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St. Joseph (Polish) Cemetery
Coupon, Gallitzin Township
Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Data provided by Jennie A. Amrhein
and updated by Cindy Waksmonski.


Photograph contributed by Cliff Olsen.

From The Weekly Item, November 27, 1908, published in Gallitzin, PA

Dedicated Yesterday at Coupon
St. Joseph Catholic Church Is a Credit To The Polish People

Built by Contractor Hall

St. Joseph's congregation, of Coupon, which is mostly Polish people, opened their beautiful new church to the public yesterday.
Solumn high mass was celebrated at 10:30 with Rev. Father Dembinsky, of Johnstown as celebrant. The male choir from St. Mary's church of this place sang the mass.
The Society of St. Cecelia and the pupils of St. Mary's Parochial Schools of this place attended in a body.
The church is a frame structure and was erected by Contractor J. L. Hall of this place.


St. Joseph's was a mission of St. Mary's in Gallitzin. Sacramental records for some early Polish families can be found for the years 1908-1919 there. I believe they are now part of St. Demetrius also.

After the 1919 fire at Immaculate Conception the two congregations joined in 1920 and became an independent parish. Unfortunately the early records of the new parish were lost during a fire at St. Francis College around 1943 [the records were sent there for safe keeping].

The driveway to the Polish Cemetery is along the side of St. Joseph's parish hall. My great-grandmother, Clara Plewa Waksmonski's burial on 18 November 1908 appears to be the first burial there.

-- Cindy Waksmonski

Note: This information has not been provided by any official cemetery source. It is offered here as a tool to promote further research and should NOT be considered as verified proof for genealogical records.

