OBIT: Elizabeth P. POKOS, 1979, formerly of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Lynn Beatty Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ POKOS Elizabeth P. Pokos, 48, of N. Merrick, N.Y., and Miami, Fla., and formerly of Boswell, died June 2, 1979 at Mercy Hospital, Rockville Center, Long Island, N.Y. Born Oct. 3, 1930 in Boswell, a daughter of John S. and Theresa (Pokos) Pokos. Preceded in death by parents, one brother, Matthew and one sister, Catherine. Survived by these brothers and sisters: Mary, wife of Orestes Kalafatis of Long Island, N.Y.; Teresa, wife of Charles Fearon of Brooklyn, N.Y.; John of Boswell married to the former Stella Kubas; Ann, wife of Stanley Kogut of Jerome; Christine, wife of Robert Murphy of Long Island, N.Y.; and Louis of Gansevoort, New York, married to the former Deanie Crowe; also numerous nieces and nephews. She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Miami, graduate of Boswell High School, Class of 1948, St. Catherine's School of Nursing, New York, Class of 1957, and Florida International University Class of 1976; registered nurse, employed as assistant director, Mederi Inc., Miami, and member of the American Nurses Association. Friends received from 2-9 p.m. Monday at Joseph H. Hoffman Funeral Home, 227 Allegheny Strett [sic], Boswell, where Wake Service will be held at 8 p.m. Monday. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Boswell, with the Rev. Samuel J. Tomaselli officiating. Interment, Mt. Laurel Cemetery. Daily American, June 4, 1979 [P0756]