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Coal Miners Memorial
Nemacolin Mines,

Nemacolin,
Cumberland Twp.,
Greene County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Nemacolin Mines, Greene County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian, Editor,
Ryan P. Washlaski, Technical Editor,

Updated Sept. 19, 2010

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Nemacolin Mines


Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Nemacolin Mines, Nemacolin, Greene Co., PA.   The coal miners names have been researched and complied from various sources by Raymond A. Washlaski, Historian: newspaper obits, newspaper articles, Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines Reports, township histories, and names of coal miners submitted by various people, etc..
The Nationalities listed for various miners, are taken directly from "Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA" as reported for the various years.  Those listed as American, could be either native born or naturalized citizens.
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Since 1870, Pennsylvania's Annual Report on Mining Activities has recorded 51,483 deaths from mining accidents-- 31,113 deaths in anthracite mines and 20,370 deaths in bituminous mines.

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Please donate any mine records, mine maps or copies of them, pictures of the mines, pictures of miners, stories about the miners, mine memorabilia, books on mining, or tax deductable monetary donations to:
The Coal & Coke Heritage Center, Penn State University Fayette Campus,
PA Rt. 119, P.O. Box 519, Uniontown, PA 15401

COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
NEMACOLIN MINES
[ A ]
[ B ]
Bair, Wayne
(Miner, Stoper Operator ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
Bialko, Frank
(Miner, cxa.1927, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Mary Husanyicza Bialko.)
Bialko, Mike
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Alice Carter Bialko.);
(b. Oct. 18, 1923 - d. Sept. 7, 2002.)
Bizub, George C.
(Miner, Afternoon Shift Foreman ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(b. May 16, 1909 - d. Jan. 9, 2000.)
[ C ]
Cerjanec, George J.
(Miner, Mine Foreman ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
Cormack, Edward R., Sr.
(Miner, Nemacloin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(b. Aug. 14, 1922 - d. March 21, 2000.)
Crackovich, Mike
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(b. ca.1910 -  d. ca.1988.)
Crackovich, Mike, SR.
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married.);
(b.ca.1881 - d. ca.1946.)
[ D ]
Dittore, Nick, Sr.
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Buckeye Coal Company, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Alba Dittore, 1 child.);
(Mr. Dittore was a coal miner for 32 years for Buckeye Coal Co., Nemacolin, PA. He was a member of UMWA Local 6290.);
(b. March 31, 1914 - d. Feb. 25, 1998.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Ferrotti, Philip
(Miner, Continuous Miner Operator ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
[ G ]
Gales, Kenneth Eugene
(Miner, ca.1940, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, Age 26, married, wife Lavina Firestone Gales, 2 children.);
(Killed.  Seriously injured by a fall of slate, suffered a broken back and fractured leg, in the Nemacolin Mine, Dec. 23, 1940.  Died Dec. 29, 1940.)
Gibson, Charles, Sr.
(Miner, Mason ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(Killed.  Killed in the Nemecolin Mine Fire of March 26, 1971.  His body was not recovered until Sept. 21, 1972.)
Grayson, Robert Larry
(Miner, Section Foreman 10/1979 - 10/1980, Nemacolin Mine, Superintendent, 2/1982 - 10/1984, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
Groves, William L.
(State Deep Mine Inspector, ca.1971, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.);
(Killed.  He was accidentally drowned during the firefighting operations, in the Nemacolin Mine fire of March 26, 1971.)
[ H ]
Holupka, George
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Patty Olenik Holupka.);
(George Holupka spent 47 years at the Nemacolin Mine as a general laborer, coal sampler and water treatment worker.);
(b. Oct. 19, 1922 - d. Sept. 2, 2002.)
Holupka, Michael Malen
(Miner, ca.1952, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Marie Alice "Mary" O'Lear Holupka, 3 children.);
(Killed.  Killed in when a motor he was riding on jumped the track and crushed him against a rib, in the Nemacolin Mine, Jan., 1952.);
(Lived in Carmichaels, PA.)
Horvat, John
(Miner, Section Foreman ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Ketchum, John
(Miner, ca.1946, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
Kingora, John
(Miner, Utility Man ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
Kormanik, Helen
(Employee, Nurse for Nemacolin Mine, Buckeye Coal Company, of Nemacolin, Pa., from 1945 to 1955.);
(b. Feb. 5, 1917 - d. July 19, 2004.)
Kotch, William
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Edna Hepler Kotch.)
Krivoski, Fred
(Employee, Chief Storekeeper and Purchasing Agent,  Buckeye Coal Company, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Louise Kociolek Krivoski.)
[ L ]
Lipchinsky, Charles
(Miner, ca.1938, Nemacoli Mine, Greene Co., PA, Age 33.);
(Killed.  Fatally injured when struck by a cutting machine in the Nemacolin Mine, died in the Uniontown hospital to a broken back and fractured right leg.)
[ M ]
Morofsky, Joseph J.
(Miner, ca.1923, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Violet Shivinski Morofsky.)
[ N ]
[ O ]
[ P ]
Plasko, Charles E., Sr.
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(b. July 26, 1917 - d. June 17, 1996.)
Popson, Joseph
(Employee, Switchboard Operator ca.1946, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Randolph, Richard K.
(Miner, ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(Killed.  Killed in the Nemacolin Mine Fire of March 26, 1971.  His body was not recovered until 3:10 a.m., September 16, 1972.)
Rapchak, Mary Tresner Cheresnye
(Employee, bookkeeper and storekeeper, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.);
(b. Sept. 14, 1911 - d. Dec. 23, 2002.)
Rembold Gene
(Employee, employed as a locomotive operator with the Buckeye Coal Mines, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, for 44 years prior to his retirement in 1972, married, wife Alice Harriet Raymond Rembold.);
(b. Nov. 11, 1908 - d. Jan. 3, 1996.)
[ S ]
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
[ W ]
Witt, Russel Eben
(Miner, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA, married, wife Mabel Donivan Witt.);
(b. Aug. 30, 1913 - d. June 17, 1990.  Interred at LaFayette Memorial Park.)
[ X ]
[ Y ]
[ Z ]
Zorasky, Mr.
(Miner, ca.1971, Nemacolin Mine, Greene Co., PA.)
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