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Alice Bredeck (left) of Elk River chats with Tonya (Hohlen) Hipsag, also of Elk River, and Debbie Holzem, formerly of Elk River but now of Waubun, Minn., following an ending program and snack including the Hungarian pastry kifli, during the Rotz family reunion at Meadowvale Elementary School. Tonya and Debbie are married to Rotz descendants, as Tonya is the spouse of Mark Hipsag and Debbie is the spouse of Pat Holzem, whose mother was a Barsody. The other women described Alice as a good friend to many in the family. Alice said she didn’t think she should be photographed, as she isn’t even Hungarian. “Neither am I,” said Debbie, “but I married into it and I’ve learned to make the kifli.” Tonya noted that she and Mark both have strong roots in Elk River. “My husband’s related to the other half of Elk River that I wasn’t before I married into it,” she said.

Hungarians celebrate their centennial

By Star News on July 27, 2012 at 10:48 am

Correction: Hungarian family celebrates one century in America

By Star News on July 27, 2012 at 10:41 am

Betty Belanger 13 July 2012

Hungarian family to celebrate one century in America today

By Star News on July 20, 2012 at 11:27 am

Centennial reunion to attract more than 600

By Star News on July 16, 2012 at 1:42 pm