"Cele"isms

I can row a boat. Can you canoe?
That's not funny, Louie.
Who took a bath? Why? Is one missing?
Jean asks,"Can I have Susie for dinner?" Cele responds, "Fried or baked?"
You have to have three colors on your plate.
When you come home, take off your good clothes and hang them up.
Stop that, Louie.
Cele: "Stop the car Louie." Lou: "Why?" Cele: "I can't see." (her side of the windshield was fogged up)

Family Tree

Go to ancestry.com, click on family tree, then enter Louis Chuver to search for the tree that I have started creating. Once you have the tree on your screen, the index tab will show you the names of the people already entered. Click on one of those for more information.
I have already sent invitations to some family members to contribute and help fill in the blanks on the tree. If you have not received one and would like to be included, contact me via email at beth@perryhome.com and I'll add you to the list.

Babysitter, Not!

submitted by Jean

I was the first baby in Dad's crowd. He took me everywhere; to work, to the baseball game, to the pool hall. I remember at the Hat factory I played under the big tables where they sorted the boxes. At the pool hall I played under the pool tables and at the ball field while he played, I was under the stands playing with the broken glass.

I have a bump on the bridge of my nose. When he was home supposedly watching me (a toddler) he tied a rope around my waist and If I got too far away, he would pull me back!!!

That ain't funny

submitted by Jean

At their 50th wedding Anniversary, Zazy had the mike and started telling his stories. We had a tape recorder on the table and when we played the tape all through the dialogue you could hear Grandma saying under her breath "That ain't funny, Louie!"

On our (Mil, Jean, Mom and Dad) Cruise to the Caribbean in 1978, Mom and I were going down the gangplank while Dad and Milford were on the deck above. When the gangplank started swinging, Mom yelled back ..."Stop that, Louie!" Dad wasn't guilty of mischief but he took the blame anyway.

Sweet Hearts

submitted by Jean

Dad died in August, 1997, just a few days before their 70th wedding anniversary.
But he wasn't always a good boy!

I remember sitting in the living room on Kingsbury, the front door opens and a hat comes sailing in. After a few moments Dad comes in.
I said "What?" and he said when I left for work this morning, Mom was mad at me,
so if the hat came back at me, she was still mad!!!

He was the "Life of the Party! He always drank too much,
and often would go on the stage and play drums,much to the consternation of shy Cele.

One year on Valentines Day Dad brought Mom a giant purple box of cheap chocolates. He had forgotten to get something, so on the way home from downtown, he stopped at a drug store and that was all they had left.

About the Photo Albums

Check out the link on the right for Chuver and Schmidt photo albums. I have started uploading images that Jean organized. It will take a while to get them all in there, so check the link more than once. The collection will grow over time.

Magic Tricks

Came across a picture of what appears to be the disappearing thumbs trick. It's hard to tell who is more amused...Sam or Zazy.

In Spirit

My parakeet PIP died two days ago. My thoughts on that day were about the simple life he led, happily chirping away at his mirror image all day long and the pleasant times we shared when I would let him fly around the bathroom while I cleaned his cage. Today I am amused by memories of Pete, Zazy's amazing parakeet that he had when I was young. The thoughts of Pete lead me back to memories of Grandma and Zazy, a frequent occurence.
I wonder if the British medium and clairvoyant Lisa Williams is for real, the one with the television show on Lifetime. She intimates that many people have spirits of loved ones who have passed on (among others) that hover around the living. As often as my memories and feelings for Grandma and Zazy present themselves, I believe they are hovering around me as well. They made a strong and positive impact on my life during the time we shared. It hasn't stopped with their passing.

Stuck

submitted by Jean

Zazy was laying a linoleum floor. He noticed a wrinkle and thought if he lifted up the stove with his back he could straighten the linoleum. He wedged himself under the stove so tight he couldn’t get out. He yelled out “Jeannie come here. Help me!” I came running only to run back out of the room laughing hard and to get my camera. As I ran I heard him respond frantically “Where are you going?". On my return, after snapping this photo, I helped lift the stove so he could get out. Note: He never lost the grip on his pipe.

Hugs

submitted by Carol

If we could have a title page with picture this should be it. These are my parents! The ever loving, smiling, jokester father and the beautiful, prim and proper mom.

Chanukah

submitted by Carol

This is one of my favorite pictures......It shows the great love Zazy had for his grandchildren and how much Allison loved her Zazy!

Smiley face

submitted by Beth

Remember the smiley face Zaze used to put inside the loop on the "L" everytime he signed his name? That small gesture sums up his whole personality. My mom says he was a born salesman. I think he was just an all around good hearted guy too.

Reading lesson

This photo is from December, 1983 of Zazy reading to Gene. Got to love that shirt!

Grandma's radar

submitted by Beth

Grandma Cele had radar when it came to her candy drawer, but only when it involved Zazy. I remember her scolding him from the kitchen (sight unseen) when he tried to sneak some candy from the drawer before supper!

Suspended in air

submitted by Beth

The last "typical Zazy" post reminded me of another "Zazy hold", the one where he would stick his arm out and tell us to grab on by locking our hands over his forearm. He would lift us up that way using only his shoulder and arm strength and leave us dangling in the air. We were obviously under four feet tall at the time! Another was when he would pick us up by the ears (by looping his arms under our armpits first then grabbing our ears) and hoisting us up. Silly Zaze, but we loved it.

