George W. Vargo
Masontown
George W. Vargo, 83, of Masontown, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026 in WVU Hospital Uniontown, with his family by his side.
He was born in Clarksville May 5, 1943, the son of the late Albert and Harriette Wolfe Vargo.
After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served during the Vietnam War earning the Rifle Expert Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal.
After leaving the Army he was employed as a coal miner at Gateway Coal Company in Clarksville.
He was predeceased by his wife, Micheline Rates Vargo; sisters, Sandra Murray and Kathryn Jones; and brothers, Albert “Earl” Vargo and Ronald Vargo.
Left to cherish his memory are daughters, Melissa Polosky and husband John of Bethel Park, and Lynn Westfall and husband Brad of Canonsburg; his sister, Linda Seese; brother, Thomas Vargo and wife Sandy; four grandchildren, Andrew and Jeremy Polosky, and Noah and Blake Westfall; and several nieces and nephews.
George was a member of American Legion Post #400, Carmichaels; VFW Post #3491, Carmichaels; VVI (Vietnam Veterans, Inc.); USS Soccer Federation; West Allegheny Chapter of PIAA, Summit Chapter.
Family and friends will be received in the JOHN S. MAYKUTH, JR. FUNERAL HOME, 7 River Avenue, Masontown, Monday, August 24, from 2 to 8 p.m.; a military service will be accorded in the funeral home at 6 p.m. by Carmichaels VFW Post 3491, American Legion Post 400, Carmichaels, Masontown VFW Post 4584, Masontown American Legion Post 423 and Hopwood AmVets. Visitation continues in the Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday, August 25, from 9 until 10 a.m., the hour of service with the Reverend Andrew Gump officiating. Interment follows at 12:30 p.m. at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville.