Croatian Fraternal Union 249 Eureka

Croatian Fraternal Union 249-Sveta Helena, organized 1903, and Croatian Fraternal Union 450-Istarska Vila, organized 1911, in Arcata-Eureka were part of the Croatian Unity of the Pacific and later became the CFU 249 in Eureka. Joseph Susich best exemplifies the the organization and energy of the Branch of the CFU. Joseph Susich was born on July 21, 1895 at Mrkopalj, Gorski Kotar, Croatia, son of Ivan and Antonija (Crnkovich) Susich.  He came to America in 1911 as a 16 year-old boy. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union for 65 years.  He first joined the Croatian Alliance on the Pacific on March 7, 1912 and the Croatian Fraternal Union in June, 1916.  He was very active in both organizations and served as an officer.  He was twice a delegate to the conventions of Croatian Union on Pacific held in Watsonville and San Francisco, California. He voted for the unification of Croatian Union on the Pacific with the Croatian Fraternal Union.  At that time, he was president of the Croatian Union on the Pacific and as such worked diligently for this unification.  He was a lodge delegate to three CFU Conventions- the eighth convention held in Los Angeles, the ninth in Philadelphia and the tenth in Detroit, Michigan. Most of the members were from Istria in Croatia and worked in the lumber camps. Pioneer members were:

 

NAME                                   YEAR  OCCUP    LOCATION                        ORIGIN      REF

 

AFRICH, JAKOB                   1903    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

AFRICH, JOSEPH                 1906    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

ANDRETICH, JOHN              1912    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

ANDRETICH, JOSEPH          1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

ANTICH, GEORGE                1907    Society     Arcata        Zeljana             Cfu

BACICH, ANDREW                1903    Society     Arcata        Popovici           Cfu

BACICH, JOSEPH                 1903    Society     Arcata        Popovici           Cfu

BACICH, ROBERT                1904    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

BARAK, GEORGE                 1910    Society     Arcata        Klana               Cfu

BARAK, JOSEPH                  1906    Society     Arcata        Klana               Cfu

BATICICH, ANTON                1907    Society     Arcata        Opric                Cfu

BRUKATA, ANDREW             1907    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

BRUKATA, STEPHEN            1907    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

BRUKATA, TOMO                 1907    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

BUDISELICH, MATO            1910    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

BUZDON, GRGO                   1910    Society     Arcata        Lanisce            Cfu

CERINA, GRGA                     1910    Society     Arcata        Buzet               Cfu

CERNJARICH, PETER           1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CERZETICH, ANDREW         1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CRNAC, JOSEPH                  1910    Society     Arcata        Racjavas           Cfu

CRNAC, JOSEPH                  1912    Society     Arcata        Racjavas           Cfu

CRNCICH, JOSEPH              1912    Society     Arcata        Crncic              Cfu

CRNICH, ANTON                   1911    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

CRNICH, FRANK                   1907    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CRNICH, JOSEPH                 1907    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CRNICH, JOSEPH                 1907    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CRNICH, VINKO                   1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CRNICH, VJEKOSLAV          1910    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

CRNICH, VJEKOSLAV          1910    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

DRNJEVICH, VINKO             1903    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

DUBRAVICH, MIKO              1903    Society     Arcata        Mihotici           Cfu

DUBROVICH, FRANK           1905    Society     Arcata        Franici             Cfu

DUBROVICH, JOSEPH         1911    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

DUBROVICH, JOSEPH         1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

DUBROVICH, JOSEPH         1913    Society     Arcata        Trinajstici        Cfu

DUBROVICH, JOSIPA          1903    Society     Arcata        Frlanija            Cfu

DUBROVICH, NIKOLA          1911    Society     Arcata        Mikatici            Cfu

DUICH, JOHN                       1909    Society     Arcata        Luhovija           Cfu

DUKICH, ANTON                  1913    Society     Arcata        Trinajstici        Cfu

FERLAN, ALOIS                    1911    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

FERLAN, FRANK                   1903    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

FERLAN, SRECKO                1911    Society     Arcata        Podkonjec        Cfu

FERLAN, VJEKOSLAV          1903    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

FILIPOVICH, ANDREW         1909    Society     Arcata        Susak              Cfu

FRLAN, ALOIS                      1903    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

