MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
John Saccardo was born February 9, 1896 in Riese,
One of the most memorable days in the life of John
Once out of the hospital, John moved to Lethbridge.
John had numerous nieces and nephews that loved
Treviso, Italy. Before immigrating to Canada, he
served in the Italian Army in World War 1. John
immigrated to Coalhurst in September, 1920 following
the settling of his brother, Joseph and sister, Teresa
Plavan, to this area. Upon settling in Coalhurst he
found work in the Coalhurst Coal Mine.
Saccardo was December 9, 1935 - the day of the
Coalhurst Mine Explosion. John was one of three
men that were working that day that survived
the explosion. After the explosion, he was hospitalized
for quite some time with extensive bum damage.
He then worked for No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery
School for the R.C.A.E which was established during
World War 11. He worked for them until 1944 and
then went to work at Catelli Foods until his retirement in
1962.
him dearly. He passed away September 9, 1980 at
the age off eighty-four.
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