1951-1954
(Second from Left) Orthodox Priest serving the villages of Ujak and Hajtovka
(Third from Left) Fr. John Dornic
Suzanna was the daughter of John Zavaczky of Hajtovka & Maria Kollar of Ujak. Her paternal Grandparents were Michael Zavaczky of Hajtovka & Suzanna Mikulik of Ujak. Her paternal Great-Grandparents were John Zavaczky & Maria Sova. By the time Suzanna was 12 years old both of her parents and paternal grandparents had passed away from a cholera epidemic. Her brother Michael and two sisters named Anna also died. Suzanna may have been cared for by her surviving Zavaczky Uncles, her Aunt Anna Zavaczky Arendacs, or sent off to work and live with another family. As of 1885 Suzanna was residing in Ujak house #82 working as a domestic servant in the Joseph & Suzanna Fabian Osifchin household. It appears that Joseph was Suzanna Zavaczky's future husband's Uncle. Joseph Osifchin died in February of 1888. In May of 1888 Suzanna married his nephew Michael. Suzanna emigrated to America in 1901. She returned with her family in 1910. She died in Ujak in 1918 from an influenza outbreak.
It is unknown what became of Suzanna's sister Maria born February 07, 1867. Her elder brother John (1862-1945) emigrated to America in 1897. John Zavaczky married Maria Arendacs (1879-1954) February 10, 1896 in either the Greek Catholic Church in Hajtovka or the one in Ujak. Maria was the daughter of Michael Arendacs and Anna Fedush of Hajtovka. John and Mary Zavaczky settled in Passaic, New Jersey. They had four children all born in Passaic, John 1901-1974; Anna 1903-1992; Mary 1905-1980; and Michael 1908-1993. Most of John's family went by the surname of Zuwatsky.
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Jozef Chlipala 1911-1988 & wife Mária 1914-1992 | Gravestone Photo | The Chlipala family did not originate in Hajtovka although Jozef's wife Mária may have origins in Hajtovka. | In memory of Jozef & Mária Chlipala |
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Anna Fedus 1887- ? (daughter of Michael Fedus & Catherine Arendacs); wife of Nicholas Hnat 1898- ? of Udol. Married 27 Mar 1919 Hajtovka or Udol. | Anna remained in Slovakia | In Memory of Anna Hnat nee Fedus | |
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John Fedoush 1872 - ? (son of Michael Fedus & Catherine Arendacs); Husband of Anna Mikulik of Udol 1888-?. Married 16 Jul 1905 Hajtovka or Udol. John had a prior marriage. | John settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | In memory of the John & Anna Fedoush Family | |
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Michael Fedoush 1884-1954 (son of Michael Fedus & Catherine Arendacs); Husband of Mary Mizenko 1888-1950 | 1901-1902 Michael settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Michael & Mary Fedoush Family Courtesy of Richard Fedoush |
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Mikulas 'Nicholas' Fedus 1887-1943 (son of John Fedus & Anna Arendacs) | Gravestone Photo | Nicholas lived out his life in Hajtovka | In memory of Nicholas Fedus |
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Stefan Fedus 1899-1982 (son of Michael Fedus & Helena Tengi); Husband of Suzanna Fengya of Ujak | Gravestone Photo | Stefan lived out his life in Hajtovka | In memory of Stefan Fedus |
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John Sedlar 1859-?; Husband of Julianna Surgent of Ujak. Son of Joseph Sedlar and Catherine Arendacs | John lived out his life in Hajtovka | In memory of John
Sedlar Courtesy of great-granddaughter Diane Rowland |
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Jan Tengi 1911-1988; Husband of Maria Kravcak of Ujak | Gravestone Photo | Jan lived out his life in Hajtovka | In memory of Jan Tengi |
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Michal Tengi 1940-1984 (son of Stefan Tengi & Maria Liscinska) | Gravestone Photo | Michal lived out his life in Hajtovka | In memory of Michal Tengi |
Village History
Over time there have been varying names for the village:
1427 Ayathuagasa, 1773 Hajtuska, Hajtuvka, 1920 Hajtuvky, 1927 Hajtovka; Hungarian: Hajtuvka, Hajtoka; hajtovsky, Hajtovcan,-ka;
County and Region:
Saris County; district Stara Lubovna, region Presov from 1960; district Presov, and from 1968 district Stara Lubovna, Eastern Slovakia Region.
