Homa

Frances J. Homa, 87, of Lyndora died Friday at her residence.

She was born Jan. 18, 1921, in Butler, a daughter of the late Victor and Anna Senko Yalshevec.

Frances was a homemaker, mother and grandmother and was a member of the St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora. She also was a member of the Ladies Guild at her church.

As a young lady, she had worked at the Spaide Shirt Factory in Butler, and she was a poll worker in Lyndora for over 25 years. She was also a member of Greek Catholic Union 109.

Her husband, Wallace Homa, whom she married May 20, 1950, preceded her in death Nov. 20, 1990. A brother and three sisters also preceded her.

Surviving are two sons and their wives, Wallace F. and Alvina Homa of Cochranton and Victor N. and Lorrie Homa of Evans City; a daughter and her husband, Karen A. and William Trapp of Valencia; a sister, Mrs. Helen Delaney of Butler; and two brothers, Joseph Yalshevec of Phoenix, Ariz., and Steve Yalshevec of Butler. Seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews also survive her.

<B>HOMA </B>—<B> </B>Friends of Frances J. Homa, who died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday from St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora with Abbot Leo M. Schlosser, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery.Parastas services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday from the funeral home.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.