Eugene C. Savolskis, 74, a 41-year resident of 318 Old Ash Road, Springfield Township, Mercer County, died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at his home after a three-year illness with cancer.

Born in Homestead, Oct. 11, 1931, he was the son of William and Margaret Brazin Savolskis.

He had been a heavy-equipment operator for Operating Engineers Local 66.

Mr. Savolskis was a Catholic.

Surviving are his wife, Virginia Homer Savolskis, whom he married Aug. 22, 1959; six daughters, Bernadette Savolskis of New Bedford, Mass., Michelle Kunselman of Erie, Christine Bowers of Sharon, Antoinette Yarboro-Martin of Walkertown, N.C., Celeste Eversole of Georgetown, Ohio, and Regina Fierst of Wexford; and eight grandchildren.

He also is survived by two sisters, Geraldine Claussens of Lancaster, Calif., and Patricia Driscoll of Huntington Beach, Calif.; and four brothers, Ronald Savolskis of Ahwattee, Calif., Vincent Savolskis of Patrick Springs, Va., and Richard and Robert Savolskis, both of Grove City.

A sister preceded him in death.

<B>SAVOLSKIS </B>— Friends of Eugene C. Savolskis, who died Sunday, July 9, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. July 18 at the <B>Cunningham Funeral home</B>, 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. July 19 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Mercer, with the Rev. James Kennelley officiating.Memorial donations may be made to the Sharon Regional Hospice, 2320 Highland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148.