Stephen J. Fedorka – Champion
Stephen J. Fedorka, 80, of Champion, died Friday, July 19, 2019, at his home. He was born Dec. 11, 1938, in Floreffe, Pa., son of the late Steven and Marie Vavra Fedorka. Steve was a veteran of the Army, being a graduate of the 101st Airborne Division and assigned to Patton’s 7th Army. He was employed at Chrysler, Volkswagen and several other industries during his lifetime. He was a member of King Solomon’s Lodge No. 346 F&AM and a member of St. Raymond of the Mountains Roman Catholic Church, Donegal. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Snyder Fedorka; three children, Debra Fedorka Walden of Ft. Myers, Fla., Dianne Lynn Hale of Elizabeth, and Patrick Fedorka of Monongahela; four grandchildren, Daniel Spolar, Brandon Walden, Mike Fedorka and Katie Fedorka; brother, Andrew Fedorka of Elrama, Pa.; sisters, Anna Marie Magill of Elrama and Margaret Ann Earnest and her husband Richard of Elrama; and a step-sister, Mary Ann Staymates of Blacklick, Pa. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Michael Fedorka. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at CLYDE BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., corner of Municipal Building Road and Route 711, Melcroft, where a blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass in St. Raymond of the Mountains R.C. Church with the Rev. Teodora A. Cortezano as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Raymond’s Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the Donegal VFW and American Legion Honor Guard. King Solomon’s Lodge No. 346 F&AM will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. To offer a condolence or remembrance, please visit www.brooksfuneralhomes.com.
