Daniel J. Tollan – Rostraver Township
Obituaries
April 14, 2019

Daniel J. Tollan – Rostraver Township

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Daniel J. Tollan, 78, of Rostraver Township, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Fairhope on Dec. 28, 1940, he was the son of the late George and Theresa Murt Tollan of Rostraver Township. Daniel was a graduate of Rostraver High School, Class of 1958. He was employed at Lee Norse Company in Charleroi as a machinist. After the closing of the company, he worked until retirement at Dynol Nobel in Donora. He was a member of St. Sebastian Church in Belle Vernon. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He especially loved boating at Lake Erie with family and friends. He was a member of the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club and the West Newton Sportsmen’s Association. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Beatrice Pender Tollan; his three daughters, Diana (Donald) Frolo, Kristen (Jeffrey) Skocik and Maureen (Jeffrey) Dimitroff; his grandchildren, Jessica Frolo (Andrew) Spate, Meghan Frolo, Erika Skocik, Danielle Dimitroff and Dawson Dimitroff, all of Rostraver Township; his brother and two sisters, Thomas Tollan of Carmichaels, Patricia (Jon) Harris of Glen Wilton, Va., and Maureen (Gary) Sandor of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian Church with the Rev. Michael J. Crookston presiding. Entombment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or the National Kidney Foundation.

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