GLAVICH, MILIVOJ              1909    Society     Arcata        Sv Kriz             Cfu

GOLIK, BLAZ                        1906    Society     Arcata        Fuzina             Cfu

GOLJA, ANTON                     1910    Society     Arcata        Samica             Cfu

GRBA, ANTON                      1907    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

GRBAC, BERNARD               1909    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

GRBAC, JAKOB                    1906    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

GRBAC, JOSEPH                  1911    Society     Arcata        Lanisce            Cfu

GRBAC, TOMO                     1907    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

GRGURINA, JOHN                1903    Society     Arcata        Bregi                Cfu

GRUBESICH, MATO             1913    Society     Arcata        Smreka            Cfu

GRZETICH, JOHN                 1907    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

GVOZDANOVICH, DOMITA  1910    Society     Arcata        Ponovi              Cfu

HABERSTAK, GEORGE        1904    Society     Arcata        Novska             Cfu

HIBSER, DRAGUTIN             1912    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

ISKRA, JOHN                        1913    Society     Arcata        Susak              Cfu

ISKRA, JOSEPH                    1907    Society     Arcata        Lipa                 Cfu

IVANCICH, ANTON               1906    Society     Arcata        Abres               Cfu

IVANCICH, ANTON               1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

IVANCICH, JAKOV                1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

IVANCICH, JOHN                 1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

IVANCICH, JOHN                 1913    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

IVANCICH, JOSEPH             1912    Society     Arcata        Zaluki              Cfu

IVANICH, JOHN                    1910    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

IVANICH, JOHN                    1910    Society     Arcata        luciji                Cfu

JAKOVAC, JOSEPH              1912    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

JARDAS, ANDREW               1912    Society     Arcata        Breza               Cfu

JELETICH, JOHN                 1903    Society     Arcata        Bregi                Cfu

JURACICH, ANTON              1909    Society     Arcata        Vela Mune       Cfu

JURACICH, GEORGE           1903    Society     Arcata        Vela Mune       Cfu

JURACICH, SAM                  1912    Society     Arcata        Vela Mune       Cfu

JURACICH, VJEKOSLAV      1912    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

JURDAN, FRANK                  1906    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

JURDANA, FRANK                1907    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

JURICICH, LOVRO               1909    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

JURICICH, TOMO                 1907    Society     Arcata        Dol Veli            Cfu

JURICICH, TOMO                 1907    Society     Arcata        Gaj                   Cfu

JURISEVICH, ANTON           1913    Society     Arcata        Racjavas           Cfu

JURISICH, ANTON               1907    Society     Arcata        Vocisci             Cfu

JURKOVICH, TOMO             1907    Society     Arcata        Kraljevica         Cfu

KALINICH, MATO                 1910    Society     Arcata        Smokovjani      Cfu

KASTURIN, JOHN                 1912    Society     Arcata        Dragi                Cfu

KIK, MATO                            1903    Society     Arcata        Rozisko Selo    Cfu

KIK, STEPHEN                      1905    Society     Arcata        Vranje              Cfu

KINKELA, ALOIS                   1910    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

KINKELA, ANDREW              1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

KINKELA, BOZO                   1910    Society     Arcata        Biskupi            Cfu

KINKELA, FRANK                 1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

KINKELA, FRANK                 1907    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

KINKELA, FRANK                 1913    Society     Arcata        Zvonece           Cfu

KINKELA, JOSEPH               1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

KINKELA, NIKOLA                1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

KLOBAS, JOHN                    1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

KLOBAS, JOHN                    1910    Society     Arcata        Racjavas           Cfu

KOLUGAJA, NIKOLA            1911    Society     Arcata        Podinac            Cfu

KOPAJTICH, FRANK             1910    Society     Arcata        Draga               Cfu

KOVACEVICH, ANDREW      1911    Society     Arcata        Fuzina             Cfu

KOVACEVICH, ANDREW      1912    Society     Arcata        Gorjan             Cfu

KOZUL, JOSEPH                  1903    Society     Arcata        Sv Francisco    Cfu

KRUZICH, JOHN                  1904    Society     Arcata        Zlobin              Cfu

KUCEL, JOHN                      1905    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

KUCEL, MATO                      1905    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

KUCEL, VINKO                     1906    Society     Arcata        Bregi                Cfu

KUHARICH, JOHN                1903    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

