On a quiet day in July of 1980, the community of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, marked the passing of one of its own, a 71-year-old White male named Joseph A. Olinger. His life, which began in 1909, drew to a close on the 21st of that month, leaving behind the quiet stillness of a life lived.
The available records offer a respectful but brief final chapter to his story. Mr. Olinger was laid to rest in the Coraopolis Cemetery, a place of peaceful repose. While the granite and earth of the cemetery mark the end of his time, the digital records of our era provide scant details about the specific circumstances that led to his passing. The historical record, as it is accessible online, does not contain information regarding any arrests or named suspects in connection with his death. The narrative of his final days remains a private matter, held within the memories of those who knew him and in records not readily available to the public. The story of Joseph A. Olinger, therefore, concludes with the simple, solemn fact of his passing, leaving the fuller picture to the quiet archives of time.
