Hi Nick. I realize that your post is from 2008, so I don't know if you will even see my post. My grandmother's name was Dorothy Dekelaita,(from Yugoslavia) married to Samuel Dekelaita (from Syria?). They lived in Michigan, around Flint I think. They're children were named Silas, Johnny, David, Nick, Sammy, Eva, Francis, Elizabeth (my mother), and another sister (I can't remember her name, maybe Beverly). My grandfather Samuel was a cab driver, and was killed by a train in the '50s. Is my family possibly related to your family? Please write me back if you receive this message.
Thank you very much! Dorothy Dyson