C. George Bonari

C. George Bonari, 75, of Rostraver Township, went home peacefully to be with his Lord on Friday, July 23, 2010. A son of the late Cosmo and Adeline (Carcelli) Bonari, he was born on Motheral Avenue in Monessen on May 15, 1935. Mr. Bonari retired from Pittsburgh Public Schools after teaching for 34 years as an industrial arts teacher and guidance counselor. George was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon, where he had served as a deacon and president of the Men's Association. Currently he served as a member of the Joybells Handbell Choir, a member of the Worship and Music Committee, and the treasurer of the Men's Association. Mr. Bonari served his country in the Army National Guard and served Rostraver Township as the President of the Recreation Board, a soccer coach and referee, a girl's softball coach, and Boy Scout Leader. Currently he was also a member of the Rostraver Township Zoning Hearing Board and the Belle Vernon Lions Club. He was preceded in death by one brother, Lawrence Bonari of Edgewater, Maryland. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Jane (Hamilton) Bonari; his children, daughters Theresa and Thomas Rodriguez, Christina and Larry Guess of Rostraver Township, and son, Craig and Renee' Bonari of West Newton; two sisters, Rosadele and Grove Carroll of Hillsboro, Oregon and LaVerne Galvan of Monessen; sister-in-law, Marnie Bonari of Edgewater Maryland; sister-in-law- and brother-in-law, Judy and Gary Higgins of Rostraver Township; ten grandchildren, Tommy, Tatum, Taylor, and Tessa Rodriguez, Jared, Jackson, Cameron, and Adeline Guess, and Dominic and Anthony Bonari; and nieces, nephews, and cousins. Family and Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Monday July 26, in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon, (724-929-5300). www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com. Funeral services will be held in the First Presbyterian Church Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Suzanne Currie officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. The Belle Vernon Lions Club will meet to hold services at Monday at 7 P.M.

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C. George Bonari

July 23, 2010