| ZINKHAN | J. R. ZINKHAN Funeral services for J. R.(Ray) Zinkhan, 65, secretary-treasurer of the North Pole Cold Storage and Ice Company, who died Saturday night in Mercy Hospital, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in his home, 129 Amelia Street, McKees Rocks. Burial will be private. Mr. Zinkhan, a son of the late William Zinkhan, one of the organizers of the North Pole Company, was associated with the late Captain David Shaw in the steel business before he became affiliated with the cold storage concern. He was born on the Southside but lived most of his life in McKees Rocks. He was a member of the Masonic orders; was a charter member and the first exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge of McKees Rocks and a member of the Duquesne Club; Chartiers Heights Country Club and the Trap Shooters of Pennsylvania. He leaves a sister, Mrs. C. E. HUSELTON; a brother, W. B. Zinkhan, and several nieces and nephews, one of whom is Sergeant William Z. Clark, United States Army, former clerk of courts in Allegheny County. Post-Gazette, March 27, 1944. |
| ZINKHAN | WILLIAM BENJAMIN ZINKHAN On Thursday, Feb. 8, 1951, William Benjamin, husband of Mrs. Marion McGINNESS Zinkhan; father of Mrs. John H. DAVIS, Mrs. Florence HUDSON, Mrs. Frank PHILLIPS, William B. Jr., Robert G., John E. and Jenings Zinkhan; also five grandchildren survive, Friends received at the A. J. Haser Funeral Home, 512 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. Funeral services Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Interment Monday morning at 10 o'clock." (Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - February 10, 1951) (Provided by Karen Stikarofsky White, karenswhite@hughes.net ) |
| ZUBRITZKY | ILARIA STERNIUK ZUBRITZKY Ilaria (Sterniuk) Zubritzky, wife of the late Dr. Paul D. Zubritzky, of McKees Rocks, Pa., passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2007. She was a daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Myron STERNIUK, a Greek Catholic priest in Plymouth; and sister to the late Theodosius Sterniuk, of Camp Hill, Pa. Born in Dearborn, Mich., she spent most of her life in McKees Rocks. She was a graduate of Bucknell Junior College and Bucknell University, where she majored in English and French, and received a master's degree in English literature from Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre. She taught for the Wyalusing School District while her husband served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Following the end of World War II, she moved with him to McKees Rocks where he started a medical practice. She substitute taught in the McKees Rocks, Stowe and Sto Rox school districts for more than 50 years. Teaching was her true love, and she was well-respected in the school districts. Ilaria was a tireless volunteer for the Ohio Valley General Hospital. She served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary/Ladies Aide Society of Ohio Valley General Hospital three times, and chaired numerous committees, raising monies via bake sales, fashion shows and card parties. She was honored by Ohio Valley General Hospital for 50 years of loyal, dedicated service. She also belonged to the Ohio Valley College Club for more than 50 years and helped raise scholarships for students in the Montour and Sto Rox School Districts. She served Wilkes University Alumni Association as regional vice president and member of the Alumni Board of the university. Ilaria also chaired many reunion committees for her alma mater, Bucknell University. Surviving are her children, Hilary Zubritzky, Dr. Paul M. Zubritzky and Dr. Peter C. Zubritzky, Ph.D. Funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. today, from the Valerian F. Szal Funeral Home Inc., 238 Helen St., McKees Rocks, Pa. A Liturgy of Christian Burial follows at 10 a.m. in Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church. Private interment will be held Tuesday at SS. Peter & Paul G.C. Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Parastas will be held at 7:15 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name be sent to Ohio Valley General Hospital, 100 Heckel Road, McKees Rocks, PA 15136. |