LAGINJA, JOSEPH               1912    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

LAGINJA, MATO                   1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

LEVAR, VINKO                      1912    Society     Arcata        Brestaca           Cfu

LUCICH, ANTON                   1904    Society     Arcata        Zorzici              Cfu

LUCICH, JOHN                     1906    Society     Arcata        Zorzici              Cfu

LUCICH, JOSEPH                 1906    Society     Arcata        Zorzici              Cfu

LUKSETICH, ANTON            1905    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

LUKSETICH, FRANK             1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

LUKSETICH, JOSEPH          1910    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

LUKSETICH, JOSEPH          1911    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

MAHORICH, FRANK             1907    Society     Arcata        Mahorici          Cfu

MALVICH, JOSEPH              1905    Society     Arcata        Kukuljanovo    Cfu

MALVICH, VINKO                 1905    Society     Arcata        Sfrlevo             Cfu

MANDICH, JOSEPH              1911    Society     Arcata        Trinajstici        Cfu

MARCELJA, JOSEPH            1906    Society     Arcata        Klana               Cfu

MAROHNICH, TOMO            1907    Society     Arcata        Birotaca           Cfu

MATKOVICH, ANTON           1912    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

MATKOVICH, ANTON P        1912    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

MATKOVICH, JOHN             1906    Society     Arcata        Podvezica         Cfu

MATKOVICH, JOSEPH         1910    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

MAUSA, MATO                      1912    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

MAVRICICH, ANDREW         1909    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

MEKICH, STEPHEN              1905    Society     Arcata        Stari Grabovac Cfu

MIHALICH, JOHN                 1911    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

MILICH, VJEKOSLAV           1911    Society     Arcata        Trinajstici        Cfu

MOHHARICH, KARLO          1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

MOHOROVICH, ANDREW     1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

MOHOROVICICH, FRANK    1913    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

MOHOROVICICH, VICTOR   1913    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

MORGAN, JOHN                   1912    Society     Arcata        Draga               Cfu

MORGAN, NED                     1907    Society     Arcata        Draga               Cfu

PALMICH, JOHN                   1903    Society     Arcata        Lovran             Cfu

PASARICH, MATO                 1909    Society     Arcata        Cepikuca         Cfu

PASCICH, JOHN                   1912    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

PASKVAN, KUZMA                1910    Society     Arcata        Podvezica         Cfu

PAVLICH, JOHN                   1909    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

PAVLINICH, ANTON              1910    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

PAVLINICH, JOHN                1907    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

PEKO, JAKOV                       1912    Society     Arcata        Poljica              Cfu

PERCICH, VJEKOSLA           1903    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

PERICICH, MATO                 1903    Society     Arcata        Lovran             Cfu

PIRENTIN, JOHN                  1907    Society     Arcata        Opatija             Cfu

PLESKOVICH, JOSEPH        1903    Society     Arcata        Sv Francisco    Cfu

POSCICH, JOHN                   1903    Society     Arcata        Bregi                Cfu

POSCICH, VINKO                 1906    Society     Arcata        Biskupi            Cfu

POSICH, VINKO                    1906    Society     Arcata        Biskupi            Cfu

POZANAC, J                          1909    Society     Arcata        Disnik              Cfu

PUHAR, JOHN                      1904    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

PUHARICH, VINKO               1912    Society     Arcata        Trinajstici        Cfu

PUZ, ANDREW                      1912    Society     Arcata        Bresca              Cfu

PUZ, ANTON                         1907    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

PUZ, MATO                           1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

PUZ, MATO                           1912    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

PUZ, VINKO                          1912    Society     Arcata        Bresca              Cfu

PUZ, VINKO                          1912    Society     Arcata        Zaluka             Cfu

RADETICH, ANDRO              1903    Society     Arcata        Trinajstici        Cfu

RADOSEVICH, ANTON         1910    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

RADOSEVICH, GASPAR       1909    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

RADOSEVICH, PAUL            1909    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

RADOSEVICH, STEPHEN     1910    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

RAZON, FRANK                     1910    Society     Arcata        Tuble               Cfu

RELAC, JACOB                     1913    Society     Arcata        Nova Pracno     Cfu

RIBARICH, BLAZ                  1909    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

RIBARICH, MATO                 1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