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Name Birth Death Comments Location
ABRECKI, Joseph 2 Feb 1888 24 Dec 1974 h/o Mary (Zachwieja)  
ABRECKI, Mary (Zachwieja) 27 Dec 1874 7 Apr 1950 w/o Joseph Abrecki  
ABRETSKI, Michael John 1901 1976 Father; h/o Delsie (Dixon); s/o Stanley & Catherine (Potasnik) Abretski  
ADAMCZYK, Mary T. 1913 1990 Mother; w/o Patrick J. Adamczyk; d/o Jacob & Catherine Suja  
ADAMCZYK, Patrick J. 1911 1964 Fireman 1C US Navy, WW II; h/o Mary (Suja); s/o Floryan & Mary (Hritz) Adamczyk; [Photo]  
BIEL, Andrew J. 1903 1959 h/o Mary (Bernazzoli); s/o Vincent & Catherine Biel  
BIEL, Catherine 1865 1937 Mother; w/o Vincent Biel  
BIEL, Mary Jane 9 Aug 1913 19 Jun 2000 w/o Andrew J. Biel; d/o Charles & Amabile (Avanci) Bernazzoli  
BIEL, Vincent 1866 1933 Father; h/o Catherine Zabresky  
BILLAND, Joseph 5 Dec 1902 25 Dec 1992 Pvt US Army WWII; s/o Alphonse & Katherine (Quirin) Billand; [Photo]  
BLARUT, Baby     date 1916 no indication of b or d  
BURICK, John   1954    
BURICK, Joseph J. 8 Mar 1913 15 Aug 1995 PFC CMP AUS UNIT B WWII; h/o Viola (Kowalczyk); s/o Peter & Rose Burick; [Photo]  
BURICK, Stevie 1950 1951 s/o Joseph & Viola (Kowalczyk) Burick  
CHIRDON, Melanie 6 Mar 1977 20 Dec 1977 Infant daughter of Joseph & Robin (Zavalanski) Chirdon  
CIESIELKA, Agnes 1873 1957 Mother; w/o Michael Ciesielka; d/o Peter & Mary Ann (Werglerz) Hamerski  
CIESIELKA, Alice (Nadrowski) 1910 1995 w/o Vincent Michael Ciesielka  
CIESIELKA, Michael 1872 1949 h/o Agnes (Hamerski); s/o George & Mary Ann Ciesielka  
CIESIELKA, Michael V. 1912 1976 Obit has name as Vincent Michael; h/o Alice (Nadrowski); s/o Michael & Agnes (Hammerski) Ciesielka  
COOMBS, Ann 1906 1928 d/o Andrew & Sophia (Wojtarowicz) Kowalczyk  
DEEDA, Anthony S. 1890 1963 h/o Caroline (Adamczyk); s/o Joseph & Mary Deeda  
DELOZIER, Gloria J. 10 Nov 1942 3 Mar 1995 d/o John J. & Bertha (Adamczyk) Haddock  
DELOZIER, Jody   abt 1964 d/o Earl & Gloria J. (Haddock) Delozier  
DIBOSKY, Anna 3 Sep 1903 3 May 1990 Mom; w/o Stanley J. Dibosky; d/o Steve & Rose (Turek) Burick  
DIBOSKY, Frank 1872 1928    
DIBOSKY, Stanley 2 Sep 1907 24 Mar 1980 Tut; h/o Anna Burick; s/o Frank & Martha (Oleksik) Dibosky  
DOMBROSKY, Clyde 16 Jan 1923 9 Mar 1984 S/Sgt 18 Engr C Bn, WW II; s/o Stanley & Stella (Escavage) Dombrosky  
DOMBROSKY, Edward 29 Nov 1914 20 Mar 2002 h/o Edna Lee (Harrison); s/o Stanley & Stasia Dombrosky  
DOMBROSKY, Lee 6 May 1908 3 Jun 1995 w/o Edward John Dombrosky; d/o John Quincy & Anna Laurie (Vallone) Harrison  
DOMBROSKY, Stanley 1887 1963 Father  
EMALA, Anna S. 1915 1983 w/o Casimer Emala; d/o George & Mary (Kleja) Phillips  
EMALA, Charles Joseph 26 Jan 1901 14 Apr 1963 Pvt, US Army; Obituary has name as Casimer J.; h/o Anna (Phillips); s/o Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Emala  
GABRYSH, John M. 26 Apr 1908 16 Jan 1997 h/o Sophie P. Wresh; s/o John & Mary (Wiesnewski) Gabrysh; [Photo]  
GABRYSH, Sophie P. 6 Jul 1906 26 Dec 1998 w/o John M. Gabrysh; d/o Albert & Zofia (Tracz) Wresh; [Photo]  
HADDOCK, Bertha Rose 16 Nov 1966 16 Nov 1966 twin d/o John Joseph & Helen E. (Price) Haddock  
HADDOCK, Irene Grace 16 Nov 1966 16 Nov 1966 twin d/o John Joseph & Helen E. (Price) Haddock  
HADDOCK, John Joseph 24 Jun 1918 11 Apr 1966 s/o John & Catherine (Banko)Haddock, h/o Bertha Adamczyk, hand made stone  
