Pottsville Free Public Library
Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Cemetery
Shenandoah Heights, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill, PA
Church Organized: 6.11.1916
Church Building at 206 W. Oak Street.
Note from the recorder, Andy Ulicny:
I wish to note for you, the researcher, some of my idiosyncrasies in order to assist the user of this file. I worked using a laptop computer and a nice lawn chair, enjoying the cooler hours of the morning and evenings in the summer 2008.
I did not create an index, I have no computer program to do so.
I recommend the user employ the “find” function on the computer under the “edit” tab to more quickly locate names.
Be very aware of the variety of spellings! It is irrelevant how you spell you name today, In family plots, I have seen 3 variations of the same name through the three generations. I have made every attempt to record name’s spelling as listed on the tombstone.
I’m generally attempting to enumerate in a flowing pattern in each area. Sometimes row by row, but I often will jump to the next row if I am in easy position to see a tombstone, or if the adjacent plot seems related to the one I’m currently recording. I’ve attempted to keep family groupings from relatively adjacent plots together.
As for stones in the same plot, I have tried to keep all these stones in one plot together, I indicate this by not skipping lines. If many names are on one stone, I usually tried to indent those on the stone unless the name itself changed. If other stones are in the same plot, I retyped the surname but did not skip a space.
I have made an attempt to group names from each stone, or plot from the eldest generation toward the most recent if it is apparent. At times, with double names on stones, I do not even know which name matches the surnames. Researchers will want to sort this out in the census records.
Anything in italics is my personal addition, not something from the stone. I am somewhat familiar with some of these families from my research and although I do not wish for this to be an annotated record, if I can list some obvious factual relationships, I have. On rare occasion I may have even done some genealogical research to attempt to clarify the people on these stones.
You will occasionally note the use of “?” with dates and names.
If the stone was worn, or oddly scripted and I was unsure of information… I used a “?” aside of my best guess.
I am sure that I am guilty of some typographical errors and a few missed stones, however, I know that accuracy in recording is imperative. Many of these older, immigrant names are a bit off from the typical contemporary names we see in English used today. I was particularly attentive with the more unique names to accurately show the spelling on the stone.
For facility in typing I have used numbers for months and the more computer-friendly style of recording dates using periods. In my listings, the month is always listed first in the standard American manner of recording.
I have on occasion included some added prayers, or sentiments recorded on the stone, but this is not complete. For speed in recording, I have chosen to be rather abbreviated with recording military service. Listing a full account has proven to be tediously time consuming, but if a military footstone provided more exact detail in regards to dates of birth and death, I have recorded that.
Name Birth Death
Sidorko, John /Father 1893 1961
Julia/ Mother 1893 1960
Kreshik, Andrew/Father 1890 1975
Nellie/ Mother 1905 1988
Kreshik, Wassil 3.14.1921 4.2.1991 WWII
Mitered Archpriest
Taraswvitz, Stephen 1887 1963
Anna 1890 1981
Apechek, Carl 1897 1961
Usavage, Kyril 1891 1960
Frances 1902 19xx
Usavage, Paul 1928 1987 WWII
Uponik, Wasil/Husband,Father 1903 1972
Anna Rose/Wife,Mother 1908 1982
Navitsky, Albert/ Husband xx 10.8.1984
Elizabeth/ Wife xx 9.12.2005
Shevchenko, Elia/Father 1884 1970
Paraskeva/ Mother 1884 1966
Trosh, Nicholas 1888 1970
Petrus, Philip/ Father 1910 1966
Mary/ Mother 1910 1949
Petrus, Nicholas/ Brother 5.12.1914 7.26.1968 WWII
Julia/ Sister 1908 1961
Adamiak, Michael 1896 19xx
Anna 1902 1946
Skarupsky, Aphtanas 1900 1981
Alexandra 1898 1979
Marble stone – Cyrillic
Barko… ? illegible 1850 ? 1921 ?
Miller, Michael 1880 1954
Amelia 1872 19xx
Modern Cyrillic stone
Bashwiak ?, first name? 1872 1939
Marie 1879 1944
Barno, Metro/ Father 1880 19xx
Anna /Mother 1890 1958
Barno, Walter / Father 1926 1991 WWII
Mary / Mother 1924 1956
Barno, John 1930 1985 Korea
Barno, Frank 1924 1985 WWII
Petrachonis, Anastasia Barno 1917 1957
Mother
Wandzilak, Anthony/ Father 1874 1928
Mary/Mother 1885 1922
Yuhas, Peter 1923 xx
Helen 1921 1995
Yuhas, John 4.6.1917 6.21.1969 WWII
Michael 1894 1978
Hukola, Nicholas/Father 1896 1963
Hukola, Julia/ Mother 1910 19xx
Zemlansky, John 1880 1961
Anna 1878 1946
Zemlansky, Michael 8.15.1914 9.15.1955 WWII
Pahulick, Catherine/ Mother 1897 1937
At the cross, inside the circle
Fedetz, Andrew/ V. Rev. 1891 1972
Of Kulno, Russia
Mary 1901 1978
Bacha, Michael 1916 1989
Evelyn nee Fedetz 1925 1971
Knaut, William C. /Father xx 1989
Anna J./Mother xx 1984
John M. xx xx
Traycheck – Large stone and many smaller ones
Traycheck, John/ Father xx 1942
Mary/ Mother xx 1969
Michael J. 1918 1949 WWII
Alex / Uncle xx 1978
John 1914 1990 WWII
Samuel J. 12.11.1915 8.12.2006 WWII
Olga / Sister xx 1927
Marie xx 1976
Alex 9.6.1910 3.2.1983 WWII
Traycheck, Simon/ Father xx 10.24.1937
Mary/ Mother xx 12.31.1970
Roussos, James D. 1899 1939
Loving Husband & Father
Broken stone/Fallen/ Cyrillic
? Xyanicks, Petro xx 1938
Marta xx 1937
Sulick, Michael 1891 1947
Melania 1893 1979
Cristoff, Michael 1890 1936 WWI
Rukjuk, Walter 1886 1961
Cyrillic stone:
Andriveskie ?, Father: B…? 2.25.1878 ?.21.1935
Mother: Mary 3.17.1889 2.4.1976
Schwetz, Simon D. /Husband 1898 1950
Haletsky, Theodore 1887 19xx
Paraska 1889 1954
Nesterak – Cyrillic Script
Nesterak, Pika? 1879 1970
Marie 1884 1954
Elena 1924 1932
Pavel? 1928 1918
Baraniak, Bert P. 1911 1983 WWII
Anna N. 1918 2000
Bereskie, John/Father 1888 1964
Mildred/ Mother 1882 1968
Bereskie, Joseph/ son 1943 1954
End of transcription.
In the immortal words of Squire Jay R. Zane…
“Last one to leave the cemetery, please close the gate. “
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