Born 9 August 1907 in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mary Krupa was the first born of Jan Krupa and Rozalia (Tuczek) Krupa. Her father, who had been born in Rzeszow, Poland (part of the Galician region under Austrian rule at the time of his birth), had emigrated to the United States in the summer of 1902.
Mary was baptized at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa" - just 10 months after her parents had been wed there (on 28 October 1906 by Father Bernard Tomniak). A major gathering place for Polish immigrants, St. Josaphat's and the Manayunk community were home to a large Polish settlement in the early 1900s.
Mary's father described his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." Prior to emigrating, he had worked as a tailor in Poland. Her baptismal record documents the spelling of his given name as "Jan." Later records, including his burial records from St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Minersville, indicate that he often went by the name of "John." His gravemarker clearly shows the spelling as "Jan."
Sometime between her birth and the birth of her sister, Stanistawa "Sophia" Krupa in 1909, Mary moved with her parents to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of a job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for Mary, Sophia, and their siblings: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (also known as Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk (Thomas and Frank), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Mary was confirmed at St. Stanislaus on 21 November 1919.
In 1928, when her father began showing signs of the black lung disease which would later claim his life, Mary sought employment with Thomas McGurl, MD, to help her family - a form of support which became even more critical as the Great Depression descended on America. McGurl was not only a beloved physician, he and his wife, Gertrude, were also greatly respected by the Krupa family and greater community.
Mary started her own family in the 1930's when she married William F. Allar. They had two sons together before Bill passed away suddenly in 1956, just two years after their marriage was re-blessed by St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Pottsville in celebration of their long years together. Death claimed her on 29 August 1995.
Many of Mary's family members are interred together or near one another at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery on Llewellyn Road in Minersville, including her husband, Bill Allar, who rests in Row N, Lot #264, with Mary's twin brothers, Thomas and Frank. Her mother, Rose, was interred nearby with Mary's sister, Stephania "Tess" (Krupa) Gauntlett, and father in Row M, Lot #257.
A warm and loving woman, she is remembered fondly by her surviving sons, nieces, and nephews, and greatly missed.
Mary was baptized at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa" - just 10 months after her parents had been wed there (on 28 October 1906 by Father Bernard Tomniak). A major gathering place for Polish immigrants, St. Josaphat's and the Manayunk community were home to a large Polish settlement in the early 1900s.
Mary's father described his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." Prior to emigrating, he had worked as a tailor in Poland. Her baptismal record documents the spelling of his given name as "Jan." Later records, including his burial records from St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Minersville, indicate that he often went by the name of "John." His gravemarker clearly shows the spelling as "Jan."
Sometime between her birth and the birth of her sister, Stanistawa "Sophia" Krupa in 1909, Mary moved with her parents to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of a job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for Mary, Sophia, and their siblings: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (also known as Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk (Thomas and Frank), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Mary was confirmed at St. Stanislaus on 21 November 1919.
In 1928, when her father began showing signs of the black lung disease which would later claim his life, Mary sought employment with Thomas McGurl, MD, to help her family - a form of support which became even more critical as the Great Depression descended on America. McGurl was not only a beloved physician, he and his wife, Gertrude, were also greatly respected by the Krupa family and greater community.
Mary started her own family in the 1930's when she married William F. Allar. They had two sons together before Bill passed away suddenly in 1956, just two years after their marriage was re-blessed by St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Pottsville in celebration of their long years together. Death claimed her on 29 August 1995.
Many of Mary's family members are interred together or near one another at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery on Llewellyn Road in Minersville, including her husband, Bill Allar, who rests in Row N, Lot #264, with Mary's twin brothers, Thomas and Frank. Her mother, Rose, was interred nearby with Mary's sister, Stephania "Tess" (Krupa) Gauntlett, and father in Row M, Lot #257.
A warm and loving woman, she is remembered fondly by her surviving sons, nieces, and nephews, and greatly missed.
