OBIT: George TATALEBA, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA

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TATALEBA, George

George Tataleba, 72, passed away April 12, 2007, at Ashtabula County Nursing 
Home, Ashtabula, Ohio. He was born Nov. 21, 1934, in Blough, the son of Charles 
and Anna May (Slifco) Tataleba and had been an area resident since 1955. He is 
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Mary Dieter and Helen 
Crabtree. His survivors include his wife, Emily (Hooks), whom he married Sept. 
25, 1958, in Sharon; two children, Ron (Daria) Tataleba, Ashtabula; and Elaine 
(Richard) Riegner, Lakeville, Minn.; two grand-children, Nichole Tataleba and 
David Riegner; and three brothers, Charles Jr., John and James, all of 
Pennsylvania; and several nieces and nephews. A graduate of Berlin 
Brothersvalley High School, he worked more than 30 years for the RMI Sodium 
Plant prior to his retirement in 1991. He also worked for Ashtabula County 
Residential Services and part-time for the Dean Funeral Home and then Ducro 
Funeral Services. He is veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. A member of the North 
Kingsville Presbyterian Church, he was also a Master Mason belonging to Orion 
Lodge 353, F&AM. A loyal Cleveland sports fan, he enjoyed woodworking, 
gardening, bowling and the out-doors. Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 
p.m. Sunday at the Zaback-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula, 
with a Masonic Memorial Service to be held at 7:45 p.m. A service will be held 
11 a.m. Monday at the North Kingsville Presbyterian Church, 6546 Church St., N. 
Kingsville. The Rev. Joyce Shellhammer, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be 
in Greenlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, North Kingsville with full military honors 
conducted by Geneva VFW Post 6846. Contributions may be made to the North 
Kingsville Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society. Available at 
www.ducro.com.

Daily American,   April 13, 2007