Sandra Yuhas – Daisytown
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December 11, 2020

Sandra Yuhas – Daisytown

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Sandra Yuhas, 81, of Daisytown, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. A daughter of the late Norman and Gertrude Rummell Burke, she was born in Johnstown on Jan. 11, 1939. Formerly of Twilight, Sandra has resided in Daisytown for the last 10 years. She was a member of the Garwood Baptist Church. Sandra loved to bake, loved her children and her grandchildren, and was an animal lover who enjoyed feeding and watching the birds. She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Edward A. Yuhas; a daughter and son in-law, Dana and Mike Gottke of Allenport; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Duane Taylor of Warren, Pa., Dean Taylor of Long Branch and Drew and Nanci Taylor of Clearwater, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a brother, Barry Burke of Charleroi; and a sister, Joyce Fleming of Connellsville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Barry Taylor; a daughter, Deanna Bridge, on Feb. 28, 2018; a son, Dennis Taylor, on Feb. 15, 2015; and a sister, Jan.    Friends were received and funeral services were held in the funeral home on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. Pastor Kevin Carpenter officiated the services. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

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