John ‘Jack’ Edward Willman Sr. – Monongahela
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February 12, 2022

John ‘Jack’ Edward Willman Sr. – Monongahela

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John “Jack” Edward Willman Sr., 70, of Monongahela, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. He was born July 7, 1951, in New Eagle. He was the son of the late William Howard and Marie Elizabeth Bernhart Willman. Jack graduated from South Park High School and later enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He worked for various coal companies throughout the years and retired from Consol Energy’s Bailey Mine in Greene County. He loved watching football, especially the Pittsburgh Steelers, and doing electrical work. He is survived by his wife, Paula Pover Willman; daughter, Kimberly Bauernfeind and husband Christopher of Mooresville, N.C.; son, John Willman Jr. and wife Julie of Irwin; three grandchildren, Addison Bauernfeind and Ethan and Colton Willman; brother, Thomas Willman and wife Janet of South Park; three sisters, Trudy Shorts and Betty Stich, both of South Park, and Ruth Copeland and husband Charles of Florida; and a sister-in-law, Carol Willman of Peters Township. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, William and James Willman. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, with the Rev. Jude Urso officiating. Interment will follow in Monongahela Cemetery with military honors accorded by the Mon Valley Honor Guard and Firing Squad. Expressions of sympathy may be offered to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.

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