Vincent A. Billek
Vincent A. Billek, 83, of Point Marion, Pa., passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, following an illness of several years. He was born March 13, 1936 in Grindstone, a son of the late Andy and Anna (Pericho) Billek.
A 1956 graduate of Masontown High School, he was a coal miner, retired from Consol’s Dillworth Mine. After retirement, for several years he also owned and operated Vince’s Mower Repair Shop in Point Marion.
Vince was a devoted member of St. Hubert’s Roman Catholic Church, where he had previously served as usher, and also a member of the UMWA, Local 1980.
In 1973, Vince joined the Point Marion Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, where he was very active until his health prevented it. He was known all throughout the area for his many trips on the ambulance and for his skill and compassion in helping those in need.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Mary Jo (Wolfe) Billek; three children and their spouses, Vinette Andrea and Gregg Sandor of Morgantown, W.Va., Mark Vincent and Kim Billek of New Geneva, and Tanya Jene and Joseph Beno of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a devoted granddaughter, Rebecca Jene Sandor of Raleigh, N.C.; two sisters, Shirley Bitters of Philadelphia and Arlene Ludrosky of Cleveland, Ohio. He will be dearly missed by his family, and by his community that he faithfully served for so many years.
He was preceded in death by one son, Todd Ray Billek, in infancy.
Friends will be received in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion, on Wednesday 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m., and Thursday 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., when a prayer service will be held, followed by Funeral Mass in St. Hubert’s Roman Catholic Church, Point Marion, at 11 a.m., with Rev. Father Gade Show Reddy as celebrant. Interment follows in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion.
Point Marion V.F.D. will hold services at the funeral home Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered to the Point Marion Volunteer Fire Department, 1 Cheat Street, or St. Hubert Roman Catholic Church, 9 Sadler St., Point Marion, PA 15474.
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