Wilma A. Gargan – Fayette City
Wilma A. Gargan, 80, died Thursday, March 11, 2021, after a brave five-year fight with cancer in her Fayette City home with her husband and family by her side. A daughter of the late George and Anna George Grados, she was born in Fayette City on May 7, 1940. A lifelong resident of Fayette City, she was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church of Belle Vernon and the former St. Eusebius Roman Catholic Church and Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church, both of Fayette City. She retired from Dr. James Solan’s office in 2000. Wilma was active in several card clubs and loved traveling with her beloved husband. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, known to her family as “Mimi” and “Bubba.” Survivors include her husband of 60 years, John M. “Jack” Gargan; a daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Michael Wilson of Kennewick, Wash.; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Cyndi Gargan of Rostraver, and Ryan and Kelly Gargan of Elizabeth; seven grandchildren, Zack (Haley) Gargan, Matt (Carly) Gargan, Jesse, Jon and Jack Wilson and Sean and Grace Gargan; four great-grandchildren, Reid and Mabel Gargan and Summer and Kellan Gargan; three sisters, Joan (Leonard) Lucas of Belle Vernon, Christine (Bill) Cheves of Cypress, Texas, and Georgette (John) Gulya of Monessen; and a lifelong friend, Ellie Davis of Fayette City. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Farro; and a brother, Charles Grados. Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 700 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-5300, www.FergusonFuneralHomeandCrematory.com. Everyone is asked to go directly to St. Sebastian R.C. Church for a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Monday with Father Michael Crookston as celebrant. Face masks are required in the funeral home. Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. Donations may be made to the Cancer Center at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.
