Elder Interview-Dorothy Ermenc
A.2008.001.157 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Dorothy ErmencEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.157Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Ermenc, Dorothy Lorrian (John) Born 02/12/1935 Parents: Guy John and Neome (Webster) John Paternal Grandparents: Jane Webster and Lafitte Webster She doesn’t know her father’s parents at all. Her grandfather didn’t go to school but was well known for his masonry work. Her grandmother went to Indian School. And they both belonged to the Methodist Church. Her father didn’t have a good education. So, he joined the service and his family stayed in Oneida until he got out. Her father then moved them to Milwaukee. He got a job as a painter. Her mother went to boarding school and then was just a stay at home mother. There is three children in their family plus her parents took in three or four children and raised them. Her family moved back to Oneida and lived by the old water tower. They use to go and help their grandparents do their planting because they were getting older. She went to school in Milwaukee and went to trade school. She didn’t finish school but got a job in Milwaukee. She met her husband Joseph Irvings Jr. in Milwaukee and was just 19 years old when they got married in 1955. She has 8 children, 11 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. Her and her husband ended up getting a divorce and she is now living back in Oneida. She’s been back in Oneida for 3 years now and is retired. She uses and participated in all of the elderly thing and is she needs to go anywhere she takes the transit.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media