John J. Pollock Jr.
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John J. Pollock Jr., 89, of Marianna, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Rolling Meadows Nursing Home, Waynesburg.
He was born June 19, 1923, in Lake Lynn, a son of the late John Sr. and Anna Zelineck Pollock.
A lifelong resident of Marianna, Mr. Pollock was a 1941 graduate of West Bethlehem High School and attended Waynesburg College.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theater.
For more than 34 years, Mr. Pollock worked as an underground coal miner and a section foreman for Bethlehem Mines Corp., Mine 58, Marianna, until his retirement in 1983.
He was a longtime member of Marianna United Methodist Church, a member of Steele Lillie American Legion Post 744 of Marianna, United Mine Workers of America and Marianna Lyceum.
Mr. Pollock bowled in many area leagues including Tan-O-Bell Lanes, Bentleyville; Alpine Club, Washington; and Marianna Lyceum. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and the outdoors.
On February 25, 1955, he married Jane Davidson, who survives.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a daughter, Cindy Bucenell and husband Rick of Marianna; two brothers, Paul Pollock and wife Caroline of Washington and Bill Pollock of Falls Church, Va.; four sisters, Mary Anne Wolfe of Washington, Gladys “Martha” Landman of Grindstone, Barbara Armenini of Washington and Veronica Coking of Tempe, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are two sisters, Viola McMurray and Justine Pollock.
Funeral arrangements are private and are under the direction of John B. Greenlee Funeral Home, 2830 Main Street, Beallsville. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Marianna Public Library, P.O. Box 457, Marianna, PA 15345. A guest book and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.