Administrators Pompeii Posted October 24, 2021 Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2021 Steve C. Skraba, age 93 of DuBois, PA, formerly of Sykesville, PA died Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital. Born on March 3, 1928 in DuBois, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel and Anna (Radzik) Skraba. On August 18, 1951, he married Lillian J. (Zaffuto) Skraba. She preceded him in death on June 12, 2014. Steve was a veteran of the United States Navy having served in World War II. He retired from the DuBois Regional Medical Center in Construction Maintenance. Previous to that, he had worked for Hallstrom Construction for over 20 years. Steve was a member of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Sykesville. He enjoyed working around his home and wood working in his tool shed. Above all, he loved to spend time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Steve is survived by three daughters, (Diane Blasdell and her husband, John of DuBois, PA, Carol Zimmerman and her husband, Allan of Valdosta, GA, and Jaynie Pisarcik of Sykesville, PA), 3 sisters (Frances Shaw of Nicholson, PA, and Josephine Smith and Carolyn Robertson, both of DuBois, PA), a brother (Henry Skraba and his wife Darlene) of DuBois, PA), five grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters (Mary Ann Sickeri, Irene Zinzella, and Mildred Rutkowski), three brothers (John, Raymond, and Alec Skraba), and a grandson (Michael Blakley). There will be no public visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 11 a.m. from the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church with Fr. William Barron as celebrant. Full military honors will be accorded by the members of the DuBois Area Honor Guard from the church. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Memorials may be placed with Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery Fund, 22 Shaffer Street, Sykesville, PA 15865 and/or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 and/or the charity of the donor’s choice. The Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences can be made to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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