Joseph R.”Butch” Shimko

Joseph R. ‘Butch’ Shimko, age 66, of New Salem, Pa., passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, July 29, 2014 in Uniontown Hospital of pancreatic cancer.
Friends will be received in the DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, Pa., today, August 1, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, August 2, 2014 until 9:30 a.m. when Panachida will be held in Funeral Home.
Divine Liturgy will follow at 10:00 a.m. in the Saint Mary Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church, 12 Center Street Extension, New Salem, with Rev. Father Jerome T. Botsko officiating.
Interment will follow in Mount Saint Macrina Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa
Memorial contributions as a token of sympathy may be made to The National Cancer Institute Pancreatic Cancer Research, The Director, Building 31,Room 11A-16 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Parastas will be held in the Funeral Home this evening at 7 p.m.