Blaz Starcevich was born Feb 1, 1878, in Mrkopalj, Austria-Hungarian Empire (Yugoslavia-Croatia) to Micula Nicolaus and Petra (Jakovic) Starcevic.
As a young man, Blaz worked on a Russian ship as a sailor for 10 years. He returned home to Mrkopalj before his mother died, and at that time he met his bride-to-be. He left for the USA in 1907 and settled in Roslyn, Washington. In 1908, he moved to Red Lodge and then sent for Augustina Cuculich, and they were married 16 June, 1912, in Red Lodge, Montana. Blaz and Augustina had 3 children: Rudolph, Pauline and Mary.
Mr. Starcevich was employed as a coal minor in the local mines until he was in a mine incident in 1914 and was severely injured. He was buried under a ton of coal and his back and legs were crushed from the waist down. He was disabled until he died 29 Aug 1944.
As a young man, Blaz worked on a Russian ship as a sailor for 10 years. He returned home to Mrkopalj before his mother died, and at that time he met his bride-to-be. He left for the USA in 1907 and settled in Roslyn, Washington. In 1908, he moved to Red Lodge and then sent for Augustina Cuculich, and they were married 16 June, 1912, in Red Lodge, Montana. Blaz and Augustina had 3 children: Rudolph, Pauline and Mary.
Mr. Starcevich was employed as a coal minor in the local mines until he was in a mine incident in 1914 and was severely injured. He was buried under a ton of coal and his back and legs were crushed from the waist down. He was disabled until he died 29 Aug 1944.
Blaz Starcevich was born Feb 1, 1878, in Mrkopalj, Austria-Hungarian Empire (Yugoslavia-Croatia) to Micula Nicolaus and Petra (Jakovic) Starcevic.
As a young man, Blaz worked on a Russian ship as a sailor for 10 years. He returned home to Mrkopalj before his mother died, and at that time he met his bride-to-be. He left for the USA in 1907 and settled in Roslyn, Washington. In 1908, he moved to Red Lodge and then sent for Augustina Cuculich, and they were married 16 June, 1912, in Red Lodge, Montana. Blaz and Augustina had 3 children: Rudolph, Pauline and Mary.
Mr. Starcevich was employed as a coal minor in the local mines until he was in a mine incident in 1914 and was severely injured. He was buried under a ton of coal and his back and legs were crushed from the waist down. He was disabled until he died 29 Aug 1944.
As a young man, Blaz worked on a Russian ship as a sailor for 10 years. He returned home to Mrkopalj before his mother died, and at that time he met his bride-to-be. He left for the USA in 1907 and settled in Roslyn, Washington. In 1908, he moved to Red Lodge and then sent for Augustina Cuculich, and they were married 16 June, 1912, in Red Lodge, Montana. Blaz and Augustina had 3 children: Rudolph, Pauline and Mary.
Mr. Starcevich was employed as a coal minor in the local mines until he was in a mine incident in 1914 and was severely injured. He was buried under a ton of coal and his back and legs were crushed from the waist down. He was disabled until he died 29 Aug 1944.
