Family Treasures – The Jerkovich Chronicles

Mike, Jane, Tony and Lucille Jerkovich

In this photo: Mathew Jerkovich, Jaka Dragicevich, Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich, Lucia Jerkovich

Biola Elementary 8th Grade Class taken at Roeding Park. Tony - fifth from left - about 1928

In this photo: Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich

Biola 8th Grade Basketball Team. Tony - 2nd from right - about 1928

In this photo: Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich

JERKOVICH AND DULCICH FAMILIES
Bottom row: Nikola (Nick) and Nanci Dulcich, Mike, Bob, and Tony Jerkovich
Back row: Vince Dulcich, Lou Dulcich holding daughter Judy, Jane, Mary, and Mike Jerkovich
Picture taken at Tony and Mary's place on Vineland Avenue, Kerman, California, about April, 1947.

In this photo: Nikola Dulcic, Nanci Lou Dulcich, Mathew (Mike) Richard Jerkovich, Robert Vincent Jerkovich, Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich, Vincent Dulcich, Lucia Jerkovich, Judith Kay Dulcich, Jaka Dragicevich, Mary Churin, Mathew Jerkovich

PROUD BROTHER
Tony and Lucille Jerkovich. Picture taken at Biola Place. March 16, 1924

In this photo: Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich, Lucia Jerkovich

Tony and Mary Jerkovich Wedding Photograph
July 3, 1932 - Mountain View, California

In this photo: Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich, Mary Churin

Friendship with the Barasich family and others.
June 22, 1952. Undisclosed location.

Thanksgiving celebration Nov. 25, 1953.
This was a typical holiday scene at the Jerkovich household. Lots of relatives, food, wine, laughter,
and good times.

Four Generations. David, Bob, Nona (Teta Yakica) and Dad (Tony) Jerkovich. Kerman, California - Aug, 1962

In this photo: David Jerkovich, Robert Vincent Jerkovich, Jaka Dragicevich, Anthony (Tony) Jerkovich

Peter Churin (Mary Jerkovich's father)
Photograph taken at George Studio
(the frame indicates so) in Fresno, California,
in 1910 or 1911. Why it was taken there is not known. There was no known Churin family in the
Fresno area at the time. The George Studio was a favorite studio for Tony to have family photographs taken there.
Just another unsolved puzzle

In this photo: Peter (Pijo) Curin

Vica Churin, husband Peter Churin, Stjepan Curin and daughter Mary, later to become a Popovich. Stjepan went back to Dugi Dolac, Gdinj, Dalmatia, Austria, leaving Mary with a cousin.
Picture taken about 1911 at the Churin house.
in Mountain View, California

In this photo: Marija (Vica) Churin, Peter (Pijo) Curin

Taken at Jerkovich Vegetable Garden, Bellingham, WA, on July 21, 1918.
From left to right: Louie Zaninovich, Anton Zaninovich holding Tony, Lucille in front of Teta Vecica, John Mike and George Jerkovich

In this photo: Luka (Louie) Zaninovich, Ante Zaninovich, Anton Zaninovich, Vica Jerkovich, John Jerkovich, Mathew Jerkovich

Great Grandmother Lucija (Marijan) Jerkovich,
wife of Ante Jerkovich, and mother of Mike and John, and Jakov, Vica, Marija, Nikola, and Kate.
Photograph is undated. Taken in Zastrazisce, Otok Hvar, Dalmatia, Austria

In this photo: Lucija Marijan

Taken at Jerkovich Vegetable Garden,
Bellingham, WA, probably July 1918.
From left to right: Mrs Radovani holding Tony Zaninovich, Teta Vecica with Lucille, Anton and Louie Zaninovich, and Mike, George, and John Jerkovich

In this photo: Anton Zaninovich, Vica Jerkovich, Ante Zaninovich, Luka (Louie) Zaninovich, Mathew Jerkovich, John Jerkovich

Handcrafted church made by Mike Jerkovich for his wife Jane.
She prayed in front of the church daily and treasured it dearly. Nanci Sellers now has it

Jakov Jerkovic, Father of Frank Jerkovich.
Jakov was in the Austrian Army in World War I. He became a prisoner of war and eventually became a cook for high ranking German officers. His favorite dish was Lasagna.

In this photo: Jakov Jerkovich

Tom the Mule with George Viscovich on him.
Tom was the tractor, before the family could afford to buy one. He was a treasured piece of equipment. Photograph taken in 1933 at the Biola place.

In this photo: George Viscovich

A souvenir brought back by Nanci Sellers
when she made one of her journeys to Croatia. The building is a typical storage shed used for many things.
Barba Marin Dulcic hand-made it by taking stones from the site of the original building.

The first Jerkovich home in the United States.
712 Elk Street, Bellingham, WA.
The home was bought by John Jerkovich in 1920. Photograph taken about 1921.

Matt Jerkovich on top of ladder picking cherries at cherry orchard, Biola Place, May 31, 1959.
Lucille Dulcich was at the cherry stand in Fresno at Ashland and Blackstone selling cherries - an annual occurrence.

In this photo: Mate Vinko Jerkovich

Lucille and Vince Dulcich, San Pedro, CA

In this photo: Lucia Jerkovich, Vincent Dulcich

Wedding Photograph of Martha Jaschiniak and John Jerkovich, Bellingham, WA, Jan 24, 1921

In this photo: Martha Christiane Jaschiniak, John Jerkovich

Martha and John Jerkovich, celebrating 40 years of marriage, Jan 24, 1961, San Pedro, CA

In this photo: Martha Christiane Jaschiniak, John Jerkovich

Uncle John Jerkovich packing clothing to send to Yugoslavia in 1949. This was a regular occurrence in both Jerkovich households, sending clothing to relatives in Yugoslavia and Australia.
A relative in Australia has stated that if it were not for the clothing and other things that were sent to them, they would not have made it. Their father lost a leg in an accident and could not work.
I should mention though that the Jerkovich households were not the only ones that sent clothing and other useful items to relatives in Yugoslavia; it was a widespread occurrence. There was that burning desire to help their families because they knew they did not have much to live on and anything to make their lives more comfortable would be fulfilling.

In this photo: John Jerkovich

The John Jerkovich family, John, Martha, Barbara, Dorothy, and Marian, taken at their home at 1333 Meyler St, San Pedro, CA

In this photo: John Jerkovich, Martha Christiane Jaschiniak, Barbara Rose Jerkovich, Dorothy Lucia Jerkovich, Marian Ruth Jerkovich

Dulcich, Churin, Mateljan, Jerkovich families

Dulcich, Churin, Mateljan, and Jerkovich families. Photograph taken on front lawn of Mike and Jane Jerkovich's place on Shields Avenue, Kerman, California. Photograph taken Aug 22, 1948

Jerkovich, Popovich, Zaninovich families. Photograph taken at Tony and Mary Jerkovich's place on Vineland Avenue, Kerman, California

Matt Jerkovich arriving in San Pedro on Jul 15, 1955. Matt completed his long journey from the Island of Hvar to Italy, to Germany, to New York and then to California.

In this photo: Mate Vinko Jerkovich