Basil E. Zaycosky Sr.
Basil E. Zaycosky Sr., 89, of Uniontown, Pa., died peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2002. He was born August 2, 1913 in Sykesville, Pa., the son of the late Frank and Josephine Zaycosky.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, John, Tony and Frank and sisters, Mary, Amelia and Connie. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.
He was a faithful member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church of Uniontown. He was a retired Pennsylvania State Policeman, former partner of Zaycosky Coal Company and the Hilltop Coal Company. He was a retired federal mine inspector. He served as a member of the Laurel Highlands School Board, was past president of the North Union Township Municipal Sewage Authority and a member of the Fayette County Juvenile Crime Commission.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years Helen Lukey Zaycosky; son Basil Zaycosky Jr. and his wife Linda of Uniontown; a daughter Anne Tajc and her husband Larry of Uniontown and son Carl Zaycosky and wife Mary of Wilmington, Ohio; nine grandchildren, Susan, Donald and Michael Zaycosky, Maureen Null and her husband Jim, Craig and Stephen Tajc and Helen Brown and husband Charles and Emily and Joseph Zaycosky and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the HAKY FUNERAL HOMES, INC., A Dignity Memorial Provider, 139 W. Fayette St., Uniontown, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday until 9:30 a.m. when Prayers will be said followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Uniontown, with Fr. William J. Kiel as Celebrant. Interment will follow at Mt. St. Macrina Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
Parish Wake Service will be held on Tuesday evening at 8:30 p.m. in the funeral home.