Holminski

Miner’s First Name:   Joseph
Miner’s Middle Name:   Charles
Miner’s Last Name:   Holminski
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Birth Place of Miner:   Glen Lyon, PA
Miner’s Country:   USA
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Miner Information:
Joseph Charles Holminski is the son of a Polish immigrant. He was raised by his father, a coal miner, in Glen Lyon, PA. His father would not let him work as a breaker boy so he could go to school. Joseph graduated the 6th grade and started working in the mines for the DL&W Coal Co. at the age of 14. He later enlisted for WWII, where he acquired skills in explosives. After the war he went to work for the Glen Alden Coal Co., where he was only required to work a few hours every morning. He would do whatever blasting was needed and take off to the local beer gardens for the remainder of the day. Later in his career after marriage, his wife (whom he called by her middle name, Stella) would be mad at him every night when he would arrive home drunk. He would sleep it off and go to work the next morning. He was one of many miners passing away from illness associated with Anthrasilicosis. He is buried in the town where he lived and contributed to the industrial growth and prosperity of the USA.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   VA Nursing Home, Wilkes Barre, PA; of Anthrasilicosis
Died:   11-6-1963
Birth Date:   9-9-1903

Married:   1926
Place Miner Was Married:   Glen Lyon, PA

Wife’s Name:   Stefania
Wife’s Middle Name:   Stella
Wife’s Last Name:   Holminski (Kannon)
Birth Place of Wife:   Russia
Wife’s Country:   Poland
Arrived in USA:   1912
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Home in Nanticoke, PA; of Natural Causes
Died:   12-31-1999
Birth Date:   1-20-1905

Number of Children:   3

Child Name 1:   Joseph
Child’s Middle Name:   Charles
Child’s Last Name:   Holminski
Birth Date:   3-6-1928

Child Name 2:   Frank
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Birth Date:   11-15-1931

Child Name 3:   Charles
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Birth Date:   12-6-1934

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Author’s Name:   Michael
Author’s Middle Name:   Aaron
Author’s Last Name:   Holminski
Relationship to Miner:   Grandson