John Kurutz was born May 14 1891 in Slovakia of Polish decent and died sadly November 26 1928 from an illness related to his working in the coal mines. Buried in St Michael’s Cemetery in Simpson Pennsylvania.
Lived at 69 Shannon Street in Simpson Pennsylvania. Married to Valeria Rejentowicz (Rentovich) and had 7 children Frank born in 1914, Sophie born in 1918, Michael born in 1918, Walter born in 1920, Stanley born in 1923, John born in 1924 and Martha born in 1928.
In the far past, we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photo...