Edward J. Krupa was born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 12 May 1921. The son of Jan ("John") Krupa and Rozalia (Tuczek) Krupa, he was baptized on 22 May 1921 at Minersville's St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church, and was also confirmed there on 11 May 1931.
Eddie's parents were born in the Galicia region of Poland at the time the area was under Austrian rule. His father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, and emigrated to the United States in 1902. His mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. The marriage license of Jan and Rose was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Eddie's oldest sister) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the birth of Mary and Sophia (Eddie's second oldest sister born in 1909), Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), and Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918). The birth of Eddie was followed by the twin births of Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Edward J. Krupa graduated from Minersville High School in 1939 before joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. While serving as a Machinist's Mate 3rd class aboard the U.S.S. Bassett, he was involved with the August 3, 1945 rescue of 152 crewmen from the U.S.S. Indianapolis. The Bassett also traveled to Guam, Leyte, and the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged from service, and returned home safely to Schuylkill County.
FAMILY LIFE
On 26 October 1947, Edward J. Krupa married Helen E. Kosick at Immaculate Conception Church in Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. During their 58-year marriage, they shared many happy moments while residing in Pottsville, including the birth of two children - Barbara and Bruce.
During the 1960s, Eddie coached Little League and Teener League baseball, eventually leading the team sponsored by his employer at the time (Davis Trucking) to a league championship. He was also a member of the American Legion and Life Member of Pottsville's West End Hose Company. He retired from his work as the long-time manager of the Pennsylvania State Liquor Store in downtown Pottsville.
Eddie passed away on 13 September 2005 at Good Samaritan Regional Hospital in Pottsville. The Schlitzer-Allen Pugh Funeral Home handled his arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on 16 September at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church before interment at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Yorkville. He was laid to rest with full military honors.
Eddie's parents were born in the Galicia region of Poland at the time the area was under Austrian rule. His father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, and emigrated to the United States in 1902. His mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. The marriage license of Jan and Rose was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Eddie's oldest sister) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the birth of Mary and Sophia (Eddie's second oldest sister born in 1909), Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), and Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918). The birth of Eddie was followed by the twin births of Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Edward J. Krupa graduated from Minersville High School in 1939 before joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. While serving as a Machinist's Mate 3rd class aboard the U.S.S. Bassett, he was involved with the August 3, 1945 rescue of 152 crewmen from the U.S.S. Indianapolis. The Bassett also traveled to Guam, Leyte, and the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged from service, and returned home safely to Schuylkill County.
FAMILY LIFE
On 26 October 1947, Edward J. Krupa married Helen E. Kosick at Immaculate Conception Church in Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. During their 58-year marriage, they shared many happy moments while residing in Pottsville, including the birth of two children - Barbara and Bruce.
During the 1960s, Eddie coached Little League and Teener League baseball, eventually leading the team sponsored by his employer at the time (Davis Trucking) to a league championship. He was also a member of the American Legion and Life Member of Pottsville's West End Hose Company. He retired from his work as the long-time manager of the Pennsylvania State Liquor Store in downtown Pottsville.
Eddie passed away on 13 September 2005 at Good Samaritan Regional Hospital in Pottsville. The Schlitzer-Allen Pugh Funeral Home handled his arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on 16 September at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church before interment at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Yorkville. He was laid to rest with full military honors.
Edward J. Krupa was born in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 12 May 1921. The son of Jan ("John") Krupa and Rozalia (Tuczek) Krupa, he was baptized on 22 May 1921 at Minersville's St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church, and was also confirmed there on 11 May 1931.
Eddie's parents were born in the Galicia region of Poland at the time the area was under Austrian rule. His father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, and emigrated to the United States in 1902. His mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. The marriage license of Jan and Rose was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Eddie's oldest sister) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the birth of Mary and Sophia (Eddie's second oldest sister born in 1909), Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), and Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918). The birth of Eddie was followed by the twin births of Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Edward J. Krupa graduated from Minersville High School in 1939 before joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. While serving as a Machinist's Mate 3rd class aboard the U.S.S. Bassett, he was involved with the August 3, 1945 rescue of 152 crewmen from the U.S.S. Indianapolis. The Bassett also traveled to Guam, Leyte, and the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged from service, and returned home safely to Schuylkill County.
FAMILY LIFE
On 26 October 1947, Edward J. Krupa married Helen E. Kosick at Immaculate Conception Church in Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. During their 58-year marriage, they shared many happy moments while residing in Pottsville, including the birth of two children - Barbara and Bruce.
During the 1960s, Eddie coached Little League and Teener League baseball, eventually leading the team sponsored by his employer at the time (Davis Trucking) to a league championship. He was also a member of the American Legion and Life Member of Pottsville's West End Hose Company. He retired from his work as the long-time manager of the Pennsylvania State Liquor Store in downtown Pottsville.
Eddie passed away on 13 September 2005 at Good Samaritan Regional Hospital in Pottsville. The Schlitzer-Allen Pugh Funeral Home handled his arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on 16 September at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church before interment at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Yorkville. He was laid to rest with full military honors.
Eddie's parents were born in the Galicia region of Poland at the time the area was under Austrian rule. His father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, and emigrated to the United States in 1902. His mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. The marriage license of Jan and Rose was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Eddie's oldest sister) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the birth of Mary and Sophia (Eddie's second oldest sister born in 1909), Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), and Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918). The birth of Eddie was followed by the twin births of Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Edward J. Krupa graduated from Minersville High School in 1939 before joining the U.S. Navy in 1943. While serving as a Machinist's Mate 3rd class aboard the U.S.S. Bassett, he was involved with the August 3, 1945 rescue of 152 crewmen from the U.S.S. Indianapolis. The Bassett also traveled to Guam, Leyte, and the Marshall Islands. He was honorably discharged from service, and returned home safely to Schuylkill County.
FAMILY LIFE
On 26 October 1947, Edward J. Krupa married Helen E. Kosick at Immaculate Conception Church in Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. During their 58-year marriage, they shared many happy moments while residing in Pottsville, including the birth of two children - Barbara and Bruce.
During the 1960s, Eddie coached Little League and Teener League baseball, eventually leading the team sponsored by his employer at the time (Davis Trucking) to a league championship. He was also a member of the American Legion and Life Member of Pottsville's West End Hose Company. He retired from his work as the long-time manager of the Pennsylvania State Liquor Store in downtown Pottsville.
Eddie passed away on 13 September 2005 at Good Samaritan Regional Hospital in Pottsville. The Schlitzer-Allen Pugh Funeral Home handled his arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on 16 September at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church before interment at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Yorkville. He was laid to rest with full military honors.
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