Feb 24, 2007 2 min read

Stephen E. Hegedis, 69, of Carmichaels, Pa., died at 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2007, at the Donnell House, Washington, Pa. He was born April 24, 1937, in Greensboro, Pa., a son of Virginia (Marshall) Hegedis of Greensboro and the late Steve Hegedis.

Mr. Hegedis was a 1955 graduate of Mapletown High School and resided in the Greensboro and Carmichaels areas most of his life. He served with the U. S. Army as a marksman in Germany after the Korean Conflict. He worked as a mechanic for the Duquesne Light Warwick Mine and retired in 1986. Mr. Hegedis was a member of the Greene Valley Presbyterian Church of Carmichaels, U. M. W. A. Duquesne Light Local 6310, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3491 of Carmichaels and was a former 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason in Cleveland, Ohio. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and target shooting.

Surviving are his beloved wife, Celesta I. (McCune) Hegedis, whom he shared his life for the past 30 years; three sons: Randell Edward Hegedis of Greensboro, Thomas W. Simpkins of Carmichaels and Joshua L. Hegedis at home; four daughters: Stephanie Ann Gusman and her husband, Mark of Fayetteville, N. C., Pam K. Gamble and her husband, Daniel of Rt. 13, Morgantown, W. Va., Celesta A. Johnston of Carmichaels and Rhonda Lee Lewellen and her husband, James of Mount Morris, Pa.; 18 grandchildren: Abigail Clovis, Melissa Richter, Mark Gusman, Miles Gusman, Stephen Hegedis, III, Tyler Hegedis, A. J. Lewellen, Maggie Virginia Lewellen, Sara Gamble, Hallie Gamble, Ike Gamble, Ashley Simpkins, Thomas Simpkins, Jr., Leslie Simpkins, Halley Simpkins, Rebecca Johnston, Jamie Lynn Johnston and John Johnston; five great-grandchildren, Elijah, Victoria, Kayla, John and Hayden; a sister, Nancy Waybright and her husband, Robert of Medina, Ohio; several nieces and nephews and a special friend, Doug Stephens.

Deceased are a son, Stephen Edward Hegedis, Jr. and a brother, Ronald Edward Marshall.

Family and friends are welcomed from 7 to 9 p.m. today and noon to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday in the YOSKOVICH FUNERAL HOME, Martin J. Yoskovich, Funeral Director, 300 South Vine Street (Route 88), Carmichaels where funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 2007, with the Rev. Harold O. Kelley officiating. Interment will follow at Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Mapletown, Pa.

For additional information and to sign the online guest book, please visit www.YoskovichFH.com.