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1854 Stephen Siftar was born in Austria/Hungary;

1860 Anna Oboil was born in Austria/Hungary;

1870 Caroline Siftar was born in Austria Hungary; or 1877 Caroline Siftar was born(abt) in Austria/Hungary;

1879(abt) Josephene Siftar (another of Charles’s sisters) was born in Strukovci, Austria Hungary

1881 William Siftar was born in Strukovci, Austria Hungary.

1883(abt) Theresa Siftar (another of Charles’s sisters) was born in Strukovci, Austria Hungary.

1886(abt) Julia Siftar born in Strukovci, Austria Hungary.

1887 Franceska Siftar born in Strukovci, Austria Hungary.

1893 Charles Siftar was born on June 29th in Strukovci, Slovenia which was called State Vasmedgye and town Suruhas as

the region was under Hungarian control at the time;

1898 Anna Fulop was born on May 27th in Austria/Hungary;

1907 Stephan Siftar died.

1910

1915 Aug. 14, Charles Siftar married Anna Philip.

The wedding party is shown in this photo.

1916 Carl Siftar was born on July 21 in Bethlehem, PA. and baptized at St. Johns Windish Lutheran Church on 4th St. by

Rev. Stiegler;

The young couple has a son Carl.

1918 Ethel Siftar was born on Dec. 25th in Bethlehem, PA.; Janie Williams (Siftar) was born

in OK.

1919 Ethel Siftar died as a baby in Bethlehem, Pa.;

1920 William Siftar was born on May 27th in Bethlehem, PA.;

1922 William (Billy) Siftar died Feb.9 from convulsions in Bethlehem, PA.;

1925 Robert Siftar was born on May 21st in Bethlehem, PA.;

This is what 331 Hamilton looked like in the late 1900’s when Al was born. Carl is shown

next to Pop’s first car that he owned. You can see the shutters, front porch and wooden

picket fence.

1927 Edward Raymond Siftar was born on March 15th in

Bethlehem, PA.; Dorothy “ Dotti” Rajock (Siftar) born on

___.;

This is one of the earliest photos that I have of brother Ed.

He does not look like he is happy posing for the picture.

1929 Alfred Paul Siftar was born on Jan. 10th in Bethlehem, PA. ; Marilyn B. (Siftar) was born on

___.;

This photo of Al was taken when he was quite young. There was a ballpark near the family

home where teams from the Bethlehem Steel division would play each other. Al enjoyed going

to see these games. He still remembers the name of his favorite player, it was Amell. I am sure

that he was with an older brother when this photo was taken.

1930 Philip Gabriel Siftar was born on Oct. 26th in Bethlehem, PA.;

This is one of the earliest photos that I have of Philip. This photo shows Ed on the

left in the back row, with Al on the right, Jim is on the left in the front row with

Phil in the middle, and sister Millie on the right.

1932 James Richard Siftar was born on July 5th in Bethlehem, PA.;

1934 Mildred Ann Siftar was born on Mar. 2nd in Bethlehem, PA.;

1937 This photo of the Siftar tribe is a classic!!!!

Early 1940’s I think. Look at those T shirts!!!

1940’s Look at those “Cool” dudes!

Al with his fur lined jacket and hands in his pockets. Jim in the middle

and Phil also with hands in his pockets. I think that the car was Hank

Jamans first car.

1940 Nancy Jane Siftar was born on Jan. 17th in Bethlehem, PA. ; Carl Siftar & Mary Jane Williams were married on Oct.

12th;

1941 John Alan Siftar was born on Oct. 16th in Bethlehem, PA.;

This is John with his two older sisters in the front yard at 331 Hamilton Avenue.

You can see that the wooden picket fence has been replaced with the new iron

fence that Pop and the older boys had made at the Fence Works.

This photo of our Mother showing her

making cottage cheese strudel really

brings back memories. Anna Siftar making

strudel on the kitchen table at 331

Hamilton Avenue, like she had done

hundreds of times over the years.

1945 Frances “Chickie” Leslie graduated from

Northrup H.S.; Chick shown with her

graduating class. Northrop was an all girls

school at thia time.

1946 Alfred Siftar graduated from Bethlehem Vocational High School where he took

the Machinist training course.

1946 Alfred Siftar after returning from basic training in

field artiliry at Fort Knox, KY. He was then sent to Japan

where he spent the next year. He never learned all the

positions on the 105 team so he was assigned as the

driver of the two and a half ton truck which pulled the

105 howitzer.

This photo shows the headquarters of the Camp

McGill 1st Cavalry where he was stationed.

This is a photo of a Division MP outside headquarters at Camp Mc Gill. Al worked as

a company level MP and partroled the area from Camp Mc Gill to Kamakura, to

Yokuska where the Navy had a large Naval Base. Al was the driver, there’re were

also a Japanese Police officer and a Naval SP on the patrols.

