Obituaries

Stephen Popelich

Date of Death: January 31, 2022
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Private funeral services were entrusted to the Rhome Funeral Home Inc., 1209 Grand Blvd. Monessen.Fr. Joseph Romanchak officiated the services.  Burial was held in Grandview Cemetery of Monessen.

 

 

Stephen  Popelich, 94 , of Belle Vernon,formerly of Monessen passed away on January 31,2022 in Hallsworth House of Monessen.He was born  in Monessen, a son of the late Stephen and Anna Fritz Popelich.Stephen  was a member of  St. Basil Russian Orthodox Church of Rostraver Twp., F AM #252, and had served his country honorably in the United States Army in the Korean War..Surviving are his daughter- Marcia Buchanan, Grandchildren- Julia Trozzo, Elizabeth Concepcion and husband Gary, Mark and wife Yoko Buchanan, Adam  Buchanan and fianc'e Elizabeth, and a great grandson- Leo Buchanan  .He was preceded in death by his wife- Youla DeMarino Popelich, a daughter- Debora Trozzo and three sisters- Margaret Vrancik, Anne Dacko, and Elizabeth Gladys.