Coal Miners Memorial Mathies Mine, Finleyville, Carroll Twp., Washington Co., PA, U.S.A.

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Coal Miners Memorial
Mathies Mine
(Mon View Mine),
Finleyville,
Carroll Twp.,
Washington County,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that mined the Bituminous Coal seams of the Mathies Mine, Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Compiled & Edited by
Raymond A. Washlaski

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

Updated Nov. 10, 2009

A Memorial to the Coal Miners that Worked the
Mathies Mine

Following is a partial list of the miners, mine employees and company store employees that worked the Mathies Mine, Carroll Twp., Washington 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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COAL MINERS MEMORIAL
MATHIES MINE

[ A ]
[ B ]
Barozzie, Emilio
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Ruby Perriello Barozzie.);
(Lived in West Newton, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Army in World War II.);
(b. Sept. 26, 1917 - d. Feb. 16, 2001.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Baxter, George A.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Eleanor Pigford Baxter.);
(Lived in Monongahela [Valley Inn], PA. b. Aug. 22, 1917 - d. Sept. 23, 1965. Interred in Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora, PA.)
Benny, Joseph J.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Dolores A. Shank Benny.);
(Lived in Monongahela, PA. b. Dec. 5, 1925 - d. April 20, 2009. Intrerred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela, PA.)
Boes, Fred J.
(Miner, Lab Technician, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Theora Philabaum Boes.);
(Lived in West Newton, PA.);
(Served in the U. S. Navy during World War II.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ C ]
Chambers, Edward
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Helen Chambers.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(b. Aug. 19, 1909 - d. June 30, 1994.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Chehovin, Joseph
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(President of Local 2244 of the United Mine Workers of America Union.)
Codeluppi, Adolph "Joe"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Yolanda Bartello Codeluppi.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(b. Oct. 6, 1909 - d. July 30, 1999.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Collier, Alfred "Tucker"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married,. wife Gladys Pearl Sommerville Collier.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.)
(b. Nov. 18, 1912 - d. Dec. 24, 1998.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Consavage, Andrew "Battle"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Josephine Consavage.);
(Lived in Herminie, PA.);
(b. July 6, 1914 - d. Nov. 13, 1993.);
(Interred in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.)
Corso, Reno J.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Rebella "Belle" DeClaudio Corso.);
(Lived in Lowber, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Army during World War II.);
(b. June 30, 1917 - d. July 22, 1998.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ D ]
Daylong, Richard
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
Dippolito, Simone "Sam"
(Italian Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Angelina Florence "Julia" Merlino Dippolito.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(Sam Dippolito also worked at the Ocean No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the Italian Army.);
(b. in Italy, Dec. 24, 1899 - d. Nov. 9, 1993.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Dolfi, Orlando
(Italian Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Ida Dolfi, 2 children.);
(born Mar. 11, 1901, in Pistoia, Italy.);
(Interred in Jefferson Memorial Park.)
Dzubay, Stephen
(Miner, Mechanic, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife O'Dell Dzubay.);
(b. Aug. 16, 1920 - d. Dec. 28, 2002.);
(Interred in Round Hill Cemetery.)
[ E ]
[ F ]
Fasekas, James
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Dorothy Lash Fasekas.);
(Lived in West Newton, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Army during World War II.);
(b. April 23, 1923 - d. July 1, 2001.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Fusco, John
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.)
[ G ]
Gidick, Michael
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Dorothy Mae Benkulik Gidick.);
(Lived in Greensburg, PA.);
(Michael Gidick also worked at the Ocean No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(b. Oct. 7, 1914 - d. June 24, 1993.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Grant, Charles
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., Pa, married, wife Jeannine Flament Grant.);
(Lived in New Eagle, PA. b. Aug 18, 1933 - d. Aug., 1972.)
Gregg, Frank G. "Buckeye"
(Miner, Plant Operator, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Patty L. Bingaman Gregg.);
(Frank Gregg served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.);
(d. Feb. 26, 1993.)
Gregory, George Thomas
(Miner, Safety Inspector, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Edith Marie Ohler Gregory.);
(Lived in Monongahela, PA & Finleyville, PA.);
(George Gregory also worked at the Black Diamond Mine, Montour No. 4 Mine, Westland Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(b. April 24, 1914 - d. Jan. 12, 2001.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ H ]
Harding, Edward
(Miner, Roof Bolter, Mathies Mine, Washington County, Pa., married, wife Cheryll Bell Harding.);
(Lived in Belle Vernon, Pa. Served in the US Army in Viet Nam War as scout, dog handler.);
(b. Aug. 21, 1947 - d. Sept. 19, 2008. Interred at Rehoboth Cemetery, Belle Vernon, Pa.)
Hatch, John
(Miner, Mechanic, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA.)
[ I ]
[ J ]
[ K ]
Kasic, Michael
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Pauline Marie Pasanti Kasic.);
(b. Sept. 27, 1916 - d. April 17, 2002.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Kite, Robert H.
(Miner, Mechanic, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Ruth E. Kite.);
(b. March 25, 1920 - d. Feb. 9, 1994.);
(Interred in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.)
Klus, Anthony "Tony"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Emma J. Lawrence Klus.);
(Lived in Lowber, PA.);
(Tony Klus also worked at the Ocean No. 5 Mine, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(b. March 3, 1928 - d. May 2, 2002.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Klus, Joseph
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married.);(d. ca.1993.)
[ L ]
Lendvai, William
(Hungarian Miner, Marthies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Mary Clare Mueller Lendvai, 5 children.);
(Worked at the Mathies Mine overe 30 years.);
(b. Nov. 21, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary - d. Nov. 10, 2000. Interred St. Joseph's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA.)
Linn, David
(Miner, ca.1975 - ca.1998, Mon View Mine [Mathies Mine], Washington Co., PA.)
[ M ]
Marconi, Angelo George "Scrubby"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Alice Pappafava Marconi.);
(Lived in Lowber, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Army during World War II.);
(b. July 18, 1922 - d. Jan. 5, 2003.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
McCully, John "Jack"
(Miner, Mechanic ca.1957 and earlier, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Bertha Kretchmer McCully, children.);
(Killed. Killed in a mining accident, in the Mathies Mine, Feb. 18, 1957. Lived in Frank, PA.);
(b. Nov. 22, 1909 - d. Feb. 18. 1957.);
(Interred in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Allegheny Co., PA.);
(John McCully had also worked at the Warden Mine, Sutersville, PA.)
Merlino, Anthony J. "Tony"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(b. July 13, 1916 - d. April 2, 1993.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ N ]

