Obituaries
March 5, 2019

William Gaylord DeiCas – Charleroi

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William Gaylord DeiCas, 71, of Charleroi passed away Friday, March 1, 2019. He was born March 3, 1947, in North Charleroi, the son of the late William Gaylord and Sarah Mouyard DeiCas. Bill graduated from Mon Valley Catholic High School in the Class of 1965 and also graduated from Penn State University. He was a professional land surveyor. Bill served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era. Surviving is his wife, Sandra Sovesky DeiCas; his daughter, Katherine M. DeiCas of Tempe, Ariz.; and his son, Adam B. DeiCas of Charleroi; a sister, Sarah Pustelak and her husband Walter of Donora; two brothers, Thomas DeiCas and his wife Kathleen of California, Pa., and Gerard DeiCas of Charleroi; his three grandchildren, Cole and Ada Jane DeiCas and Benjamin Martinez. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Ann Rudy. Friends and relatives will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 226 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Interment will be in the National Cemeteries of the Alleghenies. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to plant a tree with Arbor Day Foundation – shop.arborday.org. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schrock-hogan.com.

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