Peter Paul Jankowski – Donora
Obituaries
August 21, 2021

Peter Paul Jankowski – Donora

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Again, our hearts were made to be heavy. On Aug. 12, 2021, the angels from Heaven stopped in Donora to receive Peter Paul Jankowski, 68, the son of the late Pe-ter Jankowski and Mary Ann Walkowski. Among his family and friends, Peter was known for his love of NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr., fishing and the Buffalo Bills football team. He also loved watching “NCIS” and “Magnum, P.I.” and often, with his granddaughter Sarah sitting beside him, watching “The Steve Harvey Show.” Peter was formerly married to Karen Jankowski, the mother of his two daughters, Jennifer and Christina, who live to cherish his memory, and one son, Peter Raymond Jankowski, all of Donora. He is also survided by grandchildren, Nathan, Trey, Gavin, Sheylynn, Sarah and Aubray; a brother, Steven (Laura) Jankowski of Cheektowaga, N.Y.; and sister, Patricia Paszko of Depew, N.Y. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, with a service to follow at 4 p.m. in the chapel of HOUSE OF JACKSON MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 546 Thompson Ave., Donora. Bishop Karl Jackson, pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Monessen, will give the sermon of comfort. Interment will take place Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville, Pa. Peter is a fallen U.S. Marine. His special request is to donate to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in his honor. Final celebration has been gently placed in the hands of House of Jackson Memorial Chapel, 546 Thompson Ave., Donora, Karl Jackson, funeral director, 724-379-5420.

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