Chakan

Carl Chakan, 92, of West Middlesex, Mercer County, died Friday morning at LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.

Born in Sharon on June 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Michael and Bessie Garrett Chakan.

Carl was a millwright for AK Steel and Sawhill Tubular in Wheatland.

He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, and was a member of the Sharon/Farrell American Legion.

He was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in West Middlesex.

Surviving are one son, Rodney “Rod” Chakan and his wife, Peg, of Cranberry Township; one daughter, Carla Johnson and her husband, Paul, of Tavernier, Fla.; one sister, Bernice Perman of Orlando, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Petrinjak Chakan; one son, Neal L. Chakan; one sister, Twila Heather; one brother, William Chakan; and one grandson.

CHAKAN — Friends of Carl Chakan, who died Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Blessing services will follow at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Charles Bober, pastor of St. Kilian Church, officiating.Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Sharon.Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.