CEMETERY: Ascension Church, Monaqua, Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Loretta M. Ceppa Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/luzerne/ _______________________________________________ Ascension Church (shares pastor & offices with St. Mary-Mocanaqua) [Slovak] Mocanaqua, PA 18655 Pastor, Dec. 2005: Rev. Joseph R. Kakareka Phone: 570-542-4157 Tombstone Inscriptions - Church of Ascension Mocanaqua, Conyngham Township, Pennsylvania Transcribed by Loretta M. Ceppa Ascension cemetery is behind the Church of Ascension in Mocanaqua, PA on Hwy 239. The date on the oldest gravestone is unreadable, and the cemetery is currently in use. Part of the cemetery is on a rocky hillside which has a few graves and a large monument. Most of the graves are in rows perpendicular to the wall and road below the hill. The road is the one-way entrance to the cemetery and the listing below counts the rows from the gate onward. Hill Section Stephen DZIAK Familia DENDOY, Patrick, Jr. (1935- ) and Iona M. (1926-1991) DZIAK, Barbara C. (1909-1990) BALINT, John (1890-1932) (Monument w/ crucifix on top of tomb) PRE CINTORIN OSADY NANEBOVSTUPENTA KRISTA PANA DAROVAL SPOLOK SV.RUZENCA A.D. 1933 TU OPTOCIVA CARNICKY Juray Nar. 24 APR 1874 ZOM 7 NOV 1927 NEH OTPOCIVA V POKOYI Father PARA, Jan (15 Jun 1964 - 17 July 1968) CHARNITSKI, Joseph (1910 - 1962) [Father] (and) Anna CHARNITSKI (1880-1966) [Mother] SKANSKI, Margaret E. (1 June 1907 - 17 Nov 1936) [Mother] SABATOS, Maria (30 June 1877 - 1 June 1943) (and) John F. (26 Nov 1879-3 Oct 1953) Main Section Row One and Two BENSON, Philip D. (5 Aug 1924-20 Jul 1984) Sgt USA WWII (and) Cecilia M. (1928 - ) Married 11 Sept 1948 BENSON, William F. (30 Mar 1918 - 1 Sept 1996) T. Sgt. USA WWII (and) Margaret (1926- ) Married 30 May 1948 MICIKAS, John J (2 June 1915 - 21 Nov 1997) TEC5 USA WWII (and) Mary M. (1917 - 1994) [For God's Care] STEEBER, Paul D (1916 - 1983) (and) Andrew J (1913 - 1986) VENIT, Andrew J. (1913 - 1984) Row Three MERVA, Willima A. (30 Nov 1904 - 10 Nov 1994) (and) Mary E. (16 June 1902 - ) MERVA, Mary M. (no date, daughter) (and) Mary K. (29 May 1882 - 23 1975, mother) MERVA, Edward F. (25 Sept 1918 - 15 June 1994) CPL USMCorp WWII (and) Cecilia Merva FIENSTEIN (13 Nov 1915 - 5 Nov 1990) [God Gave Her Strength] Row Four Andrew C. KISS (1890 - 1981) YEMZOW, Alexander (1915 - 1981) (and) Mary (1919 - ) WENCHAK, Mother Tekla A (d. 19 Sept 1990) [Our Lady of Lourdes Pray for Us] Row Five BALUTANSKI, Sue Wido (1907 - 1997) SCALA, Pauline J. (1922 - 1974) (and) Gabriel M. (1921 - ) OLENICK, Paul (d. 1973) [U.S. flag sitting beside tombstone, but no mention of service] BENEDICT, Mother Mary (1906 - 197?) [Member of Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars] AMENDALA, Guiseppi (1892 - 1972) (and) Anna (1909 - 1974) PETRUS, Mary M. (1913 - 1972) STEEBER, Elizabeth Matley (d. 1972), Elizabeth D (d. 1972), (and) Andrew (d. 1974) [also flat stone with MOTHER and a stone with ANDREW] Row Six EGRI, Joseph (1886 - 1987) (and) Mary (1894 - 1972) MERVA, Susan (1898 - 1968) [Mother] KAISER, John F. (6 Nov 1918 - 21 Mar 1995) [GMZ U.S. Coast Guard WWII], Anna S. (1902 - 1969) [Mother], Frank A (1924 -1969) [Son] ZALUDEK, Catherine (1904 - 1969) (and) John (199 - 1978) HAMERSKY, Louncz (1885 - 1969) [Father] STEEBER, George A (1912 - 1970) (and) Michael J. (1905 - 1978) MAGERA, Mary R. (10 Nov 1895 - 30 Oct 1990) [All Our Love Mom] (and) Stephan J (1929 - 1971) (son) Row Seven TRUDNAK, Elizabeth (1895 - 1968) [Mother] PETRUS, Anthony (1882 - 1966) (and) Mary (1886 - 1979) KUBASEK, Anna (1904 - 1965) (and) Anthony P. (1890 - 1970) NICE, Florey (1895 - 1964) (and) Elizabeth (1896 - 1982) KOSHINSKI, Walter (1907 - 1964 [Father] JANISIK, William (1894 - 1963) [Father] (and) Mary (1899 - 1974) [Mother] SUNDA, John (1900- 1963) [Son] MANDZAK, Michael (1897 - 1963) [Husband] ULICHNEY, Sophia A (1931 - ) (and) John G. jr (10 Apr 1930 - 20 Feb 1993) [Sgt USA Korea] [Together Forever] Row Eight ULICHNEY, George John (10 Apr 1930 - 14 Jan 1976) [Sgt U.S. Marine Corp Korea] ULICHNEY, Anna (1903 - 1974) (and) John G. Sr (12 Jan 1902 - 26 Mar 1962) [PA CPLBTRY A 2 Field Artillery WWI] CHARNOGURSKY, Sophia (1878 - 1962) [Mother] TRUDNAK, Helen R. (1912 - 1962) (and) John Andrew (1905 - 1990) [Pvt. U.S. Army WWII] SKVAREK, Gabriel (1885 - 1962) [Father] (and) Catherine (1888 - 1987) [Mother] VENIT, Lawrence (1891 - 1962) [Father] WOZNOCK, Andrew (1898 - 1963) [Father] (and) Helen (1898 - 1988) [Mother] CHESLOSKI, John (1882 - 1963) [Father] (and) Anna (1888 - 1964) [Mother] MOLITORIS, John P (1890 - 1963) [Father] (and) Mary R. (1900-1985) [Mother] [In Loving Memory] Row Nine OLENICK, Mary (d. 1961 SABANOS, Veronica (1903 - 1960) [Mother] STEEBER, Mary (1885 - 1960) [Mother] TRUDNAK, Andrew (1880 - 1960) [Father] FABIAN, John A. (1891 - 1960) [Father] HASAY, George J. (1889 - 1960) WIDO, John (VAJDA) Sr. (1894 - 1959) MENDOLA, Rose Marie (1931 - 1959) KUBASEK, Anna M (1900 - 1959) [Mother] MOLITORIS, John J (1927 - 1959) ["BOSH" Rest In Peace] JANOSIK, Katherine (1891 - 1958) [Mother] VENIT, Mary (1884 - 1958) [Mother] HUDACK, Joseph P. (17 Mar 1914 - 5 Dec 1956) [PA CPL Co. A 42 Tank BN WWII] Row Ten KOWALCIK, Andrew M (1899 - 1952) JACOBS, Mary (1880 - 1952) KNAPP, Charles (1 Nov 1890 - 22 Nov 1952) [Austria CPL 17 BN INF REPLA4 TNG CP WWI] KUBASEK, Joseph (1888 - 1954) [Father] STEEBER, Michael