Obituaries
August 6, 2019

Pauletta Melenchen Bokeno – West Mifflin

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Pauletta Melenchen Bokeno, 94, of West Mifflin, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at Lawson Nursing Home, Jefferson Hills. She was born on June 3, 1925, in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Marion Hughes. Pauletta was Catholic by faith. She was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during World War II. Pauletta is survived by her loving daughter, Pamela Melenchen (Tim Stewart) of West Mifflin; a grandson, Jeffrey John Lesko of Penn Hills; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Faith Lesko of Monroeville. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Michael Melenchen; her second husband, Donald Bokeno; and her granddaughter, Melissa Hope Lesko. Visitation will be held Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, from 10 to 11 a.m. at MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 825 Fallowfield Ave. Charleroi. A Blessing service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. James Bump presiding. Interment will follow at Monongahela Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the United States Navy Funeral Honor Guard. Online condolences may be expressed at www.melenyzer.com.

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