Joshua H. Albaugh –  Donora
Obituaries
November 30, 2021

Joshua H. Albaugh – Donora

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Joshua H. Albaugh, age 35, of Donora, passed away Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at his home. He was born Nov. 5, 1986, in Jeannette, the son of Joanna Jones Cerini and Roger W. Albaugh. Joshua was employed at Barchemy in Donora as a forklift operator. He was an avid comic book collector and video gamer. He loved old movies and board games like chess, dominoes and checkers. Joshua was very intelligent and taught himself to speak Japanese with the goal of traveling to Japan someday. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Barbara and Harold Jones; and his paternal grandfather, William Albaugh. Surviving to cherish his memory are his mother, Joanna Cerini; his father, Roger Albaugh; a brother, Brett Albaugh; a paternal grandmother, Wilma Albaugh; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements have been entrusted to ANTHONY L. MASSAFRA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE INC., 40 Second St. Ext., Donora, PA 15033, 724-379-6900, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, with Pastor Alan Booth of Rostraver Bible Chapel officiating. To be socially responsible during this time of the increase in COVID-19 cases due to the new variants, we will continue to require guests to obey social distancing guidelines and personal protection guidelines which include masks within the funeral home. Thank you. To share a condolence, please visit www.massafrafuneralhome.com.

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