OBIT: John Louis KUBINA, 2006, Jefferson Township, Somerset County, PA
  
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  KUBINA, John Louis 12/23/06  Daily American
  
   John Louis Kubina, 83, Jefferson Township, passed on Dec. 21, 2006, at Somerset
  Hospital. Born April 29, 1923, in Hunker, he is the son of the late Louis and Mary
  (Frederick) Kubina. He is preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, George Staschak;
  son, John L. Kubina Jr; grandchildren, John Kershner and Susan Spangler; son-in-law,
  Marvin Kershner; half brother, George Staschak; stepbrother, William Staschak; and
  stepsisters, Pearl Staschak, Mary Frederick, and Margaret Zachetti. He is survived by his
  wife of 60 years whom he married on Oct. 12, 1946, Catherine (Mayernik) Kubina; daughters
  Virginia Mertz and husband John, Falling Waters, W. Va., and Kathryn Kershner,
  Hagerstown, Md.; son, Guy Kubina and his wife, Sara, Sheridan, Ind.; grandchildren, David
  and Sally Kershner, Gina Householder and husband Craig, and Margaret, Jonathan, Samuel,
  and Rachel Kubina; great-grandchildren, Corey and Carinna Householder; sisters, Mary
  Countryman, Somerset, Margaret Zemba, Youngwood, and Helen Streno, Royal Palm Beach,
  Fla.; and stepsisters Irene Foschia, Greensburg, and Teresa Zozula, Carnegie. He was a
  veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II, serving aboard the SS. Josiah Park, SS. Marine
  Ravin, and the USS Springfield. He won a Presidential Unit Citation, a
  European-African-Middle Eastern-Campaign Medal, an Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with 2
  stars, a Phillippine Liberation Ribbon, and a World War II Victory Medal. He was employed
  by Tomaco Coal Co. for several years, and then worked as a set-up operator at Mack Trucks
  for 23 years. He enjoyed woodworking, hunting, golfing, fishing, and spending time with
  his family. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Miller
  Funeral Home, Somerset. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's
  Roman Catholic Church in Somerset. Monsignor Samuel Tomaselli celebrant. Interment with
  full military honors at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Jeanette. A vigil for the deceased will be
  held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.