Simitoski

Grace A. Simitoski, 79, of Butler died Friday evening at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born April 19, 1929, in Butler, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Estella (Fair) Albert.

She was a 1948 graduate of Butler High School and worked as a sales associate at Troutman's department store in Butler and then worked as a lens polisher for II-IV Inc. in Saxonburg for seven years.

Grace was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Lyndora, the ladies guild of her church, the Women's Tuesday Morning Golf League at Aubrey's Golf Course and had enjoyed spending winters in Florida.

Surviving are a son, Paul Robert Simitoski and his wife, Johnna, of Butler; a daughter, Felicia Kearns and her husband, Matthew, of Butler; a grandson, Ben Robert Simitoski; and two sisters, Mrs. Rudy (Ruth) Shuler of Tarentum and Doris Ashbaugh of Butler.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Simitoski, whom she married May 20, 1957. He died Nov. 17, 2008. She also was preceded in death by four sisters and six brothers.

<B>Simitoski </B>—<B> </B>Friends of Grace A. Simitoski, who died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 21 Evergreen Road, Lyndora. Officiating will be the Rev. Paisius McGrath, pastor; the Rev. George Hnatko of the Eastern Orthodox Foundation, and the Rev. William Diakiw. Interment will follow in Butler County Memorial Park cemetery.Parastas services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Panachida services will be at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.Additional information can be found and condolence messages placed at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.