marija Krmavnar Podboj.

Pauline (Leopoldina) was born in Rakek, Slovenia in 1896 to Jozef & Jera Selan Rok.

Frank & Pauline were married in Ebensburg, PA in 1918 and later lived in Park Hill and Johnstown, PA. Their six children were: Ruth, Raymond, Eugene, Alfred, Thomas Frank, Donald Paul.