Agnes Margaret Lojek left this world peacefully on January 22, 2011. Burial will take place in Buffalo, New York at a later date.
Agnes was born in 1917 in a large house on the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Her parents, Vaclav and Amalia Starman, were immigrants from Croatia who arrived at Ellis Island in 1901. They spoke Czech at home and Croatian at work or at social gatherings where others of Czech/Croatian heritage would gather on Sundays for a traditional picnic and lamb roast. Agnes was at home in either language as well as in English and enjoyed a multi-cultural childhood.
Agnes was the middle child. Her older sister, Lillian, and the youngest, Eleanor, were companions among dozens of cousins in an extended family where many adventures were experienced in camping, boating, tobogganing and exploring in western New York and Canada.
Agnes graduated from high school in 1934. Her first job (found after much searching during that Great Depression) was assembling radios at sixteen dollars per week. Later she worked for Lake Erie Engineering as a secretary.
Agnes married Walter Lojek in 1939. She was a consummate homemaker, seamstress, cook, organizer and mother. Each fall, dozens of quart jars of peaches, pears, and other fruits were put by for the Buffalo winter. Her sewing circle of friends and relatives would gather weekly, rotating between and among their homes, sharing recipes and bragging about their children. Their laughter was both frequent and genuine and evidenced their enjoyment of the little but important things in life.
When her husband, Walter, died suddenly in 1961, Agnes took the City of Buffalo civil service exam and had the top score for all applicants that year. She became an executive secretary for the Buffalo Board of Education psychologists where she worked until retirement. She more than once corrected a hastily-formed but incorrect diagnosis and often acted as a common-sense sounding board for the polysyllabic PhDs with whom she worked.
Agnes was a devout Catholic. She insisted on a Catholic education for her children although that entailed significant sacrifices. She was the President of the Rosary Society at All Saints Church in Buffalo where she was baptized, confirmed, married and from which her parents and husband were buried.
She lived on the same street in Buffalo for 84 years prior to moving to Boise. She enjoyed traveling and when the infamous Buffalo winters became too much to bear, she moved to Boise in 1999 to live with her son, Don, and his wife, Cecelia.
Agnes leaves behind her two sons, Don (Cecelia) and Jim (Barb); grandchildren, Mike, Sara, Meg, Brian and Janine; and great grandchildren, Milo, Sophie, Jack, Celia, Corbett and Ben. She was also close to her nephews and nieces, Dave, Ruth, Chris, Maria, Christina and Jan, who were always so kind to her.
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter; her two sisters; and an amazing number of cousins. She was the last of her family's generation, which some have called "the best generation".
Agnes spent her last months at the Good Samaritan Society, Boise Village, where she quickly came to appreciate the loving and professional care from the staff and many wonderful volunteers. She will continue to thank them from her place in Heaven.
Agnes was born in 1917 in a large house on the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Her parents, Vaclav and Amalia Starman, were immigrants from Croatia who arrived at Ellis Island in 1901. They spoke Czech at home and Croatian at work or at social gatherings where others of Czech/Croatian heritage would gather on Sundays for a traditional picnic and lamb roast. Agnes was at home in either language as well as in English and enjoyed a multi-cultural childhood.
Agnes was the middle child. Her older sister, Lillian, and the youngest, Eleanor, were companions among dozens of cousins in an extended family where many adventures were experienced in camping, boating, tobogganing and exploring in western New York and Canada.
Agnes graduated from high school in 1934. Her first job (found after much searching during that Great Depression) was assembling radios at sixteen dollars per week. Later she worked for Lake Erie Engineering as a secretary.
Agnes married Walter Lojek in 1939. She was a consummate homemaker, seamstress, cook, organizer and mother. Each fall, dozens of quart jars of peaches, pears, and other fruits were put by for the Buffalo winter. Her sewing circle of friends and relatives would gather weekly, rotating between and among their homes, sharing recipes and bragging about their children. Their laughter was both frequent and genuine and evidenced their enjoyment of the little but important things in life.
When her husband, Walter, died suddenly in 1961, Agnes took the City of Buffalo civil service exam and had the top score for all applicants that year. She became an executive secretary for the Buffalo Board of Education psychologists where she worked until retirement. She more than once corrected a hastily-formed but incorrect diagnosis and often acted as a common-sense sounding board for the polysyllabic PhDs with whom she worked.
Agnes was a devout Catholic. She insisted on a Catholic education for her children although that entailed significant sacrifices. She was the President of the Rosary Society at All Saints Church in Buffalo where she was baptized, confirmed, married and from which her parents and husband were buried.
She lived on the same street in Buffalo for 84 years prior to moving to Boise. She enjoyed traveling and when the infamous Buffalo winters became too much to bear, she moved to Boise in 1999 to live with her son, Don, and his wife, Cecelia.
Agnes leaves behind her two sons, Don (Cecelia) and Jim (Barb); grandchildren, Mike, Sara, Meg, Brian and Janine; and great grandchildren, Milo, Sophie, Jack, Celia, Corbett and Ben. She was also close to her nephews and nieces, Dave, Ruth, Chris, Maria, Christina and Jan, who were always so kind to her.
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter; her two sisters; and an amazing number of cousins. She was the last of her family's generation, which some have called "the best generation".
Agnes spent her last months at the Good Samaritan Society, Boise Village, where she quickly came to appreciate the loving and professional care from the staff and many wonderful volunteers. She will continue to thank them from her place in Heaven.
