Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 356 Oakland

 

Founded in August 1907 under the name Tomislav, Lodge 356 of the Croatian Fraternal Union. During 28 years of its benevolent work, the society was going through many difficulties and disagreements among its members, so it split into two lodges in 1932. This Lodge was reorganized and changed its name to Velebit Lodge 356 of the Croatian Fraternal Union. The most difficult time to come for the Lodge was in 1918 when the disease called influenza was raging all over the world. Therefore the Lodge and the Union had to pay huge amounts for cases of death and for surgeries, 1918 and 1919 were the years of suffering and death among the members of the Lodge 356. The youth organization was formed in 1917 as the Lodge No. 461 CFU. At the regular meeting of Croatian Society Velebit Lodge 356 CFU on November 20, 1935 in Oakland, California Meetings are held regularly at the Sokol Hall, 810 Chester Street, Oakland. The beneficial and charitable good that this organization has done for Oakland Croatians is immeasurable. Pioneer members of this lodge were:

 

NAME                                    YEAR  OCCUP     LOC            ORIGIN         REF

AKACICH, TOMO                   1907   Society     Oakland      Kraljevica      Cfu

AMDIO, ANTON                     1907   Society     Oakland      Kucisce          Cfu

ANDRICEVICH, DRAGOMIR 1907   Society     Oakland      Viganj            Cfu

ASANOVICH, SAM                 1910   Society     Oakland      Brgut             Cfu

ATALICH, NIKOLA                 1907   Society     Oakland      Sumicica       Cfu

BACICA, VLAHO                    1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

BACICH, FRANK                    1911   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

BACICH, MARKO                  1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

BAKO, PETER                        1908   Society     Oakland      Cavtat            Cfu

BALJEVICH, NIKOLA            1909   Society     Oakland      Glavice          Cfu

BARBIER, IVAN                     1910   Society     Oakland      Drace             Cfu

BAUTOVICH, MIKO               1908   Society     Oakland      Donconje       Cfu

BEGOVICH, JAKOV               1911   Society     Oakland      Rusan            Cfu

BELIN, ANTON                      1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

BELIN, FRANK                       1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

BERICH, IVAN                       1908   Society     Oakland      Kucisce          Cfu

BERIMISA, IVAN                   1910   Society     Oakland      Ljuta              Cfu

BERNARDI, ANTON               1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

BOZOVICH, MIJO                 1910   Society     Oakland      Janjina          Cfu

BRATICEVICH, BARA            1908   Society     Oakland      Brac               Cfu

BRAUTOVICH, IVAN              1909   Society     Oakland      Mocici            Cfu

BUCI, ANTON                        1911   Society     Oakland      Split              Cfu

BUTROVICH, IVAN                1911   Society     Oakland      Brac               Cfu

CEBALO, NIKOLA                  1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

CEO, LUKA                            1910   Society     Oakland      Gruda            Cfu

CIBILICH, JOSEPH               1910   Society     Oakland      Kuna             Cfu

CROCE, GEORGE                  1910   Society     Oakland      Split              Cfu

CUMBELICH, BOZIDAR        1912   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

CUMBELICH, VINKO             1909   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

CVETANOVICH, STEPHEN    1910   Society     Oakland      Padasa           Cfu

DABELICH, NIKOLA              1911   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

DEDO, ANTON                       1911   Society     Oakland      Trnova           Cfu

DELIA, MATO                        1910   Society     Oakland      Opuzen         Cfu

DEPOLO, ANTON                   1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

DEPOLO, VICKO                   1908   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

DEPOLO, VINKO                   1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

DIANA, ALEKS                       1907   Society     Oakland      Brista            Cfu

DOMJANOVICH, MARTIN     1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

DRAGICEVICH, VLAHO         1908   Society     Oakland      Nakovana      Cfu

DROBAC, MATO                    1910   Society     Oakland      Komaje          Cfu

ERCEG, ANTON                     1913   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

ERCEG, IVAN                        1910   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

ERCEG, MARIN                     1907   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

ERCEG, MIJO                        1907   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

ERCEG, PETER                      1910   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

FARAC, IVAN                         1907   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

GIVANOVICH, NIKOLA          1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

GJURAS, ANTON                   1909   Society     Oakland      Mrcine           Cfu

GJURAS, NIKOLA                 1909   Society     Oakland      Mrcine           Cfu

GLAVOR, IVAN                      1910   Society     Oakland      Dubrava        Cfu

GLAVOR, MIJO                     1910   Society     Oakland      Dubrava        Cfu

GOVBIN, GRGO                     1910   Society     Oakland      Solta              Cfu

GRGICH, NIKOLA                  1909   Society     Oakland      Metkovic        Cfu

GUGICH, FILIP                      1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

GUSCEVICH, IVAN                1907   Society     Oakland      Rasnice         Cfu

HAIDICH, BALDO                  1909   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

HAJDICH, IVAN                     1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

HAZDOVAC, NIKOLA             1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

HAZDOVAC, PETER               1911   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

HRANUELLI, VALERIO          1910   Society     Oakland      Brac               Cfu

JAKOVINA, ANTON               1907   Society     Oakland      Slano             Cfu

JERICA, IVAN                        1909   Society     Oakland      Dubrovi         Cfu

JERICA, JOSEPH                  1910   Society     Oakland      Putnikovic     Cfu

JERICEVICH, IVAN               1907   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

JERKOVICH, PAUL               1910   Society     Oakland      Vrucica          Cfu

JUGOVICH, VLAHO              1907   Society     Oakland      Podubuca      Cfu

JURJEVICH, NIKOLA            1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

KAPETANICH, IVAN               1909   Society     Oakland      Lovorna         Cfu

KESOVIA, MARIN                  1910   Society     Oakland      Lovran           Cfu

KISICH, FRANK                     1909   Society     Oakland      Mlini              Cfu

KLARICH, IVAN                     1910   Society     Oakland      Lovorno         Cfu

KNEZEVICH, IVAN                 1907   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

KNEZOVICH, MIJO               1910   Society     Oakland      Baskana        Cfu

KOJICH, NIKOLA                  1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

KOKAT, ANDRO                    1910   Society     Oakland      Pridvorje        Cfu

KOSAVIN. PETER                  1907   Society     Oakland      Gruda            Cfu

KRAJANCICH, IVAN              1911   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

KRILETICH, NIKOLA             1907   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

KULAS, GEORGE                  1910   Society     Oakland      Vojevic           Cfu

LABROVICH, MIJO               1907   Society     Oakland      Majkovi          Cfu

LABROVICH, VINKO             1907   Society     Oakland      Majkovi          Cfu

LANDICH, ANTON                 1909   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

LARICA, NIKOLA                   1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

LEOV, GEORGE                     1908   Society     Oakland      Kastel Stari   Cfu

LESIJAK, JERO                     1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

LISE, PETER                          1909   Society     Oakland      Brasini          Cfu

LOVRICH, FILIP                    1909   Society     Oakland      Drnis             Cfu

LOZOVINA, IGNAC                1910   Society     Oakland      Siget              Cfu

MACELO, ANTON                  1910   Society     Oakland      Stankovic      Cfu

MAJOS, PAUL                       1911   Society     Oakland      Ston              Cfu

MARAS, MATO                      1907   Society     Oakland      Bozica            Cfu

MARELICH, LUKA                 1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MARELICH, MARTIN             1911   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MARICH, FRANK                   1911   Society     Oakland      Rusci             Cfu

MARICICH, IVAM                  1912   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MARINKO, PETER                 1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MARKET, PETER                   1909   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

MARKOTA, MARIN                1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MAROVICH, JOSEPH            1909   Society     Oakland      Gospic           Cfu

MARTINOVICH, MARKO       1907   Society     Oakland      Kukljica         Cfu

MASLAC, IVAN                      1908   Society     Oakland      Dubrovnik     Cfu

MASLICH, STEPHEN             1908   Society     Oakland      Petraca          Cfu

MATANA, IVAN                      1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

MATKOVICH, DOMINIK        1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MATOK, FILIP                        1910   Society     Oakland      Obravac         Cfu

MEDIN, IVAN                         1912   Society     Oakland      Budva            Cfu

MIHALEVICH, ANTIN            1907   Society     Oakland      Tucepi           Cfu

MIHALJEVICH, DUJO           1909   Society     Oakland      Tucepi           Cfu

MIJUSKOVICH, GEORGE     1910   Society     Oakland      Ceklic            Cfu

MILINO, FRANK                    1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MILJATOVICH, PETER          1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

MILOSLAVICH, NIKOLA        1913   Society     Oakland      Orasac           Cfu

MILOVCEVICH, ANDRO        1908   Society     Oakland      Rieka Dubr    Cfu

MOJAS, MIHO                       1910   Society     Oakland      Ston              Cfu

MOVLAIS, MARKO                1909   Society     Oakland      Boljenovic      Cfu

MRATOVICH, IVAN                1907   Society     Oakland      Janjina          Cfu

MRKOTA, MARKO                 1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

MUJA, NIKOLA                      1907   Society     Oakland      Dubrovnik     Cfu

MUJOS, PETER                     1911   Society     Oakland      Ston              Cfu

MUSLADIN, PETER               1909   Society     Oakland      Orasac           Cfu

