1. Eliana Marie Tieke William Brent Paula Aviva Stern Robert Frank Marie
Pavlica
Mendel Stern
Millie Jacobs
Sophie
Louise
Grahnamann
William
Teike
Frances
Valenta
Karl
Kedi Sarna
David Stern
Tillie
Meislick
Avraham Jacobs

2. Eliana Marie Tieke Born on September 21, 2000 in Danville, Indiana
My parents are
Paula and Brent Tieke
Moved to Indianapolis,
Indiana in 2003
I love to dance and do gymnastics
I love the Summer
Moving next year
I enjoy going to parties
I love to dress up!
When I have nothing to do I usually
Chat with my friends over the phone or
ing.

3. Paula Aviva Stern Born on June 26, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York
Has two children, Arik and I
Works in the shipping
industry
Loves helping out with my school
and the activities that we participate in.
Amazing cook
Loves dogs
Lived in Israel for 8 and a half years
Speaks Hebrew, English, and a little
Yiddish.

4. William Brent Tieke My Father Advises mechanics fixing airplanes
Born in 1960 on November
24 in Beach Grove, Indiana
Buys and sells airplane parts to fix
airplanes, and used to be a pilot.
Likes playing board games
and card games
Enjoys playing basketball with
Arik occasionally.
Amazing Cook
Loves making huge bon fires!

5. Mendel Stern Born on January 24, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York
Grandfather (mother’s father)
Died in Brooklyn, New York on June 7, 1997 from a massive cardiac arrest while he was in a coma
Was a police officer for
NYPD

6. Mildred Jacobs Grandmother ( Paula’s Mom)
. Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 9, 1928
Died in Brooklyn, New York on February 1, 1986 from lung cancer
Was an accountant & worked
for Poly Tech Institute of
NY & then she worked for a doll
mfg company 

7. Kedi Sarna Great Grandmother (Mendel’s Mother)
Born in Manhattan, New York on an unknown date
Died in Brooklyn, New York in June of 1972 from a heart attack
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8. David Stern Great-Grandfather ( Mendel’s Father)
Born in South Africa on an unknown date
Died in South Africa in 1952

9. Tillie Meislick Great-Grandmother ( Mildred’s Mother
Born in Budapest, Hungary on an unknown
date
Died in Brooklyn, New York
on March 1,1968 from depression
after burying her daughter Millie.
Had three children, a son named
Leon and two daughters named
Rita and Mildred.

10. Avraham Jacobs Great- Grandfather (Mildred’s Father)
Died on September 10, 1983 after suffering a stroke and both
Legs amputated
Married to Tillie Meislick
Worked in the garment
industry in NYC

11. Robert Frank Tieke Grandfather (William’s father)
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December
30, 1919
Died in Indianapolis, Indiana on December, 12 in 1996 from a severe wound in a car crash.
Director of the distribution Center
Loved to play cards
Loved to play ping pong
Loved to take care of his garden
Has only one child (My Father)

12. Marie Pavlica Grandmother (William’s Mother) I am named after her
Born in Moline, Illinois on
March 21, 1918
Died in Indianapolis, Indiana
on December 13, 1996 from a car
Accident
Worked for Eli Lilly
Liked to play Bingo
Has three siblings, Helen, Jake, Bessie

13. Frances Valenta Great Grandmother ( Marie’s Mother)
Born on November 14, 1896
Came to the united states from Czechoslovakia when she was 14 alone
She landed in New York and she lived there for 2 years and then she moved to Moline and where she knew family
Her first husband was Carl Pavlica
Remarried Frank Gelniek
Moved to Indianapolis around 1922
She loved flowers and birds
Lived three houses down from where my father grew up
Great Story teller
Never got remarried after her second husband died

14. Karl Pavlica
Died in Moline, Illinois in 1918 from a disease known as “The Great Flu Epidemic”
Great Grandfather (Marie’s Father)
Was married to Frances Valenta

15. Sofie Louise Grahnamann
Died when she was 96 from Alzheimers
Had five kids, Robert, Walter, Carl, Doris, and Hannah
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana
in 1890
Was 6 feet and 2 inches tall
Loved telling stories from her past
Had a very interesting life
Lived very long and died of old age.

16. William Tieke Great- Grandfather (Robert’s Dad)
That was the original last name but then later got changed so people could pronounce it correctly
Was diabetic
Leg amputated in 1964
Died in 1966
Very short and about 5 foot 6
Truck Gardner for a living