John J. Katic, Jr., 67, of Middlesex Township died Tuesday evening at UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless Township.

Born in Pittsburgh on Sept. 10, 1938, he was the son of the late John J. and Elizabeth Kline Katic.

Mr. Katic was a printer for several print shops and most recently was a sales associate for Wal-Mart in Gibsonia.

He served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

He was a member of the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church in Glade Mills and the Typographical Union 7. He was active in Boy Scouts in Cooperstown and had served on the Mars School Board.

Surviving are his wife, Christine Loxterman Katic, whom he married on June 24, 1967; a daughter, Mrs. James (Jennifer) Pesto of Russell, Ohio; a son, John A. Katic (Kristen) of Perryopolis, Pa.; and two grandchildren, Timothy Katic and Max Pesto.

<B>KATIC</B> — Friends of John J. Katic, Jr., who died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church, Route 8, Glade Mills. The Rev. Harry Bielewicz will officiate. There will be no visitation.Memorial donations may be made to the Holy Sepulcher Church Building Fund, 1304 E. Cruikshank Road, Butler, PA 16001, or to the Allegheny-Kiski Health Foundation, P.O. Box 92, Natrona Heights, PA 15065.Arrangements are under the direction of the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.