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The Croatian Fraternal Union (Hrvatska bratska zajednica), the oldest and largest Croatian organization in North America, is a fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Its founders were Croatians from Allegheny City, Pennsylvania who sought to create an organization which could aid sick workers and help others cover funeral expenses. It was formed on September 2, 1894 as the Croatian Union of the United States (which was subsequently renamed a year later to the National Croatian Society). In 1925, the National Croatian Society merged with several other Croatian fraternal organizations to form the present day Croatian Fraternal Union. After this merger, the organization was able to offer better, more efficient service to its members.
The CFU currently offers a wide variety of insurance plans. However, it has been an important group in preserving Croatian culture in North America, by supporting Croatian roots, and traditional tamburitza groups . The "Zajedničar", the CFU's newspaper, has been in circulation since 1904 and currently provides insurance information, as well as providing details about CFU cultural events from around the continent.
A street in Croatia's capital, Zagreb, is called Street of the Croatian Fraternal Union. The National University Library, one of Croatia's central cultural insititutions, is located in that street. Josip Marohnić, founding father and first president of the CFU, also has it street in Zagreb.
[edit] Current Officers - National Board
| National President |
Bernard M. Luketich |
| Vice President/Member Services |
Joseph M. Brigich |
| National Secretary/Treasurer |
Edward W. Pazo |
| Second Vice President |
Bernadette Luketich-Sikaras |
| President, Board of Trustees |
Bernadette Luketich-Sikaras |
| Secretary, Board of Trustees |
Mary Krilich Joyce |
| Member, Board of Trustees |
Frank Jerbich |
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George Pavlecic |
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Pamela Plesh Weigand |
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Franjo Bertovic |
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Robert Luketic |
[edit] Current Officers - High Trial Board
| President |
Richard Major |
| Secretary |
Stan Blaz |
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Michael Ricci |
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Robert Panenic |
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Catherine B. Obenour |
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Carolyn Kotvasz |
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Ladislav Meze |
[edit] Current Officers - Junior Cultural Federation
| President |
Joan Kutz |
| 1ST Vice-President |
Michael Vucinic |
| 2ND Vice-President |
Goldie Malone |
| Secretary |
Virginia Michtich |
| Treasurer |
Mary Ann Mikula |
| Trustees |
Patricia Wiegand |
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Theodore Sebetich, Jr |
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Emil Riccio |
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Bernadette Luketich-Sikaras |
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Janet Craig |
| Board of Advisors |
Donald Weakley |
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Ron Sabolcik |
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Carol Sees |
| Ex Officio |
Bernard M. Luketich |
[edit] Lodges - United States
| ARIZONA |
978 - Phoenix |
1002 - Tucson |
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| CALIFORNIA |
121 - Oakland |
177 - Los Angeles |
352 - Watsonville |
434 - Sacramento |
581 - Fresno |
588 - San Pedro |
612 - San Jose |
619 - Roseville |
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641 - San Diego |
677 - Los Angeles |
730 - Dinuba |
900 - San Francisco |
929 - Mountain View |
959 - Fontana |
1007 - San Francisco |
1983 - Sunnyvale |
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1987 - San Pedro |
1989 - Sunnyvale |
1991 - San Mateo |
1993 - Los Angeles |
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| COLORADO |
12 - Denver |
402 - Pueblo |
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| CONNECTICUT |
616 - Stamford |
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| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
1976 - Washington |
1984 - Washington |
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| FLORIDA |
982 - Miami |
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| GEORGIA |
1014 - Atlanta |
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| IDAHO |
693 - Boise |
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| ILLINOIS |
9 - Chicago |
18 - Joliet |
32 - Chicago |
75 - Waukegan |
175 - Joliet |
201 - Dunfermline |
202 - Chicago |
217 - Benld |
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222 - Madison |
228 - Lyons |
229 - Chicago |
367 - Canton |
440 - Chicago |
848 - Chicago |
948 - Chicago |
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| INDIANA |
57 - Whiting |
154 - Chicago |
170 - Merrillville |
805 - Whiting |
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| IOWA |
64 - Des Moines |
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| KANSAS |
