OBIT: John G. MANDZIARA, 1981, Somerset RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Maureen Carothers Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ MANDZIARA John G. Mandziara, 63, Somerset RD 6, formerly of Detroit, Mich., died July 6, 1981, in Somerset Community Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1918, in Mt. Pleasant, son of Stella (Oshinsky) Mandziara of Normalville and the late George Mandziara. Also preceded in death by one sister, Loretta Kriska. Also survived by his wife, the former Effie Putman. He was a brother of Eleanor Kozal and Mary Daniels, both of McKees Rocks; Jean Szeliga and Alfred, both of Warren, Mich.; Evelyn Mastowski, Normalville; Victor, Dilltown; and William, Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of World War II. Retired employee of Champion Spark Plug Company, Detroit, Mich. He was a member of American Legion, Donegal. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hoffman Building, 138 East Main St., where rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral mass Thursday 9 a.m. in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Somerset, the Rev. Father Samuel Tomaselli. Interment, Union Cemetery, Meyersdale. Arrangements in Charge of Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home. Daily American, July 7, 1981 [M0077]