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Note for: Joan N. UNKNOWN, 1 JUL 1930 -
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Individual Note: Duquesne University graduate 1952
Individual Notes
Note for: Judy UNKNOWN, JUL 1933 -
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Individual Note: from the Ark Valley News November 17, 2005
Judy Pacacha
By Les Anderson
Judy Pacacha’s mother was a wonderful cook.
She hardly ever used a recipe. She just cooked.
That’s how Judy got started. And when she married husband Norbert, who comes from family of Polish immigrants, she learned more from the “marvelous cooks” in his family.
That whetted the Park City resident’s appetite to learn more, which she has done over the years.
Judy’s favorites are staples for her family’s table: meatloaf, chicken and noodles, fried chicken, pork chops--and pickled peaches. Pickled peaches?
“The recipe’s from a friend of mine,” said Judy. “I love them especially around the holidays. You used to be able to buy them. People either like them or they don’t. I have one granddaughter who will eat anything. The boys are more picky.”
The Pacachas have three adopted children: Michael of Valley Center, Mary Ritchie of Wichita and Kevin of Corpus Christi. They have four grandchildren.
Norbert was one of the original airmen at McConnell Air Force Base. He came to McConnell in 1951 from Pittsburgh, Pa. While at McConnell, he lived in what Judy called the “tent city” near Boeing.
Judy grew up in Wellington. They met while Norbert was at McConnell. Married 51 years, the Pacachas have lived in the same house in Park City for 50 years.
Judy is a retired RN. She worked at St. Francis, St. Joseph and later in doctor’s offices after she retired from hospital work in 1985. Norbert retired as a supervisor at Dold Foods and also worked at Cudahy.
Both stay busy in Park City and their church, St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Wichita. Judy is in charge of Park City Alive and both are active in Park City Pride.
Judy was amazed when she learned that St. Anthony’s was about to celebrate its centennial in 2003 and had never produced a cookbook of parishioners’ favorite recipes. She headed a committee that published a 350-page cookbook.
“It was quite successful,” Judy said. “We have less than a hundred families, and we ordered 850 books. We have only about 15 left.”
St. Anthony’s has a significant Vietnamese population. That influence shows when the cultures combine each year to celebrate.
“The menu is hilarious,” Judy said. “Fried chicken, pizza, fried rice, egg rolls, coleslaw and baked beans. We serve about a thousand. And we have ice cream for dessert.”
The parishioners eat after mass, which is celebrated in English, Vietnamese and Latin.
“It’s a very, very unique celebration for Wichita,” Judy said.
The church is currently under renovation, which won’t be completed until mid-December. When that is accomplished, Judy said, church members would have a big celebration and dinner.
One of the Pacachas’ grandsons, a senior in high school in Missouri, is studying to be a chef. He recently fixed dinner for this grandparents at their home: pork chops with cider, raisins and apples, and new potatoes prepared with cooking sherry and rosemary, and topped with a sauce of cider, cornstarch and cinnamon that looked like brown gravy.
“It was wonderful,” Judy said.
Judy’s cooking also gets rave reviews from family and friends. In her meatloaf recipe, she uses Pepperidge Farm dressing mix instead of crackers, bread or oatmeal. The herbs and spices in the dressing mix make the meatloaf better with a nicer texture, she said, and it doesn’t get gummy.
She also has a tip for frying chicken: soak it in buttermilk for 24 hours, then put it in a bag with flour, salt and pepper until it’s coated, and then fry it in Crisco.
Judy’s Senate Salad recipe comes from a woman in her church.
“She always brings it to funeral dinners,” Judy said, “and it’s always the first to be gone. It’s very good and easy to make. You just open cans and drain stuff, but the dressing makes it so good. But it needs to be made the day before.”
EASY MEATLOAF
Judy Pacacha
Park City
• 1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• whole carrot, grated fine
• sleeve of celery, chopped fine
• 1/2 red or green pepper, chopped
fine
• 1/2 chopped onion or 1 tsp. onion
powder
• 1 tsp. worchestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups Pepperidge Farm dry
dressing mix
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 can tomato sauce
Mix everything together except tomato sauce. Add about 1/4 cup sauce into mix. form into loaves and place in roasting pan. Cover and bake about 1 to 1 1/2 hours at 350°.
PICKLED PEACHES
Judy Pacacha
Park City
• 2 29-oz. cans peach halves
• 2 or 3 cloves in each peach half
Drain the peaches. Pour syrup into 2-quart saucepan. Add:
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 cinnamon sticks
Cook and let come to a boil. Continue cooking for 10 minutes, stirring frequently with a whisk. Pour hot syrup over peaches with cloves in them. Cover and refrigerate. Remove cloves before serving.
SENATE SALAD
Judy Pacacha
Park City
Make dressing first and allow to cool.
Dressing:
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 tsp. salt
• tsp. pepper
• 1 T. water
Combine in saucepan and boil for 2 minutes, until syrup is clear. Remove and allow to cool.
Salad:
Drain all these canned vegetables:
• small can sliced carrots
• 1 can french-style green beans
• 1 can LeSeur or Green Giant small peas
• 1 can white shoepeg corn
• small 2 oz. jar pimientos, diced
Mix all together. Add:
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup diced green or red pepper
Mix gently together and add cooled dressing. Refrigerate.