35 - Kansas City |
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| MARYLAND |
684 - Baltimore |
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| MICHIGAN |
69 - Caspian |
259 - Hermansville |
270 - Ahmeek |
335 - Escanaba |
351 - Detroit |
533 - Battle Creek |
561 - Flint |
656 - Kipling |
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717 - Detroit |
1015 - Grand Rapids |
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| MINNESOTA |
94 - Eveleth |
238 - Gilbert |
316 - St. Paul |
355 - Ely |
513 - Keewatin |
550 - New Duluth |
635 - Virginia |
664 - Nebish |
| MISSOURI |
50 - St. Louis |
167 - St. Louis |
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| MONTANA |
84 - Anaconda |
987 - Lewistown |
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| NEBRASKA |
101 - Omaha |
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| NEVADA |
428 - McGill |
1985 - Las Vegas |
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| NEW JERSEY |
362 - Hoboken |
760 - Camden |
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| NEW MEXICO |
60 - Gallup |
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| NEW YORK |
243 - Cementon |
326 - Astoria |
557 - Buffalo |
789 - New York City |
1981 - Astoria |
1990 - New York City |
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| OHIO |
47 - Cleveland |
66 - Youngstown |
136 - Lorain |
182 - Warren |
185 - Campbell |
235 - Cleveland |
310 - Columbus |
337 - Euclid |
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403 - Cleveland |
472 - Akron |
514 - Canton |
563 - Dayton |
570 - Brewster |
598 - McDonald |
600 - Massillon |
614 - Newton Falls |
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699 - Akron |
859 - Cleveland |
995 - Cleveland |
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| OREGON |
130 - Portland |
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| PENNSYLVANIA |
1 - Pittsburgh |
3 - McKeesport |
4 - Etna |
5 - Johnstown |
6 - Rankin |
10 - Export |
13 - Steelton |
19 - Pittsburgh |
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34 - Pittsburgh |
72 - Uniontown |
79 - Dysart |
80 - Smoke Run |
85 - Rochester |
126 - Farrell |
141 - Pittsburgh |
146 - Versailles |
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194 - Monessen |
234 - Pittsburgh |
248 - Clairton |
274 - Homer City |
279 - Whitney |
304 - Ambridge |
307 - W. Brownsville |
309 - Bessemer |
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314 - Steelton |
320 - Duquesne |
327 - Donora |
345 - Greensburg |
354 - Cokeburg |
423 - Aliquippa |
432 - Yukon |
508 - Greenville |
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522 - West Pittsburg |
528 - Republic |
535 - Midland |
540 - Conway |
541 - Trafford |
567 - Canonsburg |
576 - Bethlehem |
592 - Simpson |
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602 - Verona |
669 - Coraopolis |
716 - Tire Hill |
718 - Rankin |
720 - Aliquippa |
740 - Rices Landing |
776 - Monaca |
992 - Fairless Hills |
| TEXAS |
1836 - Houston |
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| UTAH |
282 - Helper |
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| WASHINGTON |
56 - Roslyn |
246 - Tacoma |
271 - Aberdeen |
439 - Seattle |
488 - Spokane |
695 - Gig Harbor |
867 - ESL Tacoma |
1012 - Anacortes |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
2 - Benwood |
523 - Warwood |
595 - Weirton |
606 - Bluefield |
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| WISCONSIN |
392 - West Allis |
599 - Sanborn |
639 - Eagle River |
680 - Ashland |
692 - Kenosha |
993 - Mukwonago |
1959 - Milwaukee |
1994 - Milwaukee |
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1995 - Sheboygan |
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| WYOMING |
306 - Rock Springs |
374 - Rock Springs |
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[edit] Lodges - Canada
| ALBERTA |
503 - Calgary |
520 - Edmonton |
949 - Alberta |
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| BRITISH COLUMBIA |
268 - Nanaimo |
787 - Vancouver |
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| NOVA SCOTIA |
786 - Stellarton |
796 - Glace Bay |
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| ONTARIO |
500 - Cambridge |
501 - Ottawa |
512 - Mississauga |
515 - Toronto |
525 - Mississauga |
530 - St. Thomas |
531 - Simcoe |
545 - Etobicoke |
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617 - Welland |
638 - Windsor |
644 - Hamilton |
648 - Kirkland Lake |
650 - Toronto |
679 - Thunder Bay |
793 - Sudbury |
874 - Huntsville |
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919 - Sault Ste Marie |
930 - Schumacher |
936 - Bothwell |
954 - Hamilton |
961 - West Toronto |
975 - Toronto |
977 - Toronto |
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| QUEBEC |
739 - Montreal |
814 - Val D'Or |
866 - Montreal |
990 - Montreal |
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| SASKATCHEWAN |
521 - Saskatoon |
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[edit] Lodges - Croatia
| CROATIA |
2000 - Zagreb |
2001 - Ogulin |
2004 - Koprivnica |
2005 - Rijeka |
2006 - Split |
2007 - Zupanja |
[edit] See also
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