Agnes Margaret Lojek left this world peacefully on January 22, 2011. Burial will take place in Buffalo, New York at a later date.
Agnes was born in 1917 in a large house on the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Her parents, Vaclav and Amalia Starman, were immigrants from Croatia who arrived at Ellis Island in 1901. They spoke Czech at home and Croatian at work or at social gatherings where others of Czech/Croatian heritage would gather on Sundays for a traditional picnic and lamb roast. Agnes was at home in either language as well as in English and enjoyed a multi-cultural childhood.
Agnes was the middle child. Her older sister, Lillian, and the youngest, Eleanor, were companions among dozens of cousins in an extended family where many adventures were experienced in camping, boating, tobogganing and exploring in western New York and Canada.
Agnes graduated from high school in 1934. Her first job (found after much searching during that Great Depression) was assembling radios at sixteen dollars per week. Later she worked for Lake Erie Engineering as a secretary.
Agnes married Walter Lojek in 1939. She was a consummate homemaker, seamstress, cook, organizer and mother. Each fall, dozens of quart jars of peaches, pears, and other fruits were put by for the Buffalo winter. Her sewing circle of friends and relatives would gather weekly, rotating between and among their homes, sharing recipes and bragging about their children. Their laughter was both frequent and genuine and evidenced their enjoyment of the little but important things in life.
When her husband, Walter, died suddenly in 1961, Agnes took the City of Buffalo civil service exam and had the top score for all applicants that year. She became an executive secretary for the Buffalo Board of Education psychologists where she worked until retirement. She more than once corrected a hastily-formed but incorrect diagnosis and often acted as a common-sense sounding board for the polysyllabic PhDs with whom she worked.
Agnes was a devout Catholic. She insisted on a Catholic education for her children although that entailed significant sacrifices. She was the President of the Rosary Society at All Saints Church in Buffalo where she was baptized, confirmed, married and from which her parents and husband were buried.
She lived on the same street in Buffalo for 84 years prior to moving to Boise. She enjoyed traveling and when the infamous Buffalo winters became too much to bear, she moved to Boise in 1999 to live with her son, Don, and his wife, Cecelia.
Agnes leaves behind her two sons, Don (Cecelia) and Jim (Barb); grandchildren, Mike, Sara, Meg, Brian and Janine; and great grandchildren, Milo, Sophie, Jack, Celia, Corbett and Ben. She was also close to her nephews and nieces, Dave, Ruth, Chris, Maria, Christina and Jan, who were always so kind to her.
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter; her two sisters; and an amazing number of cousins. She was the last of her family's generation, which some have called "the best generation".
Agnes spent her last months at the Good Samaritan Society, Boise Village, where she quickly came to appreciate the loving and professional care from the staff and many wonderful volunteers. She will continue to thank them from her place in Heaven.
Agnes was born in 1917 in a large house on the Niagara River in Buffalo, New York. Her parents, Vaclav and Amalia Starman, were immigrants from Croatia who arrived at Ellis Island in 1901. They spoke Czech at home and Croatian at work or at social gatherings where others of Czech/Croatian heritage would gather on Sundays for a traditional picnic and lamb roast. Agnes was at home in either language as well as in English and enjoyed a multi-cultural childhood.
Agnes was the middle child. Her older sister, Lillian, and the youngest, Eleanor, were companions among dozens of cousins in an extended family where many adventures were experienced in camping, boating, tobogganing and exploring in western New York and Canada.
Agnes graduated from high school in 1934. Her first job (found after much searching during that Great Depression) was assembling radios at sixteen dollars per week. Later she worked for Lake Erie Engineering as a secretary.
Agnes married Walter Lojek in 1939. She was a consummate homemaker, seamstress, cook, organizer and mother. Each fall, dozens of quart jars of peaches, pears, and other fruits were put by for the Buffalo winter. Her sewing circle of friends and relatives would gather weekly, rotating between and among their homes, sharing recipes and bragging about their children. Their laughter was both frequent and genuine and evidenced their enjoyment of the little but important things in life.
When her husband, Walter, died suddenly in 1961, Agnes took the City of Buffalo civil service exam and had the top score for all applicants that year. She became an executive secretary for the Buffalo Board of Education psychologists where she worked until retirement. She more than once corrected a hastily-formed but incorrect diagnosis and often acted as a common-sense sounding board for the polysyllabic PhDs with whom she worked.
Agnes was a devout Catholic. She insisted on a Catholic education for her children although that entailed significant sacrifices. She was the President of the Rosary Society at All Saints Church in Buffalo where she was baptized, confirmed, married and from which her parents and husband were buried.
She lived on the same street in Buffalo for 84 years prior to moving to Boise. She enjoyed traveling and when the infamous Buffalo winters became too much to bear, she moved to Boise in 1999 to live with her son, Don, and his wife, Cecelia.
Agnes leaves behind her two sons, Don (Cecelia) and Jim (Barb); grandchildren, Mike, Sara, Meg, Brian and Janine; and great grandchildren, Milo, Sophie, Jack, Celia, Corbett and Ben. She was also close to her nephews and nieces, Dave, Ruth, Chris, Maria, Christina and Jan, who were always so kind to her.
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter; her two sisters; and an amazing number of cousins. She was the last of her family's generation, which some have called "the best generation".
Agnes spent her last months at the Good Samaritan Society, Boise Village, where she quickly came to appreciate the loving and professional care from the staff and many wonderful volunteers. She will continue to thank them from her place in Heaven.
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