Marchinoski

Gustave D. Marchinoski, 86, of Butler died Tuesday at the Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Born May 19, 1920, in Butler, he was a son of Frank and Maria Achezinski Marchinoski.

He had been a supervisor and a glass cutter at the Franklin Glass Corp. in Renfrew until the plant closed.

Mr. Marchinoski was a member of St Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.

A veteran of World War II, he had served in Africa and Eastern Europe with the Army and received a Purple Heart Medal. He belonged to the Pennsylvania American Legion.

Surviving are a son, David Marsh of Pittsburgh; a daughter, Kathleen Marsh of Butler; three sisters, Stella Hepler and Shirley Stutz, both of Butler, and Mrs. Steve (Josephine) Nemeth of Lyndora; a brother, Frank Marchinoski of Butler, and numerous nieces and nephews,

His wife, Elizabeth Orlowsky Marchinoski, whom he married June 7, 1950, died July 19, 1993. He also was preceded in death by an infant son, Gregory, who died in 1951; a brother; and one sister.

<B>MARCHINOSKI</B>— There will be no visitation for Gustave D. Marchinoski, who died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, 432 Center Ave. The Rev. James Dolan will officiate. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, 777 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Geibel Funeral Home, </B>and information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.