HADDOCK, John Joseph Jr. 1945 1988 h/o Helen E. Price; s/o John J. & Bertha (Adamczyk) Haddock  
HRITZ, Casper 7 Jan 1887 6 Apr 1949 h/o Mary (Krol) Adamczyk [widow]  
HRITZ, Mary (Krol) 4 Dec 1876 12 Apr 1961 Wooden Cross - later a stone; w/o (1) Florian Adamczyk, (2) Casper Hritz  
JANKOWSKA, Agneski 21 Jan 1916 1926 K Vegeam 30 Umarla 1936 Stycen Urodzela Sie 21 1919  
KLISIEWICZ, Joanne 1900 1965 w/o Stanley Klisiewicz; d/o Florian & Mary (Krol) Adamczyk  
KLISIEWICZ, Mary J. 20 Feb 1924 17 Oct 2002 w/o Stanley Klisiewicz; d/o Valentine & Victoria (Blought) Zavalanski  
KLISIEWICZ, Stanley 1891 1974 h/o Joan (Adamczyk); s/o Casimir & Mary Ann Klisiewicz  
KOLARCZYK, Anna 16 May 1896 11 Apr 1957 Mother; w/o Joseph Kolarczyk  
KOLARCZYK, John 1915 1972 s/o Joseph & Anna (Plewa) Kolarczyk  
KOLARCZYK, Jozef 12 Jan 1881 26 Mar 1948 Father; h/o Anna (Plewa); obit spells first name as Joseph  
KOLARCZYK, Katarzyna Urd 1931 Uma 1933 Home made stone  
KOLARCZYK, Leo J. 1 July 1922 6 Sept 1985 s/o Joseph & Anna (Plewa) Kolarczyk  
KOLARCZYK, Michael M. 8 Dec 1917 19 Jun 1978 Pvt. US Army WW II; s/o Joseph & Anna (Plewa) Kolarczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Andrew 1880 1955 [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Francis J. 1930 1951 s/o John A. & Lottie (Kozlick) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Frank W. 5 Mar 1926 17 Feb 1978 S2 US Navy, WW II; h/o Jean (Zugay); s/o Andrew & Sophia (Wojtarowicz) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Helen M. 1920 1996 same stone as Stanley; w/o Stanley A. Kowalczyk; d/o Peter & Anne (Mazur) Dobrowolski; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Jean 14 May 1925 8 Jan 1958 w/o Francis [Joe] Kowalczyk; d/o Anthony & Anna (Saletnik) Zugay; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, John A. 14 Jan 1908 25 Dec 1984 h/o Lottie S. Kozlick; s/o Andrew & Sophia (Wojtarowicz) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, John A. 15 Jul 1932 9 Sep 2007 [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Lottie S. (Kozlick) 30 May 1909 23 Dec 2012 d/o Albert & Sophie (Kulasik) Kozlick; w/o John A., Sr.; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Marcella 20 Aug 1938 10 Sep 1958 d/o John & Lottie (Kozlick) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Stanley A. 1918 1966 Father; h/o Helen (Dobrowolski); s/o Andrew & Sophie (Wojtacowicz) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Teresa M. 10 Mar 1929 22 Mar 2010 d/o John A. & Lottie S. (Kozlick) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Thaddeus P. 1930 1951 BM 3/C US Navy Korea; s/o Andrew & Sophia (Wojtarowicz) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KOWALCZYK, Zofia 1888 1940 Mother; obit has name as Sophie; w/o Andrew Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
KRUCZEWSKI, Alexander 1867 1924 Father  
KRUCZEWSKI, Amelia 17 Apr 1887 Apr 1978 Mother; w/o Alexander Kruczewski; d/o Walter & Josephine Novicki  
KRUCZEWSKI, Helen L. 1909 2001 Daughter  
KRUCZEWSKI, Wanda 1911 1926 Daughter  
KUTYBA, Aniela 1882 1955 Mother; w/o Blaze Kutyba; d/o Joseph & Catherine Murs  
KUTYBA, Blaze 1876 1930 Father  
LASKOWSKY, Francis 10 Mar 1937 3 Apr 1949 Plate on stone says "Killed"; d/o Joseph & Mary (Mekis) Laskowsky  
