John "Doodle" Mitchell, 78, of Eighty Four, died Sunday, April 26, 1998, in Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh. He had resided in the Canonsburg and Eighty Four areas for most of his life. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Mitchell was a coal miner. He last worked for Consolidated Coal before his retirement in 1981. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 of Canonsburg and the Senior Citizens Center of Canonsburg, where he was a member of the Monday Bowling League. Surviving are a son, John T. Mitchell of Cokeburg; a daughter, Nancy Mitchell, at home; and two grandsons, Josen and Travis Mitchell. Deceased are his wife, Bertha Kisella Mitchell, who died in 1988; three brothers, William, James and George Mitchell; and five sisters, Edith Foster, Sara Gulban, Sue Dobshaw, Mildred Lyons and Dorothy Simek. He was the last of his immediate family. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, April 27, 1998John Mitchell
Retired coal miner worked for Consolidated Coal
He was born December 25, 1919, in Canonsburg, a son of Frank and Florence Hanna Mitchell.