OBIT: Thomas JURCA, 1988, formerly of Somerset County, PA

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  JURCA
  
  Thomas Jurca, 69, died in Valley View Community Hospital, Youngstown of a
  two year battle with heart disease.  Born in Rockwood, W.Va. Nov. 6, 1918,
  he was a WWII Army veteran, a former tavern owner and retired road
  construction superintendent in the Cleveland, Ohio area.  He worked at the
  Daily American and Indian Lake Lodge in Stoystown, also employed by the
  Somerset Township Supervisors prior to moving to Arizona in 1978.  A member
  of the Beachdale Church of the Brethren, Berlin, the Glendale Church of the
  Bretheran in Ariz., A. A. R. P. Ch. # 1 Host Lion Club of Sun City, and
  Recreation Centers of Sun City.  Survived by wife Esther, 11014 Elk Ave.,
  Sun City, Ariz. 85351; stepdaughters, Toma Lloyd, Lakewood, Ohio and
  Belinda Dangerfiled, Columbia, Md.; stepsons, Dennis Wimer, Roanoke, Va,
  Blaine Wimer, Vinton, Va., and Dean Wimer, Sun City; brothers, William
  Jurca, Pawhatown, Va., John Jurca Jr., Parma, Ohio; sisters, Margarete
  O'blak, Mesa, Ariz. And Ruth Johnston, Cleveland, Ohio; several
  step-brothers and sisters in the Pa. area, and seven grandchildren. 
  Preceded in death by parents, John Jurca Sr. and Stella Jurca, two
  brothers, Robert Jurca and Joseph Jurca.  Burial was June 13, 1988 in he
  Garden of Valor at Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Ariz.
  
  Daily American, July 1, 1988
  
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