J (1884 - 1954) [Father] SUNDA, Anna (1880 - 1954) [Mother] MERVA, Joseph A (1903 - 1955) TRUDNAK, Martin (1876 - 1955) [TU SPOCIVA OTEC] TIRPAK, Anna K (1870 - 1956) KISS, Mary M. (1910 - 1956) WOJCIK, Pauline (1893 - 1957) [Mother] KAISER, Frank W (1894 - 1957) [Father] FUNKET, George (1876 - 1957) [Father] KUBASEK, John M (1891 - 1956) HASAY, Joseph J (1921 - 1958) [Our Beloved Daddy and Husband] VENIT, Catherine (1889 - 1958) [Mother] WNENCHAK, Joseph (1902 - 1958) Row Eleven MOLITORIS, Mary (1888 - 1951), John (1873 - 1956), (and) Irene R. GEMSKI (1919 - 1997) JACOBS, Andrew (1875 1948) CHESLOSKI, Jennie (d. 10 Aug 1948) GRANDA, Martin A (1878 - 1948) [Father] MOLITORIS, Michael (29 Sept 1894 - 18 Mar 1948) MAGERA, Agnes (1887 - 1946) MONKA, Wojtech (1885 - 1946) JANOSIK, John (1883 - 1945) {OTEC] SUNDA, John (1875 - 1945) KOKORA, Paul (1891 - 1946) MAJEWSKI, Joseph (1877 - 1945) JACOBS, Joseph S (20 Mar 1908 - 22 Jun 1945) [Ohio Pvt. Army Services Forces] HALUPKA, Elizabeth M (1890 - 1945) HALUPKA DLUHY, Catherine 1851 - 1944) VAVRASEK, John (1875 - 1944) [OTEC] HAMERSKY, Philip (1927 - 1944) (and) John (1906 - 1944) Row Twelve MERVA, Madelene (Sept 1937) (infant) KISS, Joseph (14 Jan 1938) SABINO, Magdalene (1937 - 1938) [Infant] MERVA, Theresa (Nov 1939 - Jan 1940) [Infant] TUDNAK, David (1942 - 1943) [Infant] BENSON, Cecilia (14 Oct 1952) [Infant] WIDO, Dennis (20 July 1955) [Infant] KRISANDA, Thomas (27 Apr 1964 - 28 Apr 1964) [Infant] YURKOWSKI, Rose Marie (27 Mar 1970 -19 Feb 1971) [Baby] MAURER, Adam C. (20 Aug 1990) [Infant] KAMINSKI, Alessandra (1 Mar 1992) [Infant] CONRAD, Malvina R (1924 - ) (and) Charles (1919 - 1988) [Sgt USA Air Corp WWII] Row Thirteen FINDURA, Helen (1906 - 1975) VAVRASEK, Anna (1887 - 1944) TRUDNAK, Maria (1875 - 1943) [TU SPICIVA MATKA] ZIDEK, John (1896 - 1943) KNAPP, Maria (1892 - 1942) STEEBER, Edward L (1927 - 1941) [Son] VAJDA, Katarina (25 Nov 1862 - 26 Feb 1941) [Mother] SUNDA, Stephen (1911- 1938) [Son) TIRPAK, Michael (1866 - 1936) OLENICK, John Sr. (d. 1939) ZIDEK, William (1890 - 1937) [Father] MATEY, Michael (1873 - 1935) [TU SPOCIVA] MERVA, Michael (1877 - 1937 [Beloved Husband and Father] HAMERSKY, Mary (1888 - 1934) [Mother] CHARNOGSKY, Nickolaj (16 Nov 1870 - 20 Dec 1938) TRUDNAK, Andrew (30 Nov 1862 - 29 Nov 1933) [TU SKOCIVA] KUBASEK, George M (1890 - 1933) FUNKET, Maria (d. 1932) [Mother] Row Fourteen DUDASKO, Jan (26 Jan 1917 - 6 Jul 1918) [Infant] URBAN, Paulina (15 Nov 1918 - 15 Jan 1919) [Infant] SULOK, Freda (3 Aug 1914 - 25 May 1919) KNAPP, Maria (4 Nov 1918 - 4 Apr 1920) CARNOGURSY, Helen (26 Feb 1920 - 12 Oct 1920) CARNOGURSY, Irene (25 Dec 1910 - 6 Aug 1921) ZIDEK, Andrej (6 Nov 