Born 9 August 1907 in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mary Krupa was the first born of Jan Krupa and Rozalia (Tuczek) Krupa. Her father, who had been born in Rzeszow, Poland (part of the Galician region under Austrian rule at the time of his birth), had emigrated to the United States in the summer of 1902.
Mary was baptized at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa" - just 10 months after her parents had been wed there (on 28 October 1906 by Father Bernard Tomniak). A major gathering place for Polish immigrants, St. Josaphat's and the Manayunk community were home to a large Polish settlement in the early 1900s.
Mary's father described his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." Prior to emigrating, he had worked as a tailor in Poland. Her baptismal record documents the spelling of his given name as "Jan." Later records, including his burial records from St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Minersville, indicate that he often went by the name of "John." His gravemarker clearly shows the spelling as "Jan."
Sometime between her birth and the birth of her sister, Stanistawa "Sophia" Krupa in 1909, Mary moved with her parents to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of a job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for Mary, Sophia, and their siblings: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (also known as Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk (Thomas and Frank), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Mary was confirmed at St. Stanislaus on 21 November 1919.
In 1928, when her father began showing signs of the black lung disease which would later claim his life, Mary sought employment with Thomas McGurl, MD, to help her family - a form of support which became even more critical as the Great Depression descended on America. McGurl was not only a beloved physician, he and his wife, Gertrude, were also greatly respected by the Krupa family and greater community.
Mary started her own family in the 1930's when she married William F. Allar. They had two sons together before Bill passed away suddenly in 1956, just two years after their marriage was re-blessed by St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Pottsville in celebration of their long years together. Death claimed her on 29 August 1995.
Many of Mary's family members are interred together or near one another at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery on Llewellyn Road in Minersville, including her husband, Bill Allar, who rests in Row N, Lot #264, with Mary's twin brothers, Thomas and Frank. Her mother, Rose, was interred nearby with Mary's sister, Stephania "Tess" (Krupa) Gauntlett, and father in Row M, Lot #257.
A warm and loving woman, she is remembered fondly by her surviving sons, nieces, and nephews, and greatly missed.
Mary was baptized at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa" - just 10 months after her parents had been wed there (on 28 October 1906 by Father Bernard Tomniak). A major gathering place for Polish immigrants, St. Josaphat's and the Manayunk community were home to a large Polish settlement in the early 1900s.
Mary's father described his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." Prior to emigrating, he had worked as a tailor in Poland. Her baptismal record documents the spelling of his given name as "Jan." Later records, including his burial records from St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Minersville, indicate that he often went by the name of "John." His gravemarker clearly shows the spelling as "Jan."
Sometime between her birth and the birth of her sister, Stanistawa "Sophia" Krupa in 1909, Mary moved with her parents to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of a job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for Mary, Sophia, and their siblings: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (also known as Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk (Thomas and Frank), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Mary was confirmed at St. Stanislaus on 21 November 1919.
In 1928, when her father began showing signs of the black lung disease which would later claim his life, Mary sought employment with Thomas McGurl, MD, to help her family - a form of support which became even more critical as the Great Depression descended on America. McGurl was not only a beloved physician, he and his wife, Gertrude, were also greatly respected by the Krupa family and greater community.
Mary started her own family in the 1930's when she married William F. Allar. They had two sons together before Bill passed away suddenly in 1956, just two years after their marriage was re-blessed by St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Pottsville in celebration of their long years together. Death claimed her on 29 August 1995.
Many of Mary's family members are interred together or near one another at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery on Llewellyn Road in Minersville, including her husband, Bill Allar, who rests in Row N, Lot #264, with Mary's twin brothers, Thomas and Frank. Her mother, Rose, was interred nearby with Mary's sister, Stephania "Tess" (Krupa) Gauntlett, and father in Row M, Lot #257.
A warm and loving woman, she is remembered fondly by her surviving sons, nieces, and nephews, and greatly missed.
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