ERIE POLONIA HISTORY - Key Persons
I met Mr. Joe Habas at his residence at Sarah Reed Senior Living, where he moved to be close to his wife Wanda who was a resident there in the Nursing Center.
Joe's mother, Mary Pytlarz married a Frank Kulig in Poland in 1903. Frank Kulig left for America, acquired a factory job in Erie, and sent for his wife Mary in 1908.
Joe Habas was known as "Jasco." In Polish, Joseph was Yush-ko.
Mr. Habas wrote an autobiography in 2008, entitled "The Life of Jasco." This was done at the urging of his children and grandchildren, to record the history of his family. I was honored to receive a copy of this book and learn about growing up Polish and the hard lives he and his family endured and were able to overcome and become successful.
Joe grew up at 1224 East 8th Street, and is a lifelong Parishioner at St. Casimir's. He attended St. Casimir School and was an Altar Boy. Joe was even named "Altar Boy of the Year," for the essay he wrote about being a server and winning a citywide contest.
Joe Habas met up with Wanda Jakubowski at a teacher's conference at Strong Vincent High School in October 1950. By that time, Wanda was already a nurse in the Harborcreek School District. They had already known each other growing up as neighbors and classmates at St. Casimir, although Joe was about three years older.
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