1947 Gary Siftar was born in Tulsa, OK. to Carl and Mary Jane Siftar;

1947 This photo is of Al holding Gary on one of Al’s visits to Tulsa.

1948 Robert Siftar & Dorothy “Dotti” Helen Rajock were married on June 18th in Bethlehem, Pa.

1949 Frances “Chickie” Leslie graduated from Mills College in California.

Chickie shown with her mother and father at Mills College in California.

1950 Alfred Siftar joined the Army for the second time. I was sent to Fort Dix in N.J. and then sent to Zell am Zee,

Austria.

This is Zell am Zee, I am by the see wall, in my class “A” winter uniform.

This is the first page of one of my first letters home

from Zell an Zee.

This is the second

page of the letter of

Oct.1, 1950.

Standards which was what they called the retraining school that all

new soldiers coming to Austria had to go thru. I was a part of the staff

so that is why the ending part has Detachment added.

I was lucky because I was assigned to staff there and did not have to go

thru the entire program and then be shipped out to some other

assignment.

I had not learned the addresse’s of Pop’s relative at this time so I was

asking for that information.

I was comparing the gardens in Zell to the gardens that Pop had at

home.

I tell about having gone to the church service that the Chaplin put on at

the school.

This is the second page of this letter and a PS note.

The note was being a big brother like Carl would

do, trying to get the younger children to do finish

their homework.

Since we had a lot of fruit trees at home and I

worked at Jaman’s orchard I was comparing the

fruit trees to the ones back home.

I was complaining that Phil was advancing in rank

faster than I was even though I was older and had

more service time.

1951 George Jaman visits Al in Zell!!! George

had been drafted and sent to Germany. He got

a leave and visited Al in Zell am Zee.

1951 Al and his Mechanic take his jeep for a long road test!!! They are shown next to a glacier.

1951 Alfred Siftar was stationed in Zell am Zee Austria.; Frances “Chickie” Leslie was hired by USFA Special Services on

Sept.10 to start work on the 12th of Sept. she was stationed in Saalfelden, Austria; Beth Ann Siftar was born to Dotti &

Robert “Bob” Siftar on June 30th.

1952 Alfred Siftar was stationed at Camp Saalfelden where he met Chickie Leslie, fell in love and married her on Oct.16,

1952 Oct. 16 Alfred Siftar

married Frances Leslie. The

civil service was performed

in German by the

Bergermister of Saalfelden

and the second by the

Chaplin at Camp Saalfelden.

1952 Chickie lived in a large

apartment building. This

photo is of Al playing with

her dog Zita on the balcony

before they were married.

1952 The first apartment of the Siftar’s was named Villa Vogelsang and was just one

forth of a mile from Al’s office at Camp Saalfelden where he served as Post Sargent

Major. The family that owned the house lived downstairs and the Siftar’s had the

second floor. The heating for the apartment was supplied by a peat burning ceramic

space heater. The cooking was done on a two burner hot plate. There was a small

brook which ran next to the house and supplied pleasant sounds of running water.

1952.. Chickie and Al

went on a honeymoon

trip flying from Germany to Spain, Portugal, Algiers, Holy Land, Greece, Turkey,

Egypt, etc. This was the small plane that carried about 20 passengers plus three

crew members. It was a British company and the crew were very pleasant. This

next photo is of Chickie in Egypt where she took off across the desert with the

police officer.

1952 The first photo is of Al with his cousin Gizella and her

dog Bruno in Murick, AU., with Yugoslavia in the

background.

The second photo from 1952 shows Al, Gizella & Bruno

next to the stacks of wood drying at the Mureck wine

barrel factory.

1952 and 1953 find Chickie & Al taking trips to Nice, France. On the second trip we

hitched a ride from Paris with a young woman we met on the road.

I953 The Army sent The Siftars back to the United States. They came to Saalfelden

and carefully packed all of our posessions and sent them to Minneapolis, MN.

1953 This is the Army transport ship that Chickie and Al were shipped home on,

the U.S.N.G. Giger a very small transport ship.

1954 Sue Ellen Siftar born on May 3rd to Dotti & Bob Siftar.

This photo was taken by Pop’s

peach trees when Chickie and Al

visited Bethlehem for the first

time. Jim, Nancy & John were the only ones living at home with Mom &

Pop at the time. It was in the mid 1950’s.

1956 Oct.16th Suzanne “Suzy or Su bo” Siftar was born at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis,MN.; Married in

197_ in _ Massachusets;

Suzy was our first born and we were very proud and happy

parents. Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into.

