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John F. Gembara, grandson of the founder of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Bridgeport, was found dead, reportedly of suicide, in a client’s home shortly before the bank was shuttered.
1913 was a good year for European immigrants and their children seeking home ownership on Chicago’s Southwest Side. That year saw the creation of two savings banks just three miles apart, one in Brighton Park and the other in Bridgeport.
I know about the first one, Grunwald Savings, because it was founded by my grandfather, Edward Obrzut and associates, to bring home ownership to their many striving, industrious fellow immigrants. Obrzut had several other business ventures, including building a number of the solid brick bungalows that still stand stately today on the Southwest Side. My mother grew up in one of those bungalows, with her six siblings, on South Komensky Avenue. I have a single memory of being in that house in about 1949. A year later, in 1950, my parents secured a loan fr
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(Left-Right) Colleen Swick, RN, Kay Horn, Tabby Day, and Karen Littleton. Photo submitted by Washington Savings Bank.
For Immediate Release –
Washington Savings Bank holds âGive a Heartâ Fundraiser to help raise Heart Health Awareness
(MATTOON, Illinois â March 2, 2021) Washington Savings Bankâs âGive a Heartâ Fundraiser was held the entire month of February to help raise Heart Health Awareness. Hearts were sold at each bank location for $1 each. 151 hearts were sold in Mattoon. The bank then matched the total number of hearts sold for a total of $302 raised to support the Sarah Bush Lincoln Heart Center.
The Sarah Bush Lincoln Heart Center will use the funds to help those who struggle to pay for costs associated with treatment. Funds will help provide scales for patients without insurance who are being discharged with Heart Failure who need to monitor their weight at home.