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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!
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Sir John E. Petach, KSG (1893-1975)
Cantor
and Choirmaster
St.
Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church (1922-1975)
Perth
Amboy, NJ
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Professor Andrew Parvensky (1905-1994)
Cantor
and Choirmaster
St.
Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church (1950-1970)
Detroit,
MI
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Professor John Kahanick (1914-1998)
Cantor
and Choirmaster
Cathedral
of St. Michael the Archangel (1979-1998)
Byzantine
Catholic Eparchy of Passaic (NJ)
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Joseph Yakubik (1916-2004)
Cantor
and Liturgical Music Director
Nativity
of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church (1969-2004)
East
Brunswick, NJ
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Sir Daniel Joseph Kavka, Sr., KSG (1925-2005)
Cantor
and Choirmaster
Holy
Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church (1947-2005)
Philadelphia,
PA
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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
Smithtown, NY
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