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JOHN CEKOLA SR.
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- John Cekola Sr., 73, of 1523 Schrader Ave., Monessen, died yesterday at 3:15 p.m. at home after a long illness.
- Mr. Cekola was born in Germany and came to Monessen in 1916. He was retired four years ago from the No. 2 Rod Mill of the Monessen Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
- Surviving are his widow, Louise Chedor Cekola; a son, John Jr. of Monessen; two daughters, Mrs. Aimo (Elsie) Berkovitz of Monessen and Mrs. Frank (Margaret) Varlotto of Pittsburgh; and seven grandchildren. A son, Carl Cekola, was killed in action, in France on V-E day.
- Friends are being received at the H. Denver Rhome, Funeral Home, Monessen.
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He was born in Berg, Prussia, which later became Berg, Germany (that is when he came to the US).. It is now Berg, Poland.
* His Pitition for Citizenship shows that he was born in Gora Germany, which was located in West Prussia, in the Berent (Kreis/District).
* His wife's Petition for Naturalization shows that he was born in Pozen, Poland.
https://www.progenealogists.com/germany/prussia/
His first name was originally Severin which he changed to John when he entered the US.
His last name was originally Czekala which he changed to Cekola when he entered the US.
Came over to the US on the SS Caronia on Nov 12, 1912.
He was married to Luise A. Chedor on September 25, 1912 in Gelsenkirchan, Germany.
JOHN CEKOLA SR.
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- John Cekola Sr., 73, of 1523 Schrader Ave., Monessen, died yesterday at 3:15 p.m. at home after a long illness.
- Mr. Cekola was born in Germany and came to Monessen in 1916. He was retired four years ago from the No. 2 Rod Mill of the Monessen Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
- Surviving are his widow, Louise Chedor Cekola; a son, John Jr. of Monessen; two daughters, Mrs. Aimo (Elsie) Berkovitz of Monessen and Mrs. Frank (Margaret) Varlotto of Pittsburgh; and seven grandchildren. A son, Carl Cekola, was killed in action, in France on V-E day.
- Friends are being received at the H. Denver Rhome, Funeral Home, Monessen.
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He was born in Berg, Prussia, which later became Berg, Germany (that is when he came to the US).. It is now Berg, Poland.
* His Pitition for Citizenship shows that he was born in Gora Germany, which was located in West Prussia, in the Berent (Kreis/District).
* His wife's Petition for Naturalization shows that he was born in Pozen, Poland.
https://www.progenealogists.com/germany/prussia/
His first name was originally Severin which he changed to John when he entered the US.
His last name was originally Czekala which he changed to Cekola when he entered the US.
Came over to the US on the SS Caronia on Nov 12, 1912.
He was married to Luise A. Chedor on September 25, 1912 in Gelsenkirchan, Germany.
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JOHN CEKOLA SR.
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- John Cekola Sr., 73, of 1523 Schrader Ave., Monessen, died yesterday at 3:15 p.m. at home after a long illness.
- Mr. Cekola was born in Germany and came to Monessen in 1916. He was retired four years ago from the No. 2 Rod Mill of the Monessen Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
- Surviving are his widow, Louise Chedor Cekola; a son, John Jr. of Monessen; two daughters, Mrs. Aimo (Elsie) Berkovitz of Monessen and Mrs. Frank (Margaret) Varlotto of Pittsburgh; and seven grandchildren. A son, Carl Cekola, was killed in action, in France on V-E day.
- Friends are being received at the H. Denver Rhome, Funeral Home, Monessen.
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He was born in Berg, Prussia, which later became Berg, Germany (that is when he came to the US).. It is now Berg, Poland.
* His Pitition for Citizenship shows that he was born in Gora Germany, which was located in West Prussia, in the Berent (Kreis/District).
* His wife's Petition for Naturalization shows that he was born in Pozen, Poland.
https://www.progenealogists.com/germany/prussia/
His first name was originally Severin which he changed to John when he entered the US.
His last name was originally Czekala which he changed to Cekola when he entered the US.
Came over to the US on the SS Caronia on Nov 12, 1912.
He was married to Luise A. Chedor on September 25, 1912 in Gelsenkirchan, Germany.
JOHN CEKOLA SR.
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- John Cekola Sr., 73, of 1523 Schrader Ave., Monessen, died yesterday at 3:15 p.m. at home after a long illness.
- Mr. Cekola was born in Germany and came to Monessen in 1916. He was retired four years ago from the No. 2 Rod Mill of the Monessen Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
- Surviving are his widow, Louise Chedor Cekola; a son, John Jr. of Monessen; two daughters, Mrs. Aimo (Elsie) Berkovitz of Monessen and Mrs. Frank (Margaret) Varlotto of Pittsburgh; and seven grandchildren. A son, Carl Cekola, was killed in action, in France on V-E day.
- Friends are being received at the H. Denver Rhome, Funeral Home, Monessen.
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He was born in Berg, Prussia, which later became Berg, Germany (that is when he came to the US).. It is now Berg, Poland.
* His Pitition for Citizenship shows that he was born in Gora Germany, which was located in West Prussia, in the Berent (Kreis/District).
* His wife's Petition for Naturalization shows that he was born in Pozen, Poland.
https://www.progenealogists.com/germany/prussia/
His first name was originally Severin which he changed to John when he entered the US.
His last name was originally Czekala which he changed to Cekola when he entered the US.
Came over to the US on the SS Caronia on Nov 12, 1912.
He was married to Luise A. Chedor on September 25, 1912 in Gelsenkirchan, Germany.
