Peter John Berish

Born on March 22,1910 in Buck Run, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He was the seventh oldest child to Michael Berish and Anna P. Mudry.

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Description

Peter was of average build and stature (5 foot 10 inch). He was clean shaven and had brown hair and brown eyes. He wore glasses in later years.

Early Years

• Childhood -
  

  Peter John Berish atop a rock pile
• Siblings
  • Anna Veronica Berish
  • Michael George Berish
  • John Paul Berish
  • Andrew Michael Berish
  • Mary Louise Berish
  • Elizabeth Helen Berish
  • Susan Elizabeth Berish
  • Theresa E. Berish
  • Joseph Berish
  • Paul Joseph Berish
  • Margaret Ann Berish
  • Emma Eleanor Berish

Education

Completed the eighth grade.

Religion

Peter was baptized into the Catholic faith on March 27, 1910 in Clymer, Indiana County, Ohio. He was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.

Family Years

Married Mary Zilka on June 12, 1933 in the Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The couple had three children: two boy - Robert John and Edward George, and one girl - Margaret Ann.

The couple would eventually have three children:

• Robert John Berish
• Edward George Berish
• Margaret Ann Berish-Zilka

Working Years

He was employed as a millwright at Republic Steel Corporation and retired in 1975 after 27 years. He had started working in 1924 as coal miner in Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Circa 1930).

Personal Life

Peter liked to hunt and fish.

Death

Peter died of bone cancer on November 19, 1991 at home in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. He was buried on November 27, 1991 at Pineview Memorial Cemetery in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.