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


[[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 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 March 8th 2018.  (Primary/Familial Source)


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