Erika Mizerska was born on February 15, 1919, in the Lviv region (present-day Ukraine), in the town of Tartaków. During World War II, she was deported to Germany for forced labor, where she met her future husband, Stanisław. They married in 1945 in Offenburg (Germany) and came to Ławszowa in 1948. Mrs. Erika’s husband has been dead for more than 20 years. They had three children: daughters. Two of their daughters are now deceased. Mrs. Erika has four grandchildren, six granddaughters, three grandsons and one great-great-granddaughter.
Her grandson writes very warmly about his grandmother:
In her younger years, Grandma enjoyed handicrafts and knitting. She made beautiful sweaters, socks and hats. She could also embroider. She loved flowers and was always surrounded by them. Her favorites were roses, tulips and carnations. Every summer, she went out to gather mature linden flowers, which she dried and used to make tea. She made use of nature’s bounty, gathering and drying nettles, lamb’s quarters and dandelion. She made various salads and raw vegetable salads from them, and this healthy lifestyle certainly contributed to her longevity.
Unfortunately, for the past five years Grandma has been unable to walk by herself; she sits in a wheelchair and has memory problems (senile dementia). The header photo shows Grandma at age 18 and another photo taken when she was over 90.
Update 19-02-2019
A representative of the KRUS institution, Sebastian Fijałkowski, head of the Field Office in Bolesławiec, attended the celebrations held in Ławszowa on February 16 to personally offer congratulations and present a bouquet of flowers and a certificate with congratulations from the president of the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund. The mayor representing the municipality offered congratulations not only on his own behalf and that of the municipality, but also conveyed wishes from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Lower Silesian Voivode. The birthday celebration was attended by Ławszowa village head Wanda Orzechowska and the parish priest.
