Person:Andrew Pier (1)

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article title: St. Andrew Abbey, Abbey News. Behind the Scenes: The Slovak Institute Located at St. Andrew Abbey
[author: Milan Kobusky]
St. Andrew Abbey/Benedictine High School
2900 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44104-4898

Name: Rev. Andrew V Pier
Residence Year: 1935
Street address: r. 10510 Buckeye rd
Residence Place: Cleveland, Ohio , USA
Occupation: Teacher, Benedictine High School
Publication Title: Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1935
Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: Andrew Wendell Pier
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1909
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga , Ohio , United States
Residence Zip Code: 44104
Death Date: 18 Mar 2003
Death Time: 05:10 PM
Hospital of Death: St Vincent Charity Hospital
Death Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga , Ohio , USA
Certificate: 25940
Age at Death: 93
Registrar's Certificate Number: 001616
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Method of Disposition: Burial
Filing Date: 1 Apr 2003
Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient
Injury at Work: Unclassifiable
Father's Surname: Pier
Mother's Maiden Name: Dokoupil
Marital status: Never Married (Single)
Education: 4 years college
Armed Forces Indicator: No
Industry of Decedent: Industry Not Classifiable
Occupation of Decedent: Industry Not Classifiable
Census Tract: 1196
Primary Registration District: 1801
Probate search: Search for Andrew Wendell Pier in Ohio Wills & Probates collection
Source Citation
Certificate: 25940; Volume: 33760

Source Information
Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 No Image
Text-only collection
Name: Andrew Wendell Pier
[Andrew W Pier]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1909
Birth Place: Blandburg CA, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 18 Mar 2003
Father: Wendell Pier
Mother: Anna Dokupil
SSN: 290588838
Notes: Oct 1971: Name listed as ANDREW WENDELL PIER; 02 Apr 2003: Name listed as ANDREW W PIER
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

Fr Andrew Pier
Birth: 1910 Blandburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 18 Mar 2003 (aged 92–93) Ohio, USA
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Memorial #: 123979568
Bio: FATHER ANDREW PIER, OSB Nationally renowned Slovak-American writer, historian and preeminent cultural activist Benedictine Father Andrew Pier, 93, a monk of St. Andrew Svorad Abbey in Cleveland, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at St. Vincent Charity Hospital, where he had been taken from Regina Health Center in Richfield, OH, his residence since 2001. He was the oldest monk in the abbey's 80-year history. Father Andrew had been a monk for 71 years. He marked his 66th anniversary of ordination as a priest on February 20. A native of Blandburg, baptized Wendelin Pier in 1910, he was the son of the late Vendel and Anna (Dokupil) Pier, both immigrants from Slovakia. He attended local public schools, graduating from Reade Township High School in 1926. Wendelin continued his studies at st. Procopius College (now Illinois Benedictine University) in Lisle, IL. In June 1930 he entered the newly established Saint Andre Svorad Benedictine Monastery in Cleveland, and was given the religious name, Andrew. He completed his novitiate year of training at St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, PA, and professed his first monastic vows on July 2, 1931. His studies for the priesthood were pursued at Saint Mary Seminary in Cleveland, and he was ordained a priest by the late Bishop Joseph Schrembs on February 20, 1937. Father Andrew was the last surviving member of his ordination class. He taught history, English and religion at Benedictine High School, and in 1937 wa named principal, a post he held until 1941. He also coached freshman and junior varsity basketball teams. He earned a master's degree in American History from Case Western Reserve University in 1943. Father Andrew retired from teaching in 1971 after 40 years in the classroom. Father Andrew made his only visit to Slovakia when he was two-years-old. The country would consume his intellectual and emotional energies for the next nine decades. when the country of Czecho-Slovakia was created by the Treaty of Versailles in 1918 after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had ruled the Slovaks since the 15th century, Slovak patriots at home and abroad rallied to maintain the Slovak identity and culture. As a young priest Father Andrew became heavily involved in American-Slovak efforts to promote this cause. A prolific writer, Father Andrew authored numerous articles in English and Slovak in American and foreign publications. From 1960 until 1065 he wrote a weekly column, "Slovak News and Views" in the national Slovak-American newspaper, Jednota, the official publication of the First Catholic Slovak Union (FCSU). In 1952 he was among the founders of the Slovak Institute located at Saint Andrew Abbey in Cleveland. Under Father Andrew's leadership as director from 1958 to 2001, the Institute developed one of the largest collections of Slovak literature and memorabilia in the United States. In 1974 he published his autobiographical look at coal mining small town life in Western Pennsylvania, the Woodlands Above - The Mines Below, which is still available in print in English and Slovak. Father Andrew was an active member of many Slovak-American fraternals and organizations including : the First Catholic Slovak union; the First Catholic Slovak ladies Association; the Slovak League of America; the Slovak Catholic Sokol; and the Cleveland Slovak Radio Club. Working with the Slovak Catholic Federation in th 1960s, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Slovak Institute of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Rome, Italy, for the training of priests outside Slovakia which was then under Communist control. Over the years, Father Andrew received many distinguished awards and honors including the prestigious Hinka Silver Cup, presented to him by the Association of Slovak Writers and Intellectuals in 1991, the Stefan Banic Parachute Fondation Medal (named aft the Slovak inventor of the parachute) in 1997, and the Memorial Medal of the National Slovak Cultural Institute (Matica Slovenska) of Slovakia in April 2002. However, his greatest recognition came in 1993 when he traveled to New York City to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in the Great Hall at Ellis Island, where his parents had entered the United States at the turn of the century. Also inducted that year were Secretary of State James Baker, General Norman Schwartzkopf, George Steinbrenner, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Natalie Cole and Mickey Mantle. Father Andrew was preceded in death by a brother, Steve. Surviving are a brother, Monsignor Joseph Pier of Johnstown, and a sister, Mary, of Johnstown. The funeral Mass for Father Andrew Pier, OSB, was celebrated in Saint Andrew Abbey Church on Saturday, March 22. Committal was in Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland.
Family Members
Parents
Wendell J. Pier 1936-2009
Anna E. Pier 1888-1980
Half Siblings
Joseph Pier 1912-2006
Mary Ann Pier 1921-2014
Created by: Joan of VA (46993634)
Added: 22 Jan 2014
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123979568
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 July 2019), memorial page for Fr Andrew Pier (1910–18 Mar 2003), Find A Grave Memorial no. 123979568, citing Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Joan of VA (contributor 46993634) .

Pier, Andrew V. The Woodlands Above, Mines Below. Cleveland, Ohio: First Catholic Slovak Union, 1974.

Pier, Andrew V. The Woodlands Above, Mines Below. Independence, OH: First Catholic Slovak Union, 1988.

Pier, Andrew V., and Joseph C. Krasja. Christmas Customs in Slovakia. Cleveland, Ohio: First Catholic Slovak Union, 1974.

Jednota Press (Firm), and First Catholic Slovak Union of America. 50 rokov Ústavu Prvej katolíckej slovenskej jednoty, 21 júna 1964 = 50 years of the Jednota Home, Middletown, Pa., June 21, 1964. 1964. Chapter: Tribute to Philip A. Hrobak / Andrew V. Pier, O.S.B

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Wendell Pier
Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Reade, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Map of Home: View Map
House Number: 85
Dwelling Number: 260
Family Number: 271
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Mother's Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Wendell Pier 47
Anna Pier 41
Wendell Pier 20
Joseph Pier 17
Mary Pier 8

Name: Andrew Pier
Titles and Terms: Reverend
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 29, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother
Relationship to Head of Household: Brother
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Last Place of Residence: Same House


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Stanislus Gmuca Head M 45 Pennsylvania
George Luba Brother M 42 Hungary
Samel Navak Brother M 30 New Jersey
Wendell Kravec Brother M 34 Wisconsin
Theadore Kojis Brother M 31 Slovakia
Armand Gress Brother M 29 Pennsylvania
Steven Sremek Brother M 28 Illinois
Andrew Pier Brother M 30 Pennsylvania
Beninid Dibrancin Brother M 27 Slovakia
Peter Petrasek Brother M 52 Pennsylvania
Paul Taracka Brother M 31 Pennsylvania
Joseph Karaba Brother M 28 Slovakia
Clemeth Firko Brother M 29 New Jersey
Mark Pitomiak Brother M 27 New York
Edward Yatska Brother M 31 Ohio
Thomas Podobnik Brother M 27 Ohio
Louis Hadak Brother M 24 Pennsylvania
Matthis Bonk Brother M 26 Pennsylvania
Method Granchie Brother M 25 Pennsylvania
Agustus Yarka Brother M 26 Ohio
Martin Vaneceko Brother M 30 Ohio
Domonic Chonko Brother M 27 Pennsylvania
Florie Hudac Brother M 24 West Virginia
Philip Kaducak Brother M 24 Illinois
Mauris Maraskin Brother M 26 Ohio
Frances Durkac Brother M 28 Pennsylvania
Nicklas Pekar Brother M 56 Slovakia
Martin Seckar Brother M 48 Slovakia
Anthony Fertelmas Brother M 34 Connecticut
John Slivaka Brother M 28 Slovakia
Domonic Haky Brother M 35 Slovakia
Aloyuis Stefko Brother M 22 Pennsylvania
Frances Czinar Brother M 22 Pennsylvania

District: 92-726
Family Number: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Line Number: 8
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3232
Digital Folder Number: 005460761
Image Number: 00617

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW51-HRJ : 14 March 2018), Frances Czinar in household of Stanislus Gmuca, Ward 29, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-726, sheet 2A, line 33, family 4, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3232.

[Cleveland, Ohio] Plain Dealer, 5 May 1956, page 12
"Slovakian Village Memories to Be Revived for 600"

Javor, Geraldine. "Economics Propel 1st Slovaks Here Total 70,000 Now" alternate title "Economic Status Motivated Early Slovak Arrivals Total 70,000 Now". Article includes photograph of Fr. Pier. ***Good article for a list of prominent Slovak Ohioans***.