James Joseph Kaminski
June 21, 1936 - January 16, 2023
Born and raised in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. Passed away peacefully, with family near, on January 16, 2023.
After serving four years in the U.S. Navy, from 1954-1958, (allowing for an array of flavorful and detailed memoir,) “James,” “Jimmy”, “Jim,” “Dad”,’’ Pop Pop”, moved on and experienced life in many different aspects/places....Married in Boonton, New Jersey. Moving to the west coast and spending many years in Half Moon Bay, California (where he worked for 29
years for Xerox, and raised his three surviving daughters, Tracy Eisenberg, Jamie (Scot ) Peters, and Jennie Kaminski. Retired in San Mateo, CA, and then enjoyed retirement- boating, fishing and golfing in Tampa Bay Florida & Lacey Washington. Finally, settling in Carson Valley in 1998-2023.
“Jim”, “James”, “Dad”, “Pop Pop” will be remembered for his time spent as a Marshall, at
Sierra Nevada Golf Course & Silver State Golf Course, for His days fishing along the Carson River, and mostly ... for being a dad, and a “Pop Pop” - to his family. We will be touched in memory by the vast assortment of .. ship stories, Polish food stories, summers on Uncle Henry’s farm stories, race track & chili cook off stories, Bijou and Genoa Golfing moments, along with uneventful, but most memorable Sunday Dinners, Holidays, and BBQ’s together.
We are thankful that you are finally at peace. We will miss YOU, though, Dad, Pop Pop, James, Jim !
A private military & family service will be held in April. Please, no flowers, just prayers !