Joseph A. Stanish Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joseph A. Stanish, 87, of Fayette City, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in his home. A son of the late Joseph W. and Anne Shimko Stanish, he was born in Fairhope on June 20, 1932. He was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon and the former Holy Spirit Church of Fayette City, founding member of the Mon Valley Radio Control Club, life member of the N.R.A., and a former member of the Star Junction Fish and Game Club. Joe was a private pilot having built his own small plane, which he flew across the United States and he also repaired radios and televisions. He retired from Westinghouse in Large after 30 years as a lab technician. A U.S. Army Veteran, Joe served during Korea in the armored division and was a marksman. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Helen Rutkowski Stanish; two daughters and sons in-law, Rose M. and Thomas Young of Harmony, PA and Julie and Robert Henry of N. Huntingdon; a son, Tim Stanish of Belle Vernon; a brother and sister in-law, Timothy F. and Dolores Stanish of Jacksonville, FL; three grandchildren, Brad (Caitlyn) Rohlf of Indiana, PA, Jessica (Alec) McGaffic of Jacksonville, FL, and Jennifer Henry of N. Huntingdon; and two great grandchildren, Connor Rohlf and Blair Rohlf. Friends will be received on Friday, March 13, 2020 from 3 to 7 P.M. in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300 www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. A blessing service will be held on Saturday at 9:30 A.M. in the funeral home followed by a funeral mass at 10 A.M. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church with Father Michael Crookston as celebrant. Burial with military honors was in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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Joseph A. Stanish

June 20, 1932 - March 12, 2020