Tony S. Yurkovich, 88, of 320 Home Ave. died Thursday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born July 27, 1916, in Butler, he was a son of Slavko and Ljubica Yakovac Yurkovich.

He retired in 1979 from the silicon department at Armco-Butler Works after 43 years.

Mr. Yurkovich was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church in Lyndora until the church closed and was recently a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Lyndora.

He was a World War II Army veteran.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Orlowsky and Mary Ann Yurkovich, both of Butler; three brothers, S. Alfred York of Middletown, Ohio, Frank R. Yurkovich of Lyndora and William C. Yurkovich of Fairless Hills, Bucks County; and numerous nieces and nephews.

His wife, Mary Cygan Yurkovich, whom he married Oct. 26, 1941, died May 20, 1998. He also was preceded in death by a brother and a sister, Barbara Lavorini, who died July 6, 2005.

YURKOVICH - Friends of Tony S. Yurkovich, who died Thursday, July 14, 2005, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Sunday atGEIBEL FUNERAL HOME, 201 E. Cunningham St. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Lyndora with the Rev. George Palick, officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.The Bereavement Committee of St. Fidelis Parish will hold a parish vigil service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Please visit the funeral home Web site at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.