1920 - 10 Nov 1921) [Infant] PACIGA, Joseph (5 Apr 1921 - 5 Jun 1921) [Infant] MAGERA, Katharina (30 Oct 1920 - 4 May 1923) MAGER, Paulina (5 Sept 1927 - 16 Sep 1927) WOJCIK, Rose (1926 - 1928) EGRI, Joseph Jr (8 Jan 1924 - 26 Jul 1928) KLAPCIK, Eva (21 May 1931) KOWALCHICK, Joseph (1931 - 1932) ZIDEK, Catherine (1933- 1934) KUBASEK, Eva (1935) RUDNAK, Barbara (1933 - 1935) Row Fifteen MATUSEK, Joseph (1889 - 1933) SABANOS, Zuzana (1900 - 1932) [Mother] MOLITORIS, John Banssita (1 Jan 1900 - 24 Oct 1931) [PFC U.S. Army] TINUSK, Jacob (24 Oct 1931 - 43 Rocny) NOWAK, Paul (1 Oct 1932) WOJCIK, Jan W (1892 - 1931) DUDASKO, Joseph (1888 - 5 Nov 1930) OLENICK, Frank (d. 1932) TRUDNAK, Alzbeta (15 Nov 1877 - 5 Oct 1929) MAGERA, Jacob (25 Jul 1888 - 14 Sep 1929) MERVA, Valent (2 Feb 1852 - 15 Jan 1929) [OTEC] VENIT, Andrew (1884 - 1928) [Father] SKVAREK, Jozef (1906 -1921) MOLITORIS, Katharina (1898 - 8 Feb 1927) HAKSTOL, Georg (24 Apr 1868 - 4 Dec 1924) PEOTI, Rosa (Du Cruclele Malania Fu Spenta li 14 GN 1922 ) [Alla Memoria obit] HASSAJI, Mighal (24 Sep 1862 - 22 Dec 1922) FUNKET, Rose (d 1922) BUMBAR, Peter (41 Rocny Um. 10 Aug 1919) Row Sixteen JANOSIK, Jan (5 Nov 1913 - 25 Aug 1914) MAGERA, Michael (2 Aug 1914 - 22 Nov 1914) KOVALGIK, Frantisek (9 Oct 1914 - 25 Mar 1915) HASSAJ, Maria (1911 - 1915) BAL1NT, Alzbela (20 Aug 1914) TRUDNAK, Helen (17 Jan 1907 - 6 Dec 1915) VENIT, Michael (8 Sep 1914 - 1 Mar 1916) MEDZVEC, Rudolf (27 Apr 1916 - 15 May 1916) SOLOK, Irene (25 Jun 1916 - 23 Sep 1916) KNAPP, Rudolf (21 Apr 1917 - 3 May 1917) KNAPP, Alexander (1 Jun 1917 - 12 Oct 1918) JANOSIK, Andrej (17 Oct 1917 - 9 Feb 1918) MATUSEK, Alzbeta (22 Oct 1915 - 17 Feb 1918) SKVAREK, Gabriel (14 Dec 1913 - 23 Apr 1918) JANOSIK, Jozef (6 Dec 1923 - 1924) Row Seventeen KOVALCIK, Andrej (6 Jan 1864 - 31 Maja 1923) [TU SPOCIVA JU] (and) [Nechi Odpociva V. POKOJI AMEN] wife Maria JEHO MANZELKA (Rod. 6 Nov 1870 - 24 Mar 1930) HALYPKA, William (1879 - 1920) [2 U.S. Coast Art. Sp. Am. War] URBAN, Dorota (1892 - 1919) KNAPP, Alexander (1884 - 1918) STOKLASA, Andrew (29 Sep 1884 - 18 Dec 1917) TOMASKOVITZ, Maria (10 Mar 1870 - 20 Jul 1917) MURGALA, Jozef (13 Mar 1892 - 3 Jul 1917) CSASZAR, Malvina (1 Apr 1861 - 23 Mar 1917) HASSAJ, Alzbeta (15 Oct 1868 - 20 Dec 1916) KRAUTHAIN, Stephan (20 Mar 1899 - 29 Dec 1916) MEROLLI, Americo (Ciovinetto Di 15 A. da tragica morte fu spento il 24 AC. 1916) VAJDA, Juraj (23 Apr 1857 - 22 Aug 1916) BALINT, Andrej (1896 - 15 Jul 1915) WINTERSTEIN, Edward (1877 - 1916) (and) Mary (1884 - 1965) GALOVIC, Valent (1885 - 10 Jun 1915) Row Eighteen WOJCIK, Andrew (1916-1985) Jean (1919- ) FABIAN, Anna (25 April 1889-31 May1992{Our Dear Mom Pray for us} KOTROSKI, Charles F. (1924-1995) CPL US Army WWII Mary A (1927 - ) HANDZELEK, Jacob (6 Jul 1901-15 Jan 1974) PFC US Army Agnes H. (1911-1991) WASILKO, Matthew (Died 1974) Rose E (Died 1991) Wife MATUSEK, Kathryn R. (1894-1974) Row Nineteen HASAY, Mary (31 Jan 1892-12 Jan 1988) CREPACK, Anna M. (Died 23 June 1918) Daughter GABAMA, Edward C. (2 Dec 1927-20 Apr 1991) SI US Navy Wife HASAY, Sophie R.