Kuzak, John

1919 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Kuzak, John
  Birth	08 Jan 1919	Spissa Nova Ves, Slovakia, Austria-Hungary/Slovakia
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 May 1945	Youngstown, Mahoning Co., OH
  Person ID	I83125	My Damon Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	Kuzak, John,   b. 06 Aug 1888, Slovakia, Austria-Hungary/Slovakia d. 09 Jul 1955, Uniontown, PA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mrva, Mary,   b. 02 Feb 1888, Smizany, Slovakia, Austria-Hungary/Slovakia d. 20 Aug 1980, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F31305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 11 May 1945 - Youngstown, Mahoning Co., OH  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  From the Youngstown Vindicator of Friday, May 11,1945: "John Kuzak, aged 26, of 1120 E.Indianloa Ave., died about 8 A.M. today in the hospital at Republic Steel Corporation of a fracture of the skull after he fell about 15 feet from a scaffold. Kuzak, a carpenter for Republic, was helping to build a scaffold to repair an open hearth furnace. He is believed to have lost his balance. A son of John and Mary Mava [sic] Kuzak, he was born in Uniontown,Pa.,Jan. 8,1919 and came to Youngstown from there in 1941. He was a member of the National Sokol Society of Uniontown. Besides his parents in Uniontown, he leaves a brother, Andrew, of Youngstown, and four sisters, Mrs. Michael Gertner of Brownfield,Pa.,Mrs. Hassen Garibush [sic] and Miss Mary of Uniontown and Mrs. Andrew Halesko [sic] of Cleveland. Funeral services will be held Sunday morning in Uniontown. Friends may call at the Kubina Funeral Home from 7 to 9 P.M. Saturday." From the Uniontown Morning Herald of Uniontown,Pennsylvania: " KUZAK, JOHN J. JR.,age 26 years,was killed instantly Friday Morning, May 11,1945, at 9:30 o'clock when he fell from a scaffold while working with the Republic Steel Corp. in Youngstown,Ohio, where he had been employed for the past four years. He was a member of the St. Mary's R.C. church,Uniontown. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kuzak,170 Oakland Avenue. His father being a local carpenter and contractor. In addition to his parents he is survived by one brother,Andrew of Youngstown,Ohio and four sisters, Mrs. Helen Gertner of Brownfield, Mrs. Margaret Garybush of Uniontown,Mrs. Katherine Hlusko of Cleveland,Ohio and Mary Kuzak at home. Friends are being received at the home of his parents,170 Oakland Avenue,where brief funeral services will be conducted Monday morning ,May 14, at 8:30 o'clock,followed by a 4 solemn requiem High Mass in St. Mary's R.C. church with Rev. Fr. John Blazic as celebrant. Interment in St. Mary's cemetery under the direction of the Gleason Funeral Home."