Typical Zazy!

submitted by Carol

Here is a picture of Zazy and Mark in a typical pose.......Mark sitting in "the chair" and Zazy giving him one of his "holds".
Wow Mark, check out those boots!!

Miss Brown

submitted by Carol

Jean, I think her name was Miss Brown and it was on Kingsbury that Mom had her clean and iron. I remember that white powder on her face. Why didn't she iron in the house? She ironed in the basement??

Ironing Lady

submitted by Jean

I remember the ironing board in the basement. There was a tall black lady who wore white powder on her face and talked to herself all the time, real conversations. I can't remember her name, but Mom hired her to iron, paid by the basket.

Banner Maid

submitted by Carol
The grandchildren remember Movie Star in the apartment basement. I remember Banner Maid on 808 Washington Ave. This was Uncle Jack's Company and Zazy ran the business, selling on the road, running the office and the factory. The factory was next to the Statler Hotel (across from the now convention center), next door to Popes restaurant. There was a little rickety wooden elevator, with a round metal seat and a man that ran it. The office seemed so big, and Uncle Jack had this beautiful office, there was also a showroom and the big factory with sewing machines, cutting tables....just like in the movie Pajama Game. Ella, Irv, Gene were some of the names I remember of people working there, Zaze gave Norm a job there too before he went to barber school. I can still picture it. We would take the bus downtown, shop and then meet Dad for dinner either at the cafeteria at Popes, or the Statler. For a treat we would go to the Chinese restaurant downtown where, of course, they knew Lou and Jack!

Uncle Boo

submitted by Carol

The fight over whose uncle, Uncle Lou was, was between his niece Lois Chuver and Delores Schmidt. Both were his "favorite nieces", one his brothers daughter and one Mom's brothers daughter. When they were little they lived in the same apartment building in Clayton on Demun and Delores couldn't pronounce Lou so she called him Uncle Boo. When our family would visit, either the Chuvers or the Schmidts, the two girls would argue who he was visiting. Even when they grew up, Delores still called him Uncle Boo.

Zazy's clothes part 2

submitted by Carol

I have this wonderful picture that explains his fashion sense!! It is a picture of the two Lou's, Grandpa Lou and Zazy Lou. My kids were blessed with 4 wonderful grandparents, both having the same names.....Lou and Cele!!

This picture has the two grandpa's sitting on a couch with those wonderful smiles on both their faces. My father in law in pants, shirt, socks, vest, tie all matching and in perfect shape and then there sits my Dad, stripes, plaids, sweater vest, and white tube socks, all in colors that don't match, with pipe in mouth. Both so opposite but got along so beautiful!!

Movie Star Lingerie

-Beth-

I remember going down to Zazy and Grandma's basement. He let us pick pajamas from his sample collection to take home. It always felt like a very strange place to me because it was filled with all kinds of boxes and old furniture. I have a vivid memory of an ironing board with a light hanging over it from a cord attached to the ceiling. Strange, the things one remembers.

Related to this, I remember one of Zazy's words of wisdom from his traveling salesman days. He told me that when you are driving and your front window fogs up, just crack open your window a little and it will clear up right away. Go figure! Of course, he was right. It works great. I've done it many times and thought of him every time.

Zazy's clothes and cars

submitted by Mark

I am surprised no one has mentioned Zazy's clothes. He used to wear loud plaid pants and bright shirts that rarely ever matched. The seats of his cars were always filled with burn holes from his pipes. When he gave me his last car, the Topaz, I found a few pipes hidden in the trunk.

Belgorodka

submitted by Mark

The village they were from was Belgorodka and it was in the Khmelnits (sp) region of the pale of jewish settlement. It was Russia then, it is Ukraine now.

Ellis Island records

submitted by Mark

This is information taken from ellisisland.org These are passenger records for Zazy's mother and sisters.
His father must have come into the US earlier through Baltimore or Philadelphia.
I will try to post some information about the village they came from.

First Name: Chaje Last Name: Chuver Ethnicity: Russia Last Place of Residence: Bielogrodki, Date of Arrival: Oct 05, 1906 Age at Arrival: 38Y Gender: F Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Batavia Port of Departure: Cuxhaven Manifest Line Number: 0021

First Name: Huide Last Name: Chuver Ethnicity: Russia Last Place of Residence: Bielogrodki, Date of Arrival: Oct 05, 1906 Age at Arrival: 9Y Gender: F Marital Status: S Ship of Travel: Batavia Port of Departure: Cuxhaven Manifest Line Number: 0024

First Name: Ruoke Last Name: Chuver Ethnicity: Russia Last Place of Residence: Bielogrodki, Date of Arrival: Oct 05, 1906 Age at Arrival: 11Y Gender: F Marital Status: S Ship of Travel: Batavia Port of Departure: Cuxhaven Manifest Line Number: 0023

First Name: Sarah Last Name: Chuver Ethnicity: Russia Last Place of Residence: Bielogrodki, Date of Arrival: Oct 05, 1906 Age at Arrival: 15Y Gender: F Marital Status: S Ship of Travel: Batavia Port of Departure: Cuxhaven Manifest Line Number: 0022

The ship they were on was the Cuxhaven, built by Blohm & Voss Shipbuilders, Hamburg, Germany, 1899. 10,178 gross tons; 517 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide. Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 12? knots. 2,700 passengers (300 second class, 2,400 third class).One funnel and two masts.
**note you can see a picture of the ship on the website