JOHN MIROCHA SR.

Father Of Astorian Dies

John Mirocha, 53, of 815 E. Third, Kewanee, father of an Astoria man, died at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 1975 at Veteran’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa where he had been a patient several weeks.

He was born in Depue Aug. 28, 1921, a son of Frank and Julia Suwada Mirocha. He married Gloria Haynes on July 5, 1948, at Kewanee. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, John Jr. of Astoria; one daughter, Mrs. Catherine Pertz of De Kalb; one grandson; one sister, Mrs. Mary Polowy of Kewanee; and three brothers, Stanley of Geneseo and Thaddeus and Michael, both of Kewanee.

Three sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stanislaus Church with Rev. Stanley Krupa officiating. Burial was in Mr. Olivet Cemetery at Kewanee.

 

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 3/26/1975

 

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