Andrew Salak, 83, of 107 Weir Ave. died Wednesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 22, 1922, in Lyndora, he was a son of John and Anna Herman Salak.

He was retired from the silicon department at the Armco Steel Plant in Butler. He was a member of the St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Butler, and the American Legion Post 778 in Lyndora.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Navy.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Salak, who he married in 1947; a son, Stephen Salak, and his wife, Tracy, of Anderson, S.C.; three daughters, Joyce Balster of Frederick, Md., Ann Gaal of Bridgeville, Pa., and Karen Salak of Gaithersburg, Md.; a grandson, Benjamin Salak of Anderson, S.C., and two brothers, Michael Salak of Lyndora and Stephen Salak of Pittsburgh.

He was preceded in death by a son, Andrew John Salak; four sisters and a brother.

<B>SALAK</B> — Friends of Andrew Salak, who died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Bruce Geary, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates.