Obituaries
August 11, 2020

Shirley J. Martin Bosnyak – Eighty Four

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Shirley J. Martin Bosnyak, 94, of Eighty Four, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at Southminster Place, Washington. She was born Aug. 31, 1925, in Amsterdam, N.Y., a daughter of Thomas and Grace Snyder Martin. A veteran, Mrs. Bosnyak served during World War II with the U.S. Army. She was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Bentleyville. On Jan. 28, 1959, in Pittsburgh, she married Robert V. Bosnyak, who died July 26, 2010. Surviving are three children, Janet Stevenson of Fallowfield Township, Virginia Shamitko of Washington and Robert M. Bosnyak of Marianna; six grandchildren, Michael, Michele and Robert Bosnyak, Robert Stevenson, JoMarie Stevenson Giorgi and Logan Bosnyak; four great-grandchildren, Maria Lynn and Anthony O. Giorgi and Rigston and Remi Stevenson. Deceased are a son, Michael T. Bosnyak; and son-in-law, Robert Stevenson, who died in 1993. A private blessing service will be held with the Rev. Edward L. Yuhas officiating. Mrs. Bosnyak will be laid to rest next to her late husband in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Monongahela. Arrangements in care of THOMPSON-MARODI FUNERAL HOME, 809 Main St., Bentleyville, 724-255-9069. Visit www.thompson-marodi.com to leave a condolence message.

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