Obituaries
May 22, 2019

Edmond T. Weckoski – Belle Vernon

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Edmond T. Weckoski, 45, of Belle Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, after a courageous battle with ALS. A son of Edmond J. and Donna Powell Weckoski who survive and reside in Charleroi, he was born in North Charleroi on Aug. 6, 1973. A 1991 graduate of Charleroi High School, Eddie graduated from Penn State as an architectural engineer in 1995. Catholic by faith, he was a member of Local 354 Plumbers and Pipefitters. Eddie loved baseball and he coached and umpired Pony baseball for the Mon-Yough league in the late 90s. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Joseph Weckoski of Indiana, Pa.; maternal grandfather, Bert T. Powell of California, Pa.; aunt and uncle, Patricia and George Hagedorn of Richeyville; and several cousins. Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, ww.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com, 724-929-5300. A blessing will be held in the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church. with Father Michael Crookston as celebrant. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Eddie’s family would like to thank Amedisys Hospice for their genuine love and care.

 

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