Eternal Memory! to Cantors, Choir Directors and Masters of Plainchant of Blessed Memory

NOTE: Visitors may post tributes to these cantors and choir directors as comments below, or request that other faithful departed servants of the churches of Carpatho-Rusyn tradition be listed here. Kindly include the necessary information in the comment post, with your request. We will also attempt to honor their work here on the blog, and in our ministry.
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In blessed repose, grant O Lord to your departed servants, your dedicated chanters, cantors and choir directors, eternal rest and remember them forever!

+ Sir John E. Petach, KSG (1893-1975)
Cantor and Choirmaster
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church (1922-1975)
Perth Amboy, NJ

+ Professor Andrew Parvensky (1905-1994)
Cantor and Choirmaster
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church (1950-1970)
Detroit, MI

+ Professor John Kahanick (1914-1998)
Cantor and Choirmaster
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel (1979-1998)
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic (NJ)

+ Joseph Yakubik (1916-2004)
Cantor and Liturgical Music Director
Nativity of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church (1969-2004)
East Brunswick, NJ

+ Sir Daniel Joseph Kavka, Sr., KSG (1925-2005)
Cantor and Choirmaster
Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church (1947-2005)
Philadelphia, PA

+ George J. Parvensky (1917-2009)
Cantor and Choirmaster
St. John’s Byzantine Catholic Church
Pottstown, PA

+ George J. Kmeck (1927-2011)
Cantor and Choir Director
St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church (1971-2011)
Jersey City, NJ

+ Emil Simodejka (1930-2012)
Cantor and Choir Director
Sts. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church
Minersville, PA

+ Gabriel Zihal (1923-2012)
Cantor and Choirmaster
St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church - New York, NY (1962-1986)
St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church - Hillsborough, NJ (1986-2005)

+ Daniel Holodick (1932-2012)
Cantor and Choir Director
Byzantine Catholic Church of the Resurrection
Smithtown, NY

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