- Date Of Birth: June 12, 1927
- Date Of Death: September 8, 2012
- State: Florida
Former AF Fire Chief, SMSgt (Ret) Joseph J. Cherniga, 85, of Ft. Walton Bch, died Wednesday afternoon, 8 Sep, at home in the loving care of his family and Hospice. He was the husband of the former Nancy R. Clark of Falmouth, MA, and would have celebrated a 60th wedding anniversary this coming Jan.
A special thanks to caring and loving team from Covenant Hospice who, on very short-notice, assisted Joe and the family the last few days of his life.
“Skip” was born on 12 Jun 1927 in Beaver Meadows, PA, to Slovak emigrant parents John Cherniga and Elizabeth (Sofranko).
He was preceded in death by his sister Mary Ann, sister Theresa (Sr. Mary Emerita), and his brother John, all of Olyphant.
He is survived by his wife Nancy and two sons; attorney Michael and wife, Terry, of Tallahassee, FL; AF Col (ret) John and wife Joan, of Satellite Beach, FL; granddaughter Kara Cherniga of Boston, MA; and grandson PFC Patrick Cherniga and wife Pvt Amanda, of Ft. Bragg, NC. He is also survived by his sister, Helen Cherniga, of Olyphant, PA.