LESKO, Ignacy 1874 1958 Obit has name as Ignatius; h/o Rose (Udziela)  
LESKO, Rosalia 1868 1948 Obit has name as Rose; w/o Ignac Lesko  
LIGAS, Frank 1882 1931    
MALINOSKI, Mary 8 Sept 1897 28 Apr 1944 Mother; d/o Valentine & Catherine Zavalanski  
MATALSKI, Frank 2 Oct 1882 22 Apr 1954 h/o Mary (Zakrzewski)  
MATALSKI, John J. 1923 1944 Pvt 613 Engr Lt Eqpt Co. KIA, WW II  
MATALSKI, Mary 1 Nov 1888 29 Mar 1978 w/o Frank Mastalski; d/o Joseph & Julia (Wisnieski) Zachesky  
MAZENKO, Amelia Henrietta 13 Mar 1876 28 Jun 1918 w/o George Mazenko, Peter & Sarah (Litzinger) Delozier; [Photo]  
MAZENKO, George J. 2 Sept 1874 21 Apr 1944 married 4 June 1901, Amelia Henrietta (Delozier); s/o Michael & Mary (Suchila) Mazenko; [Photo]  
MAZENKO, Henrietta J. 9 May 1918 28 Sept 1918 Our Baby 4 mos 19 das; d/o George & Amelia (Delozier) Mazenko; [Photo]  
MAZENKO, Paul   1 Jan 1909 3 mos 16 das; s/o George & Amelia (Delozier) Mazenko; [Photo]  
NIEZGODA, Frances 5 Jun 1918 30 Mar 1925    
PHILLIPS, Francis J. 1940 1967 s/o Frank & Rose (Kutyba) Phillips  
PHILLIPS, Frank J. 18 July 1913 13 Nov 1983 h/o Rose M. (Kutyba); s/o George & Mary (Kleja) Phillips  
PHILLIPS, John Albert 4 Aug 1911 3 Jun 1950 PA Tech 5, 49 Gen Hosp, WW II; s/o George & Mary (Kleja) Phillips  
PHILLIPS, Rose M. 19 Mar 1919 23 Sept 1982 w/o Frank Phillips; d/o Blazej & Amelia (Muros) Kutyba  
PINIAWSKI, Mary V. 28 Aug 1918 20 Jun 2003 d/o Stanley & Joan (Adamczyk) Klisiewicz  
PLEVA, Anthony 1881 1970 Father; h/o Caroline (Niemiec)  
PLEVA, Caroline 1893 1955 Mother; w/o Anthony Pleva; d/o Michael & Anna (Kuvlec) Nimiec  
PLEVA, Fleta C. 16 Feb 1926 30 Dec 2007 w/o Joseph J. Pleva; d/o Charles & Evelyn (Wills) Wills; [Photo]  
PLEVA, Joseph J. 8 Sep 1924 3 Jul 2006 h/o Fleta C. (Wills); s/o Anthony & Caroline (Niemiec) Pleva; [Photo]  
PLEVA, Josephine T. 31 May 1926 8 Jun 2009 w/o Michael; d/o Joseph & Ann (Pleva) Kolarczyk (O)  
PLEVA, Michael J. 10 Apr 1914 23 Apr 1980 s/o Anthony & Caroline (Niemiec) Pleva  
POTOCK, Jacob 1899 1970 s/o Gabriel & Rose (Pleva) Potock  
POTOCZEK, Gabriel 1868 1949 h/o Rozelia (Pleva)  
POTOCZEK, Rozelia 1866 1948 w/o Gabriel Potoczek; d/o Michael & Catherine Pleva  
SALETNIK, Frank 1880 1939 Father; h/o (1) Maria, (2) Jagoda Sagniszka  
SEEMILLER, Joseph J. Jr. 13 Dec 1944 23 Apr 2000 s/o Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Seemiller, Sr.  
SENESKY, Catherine 1875 1938 Mother; w/o Albert Senesky  
SENESKY, Helen R. 1 Jun 1916 24 Feb 1991 w/o Stanley Senesky; d/o Michael & Agnes (Harmmeski) Ciesielka  
SENESKY, Stanley M. 1916 1995 h/o Helen (Ciesielka); s/o Albert & Cathleen (Winglarz) Senesky  
SHEKON, Anna 1869 1942 Mother; w/o Andrew Shekon  
SHEKON, Anthony 1859 1929 Father; h/o Anna  
SKIPPER, Donna Jane   1962 d/o David & Rose Skipper  
STASIK, Anna 1880 1949 Mother; w/o John Stasik; d/o Jacob & Mary Anna (Jankowska) Kleja  
STASIK, John 1871 1936 Father; h/o Anna (Kleja)  
STAYER, Victoria 11 Dec 1907 11 Nov 1958 w/o Carl L. Stayer; d/o Stephen & Clara (Plewa) Waksmonski; [Photo]  
URBANEK, Albert 21 Jan 1935 12 Feb 1935 Cement (homemade?) Cross  
VINGLASS, Vincent 1878 1934 Father  
WAKSMANDSKA, Klara   18 Nov 1908 Age 35 yrs; 1st w/o Stephen Waksmonski  
