John Joseph Baldigowski
Retired coal miner
John Joseph Baldigowski, 99, of McDonald, Robinson Township, died Thursday, November 14, 2013.
He was born November 12, 1914, in Sturgeon, a son of the late John and Rose Krysik Baldigowski.
Mr. Baldigowski spent his entire working life as a coal miner for Consolidated Coal before retiring in 1966. He worked at both the No. 9 mine and Montour No. 4 mine.
He was a member of United Mine Workers of America, St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in McDonald and the church’s Holy Name Society.
In February of 1935, he married Genevieve Zombeck, who died April 6, 1964. In January of 1980, he married Mary Maglich, who died May 15, 2003.
Surviving are five sons, John (Linda) Baldigowski, Eugene Baldigowski and Michael Baldigowski, all of McDonald, Carl (Gloria) Baldigowski of Midway and Daniel Baldigowski of Canonsburg; seven daughters, Josephine (late Robert) Grutzik of Dover, Del., and Helen (Richard) Daniels, Veronica (Carl) Daniels, Susan Cobb and Rose (Late Bill) Haines, all of McDonald, Bonnie (Richard) Green of Virginia Beach, Va., and Diana (Ronald) Chauvet of Oakdale; two sisters, Ann Vincenti of Moon Township and Elizabeth Poznak of McDonald; 26 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers, Ernest, Francis, Joseph and Paul, and three sisters, Mary Powlikoski, Martha Miller and Clara Harouse.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Nation Funeral Home Inc., 220 East Lincoln Avenue, McDonald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, November 18, in St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, McDonald. Interment will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Moon Township.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, 219 West Lincoln Avenue, McDonald, PA 15057. Condolences, photos and additional information are available at www.nationfuneralhome.com.