Frank Kon – Donora
Obituaries
March 4, 2020

Frank Kon – Donora

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Frank Kon, 91, of Donora, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Monongahela Valley Hospital. Born in Monongahela on Oct. 29, 1928, he was a son of the late Andrew and Carolina Bortynski Kon. Frank was a Veteran serving in World War II with the United States Army. He was a 1947 graduate of Donora High School and a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish Donora Campus. Mr. Kon was a retired crane operator for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Mary, Sophie, Ann, Frances and Josephine; and four brothers, Joseph, Stanley, John and Tom. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife, Patricia (Andrews) Kon; three sons, Patrick T. Kon of Donora, Michael A. (Annette) Kon of Florida, and Daniel S. (Nancy) Kon of Florida; 10 grandchildren, Maria, James, Thomas, Michael, Ben, Elizabeth, Katie, Becky, Jason and Christian; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second St. Ext., Carroll Township/Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020. Prayers will be recited in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial at the Donora Campus of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. Interment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park, Donora. To share a condolence please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com.

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