The names of the parts of surrounding areas:
Becirok, Cigonivka.
The population has been in a steady decline over the years:
1869-313, 1880-288, 1890-281, 1900-225, 1910-207, 1921-196, 1930-199, 1940-208, 1948-198, 1961-175, 1970-160.
Village size:
305 HA is the size of the village. HA is short for Hektar. 1 Hektar is 2.471 acres
Background:
The center of the village is 525 meters above the sea level. Surrounding area is between 490-744 meters above the sea level. HAJTOVKA is situated on the south slope of the middle part of Lubovna highlands. The area is mostly highlands, strongly undulated surface of the area is made of cliffs zone. Most of the area was clear cut long time ago and the pine forest is only on the steep slopes of the valleys. Soils are mostly brown.
The village was incorporated under purchasing charter in the first half of 14th century. It is mentioned in 1427. It belonged to the PLAVEC holdings nearby with the castle. In 1787 it had 27 houses and 196 inhabitants, in 1828 it had 35 houses and 271 inhabitants. They were farmers. Even after 1918 the village kept its farming character. Farmers co-op was established in the village in 1949. Most of the people work in farming with some working in Stara Lubovna.
Editors Note:
The Hajtovka Greek Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths (1827-1937) are included with the parish register of Údol, Slovakia; formerly Uják, Sáros, Hungary. They are available via the LDS (Family History Center). The film numbers are 1794352 & 1794353.
The current Greek Catholic resident priest is Father Marek Belej. The parish address is Údol c. 120, 06545 Plavnica, Okres Stara Lubovna. Telephone 0963/4393383
Hajtovka Cemetery
The following is a complete list of all legible gravestones found in the Hajtovka Cemetery. The upper portion of the cemetery is mostly grass but appears to have once been the old section of the graveyard. The cemetery is to the immediate left of the Greek Catholic Church. This list was compiled by Steven M. Osifchin in May 2004.
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| Stone Cross | Fabianová, Mária | Murckov | Jan 1, 1876 | Jan 31, 1918 |
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| Single Stone | Arendáč, Michal |
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Nov 26, 1867 | April 1916 | Odpočívajte v Pokoji |
| Single Stone | Leško, Petro |
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1843 | 1916 | (Written in Cyrillic) |
| Same Stone as Závacký, Jozef | Závacká, Helena | Liščinská | April 29, 1912 | April 15, 1959 | Milovanym Rodicom Od Deti Na Vecnu Pamiatku |
| Závacký, Jozef |
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March 17, 1907 | August 7, 1999 | ||
| Same Stone as Tengiová, Mária | Tengi, Michal |
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Feb 26, 1940 | June 26, 1984 |
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Michal on Stone |
| Tengiová, Mária | Liščinská | April 26, 1911 |
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| Same Stone as Arendáčová, Anna | Arendáč, Michal |
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Nov 13, 1904 | July 28, 1996 |
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| Arendáčová, Anna | Tengiová | Aug 20, 1906 | Feb 24, 1980 | Tu Odpočíva Ju, Roky Sa Pominu Zial Srdca Ulavi Vas Drahi Rodicia Nikto Nenahradi | |
| Same Stone as Murcko, Andrej | Murcková |
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Jan 24, 1922 |
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| Murcko, Andrej |
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May 18, 1913 | March 24, 1977 | Tu Odpočíva | |
| Same Stone as Fabinaová, Veronika | Fabian, Andrej |
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March 18, 1908 |
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Tu Spočíva, Odpočívaj V Pokoji |
| Fabinaová, Veronika | Fedušová | Feb 26, 1910 | March 15, 1977 | Tu Spočíva, Odpočívaj V Pokoji | |
| Same Stone as Knapík, Ján | Knapíková, Anna | Sovová | June 17, 1898 | May 5, 1980 |
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| Knapík, Ján |
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March 13, 1897 | April 28, 1984 |
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| Same Stone as Tengiová, Mária | Tengi, Ján |
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April 10, 1911 | Oct 22, 1988 | Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji (Photo on Stone) |
| Tengiová, Mária | Kravcaková | Feb 27, 1915 | Oct 12, 1980 | Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji (Photo on Stone) | |
| Same Stone as Sovová, Zuzana | Sova, Michal |
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Nov 30, 1901 | March 25, 1982 | Tu Odpočíva Ju, Boh Vas Pozval Odpocivajte V Pokoji |
