MARCHAKITUS

Miner’s First Name:   ALFONSO
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Miner’s Last Name:   MARCHAKITUS
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Birth Place of Miner:   PLYMOUTH, PA
Miner’s Country:   AMERICAN OF LITHUANIAN DESCENT
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Worked in area mines in the 1940’s and 1950’s.  Also, worked on his father Simon’s farm in Pikes Creek at the same time. Served in the Army in WWII, was captured by German forces in North Africa.  He spent two years as a prisoner of war at a Luft Stalag in Germany and was released when the war ended.  He lived at Lake Silkworth and raised his family there.  He worked for over twenty years at McGregor’s Sporting Wear in Nanticoke, then retired and spent his final years residing and working at the family farm in Pikes Creek.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   WILKES-BARRE, PA; COMPLICATIONS FROM THROAT CANCER
Died:   1989
Birth Date:   1916

Married:   YES
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Wife’s Name:   ANN
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Wife’s Last Name:   MARCHAKITUS
Birth Place of Wife:   WILKES-BARRE, PA
Wife’s Country:   AMERICAN OF RUSSIAN DESCENT
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Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   ST LOUIS; COMPLICATIONS FROM A BROKEN HIP
Died:   2008
Birth Date:   1921

Number of Children:   3

Child Name 1:   PATRICIA
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Child’s Last Name:   HOFER
Birth Date:   1948

Child Name 2:   VINCENT
Child’s Middle Name:   SIMON
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Birth Date:   1954

Child Name 3:   ANTHONY
Child’s Middle Name:   JOHN
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Birth Date:   1961

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Author’s Name:   ANTHONY
Author’s Middle Name:   JOHN
Author’s Last Name:   MARCHAKITUS
Phone Number:   570-477-2935
Relationship to Miner:   SON
Street Address:   76 MARCHAKITUS ROAD
City/Town:   HUNLOCK CREEK PA
State:   PA
Zip:   18621
Email Address:   tonymarch333@gmail.com