Michael Dobosh

Michael Dobosh [Михaйло Добош], (b. 1914; d. Jan. 17, 2001, in Miami, FL; buried at Holy Spirit Cemetery, Hamptonburgh, NY, by Glen Spey,) The choir director at St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark, NJ, from 1956 to 1988. He replaced Theodore Kaskiw, who founded the choir in 1909 and directed it for nearly half a century. The church choir under Dobosh’s leadership rose to new heights, making recordings and giving concerts in different cities. In 1969, St. John’s choir was invited to Rome to sing for the dedication of the Basilica of St. Sophia. Michael Dobosh retired in 1988 and was succeeded by Michael Stashchyshyn from Lviv.

1955: Director and cantor at Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (Philadelphia, PA).

1956-1988:  Choir Director at St. John the Baptist UCC (Newark, NJ).