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Aunt Vi's apartment in Frewsburg NY t

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Aunt Vi's apartment in Frewsburg NY t
Anders August Anderson (Uncle Andy) is in the picture from circa 1976-1979 surrounded by his four sisters in Frewsburg, NY at his sister Violet's apt behind the bowling alley in Frewsburg NY. Violet is doing the dishes, with her back toward all her siblings, who are behind her in this picture. From left to right, Anne, Andy, Linnea, (standing in a light green sleeveless shirt) Violet in white shirt, and Lillian in a dark shirt, crouched down on the floor. It was a rare occasion since Anne (sitting at the table in this pic) lived in California most of the time. Aunt Violet can be seen on the far right with her hands in her sink, doing the dishes. As I reflect more and more on this picture and the fact I had my very own copy of it growing up, I suspect I (Gina) may be the one who took this picture of my grandmother Linnea (in the sleeveless shirt) and all her siblings sometime around 1975-1979. I was in camera club at school, at Frewsburg Central Schools between my seventh and eighth grade years, (about forty six years ago now). This photo was taken on C 110 Kodak Film. I kept a copy of this photo on the cover of my personal green photo album for many years along with a color photo printed from identical film, rounded edges color print, of our friend Lucille Hedberg Coombs. I had two cameras during those years, (one with built in flash, and the other with a disposable flash bulb you had to put on top of it, that only had four flashes before it had to be replaced) and both of my cameras took C 110 Kodak Film. I think I may have given the negatives of this photo to Gramma Donoghue so she could print more copies of this photo and share them with her siblings. (Either that, or Aunt Anne's son Steve Blazyak of California took this picture in Aunt Vi's apartment. He is the person who scanned it and uploaded it on our Facebook family page. But I think it is cropped since I remember being able to see Aunt Lillian's knees in my print copy of this photo.) I recognize this setting very well, since my mother stopped by for "coffee" with Violet frequently at that table, and I was frequently looking out from that exact same position looking out at the kitchen, from the living room in Violet's straight shot linear laid apt, with my 2 DC comic books and a four pack of sticky red licorice. My mother Linda gave me a few quarters to buy these around the corner, from the Frewsburg Newsroom, every time we visited Aunt Violet. Comic books were only 25 cents each. I bought and collected DC comic books from 1973-1979, eventually accumulating over 300 of them, all purchased one or two at a time, while my mother was visiting Aunt Violet for "coffee". That is a lot of coffee and a lot of comic books.

When my licorice was all gone, and I had finished reading my comic books, but my Mom and Aunt Violet were not yet done with their "coffee" I would sit and watch Aunt Violet's little black and white television in the living room, favoring shows that came in Color, even on a Black and White TV, like "THAT GIRL".

Grandma Linnea Donoghue standing in the center with a sleeveless shirt, surrounded by all her siblings. Uncle Andy is to her right, and Aunt Violet is to her left. Her twin sister Lillian is crouched down in front of her. Her sister Anne is wearing glasses, and sitting at the table.

Anne Anderson is pictured on the far left side of this photo with all of her siblings. She is sitting right next to Andy Anderson her brother, followed by Linnea Anderson Donoghue her sister, who is standing up next to Andy, followed by her sister Violet Anderson Carlson , on the far right, and her sister Lilian Anderson Wynn Rogers, who is sitting or kneeling down on the floor.
Date & Place: in Frewsburg, Chautauqua County, New York 14738, United States
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This picture was taken in Aunt Vi's apartment in Frewsburg NY that was located at the back end of the Frewsburg bowling alley.
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Regina Mazzurco Gonzalez
Regina was born July 13, 1965 at Corry Memorial Hospital in Corry PA.
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Ann Marie Anderson Blasyak
Ann Marie (Anderson) Blasyak of Paramount, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on February 27, 1923 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY to Marie Augusta Jones Anderson and Carl J Anderson. She had siblings Linnea Ingeborg Anderson Donoghue, Violet Anderson Carlson, Lillian May Anderson Wynn Rogers, and Anders August Anderson. Ann Blasyak died at age 62 years old on July 20, 1985 in Paramount, Los Angeles County, CA.
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Anders August Anderson
Anders August Anderson of Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania United States was born on April 13, 1931 in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY to Marie Augusta Jones Anderson and Carl J Anderson. They had siblings Linnea Ingeborg Anderson Donoghue, Violet Anderson Carlson, Lillian May Anderson Wynn Rogers, and Ann Marie Anderson Blasyak. Anders Anderson died at age 70 years old on April 22, 2001 in Corry, Erie County, PA, and was buried in 2001 at Rose Hill Cemetery, Spartansburg, PA, USA.
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Violet Anderson Carlson
Violet (Anderson) Carlson of Frewsburg, Chautauqua County, New York United States was born on October 11, 1921 to Marie Augusta Jones Anderson and Carl J Anderson. She had siblings Linnea Ingeborg Anderson Donoghue, Lillian May Anderson Wynn Rogers, Anders August Anderson, and Ann Marie Anderson Blasyak. She was in a relationship with Robert Carlson, and had children Marcia Lee (Carlson) Johnson, Barbara Hinson, and Robert Carl Carlson. Violet Carlson died at age 87 years old on December 31, 2008 at Heritage Park in Jamestown, and was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery 135-1283 County Touring Rte 34, in Frewsburg.
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Linnea Ingeborg Anderson Donoghue
Linnea Ingeborg Anderson was born on March 18, 1927 in Jamestown, New York to parents Augusta Marie Anderson and Carl J Anderson. She had siblings Violet Anderson Carlson, Lillian Rogers, Anders August Anderson, and Anne Anderson. She married John Henry Donoghue, and had children Linda Lou Marie Elizabeth Anderson Mazzurco, William Mark Donoghue, Colleen Marie Donoghue Peters, and Jonnie Jay Donoghue. Linnea, my Mom, was the most giving person I have ever known. She taught me how to love with a generous heart. Even though she had little she shared what she had with those in need. Linnea, my gramma, had unforgettable bright red hair and lots of character to match it Throughout my youth, I remember my Gramma Donoghue enjoyed playing cards, and inviting us to holiday celebrations at her house, especially every Thanksgiving. She took pride and spent hours on making home made walnut bread, sage, stuffing, pumpkin, apple, and mince meat pies, and slow basting her turkey all night long. Gramma Donoghue was great friends with her neighbors the Gariiepy's next door to her house 223 NW St in Corry PA, and frequently invited them over as well to spend the holidays with us. She was especially tight with Uncle Andy, her brother, who lived alone in downtown Corry, and who never missed a holiday with us, whether it was in Corry PA, or at our home in Frewsburg, NY (especially since he was the main source of transportation for her and her kids from PA to NY on the holidays). Linnea Donoghue passed away on January 13, 1997 in Corry, Erie County, PA, and was buried at Saint Thomas Cemetary in Corry.
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