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Alexander Doohaluk &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jan. 29, 2002 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; lexander ``Alex'' Doohaluk, 79, of the Austin Heights section of Old Forge,
died Tuesday at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains
Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 Born in Milwaukee, Pa., he was a son of the late Taras and Helen (Witawsky)
Doohaluk. He resided in Old Forge most of his life. He attended Old Forge
schools and the Mid Valley School of Plumbing and Heating. Before retiring in
1982, he worked for the Tobyhanna Army Depot and previously for the former
Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N.J. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II,
serving as a staff sergeant in Company M of the 394th Infantry. He also served
as a mortar gunner, sqaud leader and section leader. He was awarded the Bronze
Star on Sept. 22, 1943, and received the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal,
American Service Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon and
three Bronze Service Stars. He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic action
in connection with military operations against the enemy on March 11, 1945 in
Germany. He was a member of the Old Forge Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4954,
and St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, Old Forge, where he was an usher and
member of its Holy Name Society. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death are his brothers, Joseph, Jack ``Kako'' and
Alfonzo; and sisters, Eva Lewandoski and Ann. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are his wife of 54 years, the former Pauline Chickey; son,
Ronald, Sugar Land, Texas; daughter, Janet Nagley, Old Forge; six
grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; brother, Michael, Niagara Falls,
N.Y.; sisters, Helen Christiano, Old Forge; and Jenny Arvay and Mary Ann
Krenitsky, both of Taylor; and several nieces and nephews. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday from the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral
Home, 517 N. Main St., Old Forge, with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at
St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, Franklin Street, Old Forge. The Rev.
Robert J. Simon, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the parish
cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Memorial
donations may be made to St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, c/o St. David's
Rectory, 2523 Jackson St., Scranton, 18504. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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