John Plesha

1917 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	John Plesha
  Birth	7 Mar 1917	Hibbing, Minnesota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 May 2007	Keewatin, Minnesota, USA
  Burial	15 May 2007	Maple Hill Cemetery, Hibbing, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I4414	sukunda
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Josip Plesha
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Draga find out
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mrs. Mildred Find Out
  Children	+ 1. Mrs. Jean Plesha  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2021

  
  

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• Notes

  John Plesha, 90, John Plesha, 90, of Keewatin, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007. He was born March 7, 1917, in Hibbing to Joseph and Dorothy Plesha. He graduated from Keewatin High School in 1935 and was a lifelong Keewatin resident. He married Mildred Dargon in 1942, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served from 1944 to 1946. He worked for the Pickands Mather Mining Company of the Bennett location and the Danube location his entire working career. He was a true mechanic in every sense of the word. He loved to fix things, and if he couldn't make it or fix it, it couldn't be done. He took great pride in helping out his family and friends in this way. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; daughter, Jean (Jim) Nuszloch of Rochester, Minn.; grandson, Craig (Kim) Savolainen of Rochester, Minn.; granddaughter, Katie Nuszloch of Minneapolis; sisters: Slava Damyanovich of Keewatin, Sophie Welsh of Gilbert and Mary Egle of Auburn, Wash. Funeral: Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, in the Dougherty Funeral Home. The Rev. Doug Morrison-Cleary officiated. Burial: Maple Hill Cemetery in Hibbing.