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William Joseph Fodor

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Air Force veteran loved spending time with family

William Joseph “Bill” Fodor, 63, of Follansbee, W.Va., passed away peacefully Friday, September 20, 2013, in UPMC-Shadyside hospital, Pittsburgh, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born June 23, 1950, in Washington, a son of the late William J. Sr. and Helen Sabo Fodor.

Mr. Fodor was a 1968 graduate of Avella Area High School and attended Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. He then served his country in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, as an assistant crew chief on a B-52 bomber.

He was an employee of Arcelor Mittal Steel Corp., where he worked as an electronics technician.

Mr. Fodor was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and American Legion, both in Follansbee. He enjoyed golf, fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandsons.

He was a devoted and loving husband, father and “pappy” to his wife, Carolyn Benzo Fodor; his two children, Matthew (Paula) Fodor of Follansbee and Kelly (Cameron) Castellaw of Richmond, Ky.; two grandsons, Gavin and Pete Fodor; and two brothers, Mark (Jayne) Fodor and Ronald Fodor, both of Pennsylvania.

Deceased, in addition to his parents, is his brother, Joseph Fodor.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 p.m. Monday in Mullenbach Funeral Home, 669 Main Street, Follansbee. Vigil services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Follansbee, with Monsignor Paul Hudock as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Avella.

Full military honors will be conducted by Ohio Valley Veterans Memorial Squad.

Condolences may be sent to www.mullenbachfh.com.

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