Mifflin County PA Archives Obituaries.....Grainda, John M. "Jack" Jr May 21, 2023 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen M Rhodes clayalley@embarqmail.com May 24, 2023, 10:03 am Lewistown Sentinel - May 23, 2023 John (Jack) M. Grainda, Jr. of Mechanicsburg, passed away on May 21, 2023, after a long illness. He was born in Philipsburg, NJ, on August 13, 1932, to John M. Grainda, Sr. and Mary Grainda,. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1952-56 and was honorably discharged. Jack married his high school sweetheart Rose (Mirenna) in Phillipsburg in 1958 and was happily married for 65 years. In his early years, he played baseball from 1950-52 in the Blue Mountain League as a pitcher. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his sisters, Elizabeth, Mary and Eleanor. Along with his wife Rose, Jack is survived by his three sons, John III, his wife Elizabeth of Carmel, IN,: son Joseph, his wife Elizabeth of Cornelius, NC, : son Jeffrey, his wife Rose of Ft. Collins, CO, A private burial will take place in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/obits/g/grainda2139nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb