Northumberland County Family History Nark File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John A. Nark, Jr. USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. Doctor John A. Nark was born in Shamokin, PA on 26, July 1902. He first attended Saint Rose Academy (now Sacred Heart H. S.) in Carbondale and then Minersville H. S., where he graduated in 1920. He had been captain of the basketball team at Minersville. He went on to Saint Joe's College in Philadelphia and later transferred to Temple Medical School where he graduated in 1927. In the early 1930s he opened his medical practice at 1904 E. Allegheny Ave. He married Mary T. McAleese, a long time friend at Ascension Church in Kensington in Feb. 1934. They had their only child, John A., Jr., on 2 July 1935. Mary Nark passed away in 1947 and Dr. Nark in 1957. His son John went on to serve in the US Army retiring in 1958 as a Lieutenant Colonel. Submitted by: John A. Nark Jr.,: dinotales1@aol.com Delran, NJ