Max

Max did not go gently, and I was not there to help him along. It appears that I needed one last urgent service from his brief life. I negligently let him go out at night (he was always so insistent) in a strange new place, where I dragged him against his wishes. He didn’t want…

Jordán, János

This obituary is assembled from a variety of sources, mostly recollections from various people who knew him at different times and places. You know how Hungarians always introduce you last name first (see above).  This causes no end of confusion about people’s names.  Try “Mr. János.”  Actually, in the American South Mr. John would work…

Liselotte Heidi Ebinger Jordan

This obituary is lovingly assembled from various accounts given by her children, friends and various relatives and acquaintances.  But no single piece of writing could possibly do justice to this complex, exasperating, and disturbed adversary. Liselotte J., known throughout her life as “Lilo”, died on August 28, 2007, at the age of 88 or maybe…

AnneMarie Ebinger Kulcsar

Obituary assembled with little editing from candid interviews with various people who knew and had experiences with AMK over many years and places. Anne Marie K. was born in Prague in 1916 to Hans Ebinger and Daniela Marky.  The family lived with Mia’s maternal grandmother, the imperious Teresa.  Teresa, who had worked for Mia’s grandfather…