Kathleen,
Our mother is Pauline Tapajna Jerdonek. Her parents are both from Chlebnice, SK. Our grandfather was Thomas Tapajna, born on February 29, 1888 in Chlebnice. His parents were John Tapajna and Mary Mello. He had brothers Frank, John, and Joe in the U.S. and Andrew in Chlebnice. Frank and John both lived out there days here in Cleveland. Our grandmother was born Teresa Bakoš on October 10, 1892 in Chlebnice. Her parents were Joseph Bakoš and Christine Tarastak.
We will Slovakia from May 27 through June 5, 2005 and will be in Chlebnice on or about May 30. We hope to meet some of our Bakoš and Tapajna relatives. We would be interested in hearing about your trip to Chlebnice and any relatives that we could contact there. You can reach us at
rich@jerdonek.net- Rich, Joe, and Joan Jerdonek