John Carl Paulitz, 93, of Sharon died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday at the Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage.

Born June 16, 1913, in Farrell, he was the son of John and Theresa Weiss Paulitz.

A lifelong resident of the Sharon area, he graduated from St. Joseph School in Sharon.

Mr. Paulitz worked for more than 40 years as a cement mason out of Union Hall 526 and retired in 1978.

A lifelong member of St. Joseph Church in Sharon, he was one of its oldest members and served as an usher, bingo worker and formerly belonged to its Holy Name Society.

He loved the outdoors, and he especially enjoyed his garden.

His wife, the former Helen Regina Baker, whom he married on May 4, 1940, died Jan. 13, 1998.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Justine M. Yost and her husband, William, of Butler and Judith A. Paulitz, with whom he made his home; two sons, John J. Paulitz and his wife, Mary Ann, of Hubbard, Ohio; and J. Daniel Paulitz and his wife, Jeanie, of Sharon; a sister, Anna Dumbroski of Grove City; two brothers, Leonard Paulitz and his wife, Connie, of Mont Clair, Calif., and Frederick Paulitz and his wife, Ruth, of Ipswich, Mass.; eight grandchildren, Lisa Ellis and her husband, Dr. Brian Ellis, William J. Yost and his wife, Karen, David Yost and his wife, Beth, Michael Yost and his wife, Cheryl, Christopher Paulitz and his wife, Diane Paulitz, Craig Paulitz, Joel Paulitz and his wife, Debbie, and Kelly Wells and her husband, Jeff; and four great grandchildren, Shauna McPherson, Alexandra Yost, Gage and Logan Wells.

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Theresa, Elizabeth, Mary, Louise, and Catherine Paulitz, and one brother, Floyd Paulitz.

<B>PAULITZ</B> — Friends of John Carl Paulitz, who died Sunday, July 16, 2006, can visit from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory Inc.</B>, 1090 E. State St. Sharon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday in St. Joseph's Church with the time and the priest to be announced later.Internment will be St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.E-mail condolences can be set to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net