Sophia (Krupa) Haney was born on 6 September 1909 in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Jan ("John") Krupa and Rozalia (Tuczek) Krupa, she was baptized on 19 September 1909 as Stanistawa Krupa at Minersville's St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church. Legally known as "Sophia," she was called "Sophie" by family and friends throughout her life.
Sophie's parents were born in Poland at the time the country was under Austrian rule. Her father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, Poland, which was a part of the Galicia region. He emigrated to the United States in 1902. Her mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. Their marriage license was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Sophie's oldest sibling) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the time Mary and Sophia were born, Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Sophie married James L. Haney. They welcomed two daughters to the world, Ellen and Gertrude ("Sonnie").
In the early 1940s, Sophie and James moved with their daughters to Canton, Ohio. Their later lives were spent in sunny New Port Richey, Florida, where Sophie became a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Sophie passed away on Sunday, June 4, 1995 at Southern Pines Nursing Center. Bell Funeral Home in Bayonet Point handled her arrangements.
Sophie's parents were born in Poland at the time the country was under Austrian rule. Her father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, Poland, which was a part of the Galicia region. He emigrated to the United States in 1902. Her mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. Their marriage license was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Sophie's oldest sibling) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the time Mary and Sophia were born, Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Sophie married James L. Haney. They welcomed two daughters to the world, Ellen and Gertrude ("Sonnie").
In the early 1940s, Sophie and James moved with their daughters to Canton, Ohio. Their later lives were spent in sunny New Port Richey, Florida, where Sophie became a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Sophie passed away on Sunday, June 4, 1995 at Southern Pines Nursing Center. Bell Funeral Home in Bayonet Point handled her arrangements.
Sophia (Krupa) Haney was born on 6 September 1909 in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The daughter of Jan ("John") Krupa and Rozalia (Tuczek) Krupa, she was baptized on 19 September 1909 as Stanistawa Krupa at Minersville's St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church. Legally known as "Sophia," she was called "Sophie" by family and friends throughout her life.
Sophie's parents were born in Poland at the time the country was under Austrian rule. Her father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, Poland, which was a part of the Galicia region. He emigrated to the United States in 1902. Her mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. Their marriage license was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Sophie's oldest sibling) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the time Mary and Sophia were born, Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Sophie married James L. Haney. They welcomed two daughters to the world, Ellen and Gertrude ("Sonnie").
In the early 1940s, Sophie and James moved with their daughters to Canton, Ohio. Their later lives were spent in sunny New Port Richey, Florida, where Sophie became a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Sophie passed away on Sunday, June 4, 1995 at Southern Pines Nursing Center. Bell Funeral Home in Bayonet Point handled her arrangements.
Sophie's parents were born in Poland at the time the country was under Austrian rule. Her father, Jan, was born in Rzeszow, Poland, which was a part of the Galicia region. He emigrated to the United States in 1902. Her mother was born in Krakow, and is believed to have arrived in the U.S. around the same time. Their marriage license was completed and certified for them by Father Benedict Tomniak, the parish priest at St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia in 1906. Jan listed his occupation on his marriage license application as "Ironworker." His surviving grandchildren were told by their respective parents that, prior to emigrating, he worked as a tailor in Poland.
Jan and Rose's first born (Sophie's oldest sibling) was a daughter, born 9 August 1907 in Manayunk. Baptized at St. Josaphat's on 18 August 1907 as "Marianna Krupa", she was known throughout her life as "Mary".
Sometime between the time Mary and Sophia were born, Jan and Rose moved with Mary to Minersville in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Jan became a "powder monkey", setting charges in the coal mines so successfully that he never had an injury during more than 30 years of this job that was known as one of the most dangerous of all mining occupations. He was eventually felled by black lung disease, succumbing 23 June 1942.
While John worked in the mines, Rose cared for their brood, which grew to include: Estelle (Stella, born in 1911), Frances (born in 1913), Stephania (Theresa or Tessie as she was known to family, born in 1915), Genovefa (Genevieve or Jennie, born in 1918), Edward (born in 1921), and the twins, Tomash and Francizk ("Thomas" and "Frank"), who were born in 1924 and died in 1925 and 1926, respectively.
Raised and educated in Minersville, Sophie married James L. Haney. They welcomed two daughters to the world, Ellen and Gertrude ("Sonnie").
In the early 1940s, Sophie and James moved with their daughters to Canton, Ohio. Their later lives were spent in sunny New Port Richey, Florida, where Sophie became a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Sophie passed away on Sunday, June 4, 1995 at Southern Pines Nursing Center. Bell Funeral Home in Bayonet Point handled her arrangements.
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Interred next to her husband, James Haney.
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