MUSTALINICH, JAKOV         1908   Society     Oakland      Sumet           Cfu

MUSTRA, FILIP                     1911   Society     Oakland      Seget             Cfu

NISKOVICH, ANDRO             1907   Society     Oakland      Vrucica          Cfu

NODILO, PAUL                      1911   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

NOVAK, LUKA                       1910   Society     Oakland      Cilipi             Cfu

OPOCAK, MATO                    1909   Society     Oakland      Vrgorac          Cfu

PADOVAN, AMBROZ             1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

PARO, GEORGE                    1910   Society     Oakland      Pag                Cfu

PARO, MARKO                      1910   Society     Oakland      Pag                Cfu

PERICH, IVAN                       1910   Society     Oakland      Dubrava        Cfu

PETRLIN, FRANK                   1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

PINTARICH, JAKOV              1913   Society     Oakland      Varazdin        Cfu

PLESTINA, MIKO                   1911   Society     Oakland      Mravince       Cfu

PLIVELICH, JOSEPH             1910   Society     Oakland      Zagreb           Cfu

PUHIERA, VINKO                  1909   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

PUSICH, AUGUST                 1909   Society     Oakland      Vis                 Cfu

RADALJEVICH, PAVAO         1907   Society     Oakland      Dubrovnik     Cfu

RADELJEVICH, IVAN            1908   Society     Oakland      Dubrovnik     Cfu

RADETICH, MIJO                  1910   Society     Oakland      Ston              Cfu

RADICH, ANTON                   1909   Society     Oakland      Ston              Cfu

RADOS, ILIA                          1910   Society     Oakland      Lika               Cfu

RADOVAN, ANTON                1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

RADOVAN, FRANK                1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

RADOVICH, JOSEPH            1907   Society     Oakland      Polonija         Cfu

RADULJ, PETER                    1912   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

REVERISKO, VINKO              1912   Society     Oakland      Viganj            Cfu

ROMICH, STEPHEN              1911   Society     Oakland      Vrlika            Cfu

RUSKOVICH, IVAN                1908   Society     Oakland      Pijavicina       Cfu

SAGO, MATO                         1910   Society     Oakland      Siget              Cfu

SANBRAILO, IVAN                 1910   Society     Oakland      Makose          Cfu

SCAR, BALDO                       1908   Society     Oakland      Pijavicina       Cfu

SELAK, PETER                      1911   Society     Oakland      Rascani         Cfu

SELESTRIN, ANDRO             1907   Society     Oakland      Kukljica         Cfu

SENJO, VAHO                       1911   Society     Oakland      Mocici            Cfu

SESTANOVICH, NIKOLA       1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

SIMONI, KUZMA                   1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

SKARAMUCA. VINKO            1910   Society     Oakland      Pijavicina       Cfu

SKARICH, MARKO                1910   Society     Oakland      Brac               Cfu

SKRIVANICH, ANTON           1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

SOLJAK, ANTON                   1907   Society     Oakland      Vrgorac          Cfu

SPUDICH, NIKOLA                1909   Society     Oakland      Leskovac        Cfu

STANKOVICH, MIKO             1910   Society     Oakland      Trebinje         Cfu

STRAZICICH, IVAN                1910   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

SURJAN, GEORGE                1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

SURKOVICH, NIKOLA           1913   Society     Oakland      Ponikve         Cfu

SUSICH, IVAN                       1911   Society     Oakland      Samobor        Cfu

TEPSICH, MIKO                    1909   Society     Oakland      Majkovi          Cfu

TOLJ, IVAN                            1911   Society     Oakland      Klobuk H       Cfu

TOMAS, LOVRO                    1910   Society     Oakland      Siget              Cfu

TULICH, MARKO                   1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

TURICH, MARKO                  1910   Society     Oakland      Pijavicina       Cfu

URLOVICH, MIKO                 1907   Society     Oakland      Marcine         Cfu

VILICICH, NIKOLA                1910   Society     Oakland      Hvar              Cfu

VINCENCINOVICH, GASP     1912   Society     Oakland      Mljet              Cfu

ZEGAR, STEPHEN                 1911   Society     Oakland      Glavnica        Cfu

ZEGURA, IVAN                      1910   Society     Oakland      Vrucica          Cfu

ZIMICH, BLAZ                       1907   Society     Oakland      Trpanj           Cfu

ZLENDICH, JEROLIM           1910   Society     Oakland      Solta              Cfu

ZLOJICH, GRGO                   1907   Society     Oakland      Opuzen         Cfu

ZUVELA, IVAN                       1910   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

ZUVELA, NIKOLA                  1909   Society     Oakland      Korcula          Cfu

ZVONE, MIKO                        1909   Society     Oakland      Trnova           Cfu