Tales of an old Croton family: The Jurkas
Charles E. Jurka was a local dentist some Crotonites still remember today; psychiatrist Edith Jurka built the house that still sits at Gouveia Park.
MICHAEL BALTER
THE CROTON CHRONICLE
Chronicle readers will recall that last month, we told the story of the losing battle to fluoridate Croton’s water supply, which had its last gasp in the early 1980s. The hero of that fight was the popular dentist Charles E. Jurka, who lived in Croton but had his practice in Ossining. We posted the story on the Croton Friends of History Facebook page, among other places, and asked if anyone remembered Dr. Jurka.
Several people responded that they did, and that he had been their family dentist. MORE AT Tales of an old Croton family: The Jurkas
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE AN INTEREST IN ANOTHER JURKA ENDEAVOR:
Dr. Jurka....Ched to me... after his wife Pat died he married my mother, Barbara. I just met a man who remembered Ched from over 20 years ago....he is a gardner in the place where I now live. I quote, "Oh yes, I remember your mother and Dr Jurka. Dr. Jurka was always smiling and a very nice man!" What a nice article.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much..
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