2012-03-19 09:55:07
Journey To The Past
On March 18th I went on a little scavenger hunt. I thought it would be nice to have pictures of the gravestones of the deceased members of my family so I went three local cemeteries to find the graves. I had only known the location of my grandparents' grave at Armagh Cemetery prior to this point. Through the Internet I was able to find exact locations and maps for Grandview Cemetery (http://grandviewjohnstownpa.com/) and what I thought was an exact location at St. Casimir's Cemetery (http://www.camgenpa.com/db/cemetery/cemList.php?cem=156). As it turns out, there is no map of St. Casimir's Cemetery that I could find. It is obviously divided into sections based on the records, but I had no idea what was what. I ended up walking up and down every single row of the cemetery until I found my great grandparents, who were probably laughing at me because they were right by the entrance.At any rate, here is all of the information I gathered on my journey.
UPDATE 2013-05-27: On Memorial Day I took a walk through St. Joseph's cemetery in Geistown after the morning mass to find the headstone of my mom's grandparents.
UPDATE 2013-06-04: I took a drive to East Taylor and found my great great aunt & uncle in the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mother Cemetery.
Armagh Cemetery, Armagh, PA
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Francis J. Slonka, Sr. | May 19, 1924 | August 4, 1992 | |
| Anna C. (Dziagwa) Slonka | September 23, 1927 | April 11, 1994 |
St. Casimir's Cemetery, Johnstown, PA
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan Slonka | April 15, 1881 | November 13, 1933 | 01 |
| Angeline (Ozog) Slonka | July 15, 1894 | July 3, 1947 | 01 |
Translation:
Father
Here lies in sweet peace
Jan Slonka
Born April 15, 1881
Died November 13, 1933
Asks for a Hail Mary
Translation:
Asks for prayer
Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, PA
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Edward J. Slonka, Sr. | November 3, 1921 | November 14, 1999 | 800 |
| Dorothy M. (McGilvery) Slonka | November 12, 1920 | September 27, 2006 | 800 |
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Agnes S. (Skkuner) Slonka | April 11, 1929 | July 24, 2006 | 823 |
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jacob Slonka | March 30, 1915 | April 29, 1984 | 926 |
| Agnes V. (Janidlo) Slonka | March 31, 1920 | January 9, 1987 | 926 |
Assumption Cemetery, Johnstown, PA
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Walenty Slonka | July 5, 1877 | March 25, 1952 | L11-13 |
| Tekla (Pisula) Slonka | March 25, 1890 | October 3, 1972 | L11-13 |
St. Joseph Cemetery, Johnstown, PA
| Name | Birth | Death | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thomas M. Dickert | 1893 | 1972 | |
| Frances M. Dickert | 1899 | 1973 |
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8 comments
2012-03-19 18:50:29
Anonymous says...
Kev, ya did good. But look a little better at ST.Casimir
and you will find Our other Grand Parents ,Your Great Grand Parents . DZIAGWA .They are down in the middle bottom around the curve. I took Kelli and Mom there and showed then last year. Here this will help .
http://www.camgenpa.com/db/cemetery/cemList.php?cem=156
2012-03-19 18:55:34
Dad says...
So funny you did this. I was working up there last week and i got to have lunch with my grand parents. Kinda weird i know but i loved it. Got to talk to them on my own terms.
It's good to know someone got's your back
2012-03-20 05:18:42
slonkak says...
Mom, definitely give me all of the information you have and I'll get the pictures.
Dad, I did find the Dziagwa graves and took pictures. I figured they were probably related, but didn't know how. I'll have to add them to this page.
2012-04-09 11:48:02
Anonymous says...
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=Slonka&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=40&GScnty=0&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n
2012-04-09 12:55:30
slonkak says...
Oooooo, two more!!! Thanks!
2013-09-22 07:30:42
Anonymous says...
Your missing my mother Mary (Sears)Slonka, Matilda(zeralski)Slonka and Josaphine ( Mandragoc)Slonka and Sophie(Barcheski)Slonka. My spelling of the Polish names leaves a lot to be desired. Sorry,
2013-09-22 08:13:47
slonkak says...
Do you know where they are and an approximate location? I'll gladly take a trip to find them.
2012-03-19 12:31:57
mom says...
My grandparents (Pappy's mom & dad) are buried in the cemetery next to St. Benedict in Geistown. My other grandparents (Grandma's mom & dad) are buried in Mundy's Corner next to Pike Grace Brethern Church. You should go check them out. I'll have to give you the names.