Joan Dohanich – Belle Vernon
Obituaries
September 15, 2022

Joan Dohanich – Belle Vernon

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Joan Dohanich, 77, of Fairhope, Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in St. Clair Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 9, 1945, in North Charleroi, of the late George Dohanich and Irene Hegedus Dohanich. Joan worked at Brookville Sewing Factory and K-Mart. Later on, she retired from Magee Hospital and the offices of Dr. Carol Krupski and Dr. Diane Ichikawa. She is survived by her niece, Cynthia Rollings of Canonsburg; nephews, Joseph A. Burger and Raymie Burger, both of Monessen; great-niece and great-nephew, Rebecca Rollings of Canonsburg, and Christopher and Cicily Rollings of Pittsburgh; and brother-in-law, Joseph D. Burger of Monessen. She was preceded in death by her parents; twin sister, Jean Dohanich Cathers; and sister, Georgetta Burger. Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at ELEY-MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME, Fayette City. Private interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery, Belle Vernon, PA 15012.

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