[ O ]
Olbrish, Alexander S.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Anne Corso Olbrish.);
(Lived in Lowber, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.);
(b. Feb. 25, 1915 - d. March 16, 1998.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ P ]
Peternal, Joseph
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Emily Figiel Peternal.);
(Lived in Collinsburg, PA.);
(b. March 6, 1922 - d. April 5, 2001.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Pigford, Edward Charles
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., Pa, married, wife, Dora M. Miller Pigford.);(Lived in Monongahela, PA. b. Jan. 7, 1906 - d. May 16, 1997. Interred in Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, PA.)
Pigford, Ellis Julius
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Edna Ruth Campbell Pigford.);
(Lived in Bentleyville, PA. b. Sept. 26, 1914 - d. Dec. 19, 1989. Interred in Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora, PA.)
Pigford, Elmer Leroy
(Miner, Assistant Foreman, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Lena Harrison Pigford.);
(Lived in Monongahela, PA. Served in the U. S. Marine Corp in World War I. b. May 21, 1898 - d. Sept. 10, 1952. Interred in Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, PA)
Pigford, Ernest
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Leona Loadman Pigford.);
(Lived in Monongahela, PA. b. Jan. 20, 1912 - d. Feb. 2, 1951. Interred in Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, PA)
Pigford, Everett William
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Mathies Coal Company, Washington Co., Pa, married, wife Gertrude Wakefield Pigford.);
(Lived in Monongahela (Valley Inn), PA. b. Jan 12,1902 - d. March, 1975. Interred in Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora, PA.)
[ Q ]
[ R ]
Raczkowski, Stanley F.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Mary Ganio Raczkowski.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(b. April 24, 1914 - d. Aug. 18, 1994.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ S ]
Sheets, Earl
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Susan E. Bensko Sheets.);
(Worked at the Mathies Coal Co. for 43 years, retiring in 1973.);
(Lived in Crabtree, PA.);
(b. March 18, 1909 - d. Aug. 21, 1994.);
(Interred in Forest Lawn Gardens.)
Siler, Lawrence J.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Frances Mikel Siler.);
(Lived in Elizabeth, PA.);
(b. March 14, 1915 - d. July 27, 1993.);
(Interred in Round Hill Cemetery.)
Simonazzi, Peter K.
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, first wife Anna Lucovitz Simonazzi, second wife Eleanor Farmer Beck Simonazzi.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(b. Sept. 29, 1909 - d. March 27, 1993.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
[ T ]
[ U ]
[ V ]
Venzon, Frank A.
(Miner, Continuous Miner Operator ca.1972, Mathies Mine, Thomas Portal, Washington Co., PA, married.);
(Killed. He was killed by a fall of mine roof, in the Thomas Portal of the Mathies Mine, May 15, 1972.)
[ W ]
[ X ]
[ Y ]
Yowonske, Steve
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Pauline Yowonske.);
(Lived in Belle Vernon, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Army during World War II.);
(b. Jan 2, 1922 - d. May 1, 2001.);
(Interred in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Perryopolis, PA.)
[ Z ]
Zachetti, Batista "Tee"
(Miner, Mathies Mine, Washington Co., PA, married, wife Elizabeth Deutsch Zachetti.);
(Lived in Sutersville, PA.);
(Served in the U.S. Army during World War II.);
(b. Oct. 10, 1918 - d. July 12, 1999.);
(Interred in West Newton Cemetery.)
Zaverl, William "Bill"
(Miner, Shot Firer till ca.1972, Mathies Mine, Carroll Twp., Washington Co., PA, married, wife Mary Vuleta Zaverl, 2 children.);
(Lived in New Station, PA.)

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