Individual Notes
Note for: Homer D. Lewis, 13 MAY 1922 - 22 JUL 2011
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Occupation: Place: Civil Service - Retired
Event: Type: Hobbies
Place: Reading, Spectator Sports
Burial: Place: San Jose Catholic Church Columbarium, Jacksonville, FL
Individual Note: LEWIS Homer D. Lewis, 89, passed away Friday, July 22, 2011. Mr. Lewis was born on May 13, 1922 in Sharon, PA to the late Newman Lewis and Eliza (Stanley) Lewis. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II and retired as a finance supervisor from Civil Service in January 1978. Homer is survived by his wife of 64 years, Rose; his daughter, Debbie Lewis; son, Daniel Lewis, daughter-in-law, Lisa Lewis, and 5 grandchildren, Dolan Lewis, Shelly Edens, Daina Edens, Eliza Lewis and Julian Lewis. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at San Jose Catholic Church. The family will receive friends 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 25 with a Vigil Service starting at 7:00, also at the Church. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. His remains will be placed in the San Jose Catholic Church Columbarium at a later date. (from the Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL)
Individual Notes
Note for: Dominic L. Bellissimo, 12 FEB 1927 -
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Education: Place: High School
Occupation: Place: Caretaker, Semi-Retired
Event: Type: Hobbies
Place: Yardwork, Country Music
Individual Notes
Note for: Thadeus W. "Sonny" "Ted" Debiak, 21 SEP 1944 -
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Individual Note: holds PhD in Nuclear Chemistry, worked at Brookhaven National Lab and Northup Grumman, Bethpage, NY
Charge-Changing Cross-Sections and Charge-State Distributions of Few-Electron Light Ions in Solid and Gaseous Targets.
Debiak, Ted Walter
Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, 1973.Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 35-02, Section: B, page: 0725.
Individual Notes
Note for: Samuel LaRue Smithgall, 25 JUL 1863 - 9 NOV 1927
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Occupation: Place: Saw Mill Laborer
Event: Type: Burial Info
Date: 25 FEB 1996
Place: Christian Hill Cem., Row 1 middle, stone missing.
Burial: Date: 12 NOV 1927
Place: Christian Hill Cemetery, Warrensville, Lycoming, PA
Individual Note: Samuel Smithgall was listed as living with his parents as a sawmill worker in the 1880 census for Gamble Twp. Samuel lived with his son, Palmer, on Ann Street in Marysville, Perry Co. in 1920.
According to The Sullivan Review of 9 Jan-27 Feb 1896; on February 6, 1896: License Notices on Applications Filed reported by William E. LAWRENCE, Clerk, Court of Quarter Sessions:
Hotels: Hillsgrove Twp., Sullivan Co. PA: SMITHGALL & SICK (Research Note: This hotel may have belonged in part in Samuel Smithgall, as we can place them in Hillsgrove during this time frame).
The 1900 census of Hillsgrove Twp, Sullivan Co.; Plunketts Creek Twp., Mill Creek Twp., Upper Fairfield Twp. did not show Samuel Smithgall and his family.
The Williamsport Sunday Grit Newspaper mentions an article from the town of Slate Run - "Mr. Smithgall returns to town after a sojourn in the country." "Mr. Samuel Smithgall is back from the country where he spent several weeks for his health." (Sunday, April 16, 1905, p. 15, column 1.)
Obituary from the Williamsport Grit, Nov. 13, 1927;
Samuel Smithgall, until a year ago a resident of Williamsport, died on Wednesday at Marysville, near Harrisburg, Pa., at the age of 67 years. Funeral services were conducted yesterday in the M. E. Church at Montoursville. He left a son, a sister and five brothers, of whom D.W. resides in Williamsport and William in Lock Haven.
Individual Notes
Note for: Matilda Egli, 15 AUG 1863 - 21 AUG 1902
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Occupation: Place: Housewife
Event: Type: Burial Info
Date: 25 FEB 1996
Place: Christian Hill Cem., old section, Row 1 middle
Burial: Place: Christian Hill Cemetery, Warrensville, Lycoming, PA
Individual Note: There is a small stone for a baby beside Matilda but it is unreadable.
Samuel and Matilda's marriage is listed in the Gazette & Bulletin 7/1/1882
Individual Notes
Note for: Theodore "Palmer" Smithgall, 12 JUL 1899 - 10 MAY 1945
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Occupation: Place: Brakeman for Railroad
Event: Type: Burial Info
Place: Montoursville Cemetary
Burial: Place: Montoursville Cemetery, Lycoming Co., PA
Individual Note: The 1910 Federal Census for Muncy Twp., Lycoming Co., PA lists Theodore P. Smithgall, 10, a lodger; living with Adam Keebler, 56 and his wife and Mary C. ,54. Adam is a farmer and owns his farm.
WWI Draft Card Registration Information:
Theodore Palmer Smithgall Age: 19, b. July 12, 1899
He lives at 4 William Street, Marysville, Perry Co., PA
He works on the railroad in Marysville, Perry Co., PA
Wife: Genevieve May Smithgall
He is tall with medium build; gray eyes and brown hair.
September 12, 1918.
The 1930 census for Marysville Borough, Rye Township, Perry Co. PA lists Palmer Smithgall, and his family. They live on Chestnut Street, no house number is given. The family includes his wife, Genevive, daughter Genevive, 11; Fay, 8; Glenn, 5; Betty A. 3 yrs 7 months. Palmer works for the steam railroad and owns his house which is worth $6000. They have a radio. All born in PA.
Sunday, May 31, 1914 The Williamsport Sunday Grit - p. 18, col. 2 - "Son Wants Samuel Smithgall" - "Palmer Smithgall of Fairfield Center has been admitted to the Williamsport Hospital suffering from pneumonia. He is the son of Samuel Smithgall, who is engaged in the lumbering operation, but the family does not have his address, because of his having just made a change. The family hopes someone will read this article who can get in communication with Mr. Smithgall and inform him of his son's sickness."
Palmer was active in the Marysville Methodist Church. (Harrisburg Patriot, Aug. 19, 1921)