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Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Jacob C. Huffman
Jacob C. Huffman, 87, of Pine Bank, Greene County, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died at 4:30 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2004, in his home, after being in failing health the past several years.
Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Rush Funeral Home Inc., Rogersville. A complete obituary will be published in a later edition.
Joseph Kleer Sr.
McGraw-Edison shipping clerk
Joseph Kleer Sr., 87, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Bulger, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died Friday, December 3, 2004, in Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton.
He was born December 3, 1917, in Scott, a son of John and Alicia Wright Kleer.
Prior to retirement, Mr. Kleer was employed as a shipping clerk by McGraw-Edison Co., later known as Cooper Industries.
He was a member of First Baptist Church, Bradenton. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are a son, Joseph, husband of Marcy Kleer of Parrish, Fla.; a daughter, Nancy Kustrej of Canonsburg; and three grandchildren.
Deceased is his wife, Eva Marie Kleer, who Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died in 1993.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, December 10, in Hayden-Taucher Funeral Home, 23 Erie Mine Road, Burgettstown. Other arrangements will be held at the convenience of the family. The family suggests memorial donations be made to First Baptist Church, 1306 Manatee Ave. West, Bradenton, FL 34205.
Alice V. Klein
Homemaker was a seamstress and an inventor
Alice V. McKenzie Klein of Ellsworth, formerly of Pittsburgh, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died Monday, December 6, 2004.
She was born June 13, 1922, in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Klein was a homemaker and an accomplished seamstress who enjoyed quilting. She loved making clothes for her children and was an expert at making doll clothes. She was an inventor who received a patent in 1978 for a sewing machine button holder.
Surviving are five children, Johannah Sismondo (M. Joseph) of Charleroi, Louise Twardy (Dennis) of Houston, Anita Yalch (Stephen) of Allison Park, Erica Schlegel (Dale) of Pittsburgh and Alexis Richie (David) of Bethel Park; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; four siblings, George and James McKenzie, Mary Zulawski and Rose Reiber.
Deceased are her loving husband of 42 years, John E. "Bull" Klein; her parents, Leo and Johannah Mader McKenzie; and four siblings, Margaret Betz and Joseph, Leo and Paul McKenzie.
Visitations and services are private. Arrangements by Readshaw Funeral Home Inc., 1503 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh.
Marion Olver Kurfess
Social worker was member of Brush Run U.M. Church
Marion Olver Kurfess, 95, of Ohioville, formerly of Finleyville, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died Monday morning, December 6, 2004, in her home.
She was born March 4, 1909, in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of Sidney L. and Ethel McDermott Olver.
Mrs. Kurfess had been a resident of Ohioville the past 14 years, though she spent most of her life in Finleyville and Trucksville.
She was a social worker and had served on social agency staffs in Wilkes-Barre, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
She was a member of Brush Run United Methodist Church, Beaver Falls. She was a graduate of Temple University and Bryn Mawr School of Social Work.
Surviving are four daughters and two sons-in-law, Ethel Christine and Thomas Comte of Burlington, Ky., Karla Freiwald of McCandless, Gwynedd Whitman of Rochester, N.Y., and Mary and John Fedorchak, a loving son-in-law, of Ohioville; and three grandchildren, Jules Comte of Burlington, Ky., Rachel Comte of Arlington, Va., and Melissa Freiwald of McCandless.
Deceased is her husband, Frank D. Kurfess, who Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died in 1998.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver. Additional visitation will be held from 2 to 4 Thursday, December 9, in Kegel Funeral Home Inc., 3560 Washington Avenue, Finleyville, where a f service will be conducted at 4 p.m. by her pastor, the Rev. Gary C. Bailey. Interment will take place in James Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Finleyville. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to a charity of your choice.
Anthony Edward Marra
Worked at Cooper Industries and Joy Manufacturing
Anthony Edward Marra, 62, of Houston, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died unexpectedly at 7:06 a.m. Tuesday, December 7, 2004, in the Washington Hospital emergency room.
He was born June 30, 1942, in Washington, a son of Anthony Marra of Houston and the late Anne Irene Murphy Marra.
Mr. Marra had been employed for more than 29 years as a laborer at Cooper Industries, Canonsburg. He was most recently employed in the warehouse at Joy Manufacturing, Houston.
He attended Houston Presbyterian Church and was a member of Alpine Club, Moose and Houston American Legion Post 902.
He was a 1961 graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School and served in the U.S. Army in Germany.
Surviving, in addition to his father, are three daughters, Lisa Anne Bright and Michelle Jo Armstrong, both of Washington, and Tiffany Lynn Porter of Canonsburg; his twin sister, Judith Anne Zubert of Wilmington, Del.; three grandchildren, Austin Armstrong, Isabella Armstrong and Hannah Elizabeth Porter; and his long-time companion, Grayce Ann Martin of Washington.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 10, with Pastor Ralph Volpe officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray. Additional information and guest book are online at www.NealFuneralHome.com.
James E. O'Shanka
Worked for LTV Steel, Aliquippa
James E. O'Shanka, 68, of Burgettstown, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died Tuesday, December 7, 2004, in his home.
He was born February 8, 1936, in Francis Mine, a son of John and Anna O'Shanka.
Prior to retirement, Mr. O'Shanka worked for LTV Steel in Aliquippa for 30 years and later for Giant Eagle in Robinson Township and Cornerstone Care in Atlasburg.
He was a U.S. Army veteran and served during the Korean War.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
On June 5, 1959, he married
Inez Evans, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Kandy, and a son-in-law, Charlie Webb of Follansbee, W.Va.; a special niece, Brianna Marziale; and two sisters, Josephine Cornell of Houston and Helen Plazerine of Tampa, Fla.
Deceased are four brothers, John, Joseph, George and Charles O'Shanka; and three sisters, Katy Dunn and Sophia and Mary O'Shanka.
At the request of the deceased, there will be no visitation. Other arrangements will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by Hayden-Taucher Funeral Home, Burgettstown.
Catherine A. Sawicky
Worked at Greenway Manufacturing
Catherine A. Sawicky, 65, of 5th Street, Marianna, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch" target="_blank">died Tuesday, December 7, 2004, in Greenery Health Care, Canonsburg.
She was born February 27, 1939, in Vesta 6, a daughter of Albert and Mable Hines Lynch.
Mrs. Sawicky was raised in Vesta Six and attended school in Centerville. She was a member of the Centerville High School Class of 1958.
On August 30, 1958, she married
Joseph T. "Sacki" Sawicky and shared 46 years with him. She worked at Greenway Manufacturing Co. in Waynesburg for several years after her marriage. She then remained at home while raising her family. Later, she worked as a resident care aide for Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington, for eight years, until retiring because of ill health in 1997.
She was a member of First Christian Church of Marianna and AARP. She loved the Lord and enjoyed reading her Bible, Bible study, prayer meetings and her family.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph T. Sawicky, her "Sweet Pea"; two daughters, Denise Sawicky Monica of Vestaburg and Lori Sawicky Puskas and husband, Bob, of Marianna; a son, Joseph (Joey) Sawicky, at home; two grandsons, Frankie Monica and Robbie Puskas; two granddaughters, Tiffany Monica and Alissa Puskas; a brother, Allen Lynch of Vesta 6; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Deceased are her parents; a son, David M. Sawicky; a sister, Audrey Marish; and three brothers, John, David and Bill Lynch.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Frank Burkus Funeral Home, 26 Mill Street, Millsboro, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 10, with the Rev. Domenick Sgro and the Rev. Michael Teagarden officiating. Interment will follow in Horne Cemetery, Marianna.
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