--- TRUDNAK LIMMARTZ , Catherine (1908-1986) TRUDNAK, Joseph A. (1910-1992) Wife Eugenia K. (1913- ) CHARNOGORSKY, Thomas A. (1905-1982) Wife Elizabeth M. (1909-1985) Row Twenty SABINOS, Joseph J. (6 Oct 1934-22Feb 1996) RAHL, Robert A. (1902-1985) Wife Anna H (1906-1987) DILTZ, Suzannnne D. (1945-1977) ANATONACCI, Dominick P. (1919-1988) Wife Eleanor R. (1924- ) KUBASEK, Anthony (1902-1976) Wife Anna (1904-1978) SABANOS, George (1897-1979) GRANDA, Sofia E. (1880-1979) Mother Ann C. (1915- ) Daughter HADACK, Thomas (1929-1974) Mary E. (1934- ) WOJCIECHOWICZ, Walter J. (1924- ) Wife & Mother: Irene (1929- ) Daughter: Diane L. (1957-1974) Row Twenty One WOJCIECHOWICZ, David W, (5.7.1955--7.8.1996) Sue L. (25 Sept 1959- ) KUBASEK, Catherine R. (1900-1983) NOWAKOSKI, Stanley (1915-1981) Wife: Mary (1915-1977) KOKORA, Sophia (1895-1986) Mother TEARPOCK, John (1896-1978) Wife: Emily (1896-1980) TEARPOCK, John G. jr. (25 Oct 1919-13 Sept 1996) T Sgt US Army Air Corp WWII Wife: Laura Nita (1925- ) TEARPOCK, Mary M. (16 Jan 190024 Dec 1985) KKAMINSKI, Anthony J. (1908-1970) Wife: Anna R. (1912- ) Row Twenty Two MARTINI, Gary J. (1954-1980) TEARPOCK, Pauline D. (16 Dec 191428 July 1993) DUDASKO, Catherine A. (1918-1996) Ladies Auxiliary, Veteran of Foreign Wars Ann M. (1921- ) DUDASKO, Agnes R. (Mother) (1890-1979) Daughter: Mary M. (1914-1996) KUBASEK, John (1920-1979) (Father) TEC 5 US Army WWII Wife: Anna (1926- ) Row Twenty Three SARKOWSKI, Mary Ann (1948-1995) TRUDNAK, John M. (1905-1988) Celia M . (1910-1990) Ladies Auxiliary, Veteran of Foreign Wars KRISANDA, Aloysius A. (1913-1980) ZIDEK, William M. (1916-1983) Wife: Mary S. (1921- ) ZIDEK, John T. (1919 - ) Jennie R. (1921-1991) Row Twenty Four JACOBS, Mary C. (18 Jan 191716 June 1917) KUBASEK, Flora (1922-1992) Anthony G. (1925- ) Anthony J. (1963- ) MOLITORIS/KAMINSKI Catherine T. (1909-1989) Joseph M. (1932- ) Anita J. (1932- ) Betty C. (1929- ) MOLITORIS, Jakub (24 Apr 191430 Nov 1987) Anna (15 May 1924- ) MOSKALUK, Helen T. (1921-1986) Paul P. )1914-1995) PETRUS, John (1922-1985) Anthony (1917- ) Helen (1911-1986) Ann J. (1921-1987) Row Twenty Five KRAUSER, Raymond H. (1914-1993) Mary L. (1918-1993) CEGLARSKI, Joseph M. (6 Dec. 1924-26 Feb 1997) SI US Navy WWII Marcella M. (8 Sept 1927- ) KUBASEK, Jan (1928-1998) Helena (1930- )