Dargay

Miner’s First Name:   George
Miner’s Middle Name:   
Miner’s Last Name:   Dargay
Miner’s Picture:   
Birth Place of Miner:   Eckley, Pa
Miner’s Country:   USA
Arrived in USA:   

Miner Information:
George Dargay was born in Eckley, PA ( Eckley Miners Village ),the son of Michael & Anna Dargay, immigrants of Hungary. Both died in 1917 & 1918, when George was just a teenager. He lived in Hazleton Area his entire life. He married Mary Craynock, daughter of M. George and Julia Craynock, immigrants of Czechoslovakia. They lived in Beaver Meadows, PA. They moved to R.D.1 Weatherly, PA (Quakake Valley) in 1937, into a house that he had built for his family. George worked in the Haddock Mining Company's mining operation, Beaver Meadows, PA. On May 21, 1944, he was working with a fellow miner, Michael Butchko, of Beaver Meadows. They were engaged in robbing pillars, when a cave-in occurred at 11:00 am. Tons of coal and rock came crashing down, and the two victims were carried down what miners termed a "pitch breast", a distance of 250 feet. Rescue workers got the men out of the rubble, and they were transported to the Hazleton State General Hospital. Michael Butchko was taken first because he was out. He was admitted at 11:15 o'clock and died at 12:05 pm. George Dargay died in the dispensary at 11:15, just five minutes after being brought into the institution. He left behind his wife and nine children, ranging in age from 20 yrs to 9 months.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Haddock Mining Company - cave in
Died:   May 21, 1944
Birth Date:   March 15, 1904

Married:   yes
Place Miner Was Married:   Beaver Meadows, PA

Wife’s Name:   Mary
Wife’s Middle Name:   
Wife’s Last Name:   Craynock
Birth Place of Wife:   Passaic, NJ
Wife’s Country:   USA ( parents immigrants from Czechoslovakia)
Arrived in USA:   
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Weatherly, PA - natural causes - age at husband George's death 36 yrs
Died:   Oct 7, 1998
Birth Date:   Jan 16, 1908

Number of Children:   nine

Child Name 1:   Ellen
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   Dec 22, 1924 age @ father's death 20 yrs

Child Name 2:   George, Jr
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   Sept 7, 1927 age @ father's death 17

Child Name 3:   Marian
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   June 27, 1928 age @ father's death 16

Child Name 4:   Emil
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   1930 age @ father's death 14 yrs

Child Name 5:   Eugene ( Pete )
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   May 13, 1932 age @ father's death 12 yrs

Child Name 6:   Loretta
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   August 20, 1935 age @ father's death 9 yrs

Child Name 7:   Bernard ( Bernie )
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   Jan 22, 1937 age @ father's death 6 yrs

Child Name 8:   Marlene
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   Feb 19,1938 age @ father's death 6 yrs

Child Name 9:   Daniel ( Danny )
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Dargay
Birth Date:   Sept 19, 1943 age @ father's death 9 months

Child Name 10:   
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Author’s Name:   Daniel
Author’s Middle Name:   Michael
Author’s Last Name:   Dargay
Phone Number:   570 427 8411
Relationship to Miner:   Youngest Son
Street Address:   1573 Quakake Road
City/Town:   Weatherly
State:   Pa
Zip:   19255
Email Address:   ddargay@pa.metrocast.net