OLMSTED FALLS - Albert L. Venosky, 82, formerly of Albert L. Venosky, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 24, 2015, at Austinwoods Rehabilitation Health Center in Austintown.
Albert was born Aug. 4, 1933, in Youngstown, Ohio (Mahoning County) a son of the late Stanley and Catherine Sonoga Venosky, and was a graduate of Sacred Heart Elementary School and was a 1952 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.
Al was a proud United States Marine Corps veteran.
He had a very strong work ethic, working locally for Roth Brothers, York Heating and Air Conditioning, and for Carrier Corporation.
Mr. Venosky was a member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Union, Local No. 87 (now No. 397).
In 1990, Al moved to Orlando, FL. to work for Walt Disney World in the HVAC Engineering Department at the Grand Floridian Hotel.
In 2003, he relocated to Olmsted Falls, Ohio and worked for 10 years shuttling cars at Cleveland Hopkins Airport for Dollar Thrifty Rental Car, retiring in 2014.
Al was a member of St. Mary’s of the Falls Catholic Church in Olmsted Falls.
Mr. Venosky leaves his daughter, Gretchen L. (Allen) Turnbaugh of McDonald, OH; his son, Jarrod P. (April) Venosky of Salisbury, North Carolina; his grandson, Zachary J. Stasko; three sisters, Dolores (Jack) Willison of Columbiana, Ohio, Patty Mountford of Struthers, Ohio and Kathleen Chicase of Poland, OH; a brother, Joseph (JoAnn) Venosky of Liberty Township; two sisters-in-law, Judy “Cookie” Venosky and Jackie Venosky; his former wife and friend, Gloria Jean of McDonald, OH; many nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, George Richards, three brothers, Richard and Stanley Venosky, and George Richards, and a sister, Sally Umstead.
Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., WEDNESDAY, Aug. 26, at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Rd., Youngstown.
Funeral services will begin at 9:15 a.m. on THURSDAY (8/27) at the funeral home, and continue at 10 a.m. at St. Angela Merici Parish, 400 Lincoln Park Dr., Youngstown.
Committal services with military honors will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Youngstown.