| Sovová, Zuzana | Muchová | Dec 5, 1901 | Aug 18, 1987 | Tu Odpočíva Ju, Boh Vas Pozval Odpocivajte V Pokoji | |
| Single Stone | Lysáková, Mária | Sedlaková | June 8, 1886 | Aug 6, 1967 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Iron Cross | Sovová, Julia |
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June 1, 1871 | Aug 19, 1953 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Same Stone as Murcková, Anna | Murcko, Ján |
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Dec 1, 1882 | Oct 2, 1952 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Murcková, Anna |
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Dec 5, 1885 | Jan 28, 1971 | Tu Odpočíva | |
| Single Stone |
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Sept 8, 1908 | ? 6, 1943 | Stone is difficult to read and written in Cyrillic. Appears to be Andras Fedus |
| Same Stone as Fedušová, Anna | Feduš, Ján |
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Feb 10, 1894 | Feb 3, 1968 | Tu Odpočíva Ju V Kristu Panu, Boze Nebud Nam Sudcom Ale Spasitelom |
| Fedušová, Anna | Sovová | Jan 10, 1896 | Sept 30, 1980 | Tu Odpočíva Ju V Kristu Panu, Boze Nebud Nam Sudcom Ale Spasitelom | |
| Same Stone as Kundrat, Ján | Kundratová, Helen |
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June 15, 1919 | Nov 1, 1991 |
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| Kundrat, Ján |
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May 29, 1909 | July 24, 1968 | Tu Ospočíva | |
| Same Stone as Knapová, Zuzana | Knap, Stefan |
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Feb 3, 1903 | Sept 18, 1971 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Knapová, Zuzana | Arendáčová | Nov 14, 1904 | Aug 2, 1970 | Tu Odpočíva | |
| Same Stone as Feduš, Ján | Fedušová, Helena |
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Oct 22, 1899 |
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| Feduš, Ján |
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July 12, 1886 | March 4, 1973 | Tu Odpočíva | |
| Same Stone as Arendáč, Michal | Arendáčová, Anna | Fabinaová | Aug 15, 1903 | Oct 17, 1983 |
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| Arendáč, Michal |
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Jan 31, 1903 | March 17, 1989 |
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| Same Stone as Arendáč, Michal | Petricková, Anna | Arendáč | Nov 1, 1932 | Nov 15, 1973 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Same Stone as Fedušová, Anna | Feduš, Michal |
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Nov 29, 1923 | May 19, 1974 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Fedušová, Anna |
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Nov 1, 1929 |
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| Same Stone as Sedlár, Śtefan | Sedlárová, Helena | Kollarová | Oct 14, 1903 | Dec 1, 1985 |
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| Sedlár, Śtefan |
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Aug 12, 1900 | Nov 18, 1975 |
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| Stone Cross as Sovová, Mária | Sova, Ján |
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1891 | 1976 | Tu Odpočíva Ju |
| Sovová, Mária |
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1887 |
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Tu Odpočíva Ju | |
| Same Stone as Liščinsky, Ján | Liščinská, Anna | Murcková | Nov 22, 1907 | Sept 24, 1988 | Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji |
| Liščinsky, Ján |
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Nov 30, 1904 | 1982 | Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji | |
| Single Stone | Arendáčová, Helena |
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July 27 1873 | Oct 9, 1964 | Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji |
| Single Stone | Lešková, Zuzana |
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July 29, 1874 | 09 Mar 1963 | Tu Spočíva |
| Single Stone | Liščinská, Anna | Tengová | Jan 28, 1884 | Dec 22, 1961 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Same Stone as Murcko, Andrej | Murcková, Anna | Hriňová | Nov 15, 1884 | July 9, 1984 | Tu Odpočíva V Kristu Panu, Odpocivaj V Pokoji |
| Murcko, Andrej |
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Jan 18, 1888 | June 16, 1961 | Tu Odpočíva V Kristu Panu, Odpocivaj V Pokoji | |
| Single Stone | Murcková, | Fedušová | Aug 23 1889 | March 2, 1959 |
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| Same Stone as Tengi, Ján | Tengiová, Anna |
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Aug 20, 1887 | June 5, 1966 | Tu Spočíva |
| Tengi, Ján |
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Oct 8, 1879 | Feb 23, 1958 | Tu Spočíva | |
