1921
John
2009
John Popovec
January 21, 1921 — November 24, 2009
POLAND - Prayers will begin Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel followed by a funeral of Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church for John Popovec, 88, who died Tuesday afternoon at Hospice House.
John was born Jan. 21, 1921 in Youngstown, the son of Michael and Mary Popovec.
He had served in the Marine Corp during World War II as a Sergeant and among other missions participated in the attack on Iwo Jima. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Popovec had worked as a carpenter for the U.S. Steel Corporation for many years before retiring in 1980. He was a longtime member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church which he helped to build, and was a member of its Altar and Rosary Society and in 2005 was named its "Father Of The Year."
He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia Gendron, whom he married May 14, 1946; three daughters, Mary Castell of Georgia, Jeanne Steve Hamner of Georgia and Nancy Popovec, with whom he made his home in Poland; one son, Dr. John Alberta Popovec of Canfield; two sisters, Mary Cirka of Pennsylvania and Helen Knapic of New Mexico; two brothers, Michael Elayne Popovec of Boardman and Robert Karen Popovec of Austintown; eight grandchildren, Pamela Otterson, Jennifer Popovec, Christina Davis, Stephanie Schiavone, Nicole Bergen, Krista Brown, Jonathan Hamner and Lindsey Hamner; and nine great-grandchildren.
The Popovec family would like to thank the staff at Assumption Village and Hospice House for all of their loving care.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel, where a Parastas service followed by a Rosary service will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery.
The family has requested that material tributes take the form of donations to St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in John's memory.
John was born Jan. 21, 1921 in Youngstown, the son of Michael and Mary Popovec.
He had served in the Marine Corp during World War II as a Sergeant and among other missions participated in the attack on Iwo Jima. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Popovec had worked as a carpenter for the U.S. Steel Corporation for many years before retiring in 1980. He was a longtime member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church which he helped to build, and was a member of its Altar and Rosary Society and in 2005 was named its "Father Of The Year."
He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia Gendron, whom he married May 14, 1946; three daughters, Mary Castell of Georgia, Jeanne Steve Hamner of Georgia and Nancy Popovec, with whom he made his home in Poland; one son, Dr. John Alberta Popovec of Canfield; two sisters, Mary Cirka of Pennsylvania and Helen Knapic of New Mexico; two brothers, Michael Elayne Popovec of Boardman and Robert Karen Popovec of Austintown; eight grandchildren, Pamela Otterson, Jennifer Popovec, Christina Davis, Stephanie Schiavone, Nicole Bergen, Krista Brown, Jonathan Hamner and Lindsey Hamner; and nine great-grandchildren.
The Popovec family would like to thank the staff at Assumption Village and Hospice House for all of their loving care.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel, where a Parastas service followed by a Rosary service will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery.
The family has requested that material tributes take the form of donations to St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church in John's memory.
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