WAKSMONSKI, Albert L. 23 Mar 1898 17 Feb 1990 s/o Stephen & Clare (Plewa) Waksmonski, h/o Edith McMullen; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Clair C. 1921 1977 Picture on stone; h/o Betty Jane (Hugar); s/o Albert & Edith (McMullen) Waksmonski; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Edith M. 10 Oct 1901 16 Jan 1987 w/o Albert Waksmonski; d/o Edward & Matilda (Wilt) McMullen; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Kunegunda 1869 1956 3rd w/o Stephen Waksmonski; d/o Maciej Ziemianek & Teresa Gebacz; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Leo M. 6 Apr 1918 10 Aug 1993 h/o Naomi (Luther); s/o Stephen Waksmonski & Kunegunda Ziemianek Mastalski; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Leona R. 17 May 1927 12 Mar 2005 w/o Ralph Waksmonski; d/o Andrew & Sophie (Wojtarowicz) Kowalczyk; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Naomi I. 8 Jan 1919 9 Oct 1998 w/o Leo M. Waksmonski; d/o Raymond & Pearl (Weakland) Luther; [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Ralph F. 27 Sep 1923 7 Feb 2010 US Navy WWII; h/o Leona (Lowalczyk); s/o Albert & Edith (McMullen) Waksmonski; (O); [Photo]  
WAKSMONSKI, Stephen 1864 1946 h/o (1) Clara Plewa, (2) Annie Wrona, (3) Kunegunda Ziemianek Mastalski; s/o Jozefa Waksmundzka; [Photo]  
WAKSMUNDZKI, Jacob 28 Jun 1854 23 Nov 1932 no stone; h/o Victoria (Kusper); s/o Mikol Waksmundzki & Anna (Kobylazcryk)  
WAKSMUNDZKI, Victoria May 1862 19 Nov 1932 no stone; w/o Jacob Waksmundzki  
WRESH, Albert 1880 1939 h/o Zophia Wresh  
WRESH, Zophia 1876 1964 Mother; obit has name as Zofia; w/o Albert Wresh; d/o Francis & Catherine (Pilarski) Tracz  
ZACHESKY, William 1900 1964 h/o Sophia (Lewandowski); s/o Joseph & Julia Zachesky  
ZAKRZEWSKA, Andrew 3 Sep 1883 3 Aug 1945 h/o Hanna [Jannanie] Lesnak  
ZAKRZEWSKA, Hanna 1891 1 Jan 1939 Obit has name as Jannanie; w/o Andrew Zakrzewska; d/o Casimir & Mary Lesnak  
ZAKRZEWSKA, Jozef 23 Aug 1853 3 Feb 1932    
ZAKRZEWSKA, Julia 1863 1942 Mother; w/o Joseph [Jozef] Zakrzewska  
ZAKRZEWSKA, William J. 16 May 1900 26 Jun 1964    
ZAVALANSKI, Catherine (Sefsick) 1869 1953 w/o Valentine (1864-1942)  
ZAVALANSKI, Francis J. 1904 1947 Obit has name as Frank; h/o Sophie (Yoncosky); s/o Valentine & Catherine (Sefsick) Zavalanski  
ZAVALANSKI, Helen Louise 1932 2000 w/o Valentine Zavalanski; d/o William & Catherine (Murdock) Carrig  
ZAVALANSKI, Sophia M. 1913      
ZAVALANSKI, V. 1864 1943 stone is in woods  
ZAVALANSKI, Valentine 1864 1942 h/o Catherine (Sefsick)  
ZAVALANSKI, Valentine 1902 1963 Father; h/o Victoria (Blout); s/o Valentine & Catherine (Sefsick) Zavalanski  
ZAVALANSKI, Valentine John 23 Nov 1930 18 Sept 1987 s/o Valentine & Victoria (Blout) Zavalanski; h/o Helen Louise (Carrig)  
ZAVALANSKI, Victoria 1907 1983 Mother; w/o Valentine Zavalanski; d/o Mr. & Mrs. Michael Blout  
ZIEMIANEK, Mary 1887 1975 d/o Albert & Sophia Klevia  
ZIEMIANEK, Michael 1879 1946    
ZORCIKOSKI, Vetold 3 Jun 1890 29 Apr 1953 Obit has name as Vitold; s/o Joseph & Amelia (Bonskowski) Zorcikoski  
ZUNICH, Caroline 1902 1953 Mother; w/o Paul Zunich; d/o Florian & Mary (Hritz) Adamczyk  
ZUNICH, Paul 1903 1956 h/o (1) Catherine Zemborsky, (2) Caroline Adamczyk; s/o Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zunich  

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