NOTES ON PEOPLE (01/11/98)

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Korduba family holds reunion at Soyuzivka

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - Korduba family descendants met at the UNA resort Soyuzivka on August 8-10 in a reunion organized by Christina Stasiuk-Farion (second great-granddaughter of Ivan Korduba) and Ariana Korduba-Masiuk (a great-granddaughter).

A total of 88 family members joined together to renew relations or to meet relatives for the first time. Family members came from as far away as Ukraine and Canada. Those in the U.S. came from Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The eldest attending family member was Damian Korduba, 82, and the youngest was Brandon Everts, 5 weeks old.

The family tree was traced back to Ivan Korduba, born in Ukraine in 1837. He and Anna Chubata were married in Ternopil in about 1867. They had seven daughters and one son. Ms. Korduba-Masiuk researched the family tree from 160 years ago until this July 4, when the 268th known descendent was born. Five generations of the Ivan Korduba family were chronicled in a journal especially produced for this event.

Sloviks celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

MCADOO, Pa. - Mr. & Mrs. Adolph J. Slovik of McAdoo, Pa., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 15, 1997. A divine liturgy of thanksgiving was offered in St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in McAdoo - the same church where they were wed 50 years ago.

They received a papal blessing from Pope John Paul II, and citations from Sen. James Rhoades and Rep. Dave Argall.

The Sloviks are the parents of four children: Daniel, Robert, William and Christine Harasymczuk; they have 12 grandchildren.

The jubilarians were honored at a reception in Stefaniako's in Hazleton, Pa., hosted by their children and grandchildren.

Both Adolph and Helen Slovik are officers of Branch 7 of the Ukrainian National Association and also of the Anthracite District Committee of the UNA.