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St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members

 
 
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2019
1. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members Marker
On back of St. Joseph statue pedestal
Inscription.

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Scott Township
Inc. 1932

Charter Members
Stanley Wiorkowski • Gus Yckowski
John Kazmierski • Stanley Ratajczak
William Sarnoski, Pres.
Ignatz Yablonski, Sec.


 
Erected 1962 by St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.
 
Location. 41° 31.666′ N, 75° 37.144′ W. Marker is near Olyphant, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Scott Township. It is at the intersection of Commerce Drive (Pennsylvania Route 632) and Layton Road, on the left when traveling east on Commerce Drive. Marker is on back of St. Joseph statue pedestal, in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Olyphant PA 18447, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wyoming Valley and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the
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Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Discovery of the Pothole (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Geology of the Pothole (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lackawanna Heritage Valley (approx. 2.6 miles away); Harry Sugerman (approx. 3.1 miles away); SPC. Nicholas Staback (approx. 3.1 miles away); Dominick Paparelli (approx. 3.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away).
 
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2019
2. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members Marker
On back of St. Joseph statue pedestal
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 15, 2019
3. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Association Charter Members Marker
On back of St. Joseph statue pedestal
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Sep. 15, 2026