Victor Horak
Victor Horak, age 92, a resident of Hillside Manor Personal Care Home and formerly of Messmore Road, McClellandtown, Pa., passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Hillside Manor Personal Care Home.
He was born November 1, 1919 in Denbo, Pa., a son of Frank Horak and Mary Valusuk Horak.
Victor was a member of All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Masontown, Pa., retired from J&L Steel’s Bobtown mine, a member of the UMWA and a charter member of the Messmore Rod and Gun Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Check Horak; a sister, Valsie Wydo; a nephew, Charles Wydo and his parents.
Surviving are great-nieces, Charla Acker of Gettysburg, Pa. and Sue Kalain of Willoughby Hills, Ohio; niece, Janet Wydo of Ohio and dearest friends, Darlene and Joseph Azzardi of Uniontown, Pa.
A special thank you is extended to the staff of Hillside Manor Personal Care Home, VIA Quest Hospice and Dr. Riad Saradar.
Friends will be received in the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME, 20 North Mill St., New Salem, Pa. on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and on Monday, May 7, 2012 until 9:15 a.m. when Prayers will be said. A Funeral Mass follows at 10:00 a.m. in All Saints Church, Masontown, Pa., with the Rev. Fr. John Bauer as Celebrant. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hopwood, Pa.