ROGULJA, GEORGE             1905    Society     Arcata        Novska             Cfu

RUBESA, JOHN                    1904    Society     Arcata        Osojnaki          Cfu

RUBINICH, MATO                 1903    Society     Arcata        Sv Francisco    Cfu

RUZICH, ANTON                   1905    Society     Arcata        Novska             Cfu

RUZICH, FRANK                   1912    Society     Arcata        Zaluki              Cfu

RUZICH, GRGA                     1904    Society     Arcata        Beda                Cfu

SANKOVICH, ANTON            1910    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

SANKOVICH, JOHN              1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

SEPICH, ANTON                   1903    Society     Arcata        Ivaneca            Cfu

SEPICH, ANTON                   1903    Society     Arcata        Kastav              Cfu

SEPICH, FRANK                    1905    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

SEPICH, FRANK                    1910    Society     Arcata        Kriva                Cfu

SEPICH, JOSEPH                 1903    Society     Arcata        Puzi                 Cfu

SEPICH, JOSEPH                 1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

SEPICH, JOSEPH                 1905    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

SIMCICH, ALEXANDER        1911    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

SIMCICH, L                           1913    Society     Arcata        Topovici           Cfu

SINCICH, FRANKA                1904    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

SINCICH, JOHN                    1905    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

SINCICH, VICTOR                1904    Society     Arcata        Rubesi             Cfu

SLAVICH, MATO                   1903    Society     Arcata        Bresca              Cfu

SOSICH, MATO                     1910    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

SOSTAR, MATO                    1910    Society     Arcata        Skalknica         Cfu

SPINCICH, FRANK                1907    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

SPINCICH, MATO                 1907    Society     Arcata        Spincici            Cfu

SRDOC, BERTO                    1907    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

SRDOC, DANIEL                   1905    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

STANICH, FRANK                 1906    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

STANICH, FRANK                 1911    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

STANICH, JOHN                   1907    Society     Arcata        Mihotici           Cfu

STARCEVICH, ANTON          1910    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

STARCEVICH, MATO            1911    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

STARCEVICH, STEPHEN      1910    Society     Arcata        Lic                    Cfu

SUSANJ, ANDREW               1911    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

SUSANJ, FRANK                   1903    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

SUSANJ, JOHN                    1905    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

SUSANJ, JOSEPH                1905    Society     Arcata        Juceti              Cfu

SUSANJ, MATO                    1907    Society     Arcata        Kuceli              Cfu

SUSICH, JOHN                     1910    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

SUSTAR, MATO                    1913    Society     Arcata        Skalknica         Cfu

SUZOVICH, TOM                  1913    Society     Arcata        Smreka            Cfu

TADEJ, JOHN                       1905    Society     Arcata        Novska             Cfu

TANCABEL, ANDREW           1907    Society     Arcata        Rukavac           Cfu

TOMICH, JAKOV                  1910    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

TOMICH, JOHN                    1910    Society     Arcata        Mrkopalj          Cfu

TONC, FRANK                       1912    Society     Arcata        Sisek                Cfu

TRINAJSTICH, JOHN           1903    Society     Arcata        Carici               Cfu

TURKOVICH, ANTON            1905    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

TURKOVICH, GRGO             1907    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

TURKOVICH, JOHN              1906    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

TURKOVICH, MATO             1911    Society     Arcata        Brgudac           Cfu

VALENTIN, JOSEPH             1903    Society     Arcata        Principi            Cfu

VALENTINE, FRANK             1904    Society     Arcata        Jordani            Cfu

VARLAN, NIKOLA                 1909    Society     Arcata        Matulje            Cfu

VARLEN, ANTON                   1904    Society     Arcata        Puzi                 Cfu

VERLJEN, JOSEPH               1903    Society     Arcata        Jankovici         Cfu

VRBAC, ARNESTO                1903    Society     Arcata        jurici                Cfu

VRBAN, VICKO                     1912    Society     Arcata        Pejakusa          Cfu

VRLICH, MATO                     1912    Society     Arcata        Imotski            Cfu

ZADE, FRANK                       1913    Society     Arcata        Mihelcici          Cfu

ZORETICH, JOHN                 1906    Society     Arcata        Krasica             Cfu

ZUBAN, JOHN                      1910    Society     Arcata        Muc nevarie     Cfu