Suzanne was a beautiful baby and I think we may have started to

spoil her on the first day. We were living in a second floor

apartment in a home near the University Of Minnesota where Al

was going to school. We had moved to Minnesota so that Chickie

could be close to her family.

1957 July Chickie & Al purchased their first home

at 4248 Crocker Ave for $14,500; Frances Jones

Siftar “Franny” was born at Abbott N.W. Hospital

on Oct.10th; Robert Siftar “Bobbie or Bob” born on

June 17th to Dotti & Bob Siftar;

This is what 4248 Crocker Avenue looked like at

the time when we moved in in 1957. It is located on the corner of Morningside Road & Crocker Anenue. It is of stucco

and brick construction with a few shrubs around the house. The garage doors fold out from both sides of the garage. It is

a two story house with a full basement. There is a small front porch and sun room on the front of the house. The living

room has a fireplace and small coat closet. Next comes the dining room with built in buffet. This leads into the kitchen

and the entry to the basement and the side door.

1958 photo of Charles Well Siftar and his grandmother Frances Leslie.

1958 Charles Wells Siftar “Chuck or Charlie or Chasbo” was born on Oct. 27th at

Abbott N. W. Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.;

1959 Barbara Jill Siftar born on May 10th to Dotti & Bob Siftar in

____;I am not sure which one of Bob & Dottie’s children this is

pictured with Dotti’s dad but I will place it here to hold the spot. If

I can get some help from others to identify some of the photos I

have I will make corrections.

1960 Paul De Laittre Siftar “Paul bo” was born on May 5th at Abbott Northwestern

Hospital in Minneapolis, MN.;

This is our little Paul, being held by his grandfather Charles Siftar, when we visited

Bethlehem.

1961 Turtle Lake family vacation Aug.13th thru Aug.24th;

1962 Turtle Lake family Vacation July 21st thru July 29th;

This photo of Paul was from 1962 or 63. The children loved to play in

the sand by the beach in front of the old cabin. Franny is showing her

talent in packing sand in a bucket. She has gone on to develop many

more talents as she aged.

Another photo of Paul from Turtle Lake. This

time he has the shovel!!

1963 Mr. Nesbit added family room & half bath; Mr. Austin painted interior of the house for $995; Turtle Lake family

Vacation July 20th thru Aug. 4th;

1964 Turtle Lake family vacation July 18th thru Aug.8th;

1965 Turtle Lake family vacation July 29th thru Aug.11th;

1965 Timothy ‘Tim” Jack Siftar was born on Nov. 3rd to Dotti & Bob Siftar;

This is photo from a visit we made to Bethlehem, little cousin Tim is

shown with me, Mom, Pop, Suzy, Franny, Chuck and Paul. Pop’s famous

peach trees as behind us.

1966 Turtle Lake family vacation Aug.8th thru Aug.29th;

1967 Turtle Lake family vacation Aug.4th thru Aug.Aug.23rd; Tessie W. Jones “Chickie’s aunt” died on Nov.14th;

1968 Turtle Lake family vacation Aug.4th thru Aug.15th;

1969 Turtle Lake family vacation Aug.7th thru Aug.25th;

1970 Mar.24thJulie Dinou Siftar was born to Dotti & Bob Siftar

1972 Feb.3rd Gary Siftar & Kathy Porter were married

1973 Jean Huber married Philip Siftar 1973 Jan 31st Herschel Jones “Chickie’s cousin”died at the age of 61years.

1974 Aug.1stPaul M. Jones “Chickie’s uncle”died

1976 Feb.3rd Michael Siftar was born to Gary Carl Siftar and Kathy Porter Siftar

1976 Gunderson Concrete Co. did the double driveway for $3,395;

1980 Had the shed built in the back yard for $765.;

1981 Apr.14th Clare Ryan was born to Suzy and John in Amherst, Massachusetts

1985 Sande Rudd did her interior re-design & added new furniture for $9,059

1985 Feb.23rdRuth G. Jones “Chickie’s aunt”died

1986 Nathan Siftar “Nate”was born on June 28th to Charles and Chris in Minneapolis, MN.;

1989 Feb.25thTessa Siftar was born to Charles and Chris in Minneapolis, MN.

1989 May 1st Jake Ryan was born to Suzanne and John Ryan;

1991 Dec. 7 Michaila Siftar was born to Paul and Robin Siftar in Minneapolis, MN.;

1998 April 25th Robin Siftar died in St. Louis Park Methodist Hospital hospice;

1998 Apr.11th Emma Recchi was born in VT. to Franny and Ron Recchi

2000

2001

2002

2003 Jan.10th Al’s birthday was celebrated.

2006 June 24th Charlie Siftar’s wedding to Rebecca “Ruper” Kaye was held in their back yard;

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