OBIT: John MASTILLO, 1996, Hollsopple, Somerset County, PA
  
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  JOHN MASTILLO
  
    John Mastillo, 75, Hollsopple, died Sept. 11, 1996, at Memorial
  Medical Center.  Born June 7, 1921, in Jerome, son of Nicholas and
  Mary (Kurin) Mastillo.  Preceded in death by parents; sister, Mary
  Emerick; brother, Charles Mastillo; and his wife, the former Nora
  McClemens, who died Feb. 14, 1992.  Survived by these children: Ron
  McClemens, married to the former Dorothy Geahart, Elton; John R.
  Mastillo, married to the former Wanda Ashbrook, Jerome; beloved
  daughter, Alice J. Mastillo, and beloved grandson, Shawn M. Mastillo,
  both at home; six grandchildren, one great-grandson.  Brother of Nick
  Mastillo Jr. and Anna Malinowsky.  Army veteran of World War II. 
  Served in Company D, 540 Engineers Regiment.  Recipient of Purple
  Heart and Good Conduct medal, European, African, Middle Eastern
  service medals, with six Bronze Stars and one Bronze Arrowhead. 
  Member of Jerome American Legion Post 802, Hollsopple VFW Post
  8861.  Retired from Penn Machine with 20 years of service.  Lifetime
  member of Hollsopple Volunteer Fire Company.  Member of Pa. Fire
  Police Association.  Chief of police of Benson Borough Police
  Department for more than 30 years.  Family receiving friends from 2-4
  and 7-9 p.m. Friday at George E. Mason Funeral Home Inc., Davidsville,
  where panachida will be held at 7 p.m. Friday.  Parastas service at 9
  a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Michael Miklos of
  St. Mary's Orthodox Catholic Church in Jenners officiating. 
  Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park.  Graveside military service
  by Menoher Post 155 VFW.
  
  Somerset Daily American, September 13, 1996
  
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