| Same Stone as Bircak, Andrej | Bircaková, Anna |
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1882 | 1959 | Tu Odpočíva Ju |
| Bircak, Andrej |
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1882 | 1966 | Blazeny In Pokaj A Vecne Odpočívajte | |
| Single Stone | Liščinská, Anna |
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Aug 15 1878 | Feb 12 1955 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Single Stone | Tengi, Śtefan |
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May 31, 1902 | May 30 1954 | Tu Spočíva |
| Single Stone | Feduš, Voitech |
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Jan 1, 1899 | May 28, 1963 | Blazeny Jemu Pokoj |
| Single Stone | Fabianová, Mária |
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Feb 3, 1896 | Feb 8, 1954 | Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivaj V Pokoji |
| Iron Cross | Muchova, Zuzana |
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| Single Stone | Arendáč, Anna | ? | June 14, 1887 | Oct 3, 1945 | (Written in Cyrillic) |
| Same Stone as Lysáková, Veronika | Lysák, Mikuláš |
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April 3, 1922 |
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Odpočívajte v Pokoji |
| Lysáková, Veronika | Murcková | April 17, 1924 |
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| Iron Cross | Knapík, Jozef |
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May 10, 1923 | March 9, 1938 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Iron Cross | Sova, Ján |
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March 29, 1863 | July 8, 1936 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Iron Cross | Arendáčová, Helena | Murcková | July 27, 1873 | Oct 9, 1964 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Single Stone | Feduš, Mikuláš |
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Sept 9, 1887 | March 8, 1943 | Tu Spočíva V Bohu, Odpočívajte V Pokoji (Photo on stone) |
| Single Stone | Fedušová, Anna | Lešková | May 23, 1889 | Nov 3, 1980 | Tu V Panu Bohu Odpočíva, Pane Bože NebuĎ Mi Sudcom Ale Spasiteľom |
| Single Stone | Lystinsky, Stefan |
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June 1, 1876 | Feb 29, 1952 | Tu Spočíva, Odpočíva V Pokoji |
| Single Stone | Leško, Helena | R. AR. | 1860 | July 22, 1932 | Tu V Bohu Spoč, Odpočívaj V Pokoji! |
| Single Stone | Lystinska, Zuzana |
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Sept 1883 | Dec 9. 1935 | Tu Spočíva, Odpočívaj V Pokoji! |
| Single Stone | Murcko, Ján |
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Feb 21, 1883 | Dec 22, 1935 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Iron Cross | Vengrinová, Mária |
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Tu Odpočíva |
| Single Stone | Arendáč, Jozef |
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1902 | 1988 | Odpočívajte v Pokoji |
| Single Stone | Arendáčová, Mária | Liščinská | 1908 | 1941 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Iron Cross | Fedušová, Margita |
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June 5, 1936 | July 8, 1936 |
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| Stone Cross | Fabian, Andrej |
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May 2, 1872 | Feb 13, 1933 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Iron Cross | Sova, Andrej |
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Nov 22, 1878 | Jan 18, 1932 | Tu Odpočíva, Pokoj Prachu Jeho! |
| Iron Cross | Mucha, Jozef |
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| Iron Cross | Sovová, Anna |
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1866 | 1927 | Tu Odpočíva |
| Single Stone | Sova, Jozef |
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1856 | Aug 25, 1924 | Cyrillic Writing |
| Iron Cross | Liščinská, Helena |
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| Single Stone | Murcko, Andrej |
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Jan 18, 1888 | June 16, 1961 | Tu Spočíva V Kristu Panu, Odpocivajte V Pokoji! |
| Same Stone as Fedušová, Helena | Feduš, Michal |
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1856 | 1929 | Cyrillic Writing |
| Fedušová, Helena |
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1863 | 1934 |
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| Same Stone as Fedušová, Zuzana | Feduš, Śtefan |
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1899 | 1982 |
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| Fedušová, Zuzana |
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1903 | 1976 |
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| Iron Cross | Fedušová, Mária | Fabinaová | No Dates |
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