Peter Borsos Jr.
Peter Borsos Jr., 79, of Clarks Mills, formerly of Burgettstown, passed away Friday morning, July 16, 2021, in UPMC Hamot, Erie. He was born June 7, 1942, in Vestaburg, a son of the late Peter Borsos Sr. and Matilda Black Borsos.
After graduating from Union High School in 1961, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving for 35 years and retiring in 1997 with the rank of technical sergeant. He was a member of the Meadville Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Moose Lodge.
His wife, Sharron M. Kohlbeck Borsos, whom he married March 2, 1965, passed away July 27, 2012.
He is survived by his sisters, Patricia Miscio and Betty Lou Zelenko; his children, Peter W. Borsos and wife Kellie of Youngstown, Ohio, Lora Russell and husband Charles of Hookstown, and Shawn Borsos and wife Anna of Burgettstown; seven grandchildren, Peter W. Borsos Jr. and wife Amy, Madeline Borsos, Wyatt Borsos, Charles Russell and wife Amber, Logan Russell and wife Lauren, Madison Borsos and Nathan Borsos; and great-grandchildren Charlotte Russell and Weston Russell.
Throughout his life, Peter very much enjoyed taking his kids hunting, fishing, camping and to vacations at the beach. He was especially proud of his children, grandchildren and of his long military career.
Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, in the Lee & Martin Funeral Home, 73 Highland Avenue, Burgettstown, PA 15021, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, with Evangelist Ken Fleeman officiating. He will be laid to rest, with full military honors accorded by the United States Air Force, in the Grandview Cemetery, Florence.
Those wishing to remember Mr. Borsos in a special way can make a memorial donation in his memory to The Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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