HOSCHTON – Peter Mekosh, 96, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015, at residence.
Mr. Mekosh was born in Centralia, Pa., the son of the late Michael and Anna Fago Mekosh. He was retired from Merck Pharmaceuticals, where he worked in the maintenance operations. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Coast Guard and a member of St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. His daughter, Joanna, lovingly cared for him for 11 years along with her husband, Ben, and their two daughters, Lorinda and Rosanna Cruz. Mr. Mekosh was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Victoria Lach Mekosh; a son, Gregory Mekosh; and daughter, Patricia Mekosh.
Survivors include his daughters, Joanna Cruz, Hoschton, Gloria Lachman, Sellersville, Pa., Victoria Rosenbaum, Nicholson, and Donna Allen, Middleburg, Fla.; son, Peter Mekosh Jr., Jackson, N.J.; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, January 14, at 11 a.m., at St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Warrington, Pa. The burial will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery in Chalfont, Pa. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in St. Anne’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, prior to the service.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.
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