Obituaries
January 14, 2022

Debra S. Granus – Fallowfield Township

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Debra S. Granus, 65, of Fallowfield Township, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Jefferson Regional Hospital. She was born in North Charleroi, on Oct. 12, 1956, daughter of the late Harry and Verna Ghrist Sikora. Debra was a member of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Charleroi. She was a graduate of California University, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology and received her Master of Business Administration at the University of Connecticut. She was retired from Siemans as a manager. Debra is survived by her husband, Mark Granus; three children, William Granus, Nicole (Seth) Hays and Andrew Granus; two grandchildren, Ada and Joseph Popinski; and a brother, Richard (Sam) Sikora of Lover. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, at MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 825 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church with Archpriest Gregory Peterson presiding. Interment will follow at Maple Creek Cemetery, Fallowfield Township. Panachida services will be held in the funeral home at 6 p.m. Sunday. Online condolences may be expressed at www.melenyzer.com.

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