Obituaries
January 5, 2020

Anne Marie Yost – Rostraver Township

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Anne Marie Yost, 92, Rostraver Township, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, with her devoted husband of 72 years, Russell L. Yost, at her side. A daughter of the late John and Anna Filicko, she was born in Monessen on Oct. 13, 1927. Anne was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Patricia (Martha) Yost of Yonkers, N.Y.; a son and daughter-in-law, Russell L. Jr. and Dian Yost of Eighty Four; two sisters, Helen McGee of Warren, Ohio, and Dorothy Maki of Monessen; two grandchildren, Andrea and Matthew Cohen of Philadelphia, and Rusty Yost of Eighty Four; two great-grandchildren, Soren and Sage Cohen; nephews, Gary McGee of Warren, Ohio, and Michael (Sharon) Filicko of Rehoboth, Del.; and a niece, Janet (Ernest) Montelongo of West Palm Beach, Fla. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, John Filicko and Michael Filicko; and a sister, Catherine Wallace. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Matthew Cohen officiating.   Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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