John S. Kosich, 83, of Evans City died Saturday evening in an automobile accident on Interstate 79 in Marshall Township, Alleg-heny County.

Born Jan. 14, 1923, in Aultman, Indiana County, he was the son of Joseph and Agatha Brasich Kosic.

He was a member of St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church, Mars.

Mr. Kosich was the owner of John's Bar and Grill in Forward Township, which he and his wife established in 1967.

He served as a private first class in the Army during World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Irene M. Kluchurosky Kosich, whom he married July 2, 1949; two sons, John Kosich of San Francisco, Calif., and Edward Kosich of Evans City; a daughter and her spouse, Pat and Tony Yenick of Zelienople; a brother, Joseph Kosich of Oil City; and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Cribbs of Wooster, Ohio, Mrs. Barbara Vukoder of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Kujaua of Stow, Ohio.

He also is survived by four grandchildren, Nichole "Nicki" and Dustin "Dusty" Yenick and Chase and Cambree Kosich, and numerous nieces and nephews.

<B>KOSICH </B>— Friends of John S. Kosich, who died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>A.</B> <B>Carl Kinsey-Ronald N. Volz Funeral Home</B>, 328 W. Main St., Evans City. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church, Mars, with the Rev. Charles Bober officiating. Burial will be at the Evans City Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the St. Kilian Roman Catholic Church Building Fund, 212 Hook St., Mars, PA 16046; the Evans City Library, 204 S. Jackson St., Evans City, PA 16033; or the Evans City Fireman's Association, North Jackson St., Evans City, PA 16033.Information also is available at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com.