After our visit with Aunt Gail, we drove to Calvary Cemetery in the Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh to find the grave site of my grandfather, Joseph Bartha. The cemetery office gave us the location of the grave (Section 8, Row 33, Grave 23). I understand from Aunt Gail that this is the children's section and we also learned that three Barthas were buried at this site. It took us a while to locate the grave, and I did not know to bring water and a soft brush to clean the stone.
The grave marker is for Joseph and Anna's daughter Anna Catharina, who died in 1928 at eight months of age. Also, this grave holds the remains of Joseph's daughter Margaret, who died in 1933 at age 20, and also Joseph who died in 1937. It is my understanding that this triple burial was an exception because of financial hardship.
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| Gravestone: Anna Bartha 1928 |
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| Calvary Cemetery - Section 8 |
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