About this Book

Veronica or Verona Straka was born 10 November 1899 in Milpos, Sáros, Slovakia. Her parents were Andrej Straka and Maria Verbosky. She emigrated in 1922 and settled in Pennsylvania. She married Janos Figlar,son of Janos Figlar and Anna Gazdik, in 1924 in Fairpoint, Ohio. They had seven children. Their daughter, Anna, was born in 1925. She married Johnny Alzo in 1947. Their daughter, Lisa Ann, was born 5 December 1964 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.