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William J. Tkach, 87,son of, John and Anna (Makatura) Tkach.**Served US, Marine W. War II Veteran, **

William J. Tkach, 87,son of, John and Anna (Makatura) Tkach.**Served US, Marine W. War II Veteran, **

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 6:13AM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Tkach, Makatura, Shuglie,

William J. Tkach
Irwin

William J. "Bill" Tkach, 87, of Irwin, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility, Maysville, Ky. He was born May 18, 1921, in North Braddock, son of the late John and Anna (Makatura) Tkach. Bill was a World War II veteran, having served as a corporal in the Marine Corps. He was very proud to serve with the 2nd Marine Division in Occupation of Nagasaki (Atomic Bomb) and the 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Irwin as a rural letter carrier. He was a member of St. Edward Roman Catholic Church, in Herminie, and the Altar Rosary Society. His memberships included Herminie Moose 202,
America Tank 13 in Irwin, Old Allegheny Marine Corps Association, the Herminie Senior Citizens Center and Shaner Sportsman Association.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Florence (Shuglie) Tkach, of Irwin;
a son, Alan J. Tkach, of Newnan, Ga.; a daughter, Renee Paulsen and her husband, Robert, of St. Cloud, Fla.; and a great friend of the family, Phyllis Bishop, of Aberdeen, Ohio. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the JOSEPH W. NICKELS FUNERAL HOME INC., Herminie, 724-446-7251. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Edward Roman Catholic Church, Herminie, with Father John J. Harrold as celebrant. Interment with full military honors accorded by the Greensburg VFW Post 33 Honor Guard will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Hempfield Township.
Pittsburgh, PA,

JOSEPH W. NICKELS FUNERAL HOME INC.,
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