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'''John Lakatosh''' was a carver from New Columbia, Pennsylvania.
'''John Lakatosh''' was a carver from New Columbia, Pennsylvania.


He made pipes in his home workshop in the Susquehana Valley up above Sunbury. John made pipes during the week and sold most of them at craft fairs in Central and Southern Pennsylvania. He retired from carving, to go back to bus mechanic work after the tobacco industry took a decline. He now lives with his wife in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, where he now crafts furniture for family and friends.  He recently celebrated his 77th birthday.  (Primary/Familial Source)
[[File:Lakatosh.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]]He made pipes in his home workshop in the Susquehana Valley up above Sunbury. John made pipes during the week and sold most of them at craft fairs in Central and Southern Pennsylvania. He retired from carving, to go back to bus mechanic work after the tobacco industry took a decline. He now lives with his wife in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, where he now crafts furniture for family and friends.  He recently passed on March 8th 2018.  (Primary/Familial Source)


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Latest revision as of 15:38, 1 July 2018

John Lakatosh was a carver from New Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Courtesy Doug Valitchka

He made pipes in his home workshop in the Susquehana Valley up above Sunbury. John made pipes during the week and sold most of them at craft fairs in Central and Southern Pennsylvania. He retired from carving, to go back to bus mechanic work after the tobacco industry took a decline. He now lives with his wife in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, where he now crafts furniture for family and friends. He recently passed on March 8th 2018. (Primary/Familial Source)