THE people

Vlasta Homola

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
DATE OF Birth:
May 10, 1913
City of Birth:
Cicero,
 Illinois,
 Cook County,
  United States
Year OF DEATH:
1915
City of Death:
Chicago,
 IL,
  Cook County,
 United States
GENDER:
F
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
MAIDEN NAME:
Homola
ETHNICITY:
Bohemian
KNOWN ADDRESS:
5527 West 23rd Place ,
 Cicero ,
 Illinois,
  United States
RELATED TO:

Vaclav Homola, father
Zofie Homola, mother
Marenka Homola, sister

At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
2
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
ROLE:
passenger

other information

CEMETERY:
Resurrection
IDENTIFIED BY:

Vaclav Homola
5527 West 23rd Place
Cicero, Illinois

OTHER NOTES:

...only her sister and father survived...

Vaclav and Zofie Homola took their two daughters, Vlasta and her older sister Marenka, on the excursion and picnic. Their family was one of the many young families who were on board the Eastland when it rolled into the Chicago River. Father, mother, and both daughters were thrown into the river. The family fought desperately for their lives, but Vlasta and her mother both perished.

Following the Disaster, the front page of the Denni Hlasatel carried the story of the Homola family. The captions announced that Vlasta and Zofie drowned, while Marenka and Vaclav survived.

CITATION:

Eastland Disaster Relief (Chicago Chapter, American Red Cross) · 1918 · Page 72
Eastland Disaster (Cook County Coroner's Office) · July 24, 1915· Page 7
Eastland Disaster victims' ledger (Western Electric Company) · Page 23
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · July 31, 1915, Saturday · Page 14
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18488017/vlasticka-homola

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Carol (Hrabacka) Gilchrist, Pamela Gilchrist Corson
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