Edwin Weckoski
Edwin Weckoski, 97, of Coal Center, West Pike Run Township, passed away Sunday evening, August 22, 2021, at the Washington Hospital.
He was born September 4, 1923, in Coal Center, a son of Joseph and Sophia Duda Weckoski.
A veteran, he served during World War II with the U.S. Army and was a member of the American Legion Post 22 in Charleroi.
Mr. Weckoski retired from the Monessen mill of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel where he was a welder.
He was also a member of the Saint Katharine Drexel Parish, Independent Club and Polish Club in Bentleyville and the Cokeburg Moose, L.O.O.M. #1625.
His wife, Elma Louise Helmken Weckoski, passed away January 10, 2005.
Surviving are his sons, John Weckoski and Dave Weckoski (Karen); grandchildren, Julie Frund (Nathan), Amber Hillmann (Jacob), Brian Weckoski (Sarah) and Jason Jackson (Kelly); great-grandchildren, Grant, Matthew, Clarissa, Phoebe, Charlotte and Hazel and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Weckoski was the last of his immediate family.
Deceased are a daughter, Judith Jackson; sisters, Genevieve Ramoski, Alfreda Fuoco and Alice Weckoski; and brothers, Edmund, Mitchell and Albert Weckoski.
Friends are welcome from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, where a prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 27, followed at 10:30 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial in Saint Katharine Drexel, Bentleyville Campus, 126 Church Street, Bentleyville, with the Reverend Edward L. Yuhas, Pastor, as celebrant.
At the church, facial covering and social distancing are required for those who are not vaccinated.
A procession will follow to Sacred Heart Cemetery for the Rite of Committal service and military honors by American Legion Post 22 and the U.S. Army.
Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to share memories and condolences with the family.