Search billions of records on Ancestry.com
   

Chester Brzoska, 77, of Kennerdell, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, in Middlesex Township, Butler County. Born Sept. 13, 1922, in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late Stanley and Helen WISNIEWSKI Brzoska. He was employed for 39 years by Westinghouse Corp. as a welder until his retirement. Mr. Brzoska was a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of St. Patrick Church in Franklin. He is survived by his wife, Laura Mae KIRKPATRICK Brzoska of Kennerdell; a daughter, Linda Susan DREVENIAK of Valencia; and two sons, James David Brzoska of Gibsonia and Louis Chester Brzoska of Kennerdell. Also surviving are three sisters, Genevieve KULAKOWSKI of Pittsburgh, Stephanie FATHERINGHAM of Hampton Township and Mary PLUTNICKI of Pittsburgh; six grand children and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Eleanor GRABOWSKI, Helen GOLEMBIESKI and Gertrude FLICKINGER; and a brother, Stanley Brosky. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Herbert R. King Jr. Funeral Home, Route 8 at 2841 Woodland Circle, Allison Park. Blessing services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Regis Farmer of St. Catherine of Sweden Roman Catholic Church officiating. Interment will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Shaler Township.

Twila Pearl Everett, 99, of Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo, died at 7:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, at Clarview, where she had lived for the past 10 years. Born June 22, 1900, in West Monterey, Clarion County, she was the daughter of Lewis A. and Carrie I. MORTIMER FAIR. On May 16, 1917, she married Cleveland Everett, and he preceded her in death on March 1, 1974. She was a member of the Callensburg Church of God and was a former member of the Callensburg-Licking Township Volunteer Fire Department auxiliary. Mrs. Everett enjoyed quilting and crocheting. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Ellene) FAGLEY of Callensburg; five grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, one greatgreat-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Duane Everett, in 1985; one sister, Daisy RIVER; and four brothers, Wallace Fair, Clarence Fair, Kenneth Fair and Raymond Fair. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, Wayne Street, Parker. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Don Kephart officiating. Interment will be in Concord Cemetery, Perry Township, Clarion County.

John M. Master, 64, of Decatur, Ga., formerly of Oil City, died Friday, November 5, 1999, at the Manor Care Nursing Home in Decatur. Born April 23, 1935, in Youngstown, he was a son of the late Carl L. and Elizabeth MILLER Master Sr. He was a 1953 graduate of Oil City High School. Mr. Master attended Bucknell University. He worked as computer instructor for the Atlanta School District. In Georgia, he was a member of St. Luke Church in Atlanta. During his time in Oil City, he was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Mr. Master is survived by a daughter, Lynn CLARKE and her husband William of Newark, Del.; two grandchildren, Christopher T. and Brian A. Clarke of Newark; a brother, Carl L. Master Jr. of Viginia Beach, Va.; and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth HUBBARD of Massachusetts and Mrs. Mary RINGER of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at the church with the Rev. Janice C. Duncan, pastor of Christ Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Trinity EC Church Cemetery in Fern. The family suggests memorial donations be made to Christ Episcopal Church.

Homer T. Donaldson, 85, of Donaldson Road, Kennerdell RD 2, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999, at Orchard Manor in Grove City following an extended illness.

Bertha M. Ace, 87, of Franklin RD 2, died Friday, November 5, 1999, at Northwest Medical Center in Franklin.