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Local news Monday, July 1, 2002 newsie
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Today's death record

  • Mazie Belle Griffith, 90, of 163 White Ave., Sharon.
  • Jeffrey Lawrence Page, 29, of 10233 Harbor Inn Place, Apartment 23, Coral Springs, Fla., formerly of Brookfield and Michigan.
  • Samuel "Big Six" Ujakovich, 80, of 647 S. Fourth St., Sharpsville.
  • Michael S. Voyda, 71, of 492 W. Parke St., Hermitage.
  • Dr. Dave Lee Williams, 75, of 69 Oak Tree Court, West Middlesex.



Today's obituaries
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Robert L. Frost
Mazie Belle Griffith
Samuel 'Big Six' Ujakovich
  Jeffrey Lawrence Page
Michael S. Voyda
Dr. Dave Lee Williams

Robert L. Frost
Former Stoneboro man lived in W.Va., worked for state

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- A funeral and committal service will be held Wednesday for Robert L. Frost of 114 Ellen Ave., Beckley, formerly of Stoneboro. He died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2002, in his home in Beckley after an extended illness. He was 76.

A West Virginia resident for 32 years, having left Stoneboro in 1970, Mr. Frost was born June 13, 1926, in Stoneboro to Clair L. and Reba E. Turner Frost.

He was a 1944 graduate of the former Stoneboro High School and graduated in 1950 from Maryville College of Tennessee. Mr. Frost later graduated in 1955 from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge and did post-graduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1964-65.

He worked for the West Virginia Department of Health, from 1966 to 1979 as a substance abuse counselor. Mr. Frost retired in 1994 as the District Sanitarian water quality inspector.

He was a member of the United Methodist Temple of Beckley, where he sang in the choir and was active in the United Methodist Men's Group.

Mr. Frost was a member of Raleigh General Hospital Senior Friends Group.

He married Norma J. Hodge on Jan. 24, 1970, in Greenville. She survives at home in Beckley. He is also survived by one daughter, Terri; and one brother, Leland Frost, Huntington, W.Va.

Mr. Frost was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Margarie Ammer.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 19 Jefferson Ave., Sharon 16146.

FROST
    
Robert L., 76, of 114 Ellen Ave., Beckley W.Va., formerly of Stoneboro.
    Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (7-2-02) in SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
    Service: Funeral and committal service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (7-3-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Richard K. Horn, pastor of Stoneboro Presbyterian Church, officiating.
    Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake Township.


Mazie Belle Griffith

Mazie Belle Griffith, 163 White Ave., Sharon, died at 8:10 p.m. Sunday (6-30-02) in her home after an extended illness. She was 90.

Obituary information was incomplete.

GRIFFITH
    
Mazie Belle, 90, of 163 White Ave., Sharon.
    Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (7-2-02) in HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (7-3-02) in Covenant Presbyterian Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Dr. Richard Herman and the Rev. Dr. Joseph Hopkins officiating.


Samuel 'Big Six' Ujakovich

Samuel "Big Six" Ujakovich, 647 S. Fourth St., Sharpsville, died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday (6-30-02) in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage. He was 80.

Obituary information was incomplete.

UJAKOVICH
    
Samuel "Big Six," 80, of 647 S. Fourth St., Sharpsville.
    Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (7-2-02) in A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell. Condolences may be e-mailed to pustinger@adelphia.net
    Service: Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday (7-3-02) in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Farrell, with time and clergy to be announced.


Jeffrey Lawrence Page

Fla. man had grandmothers living in Brookfield

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- Jeffrey Lawrence Page of 10233 Harbor Inn Place, Apartment 23, Coral Springs, formerly of Brookfield and Michigan, was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. Friday (6-28-02) in his home of natural causes. He was 29.

Mr. Page was born Nov. 2, 1972, in Sharon, a son of Robert C. and Joyce E. Hacker Page. He lived in Brookfield from 1972 to 1977, then resided with his family from 1978 to 1996 in Michigan. His last state of residence was Florida, from 1997 to the present.

Mr. Page was an operations manager for his father's company, Everglades Performance Engineering Inc. of Pompano Beach, Fla.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church in South Lyon, Mich.

Survivors include: his parents, Bob and Joyce Page, Coral Springs; twin brothers, Robb and Jeremy Page, both Northville, Mich.; a stepsister, Mari-Kate Page Templeton, also Northville; his paternal grandmother, Edith Page, Brookfield; his maternal grandmother, Stella Hacker, also Brookfield; and special family members, Ted and Janey Hacker; and their children, Heidi Elmore; and Mandy and Josh Hacker, all Bellbrook, Ohio.

Mr. Page was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Oscar Page and Russell Hacker.

PAGE
    
Jeffrey Lawrence, 29, of 10233 Harbor Inn Place, Apartment 23, Coral Springs, Fla., formerly of Brookfield and Michigan.
    Calling hours: 1 p.m. to time of service Tuesday (7-2-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
    Service: Funeral service at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
    Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.


Michael S. Voyda

Michael S. Voyda, 492 W. Parke St., Hermitage, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday (6-30-02) in his home. He was 71.

Obituary information was incomplete.

VOYDA
    Michael S., 71, of 492 W. Parke St., Hermitage.
    Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.


Dr. Dave Lee Williams

Dr. Dave Lee Williams, 69 Oak Tree Court, West Middlesex, died at 9:46 p.m. Sunday (6-30-02) in his home. He was 75.

Obituary information was incomplete.

WILLIAMS
    Dr. Dave Lee, 75, of 69 Oak Tree Court, West Middlesex.
    Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.


PREVIOUS DEATHS
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ADAMS
    
Vincent J., 57, of 1159 Bend Road, Lackawannock Township, formerly of Barnesboro, Pa.
    Obituary was published 6-30-02
    Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-1-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon; and 10 a.m. to time of service Wednesday (7-3-02) in LONG-CONTRES FUNERAL HOME Inc., 822 Philadelphia Ave., Northern Cambria, Pa. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Northern Cambria funeral home, with the Rev. Darrell Baum officiating.
    Interment: East Ridge Cemetery, Northern Cambria, Pa.


BLOUGH
    
William M. Sr., 88, of 2530 Marfitt Road, East Lansing, Mich., formerly of 1635 Highland Road, Sharon.
    Obituary was published 6-30-02
    Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. today (7-1-02) in SAMPLE-O'DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon; member Selected Independent Funeral Homes and the International Order of the Golden Rule. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Sample@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday (7-2-02) in First Presbyterian Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Dr. Glenn D. Hink, pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.


SAMUELS
    
William G., 79, of 360 Richmond Drive, Hermitage.
    Obituary was published 6-30-02
    Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. today (7-1-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
    Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. Tuesday (7-2-02) in the funeral home, with Matthew Kujawinski, deacon of Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, officiating.
    Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.



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